Link to an alert using a list component

You use insert these list components in the Content Editor (WYSIWYG) to display a dynamic list of links to your alerts on your web page:

Action Alert List - Displays links to active (published) Action Alerts, Call Alerts, and all Vote Positions associated with Action Alerts.
Alerts Taken List - Displays links to Action and Call Alerts that have already been taken.
Letter to the Editor Alerts - Displays links to active (published) LTE alerts.
Letter to the Editor Alerts Taken - Displays links to LTE alerts that have already been taken.

When done, any alert that meet its criteria automatically displays.For each component, you can:

Filter the list to include only alerts associated with a particular Issue.
Display alerts by Priority so that site visitors see the most important alerts first. (The Priority for an alert is set on its Advanced Options process page.) If multiple alerts have the same Priority, they are sorted by title in alphabetical order.

To link to an alert using a List component

In PageBuilder, locate the page to which you want to add your alert list and select Edit Content.
On the Add Content to screen, select HTML Content for an Empty Component cell. The HTML Component window opens with its WYSIWYG Editor.
Enter a brief description of the list.
Place the cursor where you want to insert the component.
From the Components drop-down menu, select Advocacy. .
(Alert List/Alerts Taken List only) Select a Region option to restrict the alerts included in the list:

All Alerts - Display all action alerts created using the traditional Advocacy process, as well as Call Alerts and any alerts created as part of a Vote Position.
National - Display all alerts not restricted to specific states, as well as Call Alerts and any alerts created as part of a Vote Position.
Constituent's State - Display only alerts targeted to the home state of the advocate. The advocate must be logged in or provide ZIP code information so that his or her home state can be determined. (Call Alerts or alerts created as part of a Vote Position will not be included.)
All State Alerts - Display all alerts targeted to specific states. (Call Alerts or alerts created as part of a Vote Position will not be included.)
A Specific State - Display only alerts targeted to the state you select here. (Call Alerts or alerts created as part of a Vote Position will not be included.)

Choose the Maximum Number of Links to Show. You can show links to all of your alerts or limit the display to 30 or less.
Use the Limit to Alerts Associated with This Issue drop-down menu to display only alerts associated with the issue you select.
Choose the following additional options:

If the User is not Logged In, choose whether to show alerts for all states or only federal alerts.
If the User has already taken action on an alert, choose whether to show or hide that alert.
Choose whether to Include Alert Description for each alert. (The Description is created on the Identify Alert process page.)
(Alerts Taken List/LTE Alerts Taken only) Choose whether to Include Date of Action.
(Alerts Taken List/LTE Alerts Taken only) Choose whether to Include Response Statistics.
Choose whether to Sort By: Response Time (Alerts Taken and LTE Alerts Taken only), Priority, Expire Time, or Publish Time.
(Alert List/LTE Alerts only) Choose Where to Place Link. You can make the alert title the link or show the Take Action link separately beside each alert title.
(Alerts Taken List/LTE Alerts Taken only) Choose whether to include a Tell-a-Friend Link. You can make the alert title the link or show the Tell-a-Friend link separately beside each alert title.
Select a List Style: Plain, Bullet, or Numbered.

Select Insert to insert the component and return to the WYSIWYG Editor window. The component should display approximately as site visitors will see it.
Apply your changes, select Finish, and then Preview the page.
Publish the page according to your standard procedure, and be sure to test it.