Planyo online reservation system - Joomla! module


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Planyo is a flexible online reservation/booking system for hotels, holiday apartments, B&B, boat rentals etc.
 
If you would like to use the Planyo system, you need to have a Planyo account first (FREE accounts don't support online reservations). You can create one by signing up. All accounts are free and with no obligation for the first 2 months so you can thoroughly test the system!
 
After signing up, create your Planyo site. On the help page you will find many materials, including video tutorials, that will guide you through the process of creating an online reservation site and adding rooms, boats and other types of resources.
 
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The Planyo module

 
This module allows you to embed the Planyo reservation form on your web site. This way, your clients will stay on your web site throughout the whole reservation process.
 
You can find more information about the integration process at your Planyo account. Once logged in, go to the Settings section and choose the Integrate with your site button at the bottom of the page.
 
Note: if you don't mind that your clients will be redirected to planyo.com to make a reservation, you don't need to use this extension at all.
First install the Joomla module (available here). Then go to Extensions / Module Manager. Enable the module by selecting it and clicking the Enable button.
Then click on the module to edit its settings. This will open the following window:
In Parameters, change Planyo site ID to your site's ID (you can find your site ID in the Settings section of the admin panel). It's a good idea to only show the module in one place on your site so we'll create a custom position for it. Please see this FAQ question for the detailed explanation of all the module's parameters.

In Details / Position type planyopos. This is our custom position identifier which we will use to embed the reservation form.

Click Save to save the module settings.

Now, wherever you want the reservation form to appear (e.g. inside an article), you'll need to use the following syntax to embed it:

{loadposition planyopos}
After inserting the planyo form on the chosen page, this form will display, depending on usage, an availability search form (with results), a reservation form, or other Planyo-related content required for the reservation process. After choosing one of the components available in the next step of the tutorial (Availability search box, Calendar preview or 'Make a reservation' button) you should enter the URL of the page with the planyo form (e.g. http://myserver.com/my_reservations.php) in the URL of the reservation page on your site field. This way, using any of these components will keep the visitor on your website (to be more specific, on the page with the planyo form) throughout the reservation process.
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