Create a site

ArcGIS Hub sites are low- or no-code websites used to create, organize, and share information. With ArcGIS Hub, you can create unlimited sites, add content, and share your work with private and public audiences.

Site capabilities

Every site includes a layout, configuration options, and a set of drag-and-drop cards so that you can share content in the following ways, with no HTML required:

• Content integration—Display a variety of content types, including content you've created using other ArcGIS products, along with your own graphics, media, and narratives.
• Search experience—Create a search experience that allows visitors to discover content, including data, apps, maps, and other items, by entering a key word or phrase in your site's search bar.
• Configurable branding options—Brand your sites with your organization's logo, theme, social media, and custom domain.
• Global navigation and site mapping—Build your own site navigation using pages and menu links. This mobile-responsive navigation bar helps people explore your content on any device.
• Built-in analytics—Every site has an engagement Dashboard so that you can track how people are engaging with your site over time.

Create a site

Organization members with the privilege to create items can create a site. For more information, refer to Configure roles and privileges.

Each site you create is added to your ArcGIS organization. You can use groups to determine which members of the organization can view or edit the site. For more information, see Set sharing and access.

Note:

This workflow is used to create a site starting from a blank or simple layout. To create a site from a template, refer to Use site templates.

To create a site, complete the following steps:

1. Open ArcGIS Hub and sign in to your ArcGIS organizational account.
2. Do one of the following:
   • From the workspace header, click Create and choose Site from the menu.
   • To create a site and add it directly to the configured catalog of an initiative or project, navigate to the initiative or project view or go to the relevant workspace. Select the Content tab, select the Add content button, and select Site.

     Note:

     Initiatives and projects are available with ArcGIS Hub Premium.

   The Create site window appears.

3. For Title, type a site name.

   Site titles are used on the browser tab, item details page, social media snippets, and in search results and search engine listings.

4. For Subdomain, type a subdomain name.

   The subdomain you provide is used to automatically generate your site's URL, the web address people use to access your site. While you can configure the URL at any time, it's best to determine the format of your URL early to avoid broken or forwarded links as you build your site.

   You can view the full URL for your site based on the subdomain and base domain under URL preview.

5. Optionally, change the Base domain from hub.arcgis.com to opendata.arcgis.com.
6. For Catalog, choose one of the following:
   • Blank catalog—Manually configure groups and content later.
   • Quick start catalog—Create a group for the site and add it to the catalog.
   • Catalog with existing group—Select an existing group to add to the catalog.

   If you selected Catalog with existing group, complete the following steps to add a group:

   1. Click Select group.
   2. Select a group, using the filters, sort options, or search bar if necessary.
   3. Click Add.
7. For Site Layout, choose one of the following:
   • Blank—The site is created with no sample rows or cards.
   • Simple—The site is created with a basic layout, including a banner, text cards, and a footer.
8. Click Next.
9. Select a group to control who can view or edit the site.

   You can filter the list of groups by the origin, who can view the group, or the type of group if necessary.

   If a Shared Update group is selected, members of the group will be able to edit the site information, settings, and layout. For other group types, including Open Data groups, members of the group can search and view the site, but do not have edit access.

   Note:

   Group selection is optional unless the site was created in a configured catalog for an initiative or project.

10. Select Create to create the site.

    A Hub Site Application item is added to your organization. The Create site window includes buttons to manage the site details or edit the site.

11. Click Edit layout to begin editing the site, or click Done to close the Create site window.