Latest Contributions by OwenGeo

See additional use cases here: Setting an initial map extent when a map tour is l... - Esri Community ... View more

Closing this as a duplicate of Custom Initial Zoom in Map Tour - Esri Community. Please add comments and kudos to that post. ... View more

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. ... View more

@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. ... View more

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?    ... View more

@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. ... View more

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

@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. ... View more

@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. ... View more

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. ... View more

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

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

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

@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. ... View more