The legacy booking box is a widget that lets guests pick dates and guests on your website and opens your booking page. It is deprecated: create new widgets with the widget designer in Settings > Booking Engine > Booking Widgets if you can. See How to use Widgets.
Create a legacy booking box
Steps:
- Go to Settings > Booking Engine > Booking Widgets > Booking Button and click the link at the bottom.
- Use the selector to choose whether the box opens your booking page with all properties (if you have more than one), one property or one room.
- Set the design and other settings (see Customisation settings).
- Click Refresh to preview the box.
- When you are happy with the design, click Get Code.
- Paste the code into your website's source code where the box should display.
Expected result: the booking box shows on your website.
Note: the box is designed to look best in modern browsers. It can look slightly different depending on the browser.
Customisation settings
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Text | Text in the box. |
| Font size | Size of the text. |
| Text colour | Colour of the text. |
| Fade from colour and Fade to colour | Background fade of the box. For no fading effect, set both colours the same. |
| People Selection | Ask for the total number of guests, or for the number of adults and children. |
| Nights in Advance | First date displayed, counted in nights from today. |
| Number of Nights | Default number of nights shown in the widget. |
| Referer text | Text recorded with every booking made through this widget, so you can track booking sources. Use a different referer on each website. |
| Include Group | Association widgets only. Enter groups from Settings > Properties > Join Association, separated by commas, to show only those groups. Ignore this for property or room widgets. |
| Exclude Group | Association widgets only. Enter groups, separated by commas, to show all groups except those. Ignore this for property or room widgets. |
Important notes
- Beds24's web designer can adjust or install the widget for you for a small fee. Send your requirements through Support in the top menu.