How do I deactivate the Edit Feature function after I make an edit in Web Experience Builder?

[CPaulman]

Hi - 

My users are drawing polygons in the map in Web Experience Builder. We have noticed that once they make an edit to the feature geometry, they cannot deactivate the edit "mode".

Workflow:

In a Web Experience Builder App with a polygon feature class (attributes and geometry editable) in the web map, 

1) Click on the Edit Widget

2) Highlight Select under Edit Features

3) Click on a polygon feature and edit the geometry

4) Click "Update"

5) Click Back in the Edit Feature widget "<"

6) Clear the highlighted feature (clear selection in map frame)

7) Close the Edit Widget

😎 Click on another polygon in that editable hosted feature layer. 

*****AHHHHH!!!!***** 

This is where I would expect the popup window to open and the feature to highlight. 

***Instead, I get the orange box around the feature. And I can move or edit it! This is not what I want.***

I would appreciate any help: How do I deactivate the "Edit Mode" so that my users can go about viewing popups without fear of moving their polygons around?

[mwartman_grey]

@TianWen, back in June 2024 you previously indicated that editing mode will stop if the edit widget is placed inside of a widget container in an upcoming release. It's now May 2025 and this is still not implemented. Do you have any updates?

[AlixVezina]

Hi all,

Just a quick update. Now, when the Edit widget is hidden or closed by being placed inside a Widget Controller or a Sidebar for example, editing will not remain active. Here's a sample so you can see the behavior: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/47752178d0e84a85b753c30b392b73c5/

If you click a point feature on the map, it will only be loaded to be edited when the Edit widget is open/visible on the page.