Latest Contributions by OwenGeo

We recommend using a sidecar (in floating panel or slideshow layout) with an express map in the media panel as a workaround for anyone currently using a tour with only one location.

@GregoryHanton - I'm sorry that you are seeing issues with embedded dashboards. No recent changes in this behavior are expected. Are your StoryMap and dashboards shared with everyone? If you can you provide links we can try to look into this for you. If they are not publicly available, please contact Esri Support and they can help you troubleshoot.

At this time, you can select a flat, single color icon that is added within a colored circle, and that serves as the map marker (see examples, below). Is this request asking for the ability to 1) upload similar flat-style icons beyond what is currently available in the picker, or 2) upload new map marker image files that completely replace the colored circle+icon markers that are available today?

@FionaS -- I'm sorry you are having trouble playing audio in your story. I just scrolled through your entire story (very cool story, nice work!) and was able to play every audio file. I also heard audio in the video as well. I was viewing the story on an iPhone 15 with iOS 26.1. If you are seeing an issue, it may be related to network issues, a specific piece of hardware, or your operating system version. Can you make sure you are upgraded to the latest iOS and test again. If you are already on the latest, I would recommend please contacting Esri Support and they can help you troubleshoot further.

@dalilaoliver - I'm sorry you are having trouble publishing your story. Please contact Esri Technical Support and they can help you.

@AstridF - Thanks for sharing this feedback. We have considered looking into this, but we do not have custom icon upload on our roadmap at this time. It would be great if you could please add this as an idea on the Ideas Board so others can comment and vote for it if they would also like to see this feature added. We currently use Esri's Calcite icon library and are looking at adding more icons from that in the near future. If there are any icons in either of these lists that would be helpful to you, please let us know and we can look at adding them soon. UI symbols | Calcite Design System | Esri Developer Point symbols | Calcite Design System | Esri Developer If the type of icons you are looking for are different, please share details of what type/style you are looking for in the idea you post on the Ideas Board.

@AaronKoelker -- Sorry this update is a bit delayed, but he ability to customize the collection item descriptions that are shown in the Journal layout was added in June 2023. Release notes | ArcGIS StoryMaps Help If additional capabilities related to the collection item description are needed, please submit a new idea for those.

Closing as a duplicate of Add a splash screen option to StoryMaps - Esri Community. Please comment on that idea if you have anything additional to add.

I believe most of the requested features are available. Please create a new idea for any specific features that are still needed.

Additional font sizes were added to ArcGIS StoryMaps in November 2025. For details, see What's new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (November 2025)

This was added in November 2025. For details, see What's new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (November 2025).

@ColleenRobledoGreeneMLISFTxSGS - We don't recommend embedding collections inside collections since this creates a confusing experience with multiple navigation bars. If you have a need to group a set of collections together, it is best to use another app or web page, like an ArcGIS Hub page or an Instant App such as Gallery.

@ChikakoInoue - This is a technique called image choreography and it is something you can configure in the story builder without any coding. You can learn how to do it here: Get creative with image choreography using media layers

@ChikakoInoue -- Thanks for posting your question about collaborative editing. You can only provide editing permissions to others through the use of a "shared update group" that has specifically been created for that purpose. Standard groups only provide view access. Please seen this thread for more information: Editing by Multiple People

‎11-05-2025

As of July 2025, you can also configure a button link for each map tour location in a data driven tour. For more information, see What's new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (July 2025). Closing this as implemented since there are now several ways to achieve this.

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Latest Contributions by OwenGeo

Re: Setting an initial map extent when a map tour is loaded.

Re: StoryMap Embed not retaining URL parameters

Re: Custom Icons for StoyMaps - Status changed to: Needs Clarification

Re: ArcGIS StoryMaps- Audio not playing/broken on iOS devices

Re: Publishing error Storymaps

Re: Story Map Icons

Re: StoryMaps Collection descriptions - Status changed to: Implemented

Re: ArcGIS StoryMaps or Collections "Welcome" Splash screen - Status changed to: Closed

Re: Text configuration - Status changed to: Already Offered

Re: Text configuration

Re: Font Size: Small - Status changed to: Implemented

Re: Issue Trying to Embed a Collection in Another Collection

Re: How to make a sidecar map with jpeg image?

Re: Inviting others to edit storymap

Re: Add hyperlink from feature layer when creating Map Tour in StoryMaps - Status changed to: Implemented

Re: Recovering past version of story map

Re: StoryMap Embed not retaining URL parameters

Re: Show legend in Story Map print

Re: Video autoplay no longer working

Re: Image caption text not updating (or being remo...