topic Hyperlink to a specific storymap point, not the starting URL in Classic Esri Story Maps Questions

Hyperlink to a specific storymap point, not the starting URL

DavidTreering — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 18:26:54 GMT

I want to link back and forth between an online text. I can put anchors in the text and add the <a href="www.com">Visit</a> tag to go there FROM the storymap. But how do I link to a particular point within a storymap? I want to drop in at point #n.

Re: Hyperlink to a specific storymap point, not the starting URL

GregoryL_Azou — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 18:46:13 GMT

Two of our applications support that really well through a URL parameter (index or entry = the point you want to start). Examples:

Map Tour http://story.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/?appid=c50be5615f024cc482ccb88222a8719d&index=3

Map Series http://trans.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/?appid=7232d42129c145269ad9b8723fbeb8f9&entry=3

Map Journal also support that and it's working well on the Floating Panel layout.

But it's not working as well with the Side Panel layout depending on your content (if you have content like images that load after the app load, the panel may not be scrolled properly).

Example:

http://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=075176174db04441a1d7980c3fc39e92&webmap=7f6c4e67cd054139929e09b35…

http://pcrj.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/?appid=2910ea44348f49cea4ab130f2f7f8cd5&section=4

Re: Hyperlink to a specific storymap point, not the starting URL

DavidTreering — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:27:57 GMT

Excellent! Thank you, Gregory!

Re: Hyperlink to a specific storymap point, not the starting URL

DavidTreering — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:26:37 GMT

OK, then how about if the Story Map is an iframe in another page? I do have admin access to both pages.

Re: Hyperlink to a specific storymap point, not the starting URL

GregoryL_Azou — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:47:01 GMT

You can use that same technique in the code of your iframe

<iframe src="http://loyola.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=f48cfe197ee6420e97b0f75314685bd1&index=10"></iframe>

Re: Hyperlink to a specific storymap point, not the starting URL

DavidTreering — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 20:27:14 GMT

Good, thank you. But I want to link from outside this page and drop into the tour at a specified point, in the map in the iframe. If i name the iframe name="map", then can that be used a shortcut somehow to then append the index number, index=7, for example?

Re: Hyperlink to a specific storymap point, not the starting URL

GregoryL_Azou — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 20:32:02 GMT

Ok I see, I don't think this can be done without a little JavaScript (reading the parameter in the URL of the page and reusing it to construct the URL that you give to the frame).

Re: Hyperlink to a specific storymap point, not the starting URL

GeneH_Chesco — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:49:31 GMT

This is exactly what we have been attempting to do with id's and anchors with no luck, thanks!

I've tested this out on the non-hosted version of my story map and it works great, but how do I get it to work on the hosted version? Where do I place the &entry=3 for a hosted story map?

Non-hosted: https://chesco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=062118dddc1c4414b514222638d23dc9&entry=3

Hosted: http://chescoplanning.org/CompPlan/map/PolicyMaps/

Re: Hyperlink to a specific storymap point, not the starting URL

OwenGeo — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 14:45:08 GMT

Same question answered here.

Re: Hyperlink to a specific storymap point, not the starting URL

MelanieFournier1 — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 11:00:04 GMT

Hi Owen,

I am trying to do the same with the new StoryMap platform. Are anchors a possibilityy? I tried your solution but it brings me back to the opening of the storymap and no to the point I want people to go to.

I am using the guided Map Tour. It's a really cool template and fits perfectly our needs. However we would like to share some points with people and get them exactly to a location. Let say I am making a post on the Huntington Library, I would like to give the URL with the anchor so they can get there directly without running through the all story.

Thanks for the help,

Mélanie