Add or Remove an Alert

Learn how you can add different types of Alerts to your website that members of the public will see when they first arrive. You can add Alerts to every page on your website, or only to specific pages.

Alert types 

There are two different styles of Alerts that you can add to your website:

• A pop-up Alert appears in the middle of the screen and website visitors must view and dismiss the Alert before proceeding to the rest of the website
• A banner Alert will display at the top of the page and website visitors can dismiss if they choose.

Add an Alert and define its settings

Find out how to add an alert to your website and define its settings. Once you're finished select the 'Save and publish' button to complete the process.

1. Navigate to the 'Alerts' node, located in the left-hand tree menu under the 'Content' tab in your Govstack back office.
2. Select 'Create Alerts Item'
3. Enter the name of your Alert at the top of the page in the 'Enter a name...' field. This name identifies your Alert within the back office

Now you're ready to add content and configure the settings for the Alert.

Edit an existing Alert

To edit an existing Alert:

1. Navigate to the Alert you'd like to edit in the Govstack CMS back office
2. Select the name of the Alert. Make sure to click the name of the Alert and not the box around the name
3. This will open the specific alert details and you'll be able to update the content, settings and advanced settings for that specific alert
4. When you're happy with the edits, select 'Save and publish'

Unpublish an Alert

To unpublish (or remove) an Alert from the public website, you need to:

1. Navigate to the Alert you'd like to unpublish in the Govstack CMS back office
2. Select the Alert box you would like to unpublish
3. Once the box is highlighted, select 'Unpublish' in the menu bar that appears above your Alerts
4. Select 'Unpublish' again when prompted to complete the process

This will unpublish the Alert from the public website, but it will still be visible in the Govstack back office.

Delete an Alert

To delete an Alert permanently from the Govstack CMS:

1. Navigate to the Alert you'd like to delete in the Govstack CMS back office
2. Select the Alert box you would like to delete
3. Once the Alert is highlighted, select 'Delete' in the menu bar that appears above your Alerts
4. Select 'Yes, delete' to complete the process

This will remove the Alert from the public website and the Govstack back office.