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Managing search bar options for booking page layouts

Customizing the search bar on your Booking page can help your Customers find the right booking quickly. You can enable options such as date range filtering or keyword search so guests can easily narrow results and complete bookings.

Learn about the available search bar options, including showing an end date field and keyword search bar.

New to the Booking Page? Read the first article in this series for an introduction to the Booking Page.

 

Accessing the features mentioned in this article


Where can I find this feature using the top menu?

  • Manage > Layout > Booking Page
     

What more do I need to use this feature?

  • Admin permissions to configure Booking Page options.
     

Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic items, classic products, or both?

  • This feature is available in both our classic items version, using classic items (Inventory > Items), and our classic products version, using classic products (Inventory > Products).  → Learn more about products

 

Managing search bar options

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Layout settings page highlighting the search bar options section in booking page configuration.

With the Search Bar Options setting, you can customize the sidebar in your booking portal to provide Customers with additional search fields.

 

Showing an end date

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Detail Booking Page Hero Booking Page
Booking page in detail view showing calendar, search bar, and a list of London tours with availability status. Hero page layout with The London Experience banner, start and end date search fields, and category images for tours, activities, and accommodations.

Use the Show end date option if you want to offer your Customers the ability to choose a date range when selecting an item's or product's availability.

 

Searching by keyword

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Detail Booking Page Hero Booking Page
Booking page detail layout with calendar and sidebar filters alongside tour listings with images and pricing. Hero page grid layout showing banner with The London Experience and three large category tiles for tours, activities, and accommodations.

You can activate a keyword search field on your booking portal by selecting the Keyword search option. This option allows Customers to search the title of your items or products to single out an individual one(s). 

 

How to configure search bar options

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  1. Go to Manage > Layout > Booking Page.
  2. Scroll to the Search Bar Options setting.
  3. Select the checkboxes for:
    • Show End Date (to enable date range filtering)
    • Keyword Search (to allow text-based searching)
  4. Click the Save button to apply your changes.
  5. Preview your Booking Page (desktop and mobile) to confirm the search bar looks and works as expected.

 

Next Steps

The following article explains Staff calendar options for the booking page layouts.  

 

< Managing grid page settings for booking page layouts     |     Managing Staff calendar options for booking page layouts >

 

 

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