Synchronize the WordPress Hbook plugin with the booking portals

What is the Hbook plugin?

WordPress is currently the first choice on most websites. Many owners of vacation rentals create their website with this CMS (Content Management System). Especially the simplicity and the integration of all widgets and plugins make it so popular. With Hbook, there is a booking tool that can be inserted into a WordPress site. You can even manage cash and ask for credit card information. With easy integration into all WordPress sites, Hbook is the ideal booking widget for WordPress websites.

Own website or booking portals

The importance of your website is debatable. Depending on the topic and region, the competition for the top positions in search engines is very intense. As a result, the importance of booking portals has increased significantly in recent years. In particular, the main international portals such as Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, Tripadvisor, HomeAway and Agoda have become the main distribution channels for apartments and accommodation of all kinds. The combination - your website and booking portals - is perfect.

Connect Hbook with booking channels and synchronize calendars automatically

With Smoobu Channel Manager you can now combine both perfectly. Bookings from Hbooks through your website are automatically sent to the booking portals, e.g. Airbnb, and the calendar is stored there and vice versa. For example, if someone books through Booking.com, Smoobu detects this and keeps the calendar embedded in Hbook on your own WordPress website. This is how it works in practice: Go to your Hbook page and search for Hbook in the menu on the left -> then click on "Ical Sync: Download .ics file Get url" There you will get the export link, which then has to be entered into Smoobu. Under "New calendar" in Hbook you have to insert the link that Smoobu provides you under "Accommodation" (give it the name you prefer, like "Smoobu Apartment 1").

Conclusion: No more stress about updating the calendar.

The calendar is updated automatically and all bookings are displayed in a clear booking list from Smoobu.