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[[Category:Booking_Engine]][[Category:Booking_Page]][[Category:Content]]<div class="heading">Pictures</div> ''This page is about the menu {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS->) BOOKING ENGINE->PICTURES''and explains how to add pictures for the booking page and how to send pictures to OTAs which support this function. 

The picture must be a .png, .jpg or .gif file type and uploaded in the control panel. If your files are .jpg or .gif then you can use external file hosting, perhaps in a folder on your website and link to them.

The number of pictures that can be uploaded is limited to 6 per room type plus 10 per property with an absolute limit of 99 per property. If you need more you can use external pictures as explained below.  <span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 250%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> Pictures for the booking page should be used in the smallest possible size. You can adjust the picture size for the booking page in the "Manage picture" menu to be small as possible but still has adequate quality. If you send pictures to channels they will send in the original size regardless to what you have resized them to for the booking page.

NOTE: Pictures should be used in the smallest possible size. You can adjusted the picture size in the manage picture menu and should be set as small as possible but still has adequate quality. If you want complete control over the images you can also host them yourself, see the picture >PICTURES > external menuEXTERNAL PICTURES.

'''Adaptive Version To change slider settings go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE > BOOKING PAGE > LAYOUT (responsive version only''' ),

Once it is uploaded == Use External Pictures ==Alternatively or additionally you can resize it use up to suit the position it will be displayed. To change the picture settings go to SETTINGS-> BOOKING ENGINE -> BOOKING PAGE->CONTENT20 externally hosted pictures per room.

== External Pictures ==Alternatively or additionally you can use externally hosted pictures. All you need to do is enter the picture URL in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS->) BOOKING ENGINE-> PICTURES->EXTERNAL.

<span style=color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> If you do not see a thumbnail the link is not going to the picture. Note: You can only use a direct link to the image itself. Linking to a storage location is not possibleand will cause errors when the picture is sent to channels. <span style=color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> If your files are .jpg or .gif then you can use external file hosting ==Update Pictures ==For performance reasons (speed up your booking page so you get more bookings) pictures are cached for 24 hours. You will need to wait 1 hour to see the changes visible in your control panel on your booking page.

== Assign Pictures =for the Booking page=

<span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} Note: </span> These will only display if your layout has a "room pictures" activated. Many layouts only use "offers" and "offer pictures". Room pictures are not used on the adaptive version.

'''Offer pictures''': Set the selector to the property you want to assign pictures to. Then select the room and then the offer number. Offer 1 is the default which will always display. If you us use a slider you can also set the order of the pictures. Sliders are only available in the responsive version.

<span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> If have activated modules but not assigned pictures to the modules the system will try to use a picture from a higher module.  '''Adaptive Version only'''  Once it is uploaded you can resize it to suit the position it will be displayed. To change the picture settings go to {#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE > BOOKING PAGE > CONTENT. =Update Pictures =Send pictures to OTAs =For performance reasons (speed up your booking page so you get more bookings) some channels we can send pictures are cached for 24 hours. You will need to wait 1 hour to see See the changes visible in your control panel dedicated help pages for each channel for further details on your booking pagehow pictures will send.

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