diff --git a/web/app/plugins/mitlib-pull-hours/src/class-display-widget-frontpage.php b/web/app/plugins/mitlib-pull-hours/src/class-display-widget-frontpage.php
index 0500b6ba..61b0e318 100644
--- a/web/app/plugins/mitlib-pull-hours/src/class-display-widget-frontpage.php
+++ b/web/app/plugins/mitlib-pull-hours/src/class-display-widget-frontpage.php
@@ -83,6 +83,43 @@ public static function init() {
 		register_widget( 'Mitlib\PullHours\Display_Widget_Frontpage' );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * This function accepts the post ID of a location record, which will be used
+	 * to check if that location has its alert populated. If either of the two
+	 * fields for the location alert (alert_title or alert_content) are populated,
+	 * that content will be shown in a div.
+	 *
+	 * The function does not return anything.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $location_id The ID of a location record to look up.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function location_alert( $location_id ) {
+		$allowed_html = array(
+			'a' => array(
+				'href' => array(),
+			),
+		);
+
+		$query_args = array(
+			'post_type' => 'location',
+			'p' => $location_id,
+			'post_status' => 'publish',
+		);
+		$locations = new \WP_Query( $query_args );
+
+		while ( $locations->have_posts() ) {
+			$locations->the_post();
+			$alert_frontpage = get_field( 'alert_frontpage' );
+			if ( $alert_frontpage ) {
+				echo '<div class="location-alert">';
+				echo wp_kses( $alert_frontpage, $allowed_html );
+				echo '</div>';
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Sanitize widget form values as they are saved.
 	 *
diff --git a/web/app/plugins/mitlib-pull-hours/templates/display-widget-frontpage.php b/web/app/plugins/mitlib-pull-hours/templates/display-widget-frontpage.php
index 43cd8a17..fc01f848 100644
--- a/web/app/plugins/mitlib-pull-hours/templates/display-widget-frontpage.php
+++ b/web/app/plugins/mitlib-pull-hours/templates/display-widget-frontpage.php
@@ -6,41 +6,6 @@
  * @since 0.6.0
  */
 
-/**
- * This function accepts the post ID of a location record, which will be used
- * to check if that location has its alert populated. If either of the two
- * fields for the location alert (alert_title or alert_content) are populated,
- * that content will be shown in a div.
- *
- * The function does not return anything.
- *
- * @param string $location_id The ID of a location record to look up.
- *
- * @return void
- */
-function location_alert( $location_id ) {
-	$allowed_html = array(
-		'a' => array(
-			'href' => array(),
-		),
-	);
-
-	$query_args = array(
-		'post_type' => 'location',
-		'p' => $location_id,
-		'post_status' => 'publish',
-	);
-	$locations = new \WP_Query( $query_args );
-	while ( $locations->have_posts() ) {
-		$locations->the_post();
-		$alert_frontpage = get_field( 'alert_frontpage' );
-		if ( $alert_frontpage ) {
-			echo '<div class="location-alert">';
-			echo wp_kses( $alert_frontpage, $allowed_html );
-			echo '</div>';
-		}
-	}
-}
 ?>
 
 <div class="location">
@@ -51,7 +16,7 @@ function location_alert( $location_id ) {
 </div>
 <?php
 	// Load location alerts for Barker (post 322).
-	location_alert( 322 );
+	$this->location_alert( 322 );
 ?>
 <div class="location">
 	<a href="/dewey" aria-labelledby="dewey" class="img-loc dewey"><span class="sr" id="dewey">Dewey Library</span></a>
@@ -61,7 +26,7 @@ function location_alert( $location_id ) {
 </div>
 <?php
 	// Load location alerts for Dewey (post 313).
-	location_alert( 313 );
+	$this->location_alert( 313 );
 ?>
 <div class="location">
 	<a href="/hayden" aria-labelledby="hayden" class="img-loc hayden"><span class="sr" id="hayden">Hayden Library</span></a>
@@ -71,7 +36,7 @@ function location_alert( $location_id ) {
 </div>
 <?php
 	// Load location alerts for Hayden (post 452).
-	location_alert( 452 );
+	$this->location_alert( 452 );
 ?>
 <a href="#0" class="show-more hidden-non-mobile">
 	<svg class="icon-arrow-down" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" x="0" y="0" width="16.3" height="9.4" viewBox="2.7 8.3 16.3 9.4" enable-background="new 2.7 8.3 16.3 9.4" xml:space="preserve"><path d="M18.982 9.538l-8.159 8.159L2.665 9.538l1.284-1.283 6.875 6.875 6.875-6.875L18.982 9.538z"/></svg>Show 3 More
@@ -84,7 +49,7 @@ function location_alert( $location_id ) {
 </div>
 <?php
 	// Load location alerts for Rotch (post 359).
-	location_alert( 359 );
+	$this->location_alert( 359 );
 ?>
 <div class="location hidden-mobile inactive-mobile">
 	<a href="/distinctive-collections" aria-labelledby="dc" class="img-loc archives"><span class="sr" id="dc">Distinctive Collections Reading Room</span></a>
@@ -94,7 +59,7 @@ function location_alert( $location_id ) {
 </div>
 <?php
 	// Load location alerts for Distinctive Collections (post 504).
-	location_alert( 504 );
+	$this->location_alert( 504 );
 ?>
 <div class="location hidden-mobile inactive-mobile">
 	<a href="/music" aria-labelledby="lewis" class="img-loc lewis"><span class="sr" id="lewis">Lewis Music Library</span></a>
@@ -104,6 +69,6 @@ function location_alert( $location_id ) {
 </div>
 <?php
 	// Load location alerts for Lewis (post 473).
-	location_alert( 473 );
+	$this->location_alert( 473 );
 ?>
 <a href="/hours" class="button-primary--green full add-margin link-hours">All hours &amp; locations</a>