Overview

News Alerts are a type of content created to use throughout the site. In order to create a news/alert content item, make sure that you have content author permissions.

Steps

• Expand Administration, select Content, and click on Add New Content.
• In the Basic Information tab, enter the necessary information in the provided fields. Note: All fields marked with an asterisk* are required.
• From the Status drop down, select:
  • Draft: to keep the newly created content in draft mode and not visible to users.
  • Published: to publish and make the newly created content available to all users.

• From the Type drop down, select News.
• From the Format drop down, select News.
• From the Content drop down, select the audience that can view the content once published.
• Since news are typically good for a period of time, in the Effective Dates area, enter dates in the To and From fields.

• Click Save. Once saved, different tabs become available to add information to.
• Click the News tab and enter the news/content to be displayed.
• Next, click the Tagging tab.
  • In the Keyword Tags field, enter the keywords with which to tag the content it, making it easier to search for.
  • From the Content Category Tags area, select the content categories to associate with the news item. For more FAQs on tagging, see Keyword Tags and Category Tags.
• Click the Notifications tab to add specific users to the notification list of the news/alert item.
• Remember to click Save when finished.
• To preview the newly created news item, just click View at the bottom of the page.