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Linking to Sections Within StoryMaps in a Collection Without Exiting the Collection View

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05-23-2025 01:33 AM
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TomCushan
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Hello everyone,

I'm currently working on a set of StoryMaps that are grouped together as a collection.

Within the text of each StoryMap, I often need to link to other StoryMaps in the collection—or even to specific sections within them. Linking to the top-level of another StoryMap works fine and keeps the user within the collection view. For example, the URL looks like this:

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/xyz?item=1

However, when I try to link to a specific section within another StoryMap, the link changes to a direct StoryMap URL like this:

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/xyz

This causes the user to exit the collection view, which isn't ideal since the StoryMaps are meant to be experienced together as a cohesive set.

Has anyone encountered this issue? Is there a way to link to specific sections within a StoryMap while staying inside the collection view? I'm wondering if there's a setting I might have missed, or if this functionality just isn't supported at the moment.

Any advice or workarounds would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

Tom

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OwenGeo
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@TomCushan - Thanks for sharing your feedback about this! Linking to a section of another story in a collection is not currently supported, but you can comment on/upvote this idea on our Ideas board to register your support for this being added in the future.

Story maps collections - navigate within the collection... - Esri Community

Owen Evans
Lead Product Engineer | StoryMaps

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OwenGeo
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@TomCushan - Thanks for sharing your feedback about this! Linking to a section of another story in a collection is not currently supported, but you can comment on/upvote this idea on our Ideas board to register your support for this being added in the future.

Story maps collections - navigate within the collection... - Esri Community

Owen Evans
Lead Product Engineer | StoryMaps
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HannahF
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I'd also like this feature! We're using it for training materials on Esri products we use within our organization. Sometimes we need people to reference past materials and the back and forth clicking relies too heavily on trusting people to find exactly what they need. 

Sometimes we create products for students, and anytime we kick them out of a collection then it makes it less likely that they'll click back into it. Being able to link back and forth with buttons or actions WITHOUT leaving the collection just makes sense for this audience.

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