Learn how to configure more advanced options for the Drupal plugin, including choosing a background colour, setting an end date, adding a tracking ID, and selecting the system language.
Are you new to Drupal? Please read the first article in this series for an introduction to our Drupal integration.
Which plans include this feature?
Legacy: Soho, Pro, Plus, Enterprise, Flex
New: Starter, Growth, Managed | Learn more about our new plans or how to change your plan.
Where can I find this feature using the top menu?
Manage > Integrations > Website Integration > Drupal
What more do I need to use this feature?
- Admin permissions to manage integrations.
- A hosted website with free Drupal software.
- Ability to copy and paste into your website code or have some helpful person do this for you!
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic, new or both?
- The Drupal integration 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 ✨ With our newest version of Checkfront, we have added Products (Inventory > Products) as the successor to items (Inventory > Items). Are you interested in migrating to our newest version? Please reach out to our Technical Support team for more information. |
Showing more advanced options
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If you are ready for more advanced options, simply click on Show more options to reveal additional settings.
The page expands to display Background Color, End Date, Tracking ID, System Language, and Customer Language settings.
Choosing a background colour
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Just like the Font Color above, you can also select a colour for the background of your booking portal.
The default colour is white (#ffffff), but you can experiment with a wide range of colours if you are adventurous.
Specifying the end date
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The End Date setting allows you to specify the date selected by default as the end date on the Booking Page. This is most commonly used with the (start) Date to create a booking span.
For example, if you choose June 1st as the start Date and June 10th as the End Date, then those dates are selected by default within the calendar. This creates a booking span of ten days. Customers can select a different start or end date, but the system continues to enforce those ten days.
If you don't specify a start date, then the system uses today as the start date.
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This setting does not configure the last day a Customer can book! In most cases, we do not recommend setting an End Date. It is best to configure booking date restrictions at the item or product level: |
Adding a tracking ID
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A Tracking ID is simply a code that can be added to the Drupal plugin for future reference. The ID code shows on your invoices, so you know where the booking came from. This is great for tracking advertising campaigns!
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Check out this article on Referral & Campaign Tracking for more information. |
Selecting your system language
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Do you want to display the Drupal plugin in a specific language? Simply choose the language from the list of available options within the System Language dropdown menu.
Should you use Customer languages, an additional Customer Language dropdown menu displays. From here, you choose which of your multiple Customer languages is selected by default on the Booking Page.
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Learn more about activating the different available language options here: |
In the following article, we look at working with the generated shortcode.
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