To add an Action Alert List Component that displays only alerts associated with a specific Issue

  1. Open a page in the Pagebuilder Content Editor.

  2. Select Components and select Action Alert List. The component selector dialog box.

  3. Select a Region for the alerts you will display:

    • All Alerts -- will display all action alerts created using the traditional Advocacy pathway, as well as any alerts created as part of a Vote Position

    • National Alerts -- will display all alerts that have not been restricted to specific States; will include all alerts created as part of a Vote Position

    • Constituent’s State Alerts -- will display only alerts targeted to the home State of the constituent who is responding; the constituent must be logged in or supply zip code information so that his or her home State can be determined; will not include alerts created as part of a Vote Position

    • All State Alerts -- includes all alerts that have been targeted to one or more specific States; will not include alerts created as part of a Vote Position

    • A Specific State -- includes only those alerts that have been targeted to the State you select; will not include alerts created as part of a Vote Position

  4. 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.

  5. Choose whether or not to limit the display of alerts to those associated with a specific Issue. Select the Issue from the drop-down menu if you would like to use this option.

  6. Make choices for these additional options by selecting the appropriate radio buttons:

    • 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 the Alert Descriptions.

    • Choose whether to sort your display by Priority, Expiration Time, or Publish Time.

    • Choose where to place the alert link. You can make the alert title the link or show the Take Action link beside the title(s).

    • Choose whether the List Style should be a Plain list, a Bulleted list, or a Numbered list.

  7. Select Insert to return to the WYSIWYG window. The component should display approximately as your constituents will see it.

  8. Save and then Preview your page.

  9. Publish the page according to your standard procedure and be sure to test it. The two examples below show how your window will differ if you choose to limit your display to alerts associated with a specific issue.

    • Example One: The first illustration shows four action alerts and one vote position placed in the WYSIWYG window using the Action Alert List component with the default settings intact. All alerts are shown and they are sorted by Priority:

    • Example Two: The second illustration, below, shows exactly the same use of the Action Alert List component except that we have chosen to limit the Alerts and Vote Positions shown to those associated with the Community Issue:

      • Note: To present a long list of alerts by Issue, simply place this component in the window repeatedly, choosing a different Issue each time. Type the Issue Caption for each group directly into the WYSIWYG window.