Adding the Booking Calendar to your Facebook page

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Add your webreserv calendar on FacebookIt is now possible to embed the new booking calendar on your Facebook page. Check our Facebook page to see how it looks.

The set up process is fairly straightforward with an end result being a fully functional booking system for your business available on your Facebook page. Just follow the steps.

Note: It is also possible to embed the booking calendar 1.0 following the same method.

1.    Locate the app on Facebook

Once you have completed the setup of your account, you can now add it to your Facebook page. To embed the WebReserv booking calendar into Facebook, go to the following Facebook Application page http://apps.facebook.com/static_html_plus, and click on “Add Static HTML to a Page”.

Get the Facebook app to add the WebReserv booking calendar to your page

2.   Select the correct Facebook page

You may have more than one Facebook page. When asked, select the correct Facebook page from the drop down menu.

Select the correct Facebook page

3.    Add the app

Click “Add static HTML” to add the app.

Add the app

4.    Open the app

Go to your Facebook page and click the tab “Welcome” to open the app.

Open the app

5.   Access the HTML code of the booking calendar

Once you open the Welcome tab, you will see an area to add the HTML code.  In order to get the HTML code of the booking calendar, login to your WebReserv account and click the “Website” tab in the top menu.  Select the options and the appearance of the calendar and then click “Preview” to generate the HTML code. Copy the entire code from the box.

Note: Both versions of the calendar (1.0 and 2.0) are available.

Acccess the HTML code of the booking calendar

6.    Embed the HTML code of the booking calendar

Paste the calendar’s HTML code into the editor and click “Save & publish”.

Note: You can modify the height and the width of the calendar directly in the HTML code.

Embed the HTML code of the booking calendar

7.    Change the name and the picture of the tab

Once you’ve saved the HTML code, go back to your Facebook page and click the arrow near the “Welcome” tab.

Change the name and the picture of the tab

Click the “edit” button on the Welcome tab and click “Edit settings”

Change the name and the picture of the tab 2

To change the name of the tab, just type the name you want in “Custom tab name” and click “Save”.

To change the picture of the tab, click “Change” in “Custom Tab Image” and upload the picture you like.

Change the name and the picture of the tab 3

8.    See the booking calendar on your page

Go to your Facebook page and click on the tab you just created.

See the booking calendar on your Facebook page

Click “View tab in visitor mode instead” to see the final result.

See the booking calendar on your Facebook page 2

Congratulations! You have successfully added the booking calendar, and you’re ready to receive bookings from your Facebook page.

See the booking calendar on your Facebook page 3

Check our Facebook page to see how it looks

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