updatesjs-docs-tweaks

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/site/content/docs/5.1/components/alerts.md b/site/content/docs/5.1/components/alerts.md
index 21855dd25..d8a75d64f 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/5.1/components/alerts.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/5.1/components/alerts.md
@@ -211,6 +211,15 @@ See the [triggers](#triggers) section for more details.
 
 ### Methods
 
+You can create an alert instance with the alert constructor, for example:
+
+```js
+var myAlert = document.getElementById('myAlert')
+var bsAlert = new bootstrap.Alert(myAlert)
+```
+
+This makes an alert listen for click events on descendant elements which have the `data-bs-dismiss="alert"` attribute. (Not necessary when using the data-api’s auto-initialization.)
+
 {{< bs-table >}}
 | Method | Description |
 | --- | --- |
@@ -220,9 +229,11 @@ See the [triggers](#triggers) section for more details.
 | `getOrCreateInstance` | Static method which returns an alert instance associated to a DOM element or create a new one in case it wasn't initialised. You can use it like this: <code>bootstrap.Alert.getOrCreateInstance(element)</code>. |
 {{< /bs-table >}}
 
+Basic usage:
+
 ```js
 var alertNode = document.querySelector('.alert')
-var alert = bootstrap.Alert.getInstance(alertNode)
+var alert = bootstrap.Alert.getOrCreateInstance(alertNode)
 alert.close()
 ```