{"id":551592,"date":"2025-06-30T03:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=551592"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:28:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:28:44","slug":"launch-a-website-in-five-steps","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps","title":{"rendered":"Get started with ArcGIS Hub"},"author":8122,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37131],"tags":[769962,230422,28831,42691,768852],"industry":[],"product":[36811],"class_list":["post-551592","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-constituent-engagement","tag-basic","tag-data","tag-getting-started","tag-hub","tag-site","product-arcgis-hub"],"acf":{"short_description":"With an ArcGIS Online account and the right permissions, you can create a site today using ArcGIS Hub and this quick start guide. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Sharing, collaboration, and engagement are\u00a0vital to the success of an organization. ArcGIS Hub helps you provide context for your mission and priorities when you create geo-enabled websites\u2014 destinations where people can collaborate, and discover and explore content.<\/p>\n<p>Leverage the capabilities of Hub to share data, documents, maps, apps, and more. Hub at the basic license level is included with ArcGIS Online, enabling organization members with the right permissions to create Hub sites, catalogs, and pages.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2866892,"id":2866892,"title":"hub_cloud","filename":"hub_cloud.jpg","filesize":14003,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_cloud.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/hub_cloud","alt":"Hub logo and data layers","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"","name":"hub_cloud","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-06-27 20:20:40","modified":"2025-06-27 20:21:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":218,"height":143,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_cloud-213x143.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":143,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_cloud.jpg","medium-width":218,"medium-height":143,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_cloud.jpg","medium_large-width":218,"medium_large-height":143,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_cloud.jpg","large-width":218,"large-height":143,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_cloud.jpg","1536x1536-width":218,"1536x1536-height":143,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_cloud.jpg","2048x2048-width":218,"2048x2048-height":143,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_cloud.jpg","card_image-width":218,"card_image-height":143,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_cloud.jpg","wide_image-width":218,"wide_image-height":143}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_cloud.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Organizations around the world use Hub to build dynamic sites that facilitate sharing and communication with stakeholders and with the public. Explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/gallery\/\">ArcGIS Hub Gallery<\/a> to find inspiring examples of Hub sites, across a wide variety of sectors from nonprofit organizations to government agencies to industry and more.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2866922,"id":2866922,"title":"hub_gallery1","filename":"hub_gallery1.jpg","filesize":292357,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_gallery1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/hub_gallery1","alt":"Examples of sites in the Hub gallery","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"Find ideas and examples in the Hub Gallery of sites.","name":"hub_gallery1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-06-27 20:24:14","modified":"2025-07-02 18:50:25","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1900,"height":763,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_gallery1-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_gallery1.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":186,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_gallery1.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":308,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_gallery1.jpg","large-width":1900,"large-height":763,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_gallery1-1536x617.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":617,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_gallery1.jpg","2048x2048-width":1900,"2048x2048-height":763,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_gallery1-826x332.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":332,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_gallery1.jpg","wide_image-width":1900,"wide_image-height":763}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/gallery\/"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>In this quick start guide, you will learn how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Plan and create a site\">Plan and create a Hub site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Customize your site and the layout\">Customize your site and edit the layout<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Manage site details and settings\">Manage your site details and settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Configure the site catalog\">Configure the site catalog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Explore other Hub workspaces\">Explore other Hub workspaces<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"Plan and create a site\">Plan and create a site<\/h2>\n<p>Take some time to plan your site. Make a drawing or flow chart to conceptualize your site design. Identify people who should be involved, your goals and message, your audience, and what information or data you&#8217;d like to share or collect. Start small with a design that can be scaled up to meet future needs.<\/p>\n<p>Good site design is like storytelling\u2014this story outlines fundamental steps to creating effective narratives: <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/429bc4eed5f145109e603c9711a33407\">Nine steps to great storytelling<\/a>. You can also\u00a0learn how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/landing-page\/product\/2020\/nc-onemap-case-study\">North Carolina invested time up front<\/a> planning the NC OneMap Hub content and site design, resulting in an improved user experience and generating fewer support requests.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2875162,"id":2875162,"title":"lightbulb_pencil_sm","filename":"lightbulb_pencil_sm.png","filesize":20067,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lightbulb_pencil_sm.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/lightbulb_pencil_sm","alt":"Light bulb of ideas","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"","name":"lightbulb_pencil_sm","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-02 19:03:39","modified":"2025-07-02 19:03:44","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":250,"height":250,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lightbulb_pencil_sm-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lightbulb_pencil_sm.png","medium-width":250,"medium-height":250,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lightbulb_pencil_sm.png","medium_large-width":250,"medium_large-height":250,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lightbulb_pencil_sm.png","large-width":250,"large-height":250,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lightbulb_pencil_sm.png","1536x1536-width":250,"1536x1536-height":250,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lightbulb_pencil_sm.png","2048x2048-width":250,"2048x2048-height":250,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lightbulb_pencil_sm.png","card_image-width":250,"card_image-height":250,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lightbulb_pencil_sm.png","wide_image-width":250,"wide_image-height":250}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>A basic understanding of managing content and groups in ArcGIS Online is necessary prior to getting started in Hub. These short videos provide an introduction to some of the key features.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.esri.com\/media\/t\/1_re4f8mu6\">ArcGIS Online: Content Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.esri.com\/media\/t\/1_pushsw7h\">ArcGIS Online: Group Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.esri.com\/media\/t\/1_pi6kyhoz\">ArcGIS Online: Sharing Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ready to create your first site? All you need to get started is a name for your site and some focused ideas about what you want to accomplish.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2875082,"id":2875082,"title":"hub_app_no_cursor","filename":"hub_app_no_cursor.jpg","filesize":3696,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_app_no_cursor.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/hub_app_no_cursor","alt":"Hub application","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"","name":"hub_app_no_cursor","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-02 18:56:18","modified":"2025-07-02 18:57:34","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":114,"height":149,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_app_no_cursor.jpg","thumbnail-width":114,"thumbnail-height":149,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_app_no_cursor.jpg","medium-width":114,"medium-height":149,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_app_no_cursor.jpg","medium_large-width":114,"medium_large-height":149,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_app_no_cursor.jpg","large-width":114,"large-height":149,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_app_no_cursor.jpg","1536x1536-width":114,"1536x1536-height":149,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_app_no_cursor.jpg","2048x2048-width":114,"2048x2048-height":149,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_app_no_cursor.jpg","card_image-width":114,"card_image-height":149,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hub_app_no_cursor.jpg","wide_image-width":114,"wide_image-height":149}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Sign in to your ArcGIS Online organization. Note: Your account must be authorized to create content, including Hub sites and groups. If needed, refer to detailed instructions to <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/get-started\/sign-in.htm\">sign in<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the application switcher button next to your username and select Hub.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the instructions to <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/create-a-site.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_339AA604E70048AC9FE398DC9250ABB8\">create a site<\/a> using the <strong>Create<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: Sharing with a group is optional. If you already have an edit group (ArcGIS Online shared update group) with members who can be site editors, you can select that group while creating your site. Or you can share with groups later in the site workspace.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use the <strong>Create<\/strong> button to create an item such as a page. Examples of individual items include a survey, dataset, page, and even the site itself, that are stored and managed as part of your organization\u2019s subscription to ArcGIS Online. <strong>Groups<\/strong> are used to organize these items by topic, purpose, or workflow.<\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Done<\/strong> and you will receive confirmation the site is activated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2 id=\"Customize your site and the layout\">Customize your site and the layout<\/h2>\n<p>You have created your first site! Now you are ready to customize the homepage. Open\u00a0your <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/get-started\/sign-in.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_3EA785BA49DE40D18D4827BABC8E0499\">user workspace<\/a> by selecting your user profile and then <strong>View workspace<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Select the <strong>Content <\/strong>pane to view items you can access. Find the site in the list of content and select the site name to view the site in a browser. As needed, select <strong>Edit<\/strong> to start customizing your site and the layout.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2875722,"id":2875722,"title":"site_view_edit2","filename":"site_view_edit2.jpg","filesize":289193,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_view_edit2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/site_view_edit2","alt":"Published site view and edit pencil.","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"Select Edit when viewing a published site to customize the site and its layout. ","name":"site_view_edit2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-02 21:02:53","modified":"2025-07-02 21:04:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1650,"height":588,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_view_edit2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_view_edit2.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":165,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_view_edit2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":274,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_view_edit2.jpg","large-width":1650,"large-height":588,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_view_edit2-1536x547.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":547,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_view_edit2.jpg","2048x2048-width":1650,"2048x2048-height":588,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_view_edit2-826x294.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":294,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_view_edit2.jpg","wide_image-width":1650,"wide_image-height":588}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_view_edit2.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Customize the homepage layout<\/h3>\n<p>Use the <strong>Customize<\/strong> menu to define a theme, header, and footer; <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/site-editing-basics.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_C30D73392D964D51A8B606128A8A6E8F\">design the layout<\/a>; set up menu links; and more. Under <strong>Customize<\/strong>, select <strong>Layout<\/strong> to open the site layout editor. Use layout cards to design the appearance and structure of your site and to organize and display content.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2875752,"id":2875752,"title":"layout_cards2","filename":"layout_cards2.jpg","filesize":40222,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/layout_cards2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/layout_cards2","alt":"Drag-and-drop layout cards.","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"Use drag-and-drop cards to design your site layout. ","name":"layout_cards2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-02 21:05:59","modified":"2025-07-02 21:06:43","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":402,"height":775,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/layout_cards2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/layout_cards2.jpg","medium-width":135,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/layout_cards2.jpg","medium_large-width":402,"medium_large-height":775,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/layout_cards2.jpg","large-width":402,"large-height":775,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/layout_cards2.jpg","1536x1536-width":402,"1536x1536-height":775,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/layout_cards2.jpg","2048x2048-width":402,"2048x2048-height":775,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/layout_cards2-241x465.jpg","card_image-width":241,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/layout_cards2.jpg","wide_image-width":402,"wide_image-height":775}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/layout_cards2.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Note: Jump ahead to Section 3 as needed to configure or edit a site catalog, such as when adding a Search card or an Application card (catalog powers these), or when linking to a page created within a catalog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Row<\/strong> cards are the building blocks of sites, and every other card must nest inside a row card. You can add images and background colors to row cards. The first row often acts as your hero banner and is likely where visitors first enter your site. Consider images and texts that communicate your message and purpose here.<\/p>\n<p><u>Add and <\/u><u>edit text<\/u><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To add text to your site, drag a <strong>Text<\/strong> card onto a row card.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the steps to <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/add-text-and-images.htm\">add and format text<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This card is versatile as you can also use it to add buttons, <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/add-text-and-images.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_18BCCE1CC74E4F3786A409DE27FAD099\">lists<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/insert-charts-tables-and-key-metrics.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_E7C13D30526D4A1E8AF1FA40AA757FBE\">tables<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/add-text-and-images.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_15E3903373B04DF391D6DF5D15473B44\">custom code<\/a> to your site.<\/p>\n<p><u>Add an image<\/u><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To add images to your site, drag an <strong>Image<\/strong> card onto a row card.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the steps to <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/add-text-and-images.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_18503B6D77004F0D95E4DC97736F9467\">add a standalone image<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Be sure to follow the accessibility tips provided.<\/p>\n<p><u>Add a search bar to the site<\/u><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Search <\/strong>card acts as a shortcut to the search catalog. Content in groups that are configured to be part of a site&#8217;s catalog populate search result pages. Items added elsewhere in Hub, such as directly to a layout card, cannot be searched.<\/p>\n<p>If you like, first watch this video demonstrating how to add a search bar and an application to a site layout.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_gza82zj7","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol>\n<li>To add a search bar to your site, drag a <strong>Search <\/strong>card onto a row card.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/add-a-search-bar.htm\">Configure settings for the card<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Save the layout and try it out!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/add-a-search-bar.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_5C4B89F850E7453DB316D3B0EC819480\">How searching works<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><u>Display content using an Application card<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Application (Apps) in groups that are configured to be part of a site&#8217;s catalog can be used to populate this card.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To add an App to your site, drag an <strong>Application<\/strong> card onto a row card.<\/li>\n<li>Choose from your content, apps in the site\u2019s catalog, or those open to the organization or public.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/display-apps-data-and-maps.htm\">Configure options for the card<\/a> and save the layout.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Configure header menu links<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Add a navigation menu to link to existing content or external links. The header, footer, and domain are used across the site. You can control access levels for your pages (in each page\u2019s workspace), whether public or privately available to your organization and groups.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the <strong>Customize<\/strong> panel, select <strong>Header<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Expand <strong>Menu<\/strong>, select <strong>Add link<\/strong>, and choose \u201cto existing content.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Add a link to the page you created within your site catalog.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to save the layout. Find the detailed workflow for <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/configure-menu-links-and-global-navigation.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_4E0FE86AD3934FFC9166D8191B35B25B\">adding menu links to the site header<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2881502,"id":2881502,"title":"add_menu_link1","filename":"add_menu_link1.png","filesize":24413,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_menu_link1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/add_menu_link1","alt":"Adding menu links to a site","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"Add menu links to the site header.","name":"add_menu_link1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-07 19:18:29","modified":"2025-07-07 19:19:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":539,"height":588,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_menu_link1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_menu_link1.png","medium-width":239,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_menu_link1.png","medium_large-width":539,"medium_large-height":588,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_menu_link1.png","large-width":539,"large-height":588,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_menu_link1.png","1536x1536-width":539,"1536x1536-height":588,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_menu_link1.png","2048x2048-width":539,"2048x2048-height":588,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_menu_link1-426x465.png","card_image-width":426,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_menu_link1.png","wide_image-width":539,"wide_image-height":588}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_menu_link1.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Customize the settings for a site basemap<\/h3>\n<p>Select <strong>Settings<\/strong> to access certain settings for your site. For example, you can set a custom basemap to be applied across the site. The basemap appears underneath datasets and on the search page. Select <strong>Set basemap <\/strong>and choose a basemap from the gallery. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/arcgis-hub-blog\/setting-a-basemap-in-hub-and-enterprise-sites\/ba-p\/1595351\">how basemaps work<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/configure-site-settings.htm\">setting a basemap<\/a> in Hub.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2875842,"id":2875842,"title":"set_bm_nat_geo","filename":"set_bm_nat_geo.jpg","filesize":282553,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/set_bm_nat_geo.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/set_bm_nat_geo","alt":"Site basemap","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"Set a site basemap.","name":"set_bm_nat_geo","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-02 21:12:00","modified":"2025-07-02 21:12:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1354,"height":798,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/set_bm_nat_geo-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/set_bm_nat_geo.jpg","medium-width":443,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/set_bm_nat_geo.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":453,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/set_bm_nat_geo.jpg","large-width":1354,"large-height":798,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/set_bm_nat_geo.jpg","1536x1536-width":1354,"1536x1536-height":798,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/set_bm_nat_geo.jpg","2048x2048-width":1354,"2048x2048-height":798,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/set_bm_nat_geo-789x465.jpg","card_image-width":789,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/set_bm_nat_geo.jpg","wide_image-width":1354,"wide_image-height":798}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/set_bm_nat_geo.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Check out these additional workflows<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore and configure <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/brand-a-site-with-header-and-theme-options.htm\">branding options<\/a> using the header and theme to add your own logo, and set custom colors and font.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/publish-a-site-or-page.htm\">Create a draft<\/a> of a site or page to share a preview of changes with others. A draft does not affect the current version of the site or page until you publish the draft.<\/li>\n<li>Configure your site with a <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/use-a-custom-domain.htm\">custom domain<\/a> to distinctly represent the site.<\/li>\n<li>Choose from a variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/design-the-layout-of-your-site.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_7E799D5C36AD4CDD8B3805DC5FB46115\">layout cards<\/a>, including video, social media, web maps, datasets, and more, to design the layout of a site or page.\n<ul>\n<li>Integrate applications and maps from ArcGIS Online.<\/li>\n<li>If sharing a large amount of data (or other content types), categorize\u00a0 items and <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/display-apps-data-and-maps.htm\">use <strong>Category<\/strong> card<\/a>s to provide links to grouped content items.<\/li>\n<li>Embed content from external websites using the <strong>Iframe<\/strong> card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/use-google-analytics.htm\">Track usage of your Hub<\/a> site using various web analytics providers. Configure web analytics in your site <strong>Settings &gt; Tracking &amp; Consent<\/strong>. Monitor your progress by viewing the engagement dashboard in the site workspace on the <strong>Dashboard<\/strong> pane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: Design the layout of a page in a similar way using the page layout editor.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Manage site details and settings\">Manage site details and settings<\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019ve created a site and made it look great. It\u2019s time to add some helpful information and ensure your site is discoverable. To manage a site when viewing it in a browser, select the <strong>Manage site<\/strong> button to open the <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/site-editing-basics.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_64881DA68FCD4C32B6C3075FBE313170\">site workspace<\/a>. Alternatively, from your user workspace (<strong>Content<\/strong> pane), find the site and select the Manage button.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2881772,"id":2881772,"title":"site_view_manage2","filename":"site_view_manage2.jpg","filesize":291404,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_view_manage2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/site_view_manage2","alt":"Open the site workspace from a browser","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"From a browser, select the Manage site button to open the site workspace. 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When you add or update information on any workspace pane, be sure to save your changes before browsing to a different pane.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>On the <strong>Details<\/strong> pane, you can add or edit information to appear in the site view.\n<ul>\n<li>Add a <strong>Summary<\/strong> for your site. What is its purpose? The site summary is included in the HTML metadata collected by search engines.<\/li>\n<li>Upload a <strong>Thumbnail<\/strong> image to represent the site. This image displays in ArcGIS Online, in search results, and when using a <strong>Gallery <\/strong>layout card.<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>Location<\/strong>, choose the geographic area for the site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Under <strong>Add additional details<\/strong> you can add a <strong>Description<\/strong> (a snippet shows when a site is posted to social media). To increase your site\u2019s visibility, under <strong>Increase discoverability<\/strong>,\u00a0 add <strong>Tags<\/strong> and <strong>Categories<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Save.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Choose your audience and editors<\/h3>\n<p>Use groups as they function in ArcGIS Online to manage and organize people and content. When you\u2019re ready to share your site, you can choose from the following audiences: selected groups, your organization, or the public.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select <strong>Setting<\/strong>s and select the <strong>Sharing<\/strong> pane to set the <strong>Sharing level <\/strong>to Public,\u00a0Organization, or Owner.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2875902,"id":2875902,"title":"sharing_levels_item","filename":"sharing_levels_item.jpg","filesize":57275,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sharing_levels_item.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/sharing_levels_item-2","alt":"Item sharing levels.","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"Choose a sharing level for an item.","name":"sharing_levels_item-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-02 21:20:59","modified":"2025-07-02 21:21:16","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":751,"height":561,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sharing_levels_item-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sharing_levels_item.jpg","medium-width":349,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sharing_levels_item.jpg","medium_large-width":751,"medium_large-height":561,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sharing_levels_item.jpg","large-width":751,"large-height":561,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sharing_levels_item.jpg","1536x1536-width":751,"1536x1536-height":561,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sharing_levels_item.jpg","2048x2048-width":751,"2048x2048-height":561,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sharing_levels_item-622x465.jpg","card_image-width":622,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sharing_levels_item.jpg","wide_image-width":751,"wide_image-height":561}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sharing_levels_item.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>2. Share the site with groups so that members can view or edit the site. View group members can search and view the item and edit group members can edit the site layout and workspace information. Later, we cover how to create an edit group to distribute editing capabilities.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2875922,"id":2875922,"title":"gp_sharing_site_ws1","filename":"gp_sharing_site_ws1.jpg","filesize":38502,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gp_sharing_site_ws1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/gp_sharing_site_ws1","alt":"Group sharing.","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"Share the site with groups.","name":"gp_sharing_site_ws1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-02 21:23:09","modified":"2025-07-02 21:24:12","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":797,"height":416,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gp_sharing_site_ws1-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gp_sharing_site_ws1.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":242,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gp_sharing_site_ws1.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":401,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gp_sharing_site_ws1.jpg","large-width":797,"large-height":416,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gp_sharing_site_ws1.jpg","1536x1536-width":797,"1536x1536-height":416,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gp_sharing_site_ws1.jpg","2048x2048-width":797,"2048x2048-height":416,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gp_sharing_site_ws1.jpg","card_image-width":797,"card_image-height":416,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gp_sharing_site_ws1.jpg","wide_image-width":797,"wide_image-height":416}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gp_sharing_site_ws1.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Sharing doesn\u2019t stop there. To officially release your site and its content to the right crowd, you need to ensure that your site\u2019s groups and their items are also shared correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Your site and its items are shared independently. The benefit of this is that private items (items shared only with certain groups or the organization) are available only to their audience, even on public sites.<\/p>\n<p>Another advantage is that you can keep your site in a draft state (shared only with site editors), while leveraging organization-wide or public items. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/team\/how-teams-work.htm\">using groups<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/content\/site-sharing.htm\">access and sharing<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Configure the site catalog\">Configure the site catalog<\/h2>\n<p>A key function of Hub is sharing trusted and curated content. Every site includes the ability to configure a content catalog. Through catalogs, visitors with the appropriate permissions can discover your shared apps, maps, documents, data, and more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2948476,"id":2948476,"title":"Configure ArcGIS Hub catalog with groups of content-labeled_824","filename":"Configure-ArcGIS-Hub-catalog-with-groups-of-content-labeled_824.jpg","filesize":17159,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Configure-ArcGIS-Hub-catalog-with-groups-of-content-labeled_824.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?attachment_id=2948476","alt":"Configure ArcGIS Hub catalog with groups of content for data sharing","author":"9522","description":"","caption":"Configure your Hub catalog by selecting one or more groups that contain shared content.","name":"configure-arcgis-hub-catalog-with-groups-of-content-labeled_824","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2703562,"date":"2025-11-14 22:46:03","modified":"2025-11-18 10:56:05","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":824,"height":315,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Configure-ArcGIS-Hub-catalog-with-groups-of-content-labeled_824-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Configure-ArcGIS-Hub-catalog-with-groups-of-content-labeled_824.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":177,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Configure-ArcGIS-Hub-catalog-with-groups-of-content-labeled_824.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":294,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Configure-ArcGIS-Hub-catalog-with-groups-of-content-labeled_824.jpg","large-width":824,"large-height":315,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Configure-ArcGIS-Hub-catalog-with-groups-of-content-labeled_824.jpg","1536x1536-width":824,"1536x1536-height":315,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Configure-ArcGIS-Hub-catalog-with-groups-of-content-labeled_824.jpg","2048x2048-width":824,"2048x2048-height":315,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Configure-ArcGIS-Hub-catalog-with-groups-of-content-labeled_824.jpg","card_image-width":824,"card_image-height":315,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Configure-ArcGIS-Hub-catalog-with-groups-of-content-labeled_824.jpg","wide_image-width":824,"wide_image-height":315}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>In the site workspace, add items you want to share on the site by configuring the catalog with groups of content. For example, you can add open data groups, departmental groups, etc. Content in these groups power your catalog and drives the <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/add-a-search-bar.htm\">search<\/a> function of a site. Secure and open data added to a site catalog retain their individual sharing levels.<\/p>\n<h3>Add groups of content to the catalog<\/h3>\n<p>To get started, select <strong>Catalog<\/strong>, select the <strong>Content<\/strong> pane and select <strong>Configure catalog<\/strong>. Add a filter to include specific content.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Under <strong>Catalog configuration<\/strong>, select <strong>Set filters<\/strong>, to expand this section, if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>Select groups<\/strong>, select groups of content to include in the catalog, and select <strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Save changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2875952,"id":2875952,"title":"site_cat_config1","filename":"site_cat_config1.jpg","filesize":54188,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_cat_config1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/site_cat_config1-2","alt":"Site catalog configuration.","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"Configure a site catalog with groups of content.","name":"site_cat_config1-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-02 21:29:20","modified":"2025-07-02 21:30:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":375,"height":648,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_cat_config1-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_cat_config1.jpg","medium-width":151,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_cat_config1.jpg","medium_large-width":375,"medium_large-height":648,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_cat_config1.jpg","large-width":375,"large-height":648,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_cat_config1.jpg","1536x1536-width":375,"1536x1536-height":648,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_cat_config1.jpg","2048x2048-width":375,"2048x2048-height":648,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_cat_config1-269x465.jpg","card_image-width":269,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_cat_config1.jpg","wide_image-width":375,"wide_image-height":648}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/site_cat_config1.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>To further customize the catalog, you can rename, reorder, show, or hide the collections. For detailed instructions, refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/content\/add-and-manage-groups.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_DE29451635634F9B9C177FEFA85911C6\">site catalog web help<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Note: If you add geospatial content to your catalog such as web maps or feature layers, site visitors can <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/content\/explore-content.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_024C263F253D42AC9A669FAC8EC0BC69\">draw, filter, and buffer map features<\/a>. Users can also download filtered versions of spatial or tabular data.<\/p>\n<h3>Add new or existing content to a catalog<\/h3>\n<p>Once you have configured a content catalog, you can create an item and add it to the catalog (at the same time). Add pages to organize information and to provide more context. Use the <strong>Add content<\/strong> button to create a page and add it to a group that is configured to be part of the site catalog.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2875982,"id":2875982,"title":"add_content_to_cat 2","filename":"add_content_to_cat-2.jpg","filesize":183072,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_content_to_cat-2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/add_content_to_cat-2","alt":"Add content button in a configured catalog.","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"The Add content button allows you to create an item and add it directly to a configured catalog.","name":"add_content_to_cat-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-02 21:34:06","modified":"2025-07-02 21:34:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1923,"height":624,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_content_to_cat-2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_content_to_cat-2.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":151,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_content_to_cat-2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":249,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_content_to_cat-2.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":623,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_content_to_cat-2-1536x498.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":498,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_content_to_cat-2.jpg","2048x2048-width":1923,"2048x2048-height":624,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_content_to_cat-2-826x268.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":268,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add_content_to_cat-2-1920x623.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":623}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Note: Hub allows editing of individual pages, without providing access to edit an entire site. Create an edit (<a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/share-maps\/create-groups.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_12B3CD7ADAF843DB90182A01824B3152\">shared update)<\/a> group, add members, and share the page (but not the site) with the group.\u00a0Find detailed workflows for <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/add-pages-to-your-site.htm\">creating a new page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also add items that are already in ArcGIS Online with the <strong>Add content<\/strong> button. For instance, you may have a survey (Survey123) that you want to share on your site<em>. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/content\/add-and-manage-groups.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_7535D6177B474561BD6969B090B8DE68\">Select an existing survey<\/a> and add it to a catalog group, as with the page. You can add a <strong>Survey<\/strong> card to your site layout to feature this survey and gather feedback.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2 id=\"Explore other Hub workspaces\">Explore other Hub workspaces<\/h2>\n<p>You can edit details and adjust settings for Hub items in the item\u2019s workspace. For example, edit dataset information in its <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/content\/prepare-your-content.htm\">content workspace<\/a>, page information in that <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/sites\/add-pages-to-your-site.htm\">page\u2019s workspace<\/a>, and group information in that <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/team\/how-teams-work.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_41D1183347C8497DA95EE7B60B1C09BB\">group&#8217;s workspace<\/a>. Otherwise, <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/get-started\/item-details.htm#GUID-0C9B5AC5-77A0-406A-83E5-E851E09D24F6\">edit the item in ArcGIS Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Content workspace<\/h3>\n<p>To edit item details in the <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/content\/prepare-your-content.htm\">content workspace<\/a>, you must be an organization administrator, an item owner, or a member of an edit group to which the item is shared.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From an item\u2019s live view, select the <strong>Manage<\/strong> button on the sidebar to open the workspace for that item.<\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Details<\/strong> pane, be sure to include a thumbnail image and geographic graphic extent or location tied to the item.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and select the <strong>General<\/strong> pane to set up scheduled updates, enable downloads for items hosted in ArcGIS Online, and adjust other settings. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/content\/data-download-settings.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_B074AB66380B4C7BABFDC04FCE1AE0C6\">enabling downloads<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/content\/data-download-settings.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_7711B7BA4AD3412888B38A620D5E956E\">scheduling content updates<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and select the <strong>Sharing <\/strong>pane to set up sharing. ArcGIS Hub sharing levels, as in ArcGIS Online, allow you to choose an audience for each item. Share the item with groups for viewing or editing, and for including in site catalog.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/content\/prepare-your-content.htm\">managing content items<\/a> in a workspace.<\/p>\n<h3>User workspace<\/h3>\n<p>The user workspace is your home base for Hub where you can quickly find content, key workflows, and settings. Browse or search for groups or content that you have access to view or edit.<\/p>\n<p>Navigate to your workspace from your user profile by selecting <strong>View workspace<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2876002,"id":2876002,"title":"profile_view_ws1","filename":"profile_view_ws1.jpg","filesize":13846,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/profile_view_ws1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/profile_view_ws1","alt":"Access user workspace from profile.","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"Select View workspace from your profile to open your user workspace.","name":"profile_view_ws1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-02 21:40:52","modified":"2025-07-02 21:41:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":242,"height":247,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/profile_view_ws1-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/profile_view_ws1.jpg","medium-width":242,"medium-height":247,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/profile_view_ws1.jpg","medium_large-width":242,"medium_large-height":247,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/profile_view_ws1.jpg","large-width":242,"large-height":247,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/profile_view_ws1.jpg","1536x1536-width":242,"1536x1536-height":247,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/profile_view_ws1.jpg","2048x2048-width":242,"2048x2048-height":247,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/profile_view_ws1.jpg","card_image-width":242,"card_image-height":247,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/profile_view_ws1.jpg","wide_image-width":242,"wide_image-height":247}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/profile_view_ws1.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol>\n<li>In the user workspace, select the <strong>Content <\/strong>pane.<\/li>\n<li>Select an item\u2019s name to view it or the Manage button to open its workspace.<\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Groups<\/strong> pane, you can view and filter groups to which you belong.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you are an organization administrator, you can access additional organization settings in your user workspace. Most primary (employee) organization settings are now managed in ArcGIS Online.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the <strong>Settings <\/strong>pane.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Go to organization settings<\/strong> to access the settings of the ArcGIS Online primary organization. A link takes you to the ArcGIS Online home page for the organization.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>From any other workspace, select <strong>My workspace<\/strong> to open your user workspace.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2876012,"id":2876012,"title":"my_ws2","filename":"my_ws2.jpg","filesize":75059,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/my_ws2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-hub\/constituent-engagement\/launch-a-website-in-five-steps\/my_ws2","alt":"Select My workspace to open your user workspace.","author":"308942","description":"","caption":"From other workspaces, select My workspace to open your user workspace.","name":"my_ws2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":551592,"date":"2025-07-02 21:42:34","modified":"2025-07-02 21:43:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":861,"height":641,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/my_ws2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/my_ws2.jpg","medium-width":351,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/my_ws2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":572,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/my_ws2.jpg","large-width":861,"large-height":641,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/my_ws2.jpg","1536x1536-width":861,"1536x1536-height":641,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/my_ws2.jpg","2048x2048-width":861,"2048x2048-height":641,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/my_ws2-625x465.jpg","card_image-width":625,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/my_ws2.jpg","wide_image-width":861,"wide_image-height":641}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/my_ws2.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Working with groups<\/h3>\n<p>It may be helpful to add or create an edit (shared update) group for your site to distribute maintenance and editing tasks. In Hub, you can create a group from the global navigation header (when enabled). Select the <strong>Create<\/strong> button, choose <strong>Group <\/strong>and follow the steps to <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/hub\/team\/how-teams-work.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_5589F08B28574B638597794C6E932C90\">create a group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Depending on your license and permissions, you have different options here. For example, ArcGIS Hub Premium customers can additionally create initiatives, projects, discussion boards, and events.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/share-maps\/create-groups.htm\">create groups in ArcGIS Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Manage a group in the workspace<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the workspace for each group, members can see group details, members, and connected content. When items are shared through an edit group, members can edit the shared content and adjust sharing controls.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From your user workspace, on the <strong>Groups <\/strong>pane, find one of your member groups.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Manage<\/strong>\u00a0button to open the group&#8217;s workspace.<\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Members<\/strong> pane, you can view, add, or remove (or change the roles of) group members.<\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Content <\/strong>pane, group members can view content that has been shared to the group. 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