Emergency Notice

Screenshot showing example of Emergency Notice content type with notice type set to emergency.

Content Type Details

• ID: 320
• Name: Emergency Notice
• Minimum user level: Administrator
• Compatible with page layouts: N/A

Notices: Emergency vs Site Wide

While both Emergency Notices and Site Wide Notices share the same visual style, their publishing workflows and intended uses differ significantly:

• Emergency Notice: Use for urgent, time-sensitive messages. These are designed for short-term display and utilize an automated publishing workflow.
• Site Wide Notices: Use for general announcements that are less time-sensitive and intended to remain on the site for longer periods.

Guidance

• Instant Publish: Emergency Notices use the "Instant Publish Listener". Once a content item is approved, the system automatically publishes the section. Once the section is published the notice displays on all pages across the site. No channel publish (scheduled or manual) is required.
• Configuration: The "Instant Publish Listener" is configured via System Administration > System settings > Preview & publish.
• Data Handling: Emergency notices are read by JavaScript from a JSON file stored in the Media Library (Media ID: 22544). This file uses related content navigation object (id: 261) to fetch data from the content type.
• Notice Types: There are 3 types of notice: 
  • Emergency (Red): Used for critical alerts. These are persistent and cannot be closed by the user.
  • Warning (Orange): Used for important updates. These include a "close" option.
  • Message (Blue): Used for general information. These include a "close" option.
• Close option: When a user closes a notice, a cookie emergency is set to hide that specific version for 365 days. If the notice content is updated, the cookie is no longer valid. This ensures that users who dismissed the old version will see the new, updated information immediately. Note: This does not apply for type Emergency, as they cannot be closed.
• Notice Page: Optionally a notice page can be added to provide more information. When added a "Learn More" button is displayed on the notice which links to the notice page.
• Best Practice: To maintain a clean user interface, it is recommended to have only one notice (either Emergency or Site Wide) active at any given time.

Content Type Elements Details

Name	Description	Size	Type	Required	Conditionally Shown
Name	The Name element	80 Characters	Plain Text	Yes	No
Notice	The main notice. This shows on the notice itself and is used on the notice page. Only basic text formatting and links WYSIWYG content options are suitable for use.	500 Characters	HTML	Yes	No
Notice Type	Choose the severity of the notice, the type sets the colour. Notices of type Emergency cannot be dismissed. Choose from options: Emergency (Red, cannot be closed), Message (Blue, can be closed), Warning (Orange, can be closed)	N/A	Select Box (List: Notice Type)	Yes	No
Add Notice Page	Check to create a page the notice links to. When a notice page is added a "Learn More" button is automatically added to the notice. The Name is used to create the URL of the Notice Page. Choose from options: Yes	N/A	Check Box (List: Yes)	No	No
Title	Add a title, this shown on the notice page.	200 Characters	Plain Text	Yes	Yes
Description	This is the full details of the notice. Supports rich text such as bold, italics, and links as well as media. See WYSIWYG content options.	5000 Characters	HTML	Yes	Yes

Examples

Emergency (Red)

Warning (Orange)

Message (Blue)

Without Notice Page

Example showing notice when added without a "Learn More" button when no notice page is added: