An inline alert is a limited-time notice you can add to the body of a page to share important information with site visitors.

Types of inline alerts

We have three types of inline alerts (each of which appear on a colored background):

• Notice (green) - Example: Use this to announce that your department and other City offices will be closed for an upcoming holiday.
• Warning (yellow) - Example: Use this to announce a deadline, e.g., "Apply for xxx program before March 1. Application period closes after March 1."
• Emergency (red) - Example: Use this to announce an unexpected issue or closure, e.g., "The 311 call center phone line is down due to a power outage."

In most cases, you will likely use the notice inline alert.

Steps to add an inline alert

To add an inline alert to a page:

1. In the T4 www2.minneapolismn.gov site structure, find the page where you want to add an inline alert.
2. Click the page name.
3. Click the Content tab.
4. Click the +Add content button.
5. Search for the word alert.
6. Click the Inline Alert link to select that content type.
7. Review the following values on the Content tab:
   • Name: For selecting/identifying content type – does not appear on site
   • Custom icon: Skip if not needed
   • Required: heading, alert sentence, link text, link
   • Notice type: emergency (red), warning (yellow), notice (green)
8. Review the following values on the Channels tab:
   • Deselect Sample Site and Web Training
9. Fill in values on the Options tab.
   • Enter Publish Date: Date to start displaying site-wide announcement
   • Enter Expiry Date: Date to stop displaying site-wide announcement
   • Enter Date: Date to get flagged to review
10. Save the alert. Your options are:
    • Save: Save as draft/pending
    • Save and approve