Announcement
Add a non-emergency announcement to the top/header of all pages. Add content to section Site Assets » Announcements.
Screenshot showing example of Announcement content type.
Content Type Details
- ID: 440
- Name: Dallas - Announcement
- Minimum user level: Contributor
- Use with page layouts: N/A
Use the Announcement content type for less time sensitive messages to be displayed for longer periods. For more urgent messages that need to be shared quickly and only will be displayed for short periods of time use the Emergency Notice content type.
Use the Publish date and Expiry Date elements on the options tab to schedule announcements.
A full channel publish is required for an Announcement to be displayed on every page of the website.
Announcements do not show on pages that use the PPC Campaign page layout.
Content Type Elements Details
| Name | Description | Size | Type | Required | Conditionally Shown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | The Name Element. | 80 Characters | Plain Text | Yes | No |
| Announcement | Enter main announcement. This shows on the announcement itself and is shown on the fulltext page if a description is added. See TinyMCE content options. | 500 Characters | HTML | Yes | No |
| Announcement Type | Choose the type of announcement, the type sets the colour. Announcements of type Danger cannot be dismissed. Choose from options: Info, Success, Warning, Danger | N/A | Select Box (List: Dallas - Announcement Type) | Yes | No |
| Add Announcement Page | Check to create a page the Announcement links to with a Title and Description Choose from options: Yes | N/A | Check Box (List: Dallas - Yes - unchecked) | No | No |
| Title | Enter a title, this show on the fulltext page which is generated when a Description is added | 200 Characters | Plain Text | Yes | Yes |
| Description | This is the full details of the announcement. If populated a read more link will show on the announcement linking to a page that shows the description. See TinyMCE content options. | 5000 Characters | HTML | Yes | Yes |
Examples
Announcement: Success (All Clear)
Announcement: Info
Announcement: Warning
Announcement: Danger
Announcement: No Read More
Example showing output when no Description is added with no read more link:
