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Custom short URLs for map apps

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07-17-2018 12:14 PM
Status: Open
KirstenHazler
Occasional Contributor

It would be nice to have the option to set an easy-to-remember, tidy, short URL address for map apps. For example, instead of this:

http://myOrg.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=SomeRandomAssortmentOfCharacters 

I would like to be able to direct people to 

http://myOrg.maps.arcgis.com/MeaningfulName 

As it is now, I'm using third-party sites like tinyurl.com to create user-friendlier URLs for sending links to our apps. We shouldn't have to do this.

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RonnieRichards

This is a great idea and we have resorted to using tinyurl for this exact purpose.

James_Whitacre_PGC

This has got to be one the best and easiest ideas to implement! I have had this EXACT idea too for some time, so I am glad that @KirstenHazler wrote this up! I can't believe that it has been on here since 2018 and hasn't gained more traction. C'mon Esri!!!