topic Re: Remove date from title slide in ArcGIS StoryMaps Questions

Remove date from title slide

elanahaviv — Sun, 21 Jul 2019 22:16:29 GMT

Hi,

I am building a project through the ArcGIS storymaps interface. On the title slide (the first page someone viewing the story map encounters), it is automatically adding the date of publication below the main title. I absolutely do not want this. Is there any way to remove or edit this line? When viewing it in edit mode it reads "draft" and cannot be clicked on.

Thanks!

Re: Remove date from title slide

ShanaCrosson2 — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 01:38:38 GMT

I would also like the option to remove the date. Thank you!

Re: Remove date from title slide

OwenGeo — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:18:55 GMT

Elana/Shana -- There's no way to not show the date published at this time, but we'll consider adding the ability to do that in a future release.

Elana -- For now, if this is a non-starter for you, you can try using one of our Classic templates like Cascade or Journal. These templates do not have a publication date on the cover.

Re: Remove date from title slide

RachaelBell-Irving — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 14:54:56 GMT

I also support this feature being added. Having the date present limits what I can use the story map features for. For example, I was hoping to use it for a corporate, program concept document, but the date shows that it is a fluid document when I need it to a be set in stone. Also when I build education programs on story maps, the date is irrelevant. It should be an optional feature. Considering the variety of uses that story maps could provide it doesn't make sense to have it obligatory.

Regarding the classic view, those are fine however, considering the changeover, it is more common than not that the old versions of products will either be phased out or made inaccessible later. Meaning we could lose the ability to edit any maps made on classic view in the future and I do not want to take that risk.

Re: Remove date from title slide

OwenGeo — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:07:41 GMT

All -- we're working providing a way to remove the published date from the cover for the next release.

Re: Remove date from title slide

Anneka_France — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 20:09:35 GMT

Owen Evans has this been implemented yet? I don't seem to be able to remove the date but I'm sure there has been an update since this was posted. Thanks!

Re: Remove date from title slide

OwenGeo — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:26:29 GMT

Yep! It's in the story settings...

Re: Remove date from title slide

MargieMassier — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:44:12 GMT

Is this no longer an option? I can't figure out how to remove the data from the title.

Re: Remove date from title slide

OwenGeo — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:07:04 GMT

@MargieMassier -- Yes, this is still available in the story settings. However, you now have even more control over how the date appears on your story cover, so it's no longer a checkbox, it's a dropdown menu since there are three options.

If you want to hide the date, just select "None (hide date)."

Re: Remove date from title slide

MargieMassier — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:21:13 GMT

ok great thanks. I was looking in the item settings, but I found the story settings dropdown.

Re: Remove date from title slide

TomScholten — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:43:14 GMT

I am experiencing the same issue. When I go to the story settings the possible settings are greyed out and I am unable to select not to show the date (see screen capture below). It makes it awkward to share this with the client that I am working with.

Re: Remove date from title slide

OwenGeo — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 18:38:15 GMT

@TomScholten -- It looks like you are using a free public account, which is for non-commercial use and has limitations described here: Licensing—ArcGIS StoryMaps | Documentation.

Re: Remove date from title slide

CarlosSuarez — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:20:54 GMT

Thanks. That was bugging me. I knew there was an answer.

Re: Remove date from title slide

AaronMenza — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:49:47 GMT

Thanks for the info Owen! I've been able to remove the date. Now how do I remove my name?

Re: Remove date from title slide

OwenGeo — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:32:05 GMT

@AaronMenza Just click on your name in the story or collection builder and delete or edit it as needed.