=== Appy Hotel Website Connector === Contributors: Appy Corporation Ltd. Donate link: Tags: hotel, resort, casino, cruise ship, B&B, hostel, hotels, resorts, booking, bookings, reservation, reservations, hospitality, hotel website, resort website, hospitality website, hotel marketing, resort marketing, mobile responsive, Author URI: http://appyhotel.com Requires at least: 3.0.1 Tested up to: 4.0 Stable tag: 2.0 Version: 1.0 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Create a hotel website seamlessly integrated with [Appyhotel.com]’s hotel app & website platform in minutes. Base your design on our free themes, or create your own. == Description == ###Appy Hotel Website Connector [Appy Hotel] is a comprehensive digital marketing platform that enables hotels to build and manage their own apps and websites. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeGlBDzAnbM] ###Build a Hotel Website in Minutes This plugin enables the publication of data entered via Appy Hotel's proprietary [backend] directly to any Wordpress based website. The plugin and accompanying themes enable hotels and website developers to deploy, with just a few clicks, fully featured hotel websites. ###Manage Your Hotel's Website and Apps From a Single Dashboard Websites generated this way are managed using the Appy Hotel dashboard and are therefore always in synch with apps generated via the platform. Appy Hotel = 1 management dashboard, all the screens you need ###How it works Installing and activating the plugin and theme, and entering a valid Appy Hotel ID and API key in the settings page will immediately pull, structure and publish all the content entered for that hotel onto the Wordpress installation. Use [Appy Hotel's provided responsive themes], or style your own to create a stunning Hotel website, fully integrated with the hotel's mobile apps and managed via the same dashboard. To see the plugin in action enter the following demo details: * API Key: 4376e6151806990639949f8b95abf59d * Appy Hotel ID: 1111111 To get a live API Key for your hotel you must have a paying subscription with Appy Hotel. Contact support@appyhotel.com for more details. ###Features * **Full integration with Appy Hotel** - *Menu categories*, *pages* and *items* seamlessly pulled from your Appy Hotel dashboard. Texts, images and videos entered via Appy Hotel are recreated as stunning mobile responsive website pages on your Wordpress installation. * **Short codes for maximum flexibility** - Any content entered on your Appy Hotel dashboard is available for display on any page, post or widget via shortcodes * **Multilingual** - Full support for Appy Hotel's multilingual features. Any multilingual content you entered via the Appy Hotel dashboard is available for display via the websites language selector as well. * **Homepage slider** - A stunning homepage hero slider autogenerated from your appy hotel *menu category* background images. * **Promotions** - Hotel promotions entered via your Appy Hotel dashbaord are prominently displayed on your hotel website homepage. * **Social media integration** - Hotel Facebook and Twitter feed automatically pulled and displayed on the homepage * **Hotel gallery** - Automatically generated hotel gallery page displaying all the images uploaded via the Appy Hotel dashboard. * **Google Maps location** - The hotel's location is already plotted on a Google map embedded in the home and contact pages. **Create an amazing responsive website for any Hotel in minutes!** [Appy Hotel's premium responsive theme]:http://# [Appy Hotel's provided responsive themes]:http://# [appyhotel.com]:http://appyhotel.com/ [Appy Hotel]:http://appyhotel.com/ [Appy Hotel]:http://appyhotel.com/ [backend]:https://happy.appyhotel.com/login ---------- == Installation == This section describes how to install Appy Hotel Website Connector. The plugin works best in tandem with our themes. 1. This plugin pulls data from any *existing* Appy Hotel account. If you've not yet signed up to for Appy Hotel, now's the time to do so. Head on to [Appyhotel.com] and sign up for a free account. 1. We recommend that before you setup your plugin and theme you first populate your Hotel's account with some content using the Appy Hotel [backend], so that you have text and images to pull via the plugin. 1. Install Appy Hotel Website Connector either via the WordPress.org plugin directory, or by uploading the files to your server. 1. Activate the plugin, and head on to *Settings* > *Appy Connector*. 1. Enter your Appy ID and API key (to get your API key contact support@appyhotel.com) 1. Select the options you want to enable, hit *Save Changes* and *Refresh* to import your content from your Appy Hotel dashboard. **Create an amazing responsive website for any Hotel in minutes!** [Appy Hotel's default responsive theme]:http://# [appyhotel.com]:http://appyhotel.com/ [Appy Hotel]:http://appyhotel.com/ [backend]:https://happy.appyhotel.com/login ---------- == Frequently Asked Questions == = Do I need an Appy Hotel account to make the plugin work? = Yes. The plugin serves as a connector between an existing Appy Hotel account and your Wordpress installation. It does not function stand-alone. For full syndication of the hotel's content to the hotel's apps and website the content must be entered via the Appy Hotel dashboard. = Does Appy Hotel offer a free package? = Yes. Head on to our website [Appyhotel.com] and start a free account now. = Does Appy Hotel offer a solution for hotel groups? = Yes the Appy Hotel platform has a comprehensive solution for hotel groups. **Create an amazing responsive website for any Hotel in minutes!** [Appy Hotel's default responsive theme]:http://# [appyhotel.com]:http://appyhotel.com/ [Appy Hotel]:http://appyhotel.com/ [backend]:https://happy.appyhotel.com/login ---- == Screenshots == 1. Homepage of a Hotel website generated using Appy Hotel Website Connector and responsive theme as seen on a desktop. 1. Homepage of a Hotel website generated using Appy Hotel Website Connector and responsive theme as seen on a mobile. 1. Social media feeds, location on Google maps, and hotel promotions are pulled from the Appy Hotel dashboard and displayed on the website. 1. Content pages and images uploaded via the Appy Hotel backend are automatically ported over to Wordpress and rendered as stunning web pages. 1. Items and promotions are ported over from Appy Hotel to Wordpress as well. 1. All images uploaded via the Appy Hotel dashboard are ported over to the hotel's website to create a gorgeous gallery. 1. Really easy integration on the Wordpress side. Simply enter your Hotel ID and API key, choose which options you want to enable, and you're all set! 1. Really easy integration on the Wordpress side. Simply enter your Hotel ID and API key, choose which options you want to enable, and you're all set! **Create an amazing responsive website for any Hotel in minutes!** [Appy Hotel's default responsive theme]:http://# [appyhotel.com]:http://appyhotel.com/ [Appy Hotel]:http://appyhotel.com/ [backend]:https://happy.appyhotel.com/login ---- == Changelog == = 2.0 = * Do not wipe out all the pages when refreshing the content. * Bug fixes. * Code improvements. = 1.0 = * First release. == Trouble Shooting == *I published a blog post but it’s not showing up on my website* * Be sure to select which language the post should appear for from the category selection box on your Wordpress post editor. *None of my hotel app pages are showing up on my website* * Ensure your server allows URL rewriting. **Create an amazing responsive website for any Hotel in minutes!** [Appy Hotel's default responsive theme]:http://# [appyhotel.com]:http://appyhotel.com/ [Appy Hotel]:http://appyhotel.com/ [backend]:https://happy.appyhotel.com/login ----