Looking for Workarounds for Story Map Sidecar Limitations

[JadahFrancisco]

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working with the Story Map sidecar format and have come across a couple of limitations that I’m hoping others may have found solutions or workarounds for.

Specifically:

Line features don’t appear to be supported in sidecars.

There doesn’t seem to be a way to create direct links to specific slides or sections within the Story Map.

Has anyone run into these same challenges or found creative ways to work around them? Any tips, examples, or discussion threads would be greatly appreciated!

[OwenGeo]

@JadahFrancisco Thanks for posting your questions. Line features are certainly supported in sidecars. You can add web maps or scenes that have line features or add line features in an express map.

You can also add headings to a sidecar and create links to them from other parts of the story. For more information, see the "Easier link creation and other new link capabilities" section of What's new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (October 2023) and Add another dimension to your stories with heading links.