Q4VR: Configuring your Rate Options

The purpose of this document is to describe your new options for the different rates displayed on your VR site are created from the API data returned from the PMS. It will show how the following are populated: Rates on search results photos Rates on unit Availability Calendars Rates in the Rates Table The rate … Continued

Email: Contact Form – From Field

As of today Escapia’s Lead Gen Tool requires each email FROM address to be unique to interpret the lead data correctly. Example.. FROM: Will Ferrell – will.ferrell@yahoo.com FROM: Bob Evans – bobevens@gmail.com FROM: Ron John – ronj@hotmail.com But, are the emails being sent from yahoo.com, gmail.com, hotmail.com? No. They’re being sent from a contact form … Continued

Q4VR: Adding a property video

Our plugin is set up to pull in TruePlace media from a customer’s Escapia account, but what if they have another type of video they want to add? Login into your WordPress site as an admin. Navigate to Vacation Rentals, and click Edit on the property you want to add a video for. Get the … Continued

Redirect /blog/yyyy/mm to /blog

Add to htaccess file: # Q4LAUNCH Added Redirects RedirectMatch 301 ^/blog/([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{2})/(?!page/)(.+)$ https://THE-DOMAIN.com/blog/$3 # END Q4LAUNCH *Be sure to amend THE-DOMAIN.com *Be sure to place this ABOVE WP’s default mod_rewrite’s If you also want to handle/remove extensions # Q4LAUNCH Added Redirects #first: remove .html file extension – e.g. https://example.com/file.html will become https://example.com/file RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} … Continued

Process for Setting up a New AdWords Account

Updated 4/18/18, using the new version of AdWords Note: Google AdWords is now called Google Ads, but all menus and settings are the same. Use Clients@ account to create the new customer account. Invite your own email as well for easy access going forward from your own login. If the customer already set it up, you … Continued

Q4VR: Rates Table

We have another new VR Feature – an optional Rates table on the Property page that is automatically populated with API data. We had the option for a rates table before, but it required the CEM/Customer to input manual rates for all of their properties. How to Set Up If your customer wants to display … Continued

Q4VR: Featured Properties In Blog Posts

Wouldn’t it be nice to easily include featured VR properties within a post when writing about a specific area or topic? Now you can via a simple snippet of code called a “shortcode”.   How To Include Featured PropertIes Using A Shortcode   Specifics You can include as many properties as you like, but the … Continued

Q4VR: Search Options

Search Options: Checkin/Checkout Dates Minimum # of Bedrooms Exact # of Bedrooms Minimum # of Bathrooms Guest Capacity Area ((like Neighborhood, Subdivision set up in the PMS) Location (usually the city) Unit Code (manually entered) Unit Name (auto-populated) Amenities I need EXACT name of Amenity from the PMS PMS Specific Search Options: Escapia: Custom Filters … Continued

How To Disavow Spam Inbound Links

When you discover that spammy domains are linking to your website, you will want to disavow these links so they don’t hurt your website’s ranking or domain authority. To look for spammy or toxic backlinks, use https://analytics.moz.com/pro/link-explorer/ and select the Spam Score tab. Look for links with a 70% or higher spam score. Go here: https://www.cuteseotools.net/disavow-file-generator and … Continued

Naming and Resizing Images – Tools & Best Practices

It is extremely important that we all follow these best practices when adding images to customer websites because: Large image files = slow load times, excess usage of our server space Poorly named image files (e.g. ThinkStockPhotos-235q34634.jpg or Webp.net-resizeimage.jpg) = no SEO value, impossible to search for in WordPress or GetResponse media galleries Duplicate images … Continued