{"id":81661,"date":"2019-03-08T16:45:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T00:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/adding-links-to-captions-in-your-story-map-tour\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T17:32:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T00:32:35","slug":"add-links-to-captions-story-map-tour","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/mapping\/add-links-to-captions-story-map-tour","title":{"rendered":"Add links to captions in your Story Map Tour"},"author":7641,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[33461,29261,25261],"industry":[],"product":[36571,36551,36611],"class_list":["post-81661","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-links","tag-story-map-tips","tag-story-map-tour","product-arcgis-enterprise","product-arcgis-online","product-story-maps"],"acf":{"short_description":"Here's how to add links using HTML to your Story Map Tour.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: This blog article covers the classic Esri Story Maps <strong>which are in mature support and scheduled to be retired in late 2025<\/strong>. Story authors are strongly encouraged to use the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a> to create stories.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about transitioning to the new StoryMaps, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS StoryMaps resources<\/a>. For more information about the transition from classic Esri Story Maps to the new ArcGIS StoryMaps, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esri Story Maps: Now in mature support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/breakgray.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Story Map Tour\u00a0is a popular story map, presenting a set of photos or videos along with captions, linked to an interactive map. It\u2019s ideal for creating virtual tours, or any collection of places you\u2019d like users to follow in sequence.\u00a0View examples in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/en\/app-list\/map-tour\/gallery\/#s=0&amp;md=storymaps-apps:map-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story Map Tour gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Using a little bit of HTML you can easily add a link to the caption or description at each tour stop. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>About captions<\/h2>\n<p>The picture caption appears underneath each photo in the photo and text panel, as shown below.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":454072,"id":454072,"title":"cap-1s","filename":"cap-1s.jpg","filesize":66625,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-1s.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/mapping\/add-links-to-captions-story-map-tour\/cap-1s","alt":"","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"cap-1s","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81661,"date":"2019-03-09 00:47:53","modified":"2019-03-09 00:47:53","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":600,"height":516,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-1s-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-1s.jpg","medium-width":303,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-1s.jpg","medium_large-width":600,"medium_large-height":516,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-1s.jpg","large-width":600,"large-height":516,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-1s.jpg","1536x1536-width":600,"1536x1536-height":516,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-1s.jpg","2048x2048-width":600,"2048x2048-height":516,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-1s-541x465.jpg","card_image-width":541,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-1s.jpg","wide_image-width":600,"wide_image-height":516}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-1.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The caption should be short and concise. Too much text, and the caption will overlap the photo, requiring the viewer to dismiss the caption to see the photo. By adding a link, you can provide additional context or information without the caption becoming too verbose.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Add a link to the caption<\/h2>\n<p>To add a link to the caption, use the\u00a0<a title=\"More details...\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3schools.com\/tags\/att_a_href.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&lt;a&gt; tag and href attribute<\/a>. This can be added to your CSV file you use to create your Map Tour, the Flickr caption if you are using Flickr as a source for your photos, or simply add it via the Story Map Tour builder.<\/p>\n<p>Use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3schools.com\/tags\/att_a_target.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">target=\u201d_blank\u201d<\/a>\u00a0to open the link in a new tab or window, rather than opening the link in the same tab and leaving the current stop in the Map Tour. You can also apply formatting such as font size and color to your link. Here\u2019s an example caption which creates a pink link and opens it in a new tab or window.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"","image_reference":false,"layout":"code_snippet","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"A map tour of historic locations and places of interest in Redlands, California.\r\nClick the arrow to advance to the next tour location, or click a thumbnail or\r\nlocation on the map for more information. <a href=\u201dhttp:\/\/www.rahs.org\/\u201d\r\nstyle=\u201dcolor:#f8d9dc\u201d target=\u201d_blank\u201d>Redlands Area Historical Society<\/a>","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapTour\/index.html?appid=0dcc3e7f97234f66bfbeda027ff0d562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Treasures of Redlands<\/a>\u00a0Map Tour uses the caption above. Note the link in the photo caption text.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":454092,"id":454092,"title":"cap-2","filename":"cap-2.jpg","filesize":37879,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/mapping\/add-links-to-captions-story-map-tour\/cap-2","alt":"","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"cap-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81661,"date":"2019-03-09 00:52:10","modified":"2019-03-09 00:52:10","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":711,"height":216,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-2-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-2.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":141,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-2.jpg","medium_large-width":711,"medium_large-height":216,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-2.jpg","large-width":711,"large-height":216,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-2.jpg","1536x1536-width":711,"1536x1536-height":216,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-2.jpg","2048x2048-width":711,"2048x2048-height":216,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-2.jpg","card_image-width":711,"card_image-height":216,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cap-2.jpg","wide_image-width":711,"wide_image-height":216}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/portal.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapTour\/index.html?appid=0dcc3e7f97234f66bfbeda027ff0d562"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>You can also add links to your title or subtitle using similar markup.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>More information<\/h2>\n<p>For more information and examples, see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/en\/app-list\/map-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story Map Tour Overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the new StoryMaps, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS StoryMaps resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This post was originally published on September 20, 2015, and has been updated.<\/em><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":7641,"user_firstname":"Bernie","user_lastname":"Szukalski","nickname":"Bern Szukalski","user_nicename":"bszukalski","display_name":"Bern Szukalski","user_email":"bszukalski@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-26 17:55:14","user_description":"I am a corporate technology evangelist and geo advocate at Esri, focusing on ways to broaden access to geographic information and helping customers succeed with ArcGIS. \r\n\r\nOn a good day I'm making a map, on a great day I'm on one. 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