The Follow card adds a configurable Follow button to a site or page. The Follow button adds a user to the site's followers group and allows them to follow your content. If the user is already part of the follower group, they can click the button to remove themselves from the followers group. To follow a site, a user must have an ArcGIS Online organizational account or a community account.
You can add Follow buttons throughout the site and promote public sites through your organization's home page and social media.
License:
The Follow card requires a subscription to ArcGIS Hub Premium.
Create a followers group
You must create a followers group before you can configure a follow button and manage follow settings.
To create a followers group, complete the following steps:
- Follow the steps to open your workspace and manage a site if necessary.
- Click the Followers tab
. - Click Create followers group.
The New group window appears.
Note:
If a followers group is already created for the site, you can skip this section and add members to the followers group.
- For Title, type a name for the group.
- Optionally, provide a summary.
- Click Next.
The Group membership settings appear.
- Select which users can join the group and which users can contribute content to it.
- Click Create.
The followers group is created. You can now configure a follow button and manage your group.
Add members to the followers group
You can add members from your organization to a followers group.
- Follow the steps to open your workspace and manage a site if necessary.
- Click the Followers tab.
Note:
If you haven't created a followers group for the site, create a group first.
- Click Add members.
- Check the check boxes to select organization members to add to the group.
Use the Search bar and sorting options to find users. You can add multiple members at the same time.
- Click Add.
The users are added as members of the followers group.
Remove members of the followers group
You can remove members from the followers group.
- Follow the steps to open your workspace and manage a site if necessary.
- Click the Followers tab.
Note:
If you haven't created a followers group for the site, create a group first.
- Check the check boxes to select users you want to remove as members.
You can remove multiple users at the same time.
A pop-up appears with selection information and actions.
- In the pop-up, click the Remove button
.
The users are removed from the followers group.
Change member permissions
You can change the roles of members in the followers group. The Member role allows users to add and see content within the group. The Manager role allows members to add and remove content in the group, as well as invite or remove other members.
- Follow the steps to open your workspace and manage a site if necessary.
Note:
If you haven't created a followers group for the site, create a group first.
- Check the check boxes to select organization members that you want to change permissions for.
You can select multiple users at the same time.
A pop-up appears with selection information and actions.
- In the pop-up, click the Change role button
.A pop-up appears with role options.
- Choose one of the following roles:
- Manager—Allows the user to add or remove content, and invite or remove members.
- Member—Allows the user to add and view content within the group.
The roles of the users are changed.
Manage the group settings
Site editors in Hub Premium organizations can manage a site's followers group. They can configure visibility settings.
- Follow the steps to open your workspace and manage a site if necessary.
Note:
If you haven't created a followers group for the site, create a group first.
- In the Followers pane, click the Settings tab.
- For Set visibility, choose which users can view the follow buttons on your site and pages.
This includes both the follow button on the action menu and any follow button you add to the layout.
- To add the follow button to the action menu, click the Follow action toggle button to turn it on.
- For Can this group participate in discussions?, choose whether the followers group can be added to channels for discussion.
- Click Save to save any changes to your settings.
Configure a follow button
Site editors can use a Follow card to add a Follow button to a site or page.
To configure a follow button, complete the following steps:
- Open a site or page in edit mode.
- In the Customize panel, click Layout.
Tip:
If the Customize panel isn't visible, click the toggle button
to open it. - Drag a Follow card onto a
row in the layout.
Note:
If a followers group has not been configured for the site, a warning will appear. Create a group to use a Follow card.
- For the Call-to-action text field, customize the text that appears above the Follow button and choose an alignment (left, center, or right).
If you don't want text to appear above the button, leave this field blank.
- Under Follow button, for Opt-in button text, customize the text that appears in the Follow button for users who are not yet part of your followers group.
- For Opt-out button text, customize the text that appears in the Follow button for users who are part of your followers group.
- For Alignment, choose whether the Follow button is left, center, or right justified within the card.
- For Button style, choose whether the Follow button appears with a solid background or outline.
Note:
The follow button uses the Body link color and Body background color of the site theme.
- Click Save layout.
The Follow button is now configured for the site or page.