Create a site

You can use ArcGIS Hub to build sites, which are websites used to create, organize, and share information with others. Hub is available at two license levels: ArcGIS Hub Basic and ArcGIS Hub Premium. When signed in to Hub and viewing a workspace (to edit and manage an item), the footer of the page will show either ArcGIS Hub Basic or ArcGIS Hub Premium.

With Hub Basic (included with every subscription to ArcGIS Online), you can create unlimited sites, add content, and share your work with private and public audiences. With Hub Premium, additional features for organizing, engaging, and communicating with your community are included. Learn more about ArcGIS Hub.

Note:

Sites created by Hub Premium customers belong to the primary (employee) ArcGIS Online organization and cannot be created in the ArcGIS Online community organization.

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

Signed in organization members with the privilege to create an item can create a site from the global navigation (if enabled) and from the relevant workspace of a configured catalog. For more information, refer to Configure roles and privileges.

Each site you create is added to your organization's subscription to ArcGIS Online. You can add or create view and edit groups to manage what content is shared on the site, with whom it is shared, and who can edit site content. For more information, refer to Set up access and sharing and Configure a site catalog.

To create a site, complete the following steps:

1. Sign in to ArcGIS Hub.

   Note:

   To create a site from a template, refer to Use site templates.

   • From the global navigation header, select the Create button and choose Site.
   • 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.
2. Provide a site name in the Title field and a site subdomain in the Subdomain.

   Note:

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

   Caution:

   The subdomain you provide is used to automatically generate your site's URL. While you can configure this 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.

3. Change the Base domain if needed.
4. Select Next.
5. Select a group to connect to the site.

   Group selection is optional if creating from the Create button (global navigation). Group selection is required if creating and adding directly to a configured catalog.

For groups selected, members of edit groups can edit site information, while members of view groups can search and view the site, if it is not shared to the public.
6. Select Create to create the site.
7. Select Done when the site is created successfully.
The site is added to your ArcGIS Online organization as a Site-name Hub Site Application item.
8. In your user workspace, select the Content pane. To open the Customize panel and design the site layout, select the site name and select Edit . To open the site workspace, select the Manage button.