module guide nov 14
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Version: November 2014
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Contents
Welcome to the Module Guide ........................................................................................................................................ 4
1. Website Banners ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
Banner Slider Full Width ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Banner Slider JS Loader ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Banner Slider Site Width ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Banner Slider Main Column .................................................................................................................................. 6
Banner Slider Small Column .................................................................................................................................. 6
Site Banner ............................................................................................................................................................ 6
1.1 Adding a Banner Slider ............................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2 Editing the Banner Slider ........................................................................................................................................ 7
2. Collections ................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1 Adding Collections ................................................................................................................................................. 10
2.2 Editing Collections ................................................................................................................................................. 10
3. Link Boxes .................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Adding Link Boxes ................................................................................................................................................. 12
3.2 Editing Link Boxes .................................................................................................................................................. 12
4. Weather Module ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.1 Advanced Weather Module .................................................................................................................................. 13
4.1.1 Adding Advance Weather Module ................................................................................................................. 14
4.1.2 Editing advance weather module .................................................................................................................. 14
4.2 Weather Forecast Module .................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2.1 Adding Weather Forecast module ................................................................................................................. 14
4.2.2 Editing Weather Forecast module ................................................................................................................. 15
5. Results ‐ Last Searched/ last viewed ........................................................................................................................... 16
6. News Lister/ Content .................................................................................................................................................. 18
6.1 News Lister ............................................................................................................................................................ 18
6.2 News Content ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
6.3 Adding News Lister / News Content module ........................................................................................................ 18
6.4 Editing News Lister / News Content module ........................................................................................................ 19
7. Newsletter SignUp ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
7.1 Adding Newsletter SignUp Module ....................................................................................................................... 19
7.2 Editing Newsletter SignUp Module ....................................................................................................................... 20
8. Offer Boxes .................................................................................................................................................................. 21
8.1 Adding Offer List ............................................................................................................................................. 21
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8.2 Editing Offer Lists .................................................................................................................................................. 22
8.2.1 Editing Custom Offer List ............................................................................................................................... 22
8.2.2 Editing Tabbed Offer Lister / Travel Offer Lister ............................................................................................ 22
9. Geo Accommodation Lister ......................................................................................................................................... 26
10. Geo Popular Destinations ......................................................................................................................................... 27
11. RSS Display ................................................................................................................................................................ 29
12. Search Boxes ............................................................................................................................................................. 31
12.1 Adding Search boxes ........................................................................................................................................... 34
12.2 Editing Search boxes ........................................................................................................................................... 35
13. Search Box/ Flight Results ‐Multi Leg ........................................................................................................................ 38
14. Social Sharing Widget................................................................................................................................................ 41
15. Why book info (Editable lists) ................................................................................................................................... 43
16. Flash /You Tube Video .............................................................................................................................................. 45
17. Trip Advisor Review Widgets .................................................................................................................................... 48
18. Currency Convertor ................................................................................................................................................... 50
SMS Integration .............................................................................................................................................................. 51
Order Handoff API ........................................................................................................................................................... 52
19. Sales Agent Quotation System .................................................................................................................................. 54
20. Hot List ...................................................................................................................................................................... 56
21. Google Translate ....................................................................................................................................................... 57
22. Cruise ........................................................................................................................................................................ 58
23. Personalised web e‐brochure ................................................................................................................................... 62
24. CRM Reporting .......................................................................................................................................................... 63
25. Integrated Destination Content ................................................................................................................................ 65
26. Maps .......................................................................................................................................................................... 66
27. Mobile Website ......................................................................................................................................................... 67
28. Manage Bookings ...................................................................................................................................................... 67
29. Third Party Integrations ............................................................................................................................................ 68
30. Wufoo Forms ............................................................................................................................................................ 70
31. Background Rotator .................................................................................................................................................. 72
31.1 Adding a Background rotator .............................................................................................................................. 72
31.2 Editing the Background Rotator .......................................................................................................................... 72
32. Current Folder Page Menu ........................................................................................................................................ 73
33. Scroller/ Text scroller: ............................................................................................................................................... 73
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WelcometotheModuleGuide
Digital Trip will have provided you with two links during your website handover. One link is for the front end of your website and the second is for your administration (CMS) area. You will also have been provided with login details to this area, these will appear as follows in your email: Front end for development site ‐ http://test.digital‐trip.co.uk Back end (CMS) of development site ‐ http://test.digital‐trip.co.uk/admin Back end (CMS) log in username –test 123 Back end (CMS) log in password – test 123
Our CMS guide will help you through the CMS, using this guide will assist you with all the modules.
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1.WebsiteBanners
This section will show you how to create a Banner, as shown in the examples below. There are five different types of
Banner Sliders, which you can choose from the ‘Add Module’.
BannerSliderFullWidth
BannerSliderJSLoader
BannerSliderSiteWidth
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BannerSliderMainColumn
BannerSliderSmallColumn
SiteBanner
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1.1AddingaBannerSlider
1. Under Manage Pages, select the page you want to add it to. 2. Under “Page Layout & Content”, select a column and add module “Banner slider Full Width”. 3. Give a name or description of the module and select “Add Module”. 4. To move the module up or down in the column layout, use the green arrows. 5. On the top right corner, select the “Preview Page” to have a look at how the module looks.
2.2EditingtheBannerSlider
1. You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. 2. You can add the images you wish to display by choosing files from your drive or drag & drop it. 3. Select the file you want to use or alternatively you can upload one. The caption and link fields are optional.
The caption will be displayed on top the image. 4. The default setting is to be enabled, if you wish to disabled this module un‐tick the hide/show box. You can
also select if you want to have rounded corners.
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5. Select the effect you want to be displayed between the images. The animation settings are already pre‐set but you can amend this if you wish.
6. The Navigation Settings, allow you to choose the direction settings, manual/automatic transition and the text you want displayed.
Select the file you want to use or alternatively you can upload one. The caption and link fields are optionally. The
caption will be displayed on top the image.
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2.Collections
This is a really nice style to show a collection of offers. For example you could have a general 'Our
Collections' or one specifically for 'weddings and honeymoons'.
2.1AddingCollections
1. Under Manage Pages, select the page you want to add it to. 2. Under “Page Layout & Content”, select a column and add module “Our Collections”. 3. Give a name or description of the module and select “Add Module”. 4. To move the module up or down in the column layout, use the green arrows.
2.2EditingCollections
1. You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. 2. You can select a title for the 'collections', choose images and add descriptions and URL links. To add an
image you select from the images stored in your site. To add a new image you can simply drag and drop an image into the list here or you can use the 'choose files' button.
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3. You can select how many you wish to display on your site. As they display three across, to keep things even
its best to select wither 3 or 6 or 9 etc.
4. Once you have chosen your images and added descriptions all you need to do is save the module.
Please note: when uploading images, if the size shows as orange then it means that the file is quite large and not at
an optimum size for loading. If it’s red then it's too large and you will need to choose a smaller image. If it is in green
then it is at a perfect size. It will appear on the front end of your website like this;
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3.LinkBoxes
Similar to ‘Collections’ but with scrollable images and links to you Geo/CMS page.
3.1AddingLinkBoxes
1. Under Manage Pages, select the page you want to add it to. 2. Under “Page Layout & Content”, select a column and add module “Link Boxes”. 3. Give a name or description of the module and select “Add Module”. 4. To move the module up or down in the column layout, use the green arrows.
3.2EditingLinkBoxes
1. You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. 2. The header will be the main heading for the module, the header link URL will take the user to another page. 3. Once you have chosen your images, all you need to do is save the module.
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The header settings will appear on the front end of the site as shown in the example below:
4.WeatherModule
There are currently two types of weather modules, which you can choose from the “Add Module”.
Advanced Weather
Weather Forecast.
4.1AdvancedWeatherModuleThis module can be displayed as “Dropdown list” or “Auto Suggest”. Dropdown List can be pre‐set with
maximum of 5 locations and you can type in the location and get the weather feed for “Auto‐suggest”.
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4.1.1AddingAdvance WeatherModule
1. Under Manage Pages, select the page you want to add it to. 2. Under “Page Layout & Content”, select a column and add module “Advanced Weather” from the list
of modules. 3. Give a name or description of the module and select “Add Module”. 4. To move the module up or down in the column, use the green arrows.
4.1.2Editingadvanceweathermodule
1. You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. 2. Using the module settings, set the display style and the default location. 3. Once all the changes are made, save the module.
4.2WeatherForecastModuleThis module can be displayed in Horizontal or Vertical layouts and the forecast can stretch to 3‐ 7 days for the given location.
4.2.1AddingWeatherForecastmodule
1. Under Manage Pages, select the page you want to add it to.
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2. Under “Page Layout & Content”, select a column and add module “Weather Forecast” from the list of modules.
3. Give a name or description of the module and select “Add Module”. 4. To move the module up or down in the column, use the green arrows.
4.2.2EditingWeatherForecastmodule
1. You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. 2. Using the module settings,
Your Name / Description of Module ‐ Here you are able to once again edit the module name/description should you wish to. Location – Here you must put in the location that you wish the weather to display for. If you start typing the auto search will pick up the location, which you are then able to choose your location from. Metric – if you wish for the weather to display in metric measurements, click the box here. Layout – here you can choose if you’d like your weather module to appear vertical or horizontal. Max Days – Here you can choose how many days you’d like your weather to display for. You can choose 3, 5, 7 and 10 days forecast.
3. Once you have entered your location, which orientation you’d like, and how many days forecast you’d like,
simply click ‘save’.
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5.Results‐LastSearched/lastviewed
This module stores the searches performed on your website and displays them in a table for the customer.
Select the relevant section of the page and select add module.
As with all the modules, here you can customise the name of the module to suit you. Once the module has been
added you can edit the settings:
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The name of the module should be relevant to last searches so it is easy for the customer to view. You can restrict
the maximum number of results shown and also the previous days.
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6.NewsLister/Content
This module synchronises with the ‘News Management’ which is under Add Ons and Tools. It will pick up the
news articles and displays them on the page where you added the module.
There are two kinds of News modules, which you can add from the “Add Module”. News Lister News Content
6.1NewsLister
In this module, news is ranged in the form of a list and can be edited to display in 3 different ways and you can also set the number of headlines to show. When a user selects ‘Read More’ or the Headline, they will be taken to another page where the user can view the whole article.
Only Headlines
Headlines with bit of details with “Read More” link.
Headlines with bit of details with “Read More” link and display pictures if it has any.
6.2NewsContent
This module shows all the content, pictures and can be edited only in “News Management” and when a user selects ‘Read More’ or the Headline, they will be taken to another page where the user can view the whole article.
6.3AddingNewsLister/NewsContentmodule
1. Under Manage Pages, select the page you want to add it to. 2. Under “Page Layout & Content”, select a column and add module “News Lister” from the list of modules. 3. Give a name or description of the module and select “Add Module”. 4. To move the module up or down in the column, use the green arrows. 5. On the top right corner, select the “Preview Page” to have a look at how the module looks.
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6.4EditingNewsLister/NewsContentmodule
1. You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. 2. Give a heading such as “Latest Travel News” and set the “Item Count”. 3. Tick the check box if you want to show only headlines or un ‐ tick to show headlines with details. 4. Next tick box will give you the option to show pictures for each of headlines if there are any or you can un ‐
tick to avoid pictures to be displayed.
When a user selects ‘Read More’ or the article title, they will be taken to another page where the user can view the
whole article, an example of one of these is shown below:
7.NewsletterSignUp
7.1AddingNewsletterSignUpModule
1. Under Manage Pages, select the page you want to add it to. 2. Under “Page Layout & Content”, select a column and add module “Newsletter Signup” from the list of
modules. 3. Give a name or description of the module and select “Add Module”. 4. To move the module up or down in the column, use the green arrows.
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5. On the top right corner, select the “Preview Page” to have a look at how the module looks.
7.2EditingNewsletterSignUpModule
1. You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. 2. Using the module settings, you can add the text you want to appear in the required fields as well as compose
the email which will be sent to your customer once they have signed up to your newsletter. 3. Once your customer has submitted their name and email address. Your customer will be sent a confirmation
email.
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This box will appear once your customer has submitted their name and email address.
Your customer will be sent a confirmation email.
8.OfferBoxes
There are three different types of Offer Lister’s, which you can choose from the “Add Module”. Custom Offer List Tabbed Offer Lister Travel Offer Lister
8.1 AddingOfferList
1. Under Manage Pages, select the page you want to add it to. 2. Under “Page Layout & Content”, select a column and add module “Custom Offer List/ Tabbed Offer Lister/
Travel Offer Lister”.
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3. Give a name or description of the module and select “Add Module”. 4. To move the module up or down in the column layout, use the green arrows. 5. On the top right corner, select the “Preview Page” to have a look at how the module looks.
8.2EditingOfferLists
8.2.1EditingCustomOfferList
1. You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. 2. You can give an optional heading and choose the custom offer type you want to see on the page. 3. For example: Selecting “Car Hire” as custom offer type will display only car hire offers. Selecting
“Accommodation” offers will display only accommodation offers & by selecting “All” it will display flights, accommodation, car hire, cruise etc.
8.2.2EditingTabbedOfferLister/TravelOfferLister
1. You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. 2. In Tab Options, you can select the number of Tabs to be displayed on the page. If you have more than one
tab, then set the default tab to be displayed on the page. 3. In the offer settings, you can edit the type of offer and how many you wish to display on your site. As well as
you can choose duration, price and date range. 4. In optional setting, for general results you do not need to select any options here, this will mean all or any
searches will pull through at random. For specific results you can choose from the range of options below such as countries, airports, resorts, operators, star rating, accommodation types etc
5. Lastly Custom offers which is optional, this option here lets you choose whether you want custom offers that you have created under 'custom offer management' in the 'add ons’ and tools section' of your CMS pull through.
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Default Accommodation Settings
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In this section you will firstly need to select which display option you would like.
Display Layout 1:
Display Layout 2:
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Display Layout 3:
Display Layout 4:
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9.GeoAccommodationLister*please not that this is only available if you have the Geo Database included in your website package.
This is a simple module that allows you to list certain hotels in your Geo database for the customer to see on your
website. To add this search box onto your website, select the page you want to add it to, under ‘Page Layout &
Content’ select Right Column (668px width) add module ‘Geo Accommodation Lister’.
Once you have this added to your page you select the pencil icon besides the module to edit the settings.
For this module you simply give the module a header and then list the hotels you would like to show. They will then
appear on the home page like this;
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10.GeoPopularDestinations*please not that this is only available if you have the Geo Database included in your website package*
This module is similair to the Geo Accommodation lister but lists destinations rather than accommodation. To add
this module onto your website, select the page you want to add it to, under ‘Page Layout & Content’ select Right
Column (668px width) add module ‘Geo Popular Destinations”.
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Once this is on your page, you edit the module by clicking on the pencil icon by the module.
You simply choose your header title and then list the destinations you would like to show. The list will then appear
on your site like this;
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11.RSSDisplay
The RSS allows you to retrieve the RSS feeds from various sites and display them for you to read and use.
To add this search box onto your website, select the page you want to add it to, under ‘Page Layout & Content’
select the position of the modules either the Left or Right Column, add module ‘RSS Display’.
You have the option to name the module so you can easily view it on the page layout section of the CMS page ‘RSS
Display’. You can edit this module at any time by selecting the green pencil.
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Feed Reader, Feed Burner or News Aggregator software allows you to grab the RSS feeds from various sites and
display them for you to read and use.
Using the RSS Feed Settings you can add the title of the feeds you are choosing to display along with the URL for
example ‘Travel News’ or ‘Latest Updates’. The URL will be provided by the RSS feeds software that you choose to
use. The unique URL can be copied and pasted into the settings and this will automatically update the news when it
is published on the site you have chosen, for example ‘Breakingtravelnews.com.’ You can add up to 30 RSS Feeds to
the module. This is the number of feeds that will be shown at any one time. There is also an option to add
descriptions along with the title. This allows a preview of what the feed is about so the customer can choose
whether it is of relevance to them.
It will appear on your site like this with or without descriptions.
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As you can see above the difference in display whether you choose to select yes or no to descriptions.
When you customer clicks on the title it takes them to the correct website link. This is a good way to have up to date
news and information available on your site that is relevant to you either that of travel, weather etc.
12.SearchBoxes You can only have one search box at a time in a page. Search boxes can be displayed
Vertically: To add this search box onto your website, select the page you want to add it to, under ‘Page
Layout & Content’ select your chosen Column and add module ‘Travel Search Box Vertical’. Depending on
the product the customer wants to search for, the search boxes will have different variables to enter in the
search box.
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Horizontally : To add this search box onto your website, select the page you want to add it to, under ‘Page Layout & Content’ select a Column and add module ‘Travel Search Box Horizontal’. Below is an example of how this search box will look:
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Full Width:
Pop‐out: This style search box has been designed to fit in the banner. The menu is always visible and the
customer can click on which product they want i.e Flights, it will then expand for them to fill in all their
requirements.
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Travel Search box V2 : Slim Shady Search Box ‐ Super thin stripped down search box display
12.1AddingSearchboxes
1. Under Manage Pages, select the page you want to add it to. 2. Under “Page Layout & Content”, select a column and add module “Travel Search Box Horizontal” from the
list of modules. 3. Give a name or description of the module and select “Add Module”. 4. To move the module up or down in the column, use the green arrows. 5. On the top right corner, select the “Preview Page” to have a look at how the module looks.
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12.2EditingSearchboxes
1. You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. 2. In default search settings, you can predetermine the search box details. You can also choose the start date,
flexibility, duration, passenger settings etc. Please note that the customer can override these settings as they are just a default option.
3. In default DP settings, the View Mode allows you to choose how the results are displayed; Split DP or Combined DP. Split DP will separate the flights and accommodation whereas the combined DP will package together the flights and accommodation.
4. The Car Hire and Transfers search tabs will need to be standalone modules if you would like them to appear in the search box, otherwise these products will return in the extra pages.
5. In Tab Text Settings, if you wish to personalise your tab text, you can override the default tab name and enter your own text.
Note: You can only have one search box on a page at a time so you will have to remove it if it's already on a page.
You can edit this module at any time by selecting the green pencil (as shown in the previously screen shot) and also
set the default settings.
Default Search Settings:
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You can predetermine the search box details; this is a useful tool if you want to set the search box on a specific page
i.e. Sydney. You can also choose the start date, please note that the customer can override these settings as they
are just a default option.
Default Passenger Settings
Default Accommodation settings:
If the hotels you want returning are of a specific star rating or board rating, you can select it within the Default
Accommodation Settings. If you wish to hide the accommodation type e.g. hotel and villa tick the box to hide the
type. You can also restrict the board basis, to remove room only, un‐tick the box and this option will not be available
on the search box.
Default DP Settings and Display Settings:
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The View Mode allows you to choose how the results are displayed; Split DP or Combined DP. Split DP will separate
the flights and accommodation whereas the combined DP will package together the flights and accommodation.
The Car Hire and Transfers search tabs will need to be standalone modules if you would like them to appear in the
search box, otherwise these products will return in the extra pages.
Tab Text Settings:
If you wish to personalise your tab text, you can override the default tab name and enter your own text. For example
if you do not want it to say ‘Book Accommodation’ you can rename it ‘Accommodation’.
The final option within the settings is Multi‐Leg, here you can disable this selection.
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Once you have made any changes, press save module. The search box will appear with the following options:
13.SearchBox/FlightResults‐MultiLeg
*please not that this is only available with a selected GDS.
One Way, return and now open‐jaw and Multi‐leg flight searches are all available. Fly from anywhere to anywhere, leave from one airport and return to another, round the world trips are all possible. (Subject to carriers supporting required routes).
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When the user selects ‘Book Flights’ they are presented with the option for ‘Multi‐stop flights’. By clicking here, it
will open up the following window for them to enter their information.
The user is able to plan their flight journey from one airport to the next. By clicking ‘Add Leg’ will create a new field.
They can create as many journeys as they wish. A leg can be deleted by clicking on the red circles. Click ‘Confirm
Selection’ once complete.
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The user must now select the number of passengers from the dropdown menus and cabin class for the flights. Once
complete click ‘Search’. The system will return a variety of searches dependant on their search flight criteria as
shown below:
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14.SocialSharingWidget
Adding social networking to your website opens up new marketing channels, giving you more ways to
connect with your customers. As one of the most powerful forces driving travel planning today, building your social
media strategy is essential, supporting your web marketing, and enhancing your SEO and web exposure in a
dramatic way. Each social network and channel has its own following and focus and Digital Trip can advise on the
best solution for you.
To add this Widget onto your website, select the page you want to add it to, under ‘Page Layout & Content’, select a
column and add module .
Select the module you’d like to add, in this case, ‘Social Sharing Widget’, then name it yourself in the box labelled,
‘Your Name/Description of Module’ and click ‘Add Module’.
Now that you have created your Widget, you can now choose which social medias you would like it to include on
your page. You can do this by clicking edit.
Once you have clicked on this, the ‘Edit Module Settings’ box should appear as below. Here you can also decide on
the alignment, size and layout of your social media icons.
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Once you have chosen all of your desired settings, click ‘Save Module’. Your end result should turn out something
like this:
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15.Whybookinfo(Editablelists)
To add editable lists such as ‘Why book with us?’ onto your website, select the page you want to add it to, under
‘Page Layout & Content’ select Left Column (242px width) add module ‘Why book info’.
You have the option to name the module so you can easily view it on the page layout section of the CMS page:
You can edit this module at any time by selecting the green pencil (as shown in the previously screen shot).
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Each item is a unique selling point for your company. This is a way to tell your customers why they should book with
you.
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16.Flash/YouTubeVideo
To add a You Tube video onto your website, to add this onto your website, select the page you want to add it to,
under ‘Page Layout & Content’ select a Column and add module ‘Flash / You Tube Video’.
Here you can name the module so you can easily view it on the page layout. Once the module has been added you
assign a video to it.
You can edit this module by selecting the edit green pencil on the left hand side of the module.
The options for Video Type is You Tube (stream from You Tube Website) or SWF Link (flash file).
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Copy the Website URL for the You Tube video into the video ID section, you can also customise the size of the video
so it fits into the space you’ve allocated for this module. You also have two options to have a continuously loop and
automatically activate, these should only be ticked if you want them enabled.
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The default settings are applied but you can customise them if you wish in this section.
Here you can give the video a name and a description.
Once all the settings have been set, press save module and the video will appear on the website.
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17.TripAdvisorReviewWidgets
Customers are more likely to book if a hotel or apartment is recommended by fellow travellers and there is
no bigger review centre than Trip Advisor, using the Geo‐database you can now ‘tag’ all your properties with the Trip
Advisor widget and show your users the last 3 reviews and the average review for each property.
To link the review widget, firstly select the property from your Geo Database
You will then need to locate the property on the Trip Advisor website, copy and paste the URL into the ‘Trip Advisor
URL’ field within the main settings.
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When a customer searches for the particular property, they will see the Trip Advisor logo:
The customer will then be able to click on the logo to see the reviews:
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18.CurrencyConvertor
The currency convertor is a live feed for currencies that updates automatically every 12 hours to ensure you are
selling products and services at the right price. It will display the current exchange rate alongside the currencies you
have active on your site.
You can add additional currencies to your site but you cannot remove them. You can deactivate the currency so that
it is not shown on your site. Removing it will lose all data about purchases made in that currency.
Hedge Value – When using the dynamic conversion, you may find that you want to set a hedge value to alter the
rates received from the 3rd party service. Please note that this is a multiplier and so to add 10% to the exchange rate,
you would enter 1.1 in the box and click ‘Update Hedge’.
You can lock specific currencies so that they do not update dynamically using the ‘Lock Rate’ feature. You can refresh
the currency at any stage by turning the Lock Rate off and on again by clicking at the red X or green tick.
To active currencies will be highlighted with a green tick. To activate a currency, click on the red X in the ‘Is Active’
column.
To add Currency Converter module onto your website, select the page you want to add it to, under ‘Page Layout &
Content’ select a Column and add module and using the green pencil you can edit the module.
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SMSIntegration
*please not that this is only available if you have the Trigger Emails.
Linked with the System emails and Trigger email modules the SMS module is a simple way of communicating quickly
with your customers. Send booking confirmations, travel reminders and more. Why not send a text on the day of
departure wishing them a great trip, or one on their return welcoming your customer back home?
Enter the text using the Special Content Tags just like with Trigger emails. Click ‘Save Trigger’ when complete. This
will send an SMS to your customer with their individual holiday information.
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OrderHandoffAPI
Most clients are already using a back office system and don’t want to change to a new one just because they have a
new website. Any booking taken on line is added to either an XML file or to a specially created SQL database that
can then be used to automatically upload in to your chosen back office solution, thus saving you time and money
and of course stopping the need for manually re‐keying bookings which can lead to errors.
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19.SalesAgentQuotationSystem The Sales Agent Quotation System allows a logged in Agent to search the website in the normal way, add up to five items
to a quote, collect some details from the customer (e.g. phone call/in store) and email them the quote.
It also allows them to flag the quote for a customer call back. Additionally another member of staff can pick up that
quote reference if the customer calls back, update notes and status of the order.
The information is stored within the CRM and customer data can be downloaded and added to your email system for
follow up.
Using the quotation system is simple; first select your chosen property and click ‘add to quote’
Your property will then be added to the agent toolbar. Click ‘prepare to send’ to allow you to enter the contact
information
Here you can enter all the information relating to the order. You can enter the customer’s information, whether they
are a good prospect, who the Assignee is, when the call back should be, what the status of the order is, and if the
customer has any comments.
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You will be sent an email with a link. Click on the link
The link from your email will send you to your quote
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20.HotList
Similar to the Sales Agent Quotation System but for the customer. A module that allows a customer to
search the website and add up to five items to a ‘hot‐list’, email it to themselves. The information is then stored
within the Advanced Membership System and the CRM.
The information when paired with the CRM system and Advanced Membership module is a powerful tool to collect
and store customer data, which can then be downloaded and added to your marketing system for, follow up.
In addition you get a copy of every email that is sent using the ‘hot‐list’ enabling you to chase up potential
customers.
When a customer see’s a hotel they are interested in, they will select ‘Add to List’ the items will appear in the tool
bar at the bottom of the page. Once they have selected the properties they are interested in, they will select
‘prepare to send’.
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The user will then fill in details for the list to be sent out to them. They will then receive an email with a link to view
there searches.
21.GoogleTranslate
Add Google Translate to your website and sell to other nationalities in their own language.
Top tip: If you are looking for something more sophisticated then upgrade your website to include custom
translations using the evolve Multi‐lingual tool.
The dropdown menu can be found at the top of the web page and offers the user a wide range of language options
to choose from.
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The default language is set to English. When the user selects their chosen language, the page will reload
automatically.
This tool allows you to reach a wide audience by making it accessible for all to use.
22.CruiseWelcome to your Cruise Ship Management.
*please not that this is only available if you have the Cruise XML included in your website package.
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You will find Cruise Ship Management under ‘Add Ons & Tools’.
This section allows you to manage the cruise ships you have added to your site. By clicking ‘Edit’ will allow you to
make changes to the existing cruise ships.
To add a new cruise click
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Enter the mandatory information into the fields.
Cruise Line ‐ Select from the dropdown menu.
Ship Code ‐ Enter the code for the cruise ship you are entering i.e QU.
Ship Name ‐ Enter the full name of the cruise ship i.e P&O.
Enter all of the ship information – Description, more information, specifications and facilities.
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Click ‘Create Ship’ once complete. This will take you to the next section where you can add media.
Video Gallery ‐ Embed YouTube videos into this ship by entering either the YouTube video id or the URl of the video
watch page.
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Images ‐ Upload images for the cruise ship you are adding. You can drag and drop new images below from your
computer, or upload new files using the file upload box. This primary image is denoted by a star icon – to set another
image as the primary, just click the grey plus icon.
Deck Plans ‐ You can upload deck plan images for the cruise ship. You can drag and drop new images below from
your computer, or upload new files using the file upload box. This primary image is denoted by a star icon – to set
another image as the primary, just click the grey plus icon.
Click ‘Save Ship’ when complete.
To publish the new information you have entered click
Your cruise ship entry will appear like above on your website.
23.Personalisedwebe‐brochure
Do you have a brochure that you would like to add to your website? Simply provide us with a 12 page PDF
and we’ll do the rest.
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We will place a banner on your website with a link for the user to click on. This will take them to an online document
where they can read through the pages online.
24.CRMReporting
This handy tool allows you to create reports based on your customers and their activity with your website.
The reports can be used for internal use such as customer development and retention strategies. Build your report
using a diverse range of filters, then preview and export for use.
Filter ‐ Choose a filter from the dropdown menu.
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Modifier ‐ Depending on the filter you select, the modifier dropdown options will be ‘like’, ‘is’, ‘before’, ‘after’ etc.
For example if you select First Name, the modifier dropdown options are ‘is’ or ‘like’.
Value ‐ If you have selected the filter of first name the value for example could be David.
You can provide extra criteria for the search by clicking ‘Add New Filter’.
Once you have entered all your filters then click ‘Generate Preview’.
The system will return the relevant searches based on your filter requirements.
You have a range of tools on what you would like to do with the search results returned.
Download As CSV – A report on the customers is produced in an Excel document.
Send Email To Group – Send an email to the customers found in the search criteria.
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Tag Collection – You can create a ‘Tag’ for the search results. You can organise your customers using Tags such as
‘Loyal Customers’, ‘UK clients’ etc. Click ‘Set Tag’ when complete.
Use this tool to manage your customer relations.
25.IntegratedDestinationContent*Only available with Geo Database
You can edit the destination content in Geo Data Management tool. With over 7000 pages of destination content,
and the ability to add much more you can really make your site stand out. It includes comprehensive and authorative
guides to hundreds of cities, resorts and ports of call to give you customers the information they need.
274 Country guides
240 City Guides
377 Beach and Ski Resort Guides
100 Ports of Call
420 Airport Guides
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26.Maps
*Only available with Geo Database
By adding Google Maps functionality to your website you can greatly enhance your customers’ travel planning
experience. You will have the ability to pinpoint resorts, accommodation and points of interest directly on your
website, allowing customers to quickly and easily find their ideal accommodation with the familiar, easy‐to‐use
Google Maps interface.
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27.MobileWebsite
Digital Trip has developed a mobile framework for production of mobile sites, flexible and customisable so as to
enable production of full e‐commerce solutions on the mobile platform. The platform extension represents
hundreds of hours of platform design, specification and implementation to deliver a commerce solution for use in
the mobile arena.
No restrictive practices getting to market
Unlike a mobile app, which requires installing, development and rigorous approval processes before reaching market
the digital trip mobile framework provides a completely different and seamless way to unlock the potential in mobile
users visiting the site. The platform uses device detection to automatically detect mobile users and delivers content
from the mobile framework engine, giving end users a simple tailored interface for booking.
A website optimised for mobile phones and tablets that is linked to your main site and controlled via your eVolve
Content Management System. All suppliers, pricing rules, and bookings are managed centrally in the main CMS.
Brand and theme your Mobile Website using the Site Builder in your eVolve CMS. Choose the products you want to
sell and then watch the bookings roll in.
Features include ‐
• Search Flight Only, Hotel Only, DP and Package Holidays with Geo Location (finds your nearest airport based on
your current location)
• Manage My Booking” section – with links to the local weather and guides for your destination
• My Account” section – login and save your mobile settings to your account, including favourites as below
• Destination Guides – search and add guides to a “favourites” list so you can quickly find guides when you are “in
resort”
• Weather forecasts with Geo Location or search for weather based on where you are going
• Quick and easy ways to contact you, integrated into your phone for quick calling and emailing using your phone’s
apps
• Quick links to your social network pages/profile
28.ManageBookings
My Booking allows you to:
Review your booking details
Pay your balance
View your itinerary
Contact our customer services department
Ask additional questions
It can be found in the Site Links section of your site in the footer.
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The customer can user their individual Order ID along with their Surname and departure date. Click ‘Find Booking’ to
open up the order.
*It can take up to 24 hours for your booking to be available within the ‘My Booking’ system.
29.ThirdPartyIntegrations
We have chosen a number of 3rd party tools to enhance the eVolve CMS. Where possible all of the companies we
have integrated offer a ‘free’ version of their product and you can of course upgrade any of the accounts to offer a
potentially richer tool set.
Choose from a variety of email providers, SMS suppliers, RSS feeds and affiliate companies and get the most from
your new website.
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AffiliateFuture Tracking
Affiliate Future are performance‐based marketing specialists, providing sales solutions and marketing services to
advertisers, publishers and agencies. Please Note: This feature does not currently support Pay out Codes in the
tracking.
Custom News Feeds
There are loads of great news websites available and this module will display any or all of them as long as they have
an RSS feed. If your website is set up to be Multi‐lingual then this app will support any of the languages that your
chosen source provides.
Form Builder
Wufoo is a web application that helps anybody build amazing online forms. When you design a form with Wufoo, it
automatically builds the database, backend and scripts needed to make collecting and understanding your data easy,
fast and fun. Basic accounts are available free of charge from Wufoo.
Mailchimp
Allow website users to subscribe to your Mailchimp mailing lists using any of the eVolve CMS newsletter subscription
modules, booking flows or other CRM activity. Either choose a single list for all subscriptions, or configure each CRM
activity to a different list. Choose between Single or Double opt‐in subscriptions.
OR
Newsweaver
Allow website users to subscribe to your MailChimp mailing lists using any of the eVolve CMS newsletter
subscription modules, booking flows or other CRM activity. Either choose a single list for all subscriptions, or
configure each CRM activity to a different list. Choose between Single or Double opt‐in subscriptions.
OR
Dotmailer
Allow website users to subscribe to your Dotmailer mailing lists using any of the eVolve CMS newsletter subscription
modules, booking flows or other CRM activity. Either choose a single list for all subscriptions, or configure each CRM
activity to a different list. Choose between Single or Double opt‐in subscriptions.
Mandrill
Mandrill is a scalable and affordable email infrastructure service, with marketing‐friendly analytics tools Route
inbound email through Mandrill and forward to your customers. Enter the sender email addresses, which you want
to forward to your customers (e.g. [email protected]). All other emails will be ignored by the forwarding
system.
Social Bookmarking
Integrating social marketing capabilities to your website opens up powerful new marketing channels, giving you
more ways to connect with your customers. As one of the most powerful forces driving travel planning today,
building your social media strategy is essential, supporting your web marketing, and enhancing your SEO and web
exposure in a dramatic way. Each social platform and channel has its own following and focus and Digital Trip’s social
marketing experts can advise on the best solution for you.
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30.WufooForms
Wufoo is a web application that helps anybody build amazing online forms. When you design a form with Wufoo, it
automatically builds the database, backend and scripts needed to make collecting and understanding your data easy,
fast and fun. Basic accounts are available free of charge from Wufoo.
You need to sign up to Wufoo and create an account. www.wufoo.com
You will be given a domain name which you need to enter into the integration section of the CMS.
Login to your Wufoo account. (www.wufoo.com)
Create the form on the site. Once you have saved the form, you will be provided with a short link URL.
In the CMS put the Wufoo module on the page you want the form to appear.
Select + where you want to position the form then select the Wufoo Forms module. Enter a name/description for
the module.
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The Wufoo Form module will be added to the page. Click the green pencil to open up the settings. In the module
settings, it will ask you to put the short link URL into the module.
Click ‘Save Module’ when you entered the shortlink URL.
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31.BackgroundRotator
Set Vegas‐style full screen rotating backgrounds on you r website.
31.1AddingaBackgroundrotator
1. Under Manage Pages, select the page you want to add it to. 2. Under “Page Layout & Content”, select a column and add module “Background rotator”. 3. Give a name or description of the module and select “Add Module”.
31.2EditingtheBackgroundRotator
1. You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. 2. You can add the images you wish to display by choosing files from your drive or drag & drop it. 3. Select the file you want to use or alternatively you can upload one.
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32.CurrentFolderPageMenu
This module displays pages of a certain template in a list. For example: see the below screenshot.
Add the module and give it a header and set the pages to show.
33.Scroller/Textscroller:
This module lets you create slider text with controllable colours and size. To add a Scroller
1. Under Manage Pages, select the page you want to add it to. 2. Under “Page Layout & Content”, select a column and add module “Scroller”. 3. Give a name or description of the module and select “Add Module”. 4. To move the module up or down in the column layout, use the green arrows. 5. On the top right corner, select the “Preview Page” to have a look at how the module looks.
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You can edit the module at any time by selecting the green pencil on the page layout. You can set up the background colour, text colour, and slide settings as shown below. Also choose the width of the scroller.
This is how it look son the front end.