It has been a busy few months in the web editing space! Since the first release of ArcGIS Web Editor in June 2024, the application has been supported as a separate installation for Enterprise 11.3 and most recently included in the Enterprise 11.4 release.
The November 2024 update of ArcGIS Web Editor offers new functionality to facilitate editing workflows such as grid based snapping and changing units while editing. Additionally, this update includes a few “quality of life” improvements to make editing even easier on the web. Check out the What’s coming section below to learn about exciting features coming in future updates.
Quick links
Snap to grid
If you have used ArcGIS Pro for any of your GIS editing needs, you might already be familiar with the grid. The grid can snap to pre-existing features during placement and be used as a snapping source while editing features, making it a great reference guide for creating straight lines and consistent spacing between features.
To learn more, see The grid: A snapping new editing tool in ArcGIS Online.
Units
Need to easily swap between your desired system of measurement? You can now switch between Metric and US Standard units for measurements within Web Editor. This impacts the way units are displayed in both tooltips and when setting the grid spacing in between cells.
URL parameters
Want a quick, easy way to modify and share a map in Web Editor? Try using URL parameters. The November 2024 update of Web Editor has introduced support for the following URL parameters:
- Open a web map
- Define a specific map extent
- Zoom to a location, address, or feature
To learn more about optimizing your experience using URL parameters, check out our blog Unpacking URL Parameters in ArcGIS Web Editor.
Other updates
Table
Sometimes when editing GIS data, you really want to dig into the table. Web Editor’s latest update comes with a simple yet powerful update to maximize the view of your tabular data. Simply drag the table to your desired height or click the expand button in the header to maximize table space.
Pop-ups
The November 2024 update has introduced minor enhancements to support a more seamless pop-up viewing experience in Web Editor. Pop-ups are now a larger size in Web Editor and include the “Zoom to” button, allowing you to quickly find and view the associated feature.
We’ve also added support for additional pop-ups elements including related records, text elements, charts, images, attachments, & arcade expressions.
Create features pane
The create features pane now maintains filter text after closing and reopening the panel. Only type out that long feature template name once!
What’s coming
Bulk attribute update
You asked, and we listened! One of the top requests from the ArcGIS Online user community is to support bulk attribute editing. We are excited to announce that selecting and editing the attributes of multiple features will be available in a future update of ArcGIS Online.
You will be able to open the Attribute pane with multiple features selected to view and edit their attributes. Either enter in values to overwrite all the matching fields in your selection, or browse through the carousel of features to make individual changes. Follow ArcGIS Web Editor Blogs and keep an eye on the User Community to stay up to date on when bulk attribute update is added to Web Editor.
Additional table enhancements
We also have some nice enhancements planned for the table coming in future updates, including bringing in Map Viewer’s new field calculation experience into Web Editor. The table will also have an access point for creating a non-spatial record in a table layer, which is currently only possible in Map Viewer.
More resources
To learn more about ArcGIS Web Editor check out the resources below:
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