topic Re: Can the web appbuilder widgets be customized without having arcgis server in ArcGIS Online Questions

Can the web appbuilder widgets be customized without having arcgis server

FrankVignati — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:17:05 GMT

I'd like to fine tune some of the widgets, can that be done strictly using the arcgis online application?

Re: Can the web appbuilder widgets be customized without having arcgis server

TimWitt2 — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:29:46 GMT

Frank,

You don't need a server to customize widgets. I do everything on my home computer. All you need is a text editor.

Check this thread out: Tips and Observations for getting Web AppBuilder - Developer Edition Installed

and here: Rebecca's GIS in Alaska

Tim

Re: Can the web appbuilder widgets be customized without having arcgis server

FrankVignati — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:36:10 GMT

Thank you, so I understand as I’m new at this, you copy the code from “Inspect Element” then edit it with a text editor and paste it back?

Re: Can the web appbuilder widgets be customized without having arcgis server

TimWitt2 — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:49:19 GMT

Frank,

Check out the guide here: Welcome—Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (Developer Edition) | ArcGIS for Developers

This can explain it the best.

Tim

Re: Can the web appbuilder widgets be customized without having arcgis server

FrankVignati — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:51:46 GMT

Thanks again

Re: Can the web appbuilder widgets be customized without having arcgis server

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:42:23 GMT

Frank, I just want to mention that the links Tim Witt is pointing you to are for the "developers" version of the Web App Builder (WAB), not the ArcGIS Online (AGOL) version. I only point that out because of the location you posted the question (ArcGIS online).

WIth that said, what Tim mentioned is correct, no ArcGIS Server is required. An account on ArcGIS Online, or a local Portal (basically the local equivalent to AGOL, which does come with some versions of ArcGIS Server) is required to register the WAB. You can then pull everything you want, service wise, from AGOL. This may be a little different from downloading what you've customized using a template on AGOL and then downloaded, so keep that in mind (If that is what you where specifically asking about).

The WAB-dev developers' community is very active, however, so check out Web AppBuilder Developer Edition &#8211; Customization Resource List specifically to see a list of the many custom widgets users have already created.

also, just fyi, updates and new features (from esri) typically are released first to AGOL, a bit later to the WAB-dev, then to Portal. So what you see as a widget on AGOL today, might not be available quite yet with out-of-the-box WAB-dev..