FEATURE | Alerts, Notifications, and News

Alerts, Notifications, and News

Give residents more ways to access the information they want and need about their community.

An Informed Resident is a Safer and Happier Resident.

Improve engagement, citizen satisfaction, and public safety. News and alerts display on your website, while citizens can opt in to email notifications about events and issues they care most about.

Features & Functionality

Discover the features and benefits that make citizen communication a breeze.

Alerts

An alert is a banner that displays as a pop-up message or at the top of each page on your website until the viewer dismisses it.

Alerts to fit your community’s needs:

  • Alert Levels. Set the priority to high, medium, or low.
  • Alert Archives. Residents can access a list of all past alerts.
  • Custom Appearances. Change the banner color, text, and size.
PDS GB website screenshot
PDS GB website screenshot

Notifications

Residents receive notifications both within their user portal and email.

Notifications to fit your resident’s preferences:

  • Activity. Notify your residents when a new event, news, or information is available.
  • Departments. Notify your residents when a specific department makes updates.
  • Notifications. Residents select exactly which notification types they want to receive.

News

Our news widget displays stories about your community and added to any page of your website.

Each news listing contains the date, headline, an image, and a link to the full article.

Alerts

An alert is a banner that displays as a pop-up message or at the top of each page on your website until the viewer dismisses it.

Alerts to fit your community’s needs:

  • Alert Levels. Set the priority to high, medium, or low.
  • Alert Archives. Residents can access a list of all past alerts.
  • Custom Appearances. Change the banner color, text, and size.

Notifications

Residents receive notifications both within their user portal and email.

Notifications to fit your resident's preferences:

News

Our news widget displays stories about your community and added to any page of your website.

Each news listing contains the date, headline, an image, and a link to the full article.

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