Category:Widgets
This page is about the menu {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE > BOOKING WIDGETS
Contents
- 1 Generate a widget using the widget designer
- 2 Embedded Iframe or link to your booking page
- 3 Troubleshooting
Generate a widget using the widget designer
- Choose the widget you want to generate.
- Customise the settings you want to adjust.
- Click on "Refresh" to see a preview.
- Click on "Get Code" and copy the provided code snippet.
- Go go the page on your web site where you want to add the widget and paste it into the HTML. If you do not know how to do this check the help for the CMS or sitebuilder you are using how to add HTML to your site or ask your web designer to do this for you.
The datepicker in the widgets will display up to one year in advance.
{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} If you want to display multiple widgets on one page make sure you to remove the first part of the code for the second widget. Paste the code for the second widget in from this line:
<!-- Place this div on your page where you want the widget to show -->
{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} The widgets require your page to have UTF-8 language encoding.
If you do not have JQuery
If you do not have jQuery and jQueryUI installed on your web page add the following to the <head> section of your page.
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
If the datepicker is not working or you do not have JQueryUI
The widget will attempt to self load jqueryUI, if this is not working properly or causing conflicts you can add it to your page after the jquery script.
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.1/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
If you want to optimize the loading sizes, it should be enough just to load the JQueryUI datepicker modules.
The widget can be forced to not attempt to load it's own JQueryUI by setting the following parameter.
loadJQueryUI: false,
Wordpress
If you use the Wordpress Plugin please use these instructions.
Opening a page on your site containing the booking page in an iFrame
So the date and occupancy parameters are passed to the iFrame, enter your page in the "Redirect URL" parameter
Advanced functions for developers and web designers
Parameters
{{#fas:lightbulb}} Required Skills: HTML, CSS
You can manually set parameters and apply your own CSS. If you want to apply your own CSS use developer tools to identify the classes in the widget.
Parameters are:
| Parameter | Values | Description |
| alignment | left right center | alignment of the widget content |
| backgroundColor | hex code/any valid CSS | widget background color |
| borderColor | hex code/any valid CSS | widget border color |
| boxShadow | true false | shadow around the widget |
| buttonBackgroundColor | hex code/any valid CSS | button background color |
| buttonColor | hex code/any valid CSS | button text color |
| buttonTitle | text | button text |
| color | hex code/any valid CSS | text color |
| customParameter | text | adds the specified information to the URL of the booking page. Example: customParameter:'hideroom=12345', will hide the room with the ID 12345 from the booking page.
|
| dateFormat | refer to http://api.jqueryui.com/datepicker | formate of displayed dates |
| dateSelection | 0 = check-in only 1= check in and check out 2 = check in and number of nights 3 = check in and check out and number of nights | type of date selection |
| dayNamesMin | ["SO", "MO", "DI", "MI", "DO", "FR", "SA"] | headings for the days of week |
| defaultNightsAdvance | number 0 = today | how many days in advance are shown |
| defaultNumNight | number 0 = today | preselection for the number ob booked nights |
| fontSize | px percentage | text size |
| formAction | text | text for the action parameter of the form |
| formTarget | valid HTML | text for the target parameter of the form |
| defaultNumChild | number | default number of children |
| defaultNumAdult | default number of adults | |
| group | text | opens the booking page for the specified group |
| maxNumNight | integer | maximum number of nights |
| minNumNight | integer | minimum number of nights |
| noGroup | text | opens the booking page with the specified group removed |
| ownerid | id number of owner. | The page will open showing all properties and rooms for this owner |
| peopleSelection | 0 = none 1 = guests 2= adults and children | selection number of guests |
| propid | id number of property. | The page will open showing this property |
| referer | text | this text will be recorded with any bookings originating from this widget allowing tracking of booking sources |
| roomid | id number of room | The page will open showing this room |
| showLabels | true false | display of labels |
| weekFirstDay | 0 = Sunday 1 = Monday 2 = Tuesday 3 = Wednesday 4 = Thursday 5 = Friday 6 = Saturday | first day of the week |
| widgetLang | language parameter as shown here: [[Developers] | languages |
| widgetTitle | text | title of the widget |
| widgetType | BookingBox BookingBoxMini BookingStrip AvailabilityCalendar | type of widget |
| width | px percentage | width of the widget |
Availability Calendar only
| Parameter | Values | Description |
| availableBackgroundColor | hex code/any valid CSS | background color of available dates |
| availableColor | hex code/any valid CSS | text color of available dates |
| numMonth | number | number of calendars |
| pastBackbroundColor | hex code/any valid CSS | background color of past dates |
| pastColor | hex code/any valid CSS | text color of past dates |
| requestBackgroundColor | hex code/any valid CSS | background color of request dates |
| requestColor | hex code/any valid CSS | text color of request dates |
| unavailableBackgroundColor | hex code/any valid CSS | background color of unavailable dates |
| unavailableColor | hex code/any valid CSS | text color of unavailable dates |
Multiple property search only
| Parameter | Values | Description |
| searchShow | hide, show | Seach criteria open with link or are always visible |
| searchLinkText | text | Text of the link which opens the search criteria |
Exchange text on labels
{{#fas:lightbulb}} Required Skills: HTML
You can exchange the text on the labels of widgets generated to with the widget designer.
1. Generate the widget and click on "Get Code".
2. Download the Javascript from the widget code (https://media.xmlcal.com/widget/1.00/js/bookWidget.min.js). Seach for the label you want to change. Change the text and save the Javascript file.
3. Upload the changed Javascript file to your web space.
4. Change the link to the Javascript in your widget code to use the Javascript from your own web space.
5. Paste the amended widget code into the HTML of your web site.
Hide dates which are not in the month from availability calendar widget
{{#fas:lightbulb}} Required Skills: HTML, CSS
Add the following CSS to your websites style sheet
.ui-datepicker{display: none;}
Embedded Iframe or link to your booking page
- Code to embed your booking page as an Iframe into your web site can be generated under {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING PAGE > BOOKING WIDGETS > IFRAME GENERATOR
- A link to your booking page can be generated under {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING PAGE > BOOKING WIDGETS > LINKS
- An URL linking to your booking page can be generated under {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING PAGE >BOOKING WIDGETS > QUICK URL
- A button can be generated under {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING PAGE > BOOKING WIDGETS > BOOKING BUTTON
- Code for an enquiry form generated under {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING PAGE > BOOKING WIDGETS > ENQUIRY FORM
Troubleshooting
Booking page does not open the dates and or number of guests selected in the widget
You are defining these parameters in the URL in the embedded Iframe. Remove these parameters from the Iframe URL: &numnight=2&numadult=2&advancedays=2
Problem installing widgets on Wix
Other than almost all other web sites Wix does not support JQuery. You will need to check with Wix if they allow you to add JQuery to your page. If Wix will not allow you to add JQuery you can use a button, links or our legacy widgets. The legacy widgets are available via SETTINGS-BOOKING PAGE-WIDGETS-BOOKING BUTTON.
Console Error "bookWidget is not a function"
It seem the page does not accept the word Jquery. Exchange this:
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('#bookWidget-44005-75744-0-1589444240').bookWidget({
propid:75744,
formAction:'https://beds24.com/booking.php',
widgetLang:'en',
widgetType:'BookingStrip' });
with this:
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#bookWidget-44005-75744-0-1589444240').bookWidget({
propid:75744,
formAction:'https://beds24.com/booking.php',
widgetLang:'en',
widgetType:'BookingStrip' });
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