Using the Site-Wide Alert Feature on Your Tithely Site
Site-wide alerts are a powerful way to communicate urgent or important updates across every page of your website. Whether you're canceling an event, announcing a service change, or sharing timely information, this feature ensures your message is seen. The alert appears in a red ribbon at the top of all pages.
This is an alert feature—its color is fixed to red and cannot be changed.
How to Turn ON a Site-Wide Alert
There are two ways to create a site-wide alert: from the Quick Add menu or directly from the News page.
Option 1: Quick Add Method
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Log in to your Tithely account and select Sites from the left-hand menu (or log in directly to your site).
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Click the Quick Add button (“+” icon) next to the Admin menu in the top right.
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Select News Post from the dropdown.
Option 2: From the News Page
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Navigate to the /news page on your site.
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Click the FAB (edit pencil) in the top left corner of the page.
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Select Add News Post.
Complete the News Post Fields
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Title + Subtitle
Give your alert a clear and concise title. -
Author
Choose from staff members or users with blog permissions. -
Associated Program/Ministry (Optional)
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Body
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Media Options (Optional)
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Upload images
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Insert a YouTube or Vimeo link
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Upload downloadable files
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Comments (Optional)
Enable or disable comments and choose whether to receive notifications.
Placement
Select Site-Wide Alert to activate the red banner across your site.
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Publish Date/Time
Set when you’d like the alert to go live.
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Click Save News Post.
Once saved, the alert will appear in a red ribbon on every page. Visitors can dismiss the alert by clicking the “X” icon.
How to Turn OFF a Site-Wide Alert
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Log in to your Tithely account and select Sites from the left menu.
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Navigate to the News Post being used as the site-wide alert (you can click the alert title if visible).
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Click the Edit (pencil icon) and select Edit News Post.
You now have two options:
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To keep the post but remove the alert:
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Uncheck the Site-Wide Alert box.
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Click Save News Post.
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The post will remain visible on the News page if “News Page” was selected under Placement.
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To remove the post entirely:
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Click the Delete button (trash icon).
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This will remove both the site-wide alert and the associated news post.
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User Permissions needed to access Sites
Account Owner, Admin, Limited Acess User with permissions granted for Sites, or Admin Permissions granted directly on the Tithely Site. If you have additional questions, please reference this article.