idea Ability to turn off group layers' legend in Map Layers Widget in ArcGIS Experience Builder Ideas

Ability to turn off group layers' legend in Map Layers Widget

EgleAdmin — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:39:52 GMT

We used the layers list for our legend since it includes the ability to turn off layers in addition to showing the legend symbology. To do this, we enable in the options in the Layers Widget: "Show Legend > Show legend for all visible layers by default" and "Expand all layers by default". This usually works well EXCEPT when we use groups for our layers because the layers widget will show the legend for the group AS WELL AS for the individual layers within the group. This makes our legend look cluttered with duplicative legend items. We don't want the legend items to show for the group. See attached pictures for the break down.

Re: Ability to turn off group layers' legend in Map Layers Widget

NHGRANIT — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:24:20 GMT

Yes, this is a real problem for us as well. Please allow the symbols for the upper levels of the data hierarchy to be turned off! We have never encountered a situation where we wanted to display the legend info twice!

Re: Ability to turn off group layers' legend in Map Layers Widget

ShengnanLou — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:39:56 GMT

we are having the same issue. Can ESRI take a look into this?

Re: Ability to turn off group layers' legend in Map Layers Widget

HDolley — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:28:30 GMT

This is also an issue for us, please see attached image.

Re: Ability to turn off group layers' legend in Map Layers Widget

PG57 — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:23:31 GMT

Same problem here.

Re: Ability to turn off group layers' legend in Map Layers Widget

Nicolas_ — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:16:04 GMT

Same problem here. Please Esri, just allow us to disable the legend for group layers