Transition to ArcGIS StoryMaps from classic Esri Story Maps

Classic Esri Story Maps templates include Story Map Cascade, Story Map Journal, Story Map Series, Story Map Shortlist, Story Map Swipe & Spyglass, and Story Map Tour. Additionally, Story Map Crowdsource (beta) was available only in ArcGIS Online.

Legacy:

Classic Esri Story Maps templates retired from ArcGIS Online in February 2026 and retired with ArcGIS Enterprise 11.0.

Remake classic stories

ArcGIS StoryMaps is the primary storytelling tool in ArcGIS. It is recommended that you remake any classic stories that are still providing value to your organization using ArcGIS StoryMaps or another ArcGIS app.

For information and resources to help your transition, see Esri Story Maps retirement.

Set a replacement for retired items

You can configure a replacement item for your retired classic Esri Story Maps. Visitors to a retired item are automatically redirected to its replacement item.

For more information, see Set a replacement item.