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[[Category:Rooms ]][[Category:Booking_Engine]][[Category:Booking_Page]][[Category:Content]]<div class="heading">Pictures</div> ''This page is about the menu {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS->) BOOKING PAGE-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.

Maximum A maximum of 10 files with max a maximum of 100MB total size 100MB can be uploaded at once. The recommended file size is less is than 5MB. A maximum of 10 files with max total size 100MB can be uploaded at once.

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 only''' == Use External Pictures ==Alternatively or additionally you can use up to 20 externally hosted pictures per room.  All you need to do is enter the picture URL in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE > PICTURES > EXTERNAL. *External pictures have to be hosted securely (https NOT http).*External pictures are used as they are. They can not be resized.*If you are using a third party service you need to make sure your pictures are publicly available.*Make sure to use the URL to the actual picture not the place where the picture is stored.  If your web site has SSL you can host your pictures on your own web site. If not you can use a service like imgur.com which allows you to host pictures.

Once it is uploaded you You can resize it find information on the internet on how to suit the position it will be displayed. To change the picture settings go host pictures which you want to SETTINGS->BOOKING PAGE->PAGE DESIGN->CONTENTembed on a web site.

<span style== External Pictures ==Alternatively or additionally color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> If you do not see a thumbnail the link is not going to the picture. You can only use externally hosted picturesa direct link to the image itself. All you need Linking to do a storage location is enter not possible and will cause errors when the picture URL in SETTINGS->BOOKING PAGE->EXTERNALis sent to channels.

*External pictures have to be hosted securely (https NOT http)<span style=color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> If your files are .*External pictures are uses as they arejpg or . They gif then you can not be resized.use external file hosting

Note: ==Update Pictures ==For performance reasons (speed up your booking page so you get more bookings) pictures are cached for 24 hours. You can only use a direct link will need to wait 1 hour to see the image itself. Linking do a storage location is not possiblechanges 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.

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