topic Re: Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header in ArcGIS Experience Builder Questions

Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header

JeanmarieBesecker — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:12:15 GMT

How do I create a text widget to dynamically display the page name in my header? For example, I have multiple pages and I want different page names/titles in the header for each different page instead of it displaying the same name/title for each page.

Re: Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header

MattiasEkström — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:09:02 GMT

I have the same question.

Re: Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header

ShawnWampler — Thu, 02 May 2024 15:00:44 GMT

I have this question too.

Re: Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header

jessneuner1 — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:40:29 GMT

me too!

Re: Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header

ckellow — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:48:34 GMT

I also am wondering this as well. Would be a great feature for ESRI to add.

Re: Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header

tcrammond — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:04:52 GMT

I've been trying to figure this out for about an hour now 😞

Re: Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header

tcrammond — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 01:09:27 GMT

I created an idea for this:

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-ideas/text-widget-should-be-able-to-show-the-active-page/idi-p/1643113

Re: Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header

GoviPaulHines — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:06:55 GMT

Hmmm...this seems like a popular request. Maybe an arcade expression? Still learning ExB, but this seems like a simple widget.

Re: Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header

GoviPaulHines — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:40:41 GMT

So, my temporary solution to this was to use a menu widget in the header that essentially highlights differently depending on whether it is the active page or not. I tried having the default being the same as the background color (therefore, invisible) and right-aligned, but ExB still wants to have space for all the links. Not sure yet how to tweak it to have the current page link always aligned to the right (maybe it's not possible), but for now, all the links are visible, but only the current one is highlighted.

Re: Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header

ErikAIversen — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:44:57 GMT

There should definitely be an option to connect dynamic text to page names. I want to be able to have a foldable menu, but add text to the header/footer which displays which page is currently showing. If you have a lot of pages, displaying them outside a foldable menu is not user friendly and aesthetically unappealing. Please ESRI make this happen!

Re: Creating text widget to dynamically display page name in header

LukePanther — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:51:25 GMT

This would be VERY useful if ESRI made this happen! I want to use the icon menu for mobile view in ExB but would like users to know what map they are in while the menu is closed. So, the ability to have dynamic text of sorts that says what map/page is in view would be great!