Configure site settings

Every site has its own settings and capabilities. By configuring a site's settings and capabilities, administrators and core team members can customize how a site works.

Update site name and summary

Your site's name and summary are visible in search results through your site and other search engines (if your site is shared publicly).

1. Open a site in edit mode.
2. Click Settings for your site on the side panel.
3. In the About section, enter a name for your site in the Name field or change an existing name to something new.

   Note:

   The Name appears in the site's second drop-down menu on the edit navigation bar. It's also the name used to identify your site in the list accessed on the Overview page. The option to show the site name in the header can be configured by following steps provided in Brand a site with header and theme options.

4. Provide some background information about your site in the Summary field.
5. Click Save.

Use a custom basemap

You can configure your site to use a custom basemap. A site's basemap is displayed on a site's content preview page. This means that any item shared to your site that has a preview page (datasets and feature layers) includes the basemap you choose so that people can view and explore spatial data.Your organization can also configure maps in Map Viewer.

Note:

1. In edit mode, open the site's side panel and click Settings.
2. Click Set Map under the About section.
3. Use the drop-down menu to select the basemap you want to use. If you don't see the basemap you want, make sure that the basemap you want to use belongs to your organization’s Basemap Gallery. You may need the help of an administrator if you don't have the correct privileges.

Configure site URL

A site's URL is the web address people use to access your site. When you create a new site, a default URL is generated for you based on the name you provided. You can, however, change your URL manually by following these steps.

1. Open a site in edit mode and click Settings on the side panel.
2. Click Modify Domain Settings.
3. Modify the site URL and click Save.

Interactions

Interactions include app page, global navigation, and document iFrames.

1. Open a site in edit mode.
2. Click Settings on the side panel.
3. Click Interactions.
4. Click the toggle button to enable or disable an interactions
5. Click Save.

Data

Choose to enable or disable settings related to data.

1. Open a site in edit mode.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Data and enable or disable API Explorer.
4. Click Save.