How to create a global alert

Summary

Global alerts appear prominently on the Dashboard and published status pages. Only one active alert is allowed at a time.

Who can do this: Owner, Admin, or Editor.

At least one status page. No other active (unresolved) global alert.

Click New global alert in the header create menu, or open Global alerts and click New global alert.
Enter title and summary.
Set Situation start time if needed.
Select status pages under publish targets.
Optionally set page overrides for the first timeline entry.
Click Create global alert.

[Screenshot: New global alert form]

The alert is active. Verified subscribers on published pages can receive email. Header may show Update global alert.

If an alert is already active, you see A global alert is already active. with a link to open it — resolve it before creating another.
List page may show Resolve the active alert before creating a new one.