Sidebar Custom - Auto Expand when using "Add to table" or "View in Table"

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02-02-2026 03:42 PM
Brian_McLeer
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https://github.com/brianmcleer/sidebar-custom-widget

A customized version of Esri's Sidebar widget for ArcGIS Experience Builder. It keeps everything the stock Sidebar does and adds automatic expansion so a collapsed sidebar opens itself when a table is shown, which keeps the Table widget visible inside the sidebar instead of hidden behind a collapsed panel.

Features

  • Auto-expand on table open. When a collapsed sidebar contains a Table widget and a user runs "Add to table" or "View in table", the sidebar expands automatically so the table is visible.
  • Auto-expand for widget controllers. A collapsed sidebar also expands when a widget inside a Widget Controller is opened, so the controller content is not stuck behind a collapsed panel.
  • Everything from the stock Sidebar widget: two configurable panels (FIRST and SECOND), fixed layouts, the toggle button with its configurable colors and border, and the toggle and open message actions.

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Comes from an idea and great solution by @JeffreyThompson2 at The Automatically Opening Attribute Table.

 

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