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Locate:
- Configure: Manage > Integrations or Manage > Layout > Booking Page
- Access: Via URL or Staff-side from Customers > Customer Booking Page
Prerequisites:
- Available by default on your account! Admin permissions are needed to access Integration and Layout settings.
- The Hosted Customer Booking Page feature is available to both those using items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our classic version of Checkfront, and those using products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our newest version of Checkfront.
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New to Checkfront - Products ✨ Products (Inventory > Products) is the successor feature to (Inventory > Items) and is available in our newest version of Checkfront. Not yet on our newest version and interested in upgrading? Please contact our Technical Support team for more information. Discover more product-related help articles here: Products (New). |
Overview
Back to topOur hosted Customer Booking Page is a quick and secure way to accept bookings without the need for a website or any additional setup.
Simply add the link provided to your website to direct Customers to your secure booking page.
This link is available by default on your account by adding /reserve/ to your Checkfront URL, for example:
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/
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The Customer Booking Page can also be accessed via the Staff-side of Checkfront by selecting Customer Booking Page under the Customers menu within the top menu. Do not append the
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Book Now Button
Back to topCopy your Hosted Customer Booking Page URL or generate Booking Button Code to place within your website.
- URL
Back to topCopy this URL to add to your Website or communications, so that Customers can directly access your hosted Customer Booking Page.
- Button
Back to topThis button is displayed so that you can visualize how the button appears on the Customer Booking Page. The button updates to reflect any changes to the subsequent Button settings.
- Button Color
Back to topSelect a Button Color from the available dropdown list. By default the button display in Dodger Blue.
- Button Text
Back to topSpecify the Button Text displayed. The default text is Book Now.
- Button Link
Back to topClick on Get code to populate the Button code field at the bottom of the page with updated code to reflect your custom selections.
- Discount Code
Back to topOptionally add a Discount Code to your URL or booking button code, so that a discount is applied to Customer's bookings that are processed through that URL or button.
- Tracking ID
Back to topAdd a Tracking ID to the URL to track bookings created from this page.
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Learn about tracking bookings here: |
- Date
Back to topFast forward to a specific date, by specifying the Date on which you would like the Customer to land when they follow the URL or click on the button.
- Button code
Back to topCopy this code to add a Book Now button to your Website!
Supported Arguments
Back to topYou can pass further information (arguments) via the URL of your booking page that alters the layout or items/products shown. For example, to preselect a Category you can use:
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?category_id=
Arguments must be passed in a standard name-value pair syntax, separated by an ampersand and URL encoded, for example:
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?date=2020-12-24&tid=promo1
- category_id
Back to topNumeric category ID (Inventory > Categories or Inventory > Products) e.g.: category_id=3
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?category_id=3
In this example using items, choosing to display category_id=22 shows the Customer items from the Events category only.
In this example using products, choosing to display category_id=6 shows the Customer products from the Activities category only.
Multiple categories should be comma-separated. For example, category_id=2,6 displays both the Tours and Activities categories for items.
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?category_id=2,6
- item_id
Back to topNumeric item or product ID (Inventory > Items or Inventory > Products) e.g.: item_id=1
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?item_id=1
In this example using items, choosing to display item ID 132 shows the Customer the Tournament item only.
In this example using products, choosing to display item ID 117 shows the Customer the Kayak Rentals product only.
- popup
Back to topTo enable the ability to directly book an item or product and go straight to the popup booking window, add this argument to the hosted booking page URL along with the item ID e.g.: item_id=1&popup=1
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?item_id=1&popup=1
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Just to change the subject for a second, you can, in a similar manner, direct your Customers right to the Customer account login modal. To do this, use the URL: https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?login=1 . Just make sure you replace the demo account pre-fix with your own account! |
- date
Back to topFast forward to a specific date. ISO 8601 format (e.g. date=12-24-2020) or a date string (date=Friday, date=Next%20Friday, date=First%20Monday%20of%20next%20month).
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?date=2020-12-24
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?date=Next%20Friday
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?date=First%20Monday%20of%20next%20month
- start_date & end_date
Back to topDisplay a specific date range. ISO 8601 format (e.g.: start_date=2022-07-01&end_date=2022-07-14).
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?start_date=2022-07-01&end_date=2022-07-14
- tid
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Create a tracking id to be displayed on the invoice (e.g. tid=winter-email)
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?tid=winter-email
- discount
Back to topAutomatically apply a discount code (Inventory > Discounts) to the booking.
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?discount=december
Apply a discount code to a specific item (e.g. item_id=3&discount=december)
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?item_id=3&discount=december
- language
Back to topDisplay the booking page in a specific system language using abbreviations (e.g. lang_id=fr).
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?lang_id=fr
Make sure the language (Manage > Languages) you are specifying is enabled for your account!
- options=tabs
Back to topDisplay categories as tabs (options=tabs) rather than a dropdown menu.
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?options=tabs
- options=hidedates
Back to topHide the date fields on the booking page.
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?options=hidedates
- options=%2Chidesearch
Back to topHide the search field on the booking page.
https://example.checkfront.com/reserve/?options=%2Chidesearch
If you are interested in more customization options including changing the look and feel of the booking page, then please have a look at our website plugins.