The alert content type is Alerts are used to notify users about an emergency, significant update or sensitive issue.
It displays a banner across the top of every page of a website.
Content components
If you're looking for information about current emergency alerts, visit the Emergency Victoria website.
The alert content type can be used for 2 contexts:
emergency warning alerts
information alerts (for significant updates or sensitive issues).
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It displays as a coloured banner that sits at the top of every page of a website, pushing the page content down. It continues to display on all pages unless manually dismissed by the user.
It should not The alert content type can be used for promotional content or updates that aren't significant enough to be shown on every webpage. Instead you could use:
Only site administrators have access to this content type. If you want to add an alert to a website managed in http://content.vic.gov.au , email your request to digital@dpc.vic.gov.au2 contexts:
emergency warning alerts
information alerts (for significant updates or sensitive issues).
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Website alert banners should not be used for promotional content or updates. |
Emergency warning alerts
This alert should only be used when a statewide emergency is active, meaning the State Control Centre is in operation.
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The icon and colour used for the alert banner relates to the option selected as the "alert type" in the CMS.
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Examples of options available for emergency warning alert banners.
Information alerts
An information alert can be added if necessary to alert users about:
a significant, timely change that affects all content across the site, such as the caretaker period.
health or statutory guidance
Example: The Shrine of Remembrance is closed to the public due to Coronavirus restrictions.
potentially sensitive information
Example: The First Peoples – State Relations website contains images of people who have passed away.
Requests If you need to add this type of alert should be sent to the SDP team by emailing digital@dpc.vic.gov.au.
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Example of an information alert on the First Peoples – State Relations website.
Guide for site administrators
Create an alert
In the CMS:
an alert to a website managed on VIC.GOV.AU
How to create an alert [site-admin-only]
Click on or hover over Content
Select Add content
Select Alert.
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Once the alert has been published, it will appear across all pages tagged to the site you selected. It is recommended to only have one alert published at a time.
Find and manage alerts
Finding published alerts for a specific site:
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In the CMS, select Content.
Search for an alert by filling in the title field and/or by choosing Alert in the Content type filter.
You can also filter by Site, Department/agency or Published status
Click on an alert to edit, delete, archive, clone or schedule an update.
Schedule an update
You can schedule an alert to be published or archived at a specific date or time by filling in the fields in the Scheduled updates tab.
You can also schedule an updated revision of the alert to be published.
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