Add a splash screen option to StoryMaps

[GISTeam8]

Allow a splash screen option similar to what exists in Web AppBuilder.

[AriIsaak1]

I'd like to add a splash screen in order to promote an upcoming webinar we are doing on the same topic. My storymap is within an iframe at another URL. I'll try to add the splash screen to the HTML wrapper, but it would be easier to do within the storymap.

[PamelaLocke1]

is this in the works?  Just came across a reason why we need a splashscreen for a storymap as well! 

[BrandonCrafword]

I'm also trying to add a splash page to a storymap. Curious if this is an option yet. 

[Koeller_Christine_A_-_DOT]

The work-around used when I originally commented in 2021 was to add an About tab at the beginning of the story that included our legal disclaimer language. Here is an example: Seasonal Weight Restrictions (arcgis.com)

It's probably not a great workaround anymore since these story maps are retiring.

I believe the lack of a splash screen in Story Maps is still relevant with the new template though. Here's an example of what WisDOT did with the new story map template (disclaimer at the top - again, not ideal): Scenic Byways of Wisconsin (arcgis.com)

I no longer work in the same position at WisDOT so I'm not responsible for ensuring our public apps meet agency standards. 

[OwenGeo]

There's an exciting new way to embed stories in your own web pages. This method of embedding works via a <script> tag (as opposed to a simple <iframe>) and provides advanced customization capabilities, including the ability to do things like add a splash screen and much more.

For more information, see What's new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (February 2025).

[Teresa_Blader]

I also would like this - except I would additionally request that the splash screen already has built in navigation tool tips and it would be available for collections as well. For some reason folks don't intuitively understand the four squares are the home button. 
 
Right now creators are creating story maps to help provide that info and that's just silly.

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-storymaps-ideas/arcgis-storymaps-or-collections-quot-welcome-qu...