Dashboard messages are a great way to welcome users to your site, guide them to the right content, notify them about other activities at your organization, promote content for an upcoming campaign, and more.
You can create text-based or visual messages with the WYSIWYG editor, including links to important content like portals, advanced and saved searches, and external URLs. If you want to create a personalized dashboard experience, you can tailor messages to display based on user role.
If you have the Administrate Dashboard Messages permission, you can create, edit, publish, release, expire, and set permissions for dashboard messages from the Admin app or from the dashboard itself. The process to create a message is the same from either location.
To create, publish, release, expire, and set permissions for dashboard messages:
When creating your message, you’ll first choose the column layout. These columns are responsive based on your browser window’s width.
To include text in your message, enter it into the WYSIWYG editor and select from different markup tools to format.
To add images to your message, select Add image and a search window will automatically open. Enter search terms to find and select an asset from the DAM.
The ideal size for dashboard images depends on the column option selected. If you’re creating and uploading images to use in a message, these are recommended sizes.
Column selected | Size for each image |
One (full) column | 2,000 x 800 px |
Two columns | 900 x 200 px |
Three columns | 600 x 200 px |
Four columns | 400 x 200 px |
Five columns | 300 x 200 px |
2/3 + 1/3 columns | 1,200 x 400 px and 600 x 400 px |
1/3 + 2/3 columns | 600 x 400 px and 1,200 x 400 px |
Once you select an asset from search, the cropping tool will open. Choose from the preset aspect ratios, drag the handles to zoom and crop, or enter a custom crop size.
Add more details by including text on your images. Use quick call-outs or text that points users to new material your marketing team creates, updated employee documents, or new photoshoots. Select Click to add text on one or all images in the message. You can change the size, alignment, and color of the text, along with adding an overlay color to the image.
After you’ve added a message and images, you can link them to things like portals, searches in DAM, collections, external URLs, and emails. To do this, click the link icon in the WYSIWYG editor or in the toolbar above the dashboard image. The URL link can include up to 255 characters.
To adjust settings for a dashboard message, click the gear icon. If needed, select release and expiration dates for the message. If you don’t select an expiration date, the message will never expire.
When you’re done editing your message, select to publish it immediately or save it to publish later.
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Tue Apr 29 2025 10:18:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)