Houfy website builder

• Go to website builder and click Manage on the website you wanted to add a dropdown menu
• Select Preferences from the left menu
• Change Website domain username

Note: (. , / are not allowed)

• Go to website builder and click Manage on the website you wanted to delete.
• Select Preferences from the left menu and scroll down to Remove this website
• Click Remove this website and confirm to remove the website.

• Go to website builder and click Manage on the website you wanted to add a dropdown menu
• Select Pages from the left menu and click Edit on any page
• Click on Design settings and click on Favicon
• Add your favicon by click Select image or dradding favicon image into the section.

Note: Please try to upload Square size favicon.

• Go to website builder and click Manage on the website you wanted to add a dropdown menu
• Select Preferences from the left menu
• Scroll down to Remove Houfy Branding on the website and select Remove Houfy from the footer

• Manage website > Navigation
• Select pages from the left menu
• Click on Add page , enter page title and description.
• Click Save to add the page.
• Now you can edit the page, add page to the navigation
• You can sections to the page like Text, Image, custom html, Slideshow, blog posts, etc

• Go to website builder and select the website to manage.
• Select pages from the left menu
• Select the page you want to edit and click Edit
• Click on the Photos section and change photo layout to Thumbnails

You can add any additional meta tags and overwrite the default meta tags for your website.

To add meta tags for the entire website on all the pages, please follow the below steps:

• Website builder > Preferences > Scroll down to meta tags
• Add meta tags as per your need, and click outside to save them.

To add meta tags for the specific page of your website, please follow the below steps:

• Website builder > Select the page and click on Settings of the page
• Add meta tags as per your need, and click outside to save them.

• Select the website you want to edit and click on Pages from left menu
• Edit any page and click on design settings at the bottom of the left menu
• Click on Social media and enter various social media links
• Once added the social media links will be shown on your website at footer

• Manage website > Pages
• Edit the page
• Click on the Add section and select Spacer.
• You can change a few settings like margin, border width, and border style.

To change the color of the read more button on your website, please follow the below steps:

• Manage website > Select Design settings from the left menu
• Click on Colors > Change color for Actions(Read more)

To change size of menu items on your website, please follow below steps:

Manage website > Select Design settings from the left menu

Click on Fonts & Sizes > Change size for Menu Items

• Go to website builder and click Manage on the website you wanted to add a dropdown menu
• Select Navigation from the left menu and click Main menu to add a dropdown to main menu list
• Edit existing menu item or Add menu item, select dropdown to Yes
• Add child menu to the dropdown, enter name of child menu, select page, and select link target. Click Save to save the changes.

A record settings

The A record specifies the IP addresses from IPv4 (internet protocol version 4) corresponding to your domain and its subdomains. By default this is your site IP address with us. If you want to edit an A record so that part of your site points to another server, you need to know the IPv4 address of this server and insert it in the corresponding field.

A-Record: Give the Houfy IP-Address: 52.38.84.108

Make sure you only point to Houfy and not any other IP-Addresses

CNAME record settings

The CNAME record specifies redirects from your domain’s subdomains to other domains/subdomains. A valid domain/host should be provided as a destination for the CNAME record as it does not accept IP addresses.

• Enter www in the name section (DO NOT Add anything else)
• Enter your domain name.com in the resolves to section.
• Click on create

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• Go to website builder and select the website to manage.
• Select Preferences from the left menu
• Scroll down to Listings associated with this website and click on Edit.
• Click on Make as default

• Go to website builder > Select the website
• Go to preferences
• Scroll down to "Allow instant book on my website" and select Instant book from the option.

• Go to website builder
• Select the page and section.
• Change Visible number of months on the calendar page to 12 months.

• Go to website builder > Manage website
• Edit the page and click on text section.
• Change alignment to "Center" or "Left"

• Click on plus on desktop(Right menu > Plus on mobile) and select website builder
• Go to Preferences and scroll down to listings associated with the website
• Click on Edit and associate to link listing with the website
• Click on Edit and dis-associate to un-link listing with the website.

Note: You must have at least 1 listing associated with the website.

• Go to website builder and click Manage on the website you wanted to remove the option.
• Go to preferences from the left menu
• Scroll down to Remove Refundable reservations option on checkout page
• Select the remove option

Go to the website builder section by clicking on the + on the menu bar. Select > Website Builder

• Select the website you want to edit
• Select preferences on the left menu
• Go to listings associated with this website and select the listing(s) you want to remove

To remove listings from the featured listings section.

• Select the website you want to edit
• Go to pages and Click on edit on the Home page
• Click on the Featured listings section, then add or remove items.

• click on the +, select website builder
• Select the website you would like to edit
• Click Edit on the checkout page
• Click Add section and add a text section
• Edit text for the section

This should show the text on your website's checkout page.

To create a website powered by Houfy please follow the below instructions:

1. Click plus menu > Website builder
2. Click on single/multi vacation rental website based on your need.

3. Enter the business name or website name and click continue.

4. Select listing(s) associated with the website and click continue.

Done. Your website will be created within a few seconds.

Now you can do below things:

• Select the template for the website
• Connect your domain to the website
• Edit pages or sections
• Edit colors or font

Website builder provides different layout changes to start building your website.

Currently, there are 5 templates:

Houfy template (Default template): This template has a similar view as a single page view listing.

Template 1: Search in the middle of the slider or mage image. This is a multi-page template.

Template 2: Search at the bottom of the slider or mage image. This is a multi-page template.

Template 3: Menus below the logo on the separate line. Search at the bottom of the slide or main image. This is a multi-page template.

Template 4: Slider or main image is full screen with search in the middle. This is a multi-page template.

To choose a different template:

1. Go to website builder -> Manage
2. On the left, you can see a list of the available templates. Click "Install" to choose the template.

To edit overview(listing summary)

• Go to website builder and select the website to manage.
• Select pages from the left menu

• Select the page you want to edit and click Edit
• Click on the section to edit

• Click the edit button and edit the content of the section.

To change the default listing on your website please follow below steps.

• Plus menu > Manage website
• Go to pages > Click on settings of any page
• Go to listing data > Change default listing

To change the color of your website business name:

• Manage website > Pages
• Edit any page
• Click on design settings > Colors > Business name
• Change color > Save

Start creating a website by logging in and clicking on the + icon.

Once a template has been selected click on "Pages" on the left menu

Click on Home and edit

Click on Header

Scroll down and click on Design Settings

Click on Font or Colors and save changes..

• Go to website builder and select the website you want to edit.
• Click on pages from left navigation and Click on Edit for the page which has slideshow in it.
• Click on slideshow to open slides.
• Select slideshow image which you want to delete, click Remove this slide to remove the slideshow image.

Having your own professional website will give you a competitive edge over other vacation-rental businesses, helping you attract more potential guests and instill confidence in their booking decisions. Show them that you’re serious about your business with a Houfy website!

No coding skills or prior experience are needed with our user-friendly interface. Houfy makes building a website easier than ever; you can get up and running in mere minutes. Our professionally designed templates offer an array of customizable options, allowing you to create a unique website tailored to reflect your rental brand’s style and flair. With Houfy, you get all the features necessary to design the perfect website.

How does this work?

Log in > Click on + > Select Website Builder (For completed and verified Houfy listings only!)

We have created a system where any update you make on your Houfy listing(s), including pricing/calendar/pictures/text/guides, will instantly update your Houfy connected website XYZ-rentals.com.

Sample for one property: https://www.tinytikiretrohideaway.com

TINY TIKI RETRO HIDEAWAY

With a combination of spectacular view and luxury camping, the "Tiny Tiki Retro Hideaway" is a unique glamping experience. Relax and retreat on a sandstone mesa, where nobody will find you at this extraordinary get away. Our 1954 vintage retro-tiny-house-on-wheels, furnished patio, and a shady gazebo offer an unforgettable highlight of your travels.

https://www.tinytikiretrohideaway.com

Sample for Multiple properties: https://www.bed.ninja

bed.ninja

Home

https://www.bed.ninja

You have the option to stay the owner of the domain if you chose so and we can link our program to your domain. - for more info.

We are taking an example of Google tag manager here.

1. Insert script:

• Copy the script code(section 1) snippet as instructed in the install Tag Manager box.
• Go to website preferences > Javsascript code
• Click "Add Javascript"
• Past the code as "Inline javascript"
• Remove script tags at the start and end as it's inline script. The final code should be something like the below screenshot.

2. Insert the NoScript tag into the body:

• Copy the script code(section 2) snippet as instructed in the install Tag Manager box.
• Go to website preferences > Custom HTML
• Past the code

Congratulations, you have added Google Tag Manager to your website.

• Go to website builder and select the website you want to edit.
• Click on domains from the left navigation and Click on the Trash icon for the domain that you want to remove.
• Click on "Remove" to confirm the removal of the domain.

Additionally, you can remove/change the A record of your domain at your domain provider to remove it completely.

To submit your website created by Houfy website builder, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to Google search console and click add property
2. Choose the URL prefix method and enter the www version of your website. For ex. www.test.com

3. Choose the HTML tag method and copy the HTML tag.

4. Go to website builder on Houfy, select your website, and go to website preferences. Enter copied meta tag in the meta tags section.

5. Once done click on verify in the Google search console. This property gets added to your Google account and submitted to Google.

Houfy generates robots.txt and sitemaps for all connected domains automatically.

You can find it at www.yourdomainname.com/robots.txt

To add created page to the website menu, please follow the below steps:

• Manage website > Navigation
• Select navigation from the left menu
• Click add a new item, type the menu name, select the associated page, and click save.

Go to the website builder section by clicking on the + on the menu bar. Select > Website Builder

1. Select your website you want to edit
2. Select preferences on the left menu
3. Go to listings associated with this website and add the listing(s)

You can also add the listing to the featured listings section.

You can create posts and collections on Houfy and add them to your website's page.

To add a post or collection to the "Blog post" section

• Manage website > Edit the page you have added a section "Blog posts"
• Click add story/Collection
• Select the story or collection and click add

• Manage website > Pages
• Edit the page
• Click on the section > Change setting to hide long text with read more button

Log in and click on the +, select website builder

Select the website you would like to edit

Select pages in the menu and select the page you want to change

Select one of the items on the left menu you would like to remove

Click remove

Or: to add a section: Scroll down in the left menu and select "add section"

Select a section you would like to add:

Click add:

• Click on plus on desktop(Right menu > Plus on mobile) and select website builder
• Go to Pages and select the page to edit
• Select the section
• Click "Delete section" and confirm delete

To connect your domain to Houfy website builder you will need to follow the guide below. In the example below, we are taking your-domain.com as a test domain you wanted to connect. You need to make changes as per your domain name

Before you begin

You need to have the following information

• Your login information for your third-party domain provider account(e.g Godaddy, Google domains, Amazon Route53, etc)
• The Houfy IP address 52.38.84.108

Step 1: Change your DNS records in your third-party domain provider account

1. On your domain provider’s website, log in to your account.
2. Find the DNS settings or domain management area.
3. Change the following records:
1. Point the A record to the Houfy IP address 52.38.84.108
2. Point the CNAME record with the name www to your-domain.com
4. Save your changes

You can have only one A record associated with a domain. If your domain is already associated with an A record, make changes to it and point to Houfy IP address 52.38.84.108

Note: Domain changes may take time from few minutes to 24hours depending on your registar. Lowering the Time to Live (TTL) value of your domain can help your domain update faster. Contact your third-party domain provider for suggestions and instructions on how to change your TTL.

Step 2: Connect your domain to Houfy on the website builder

1. Edit your website and select domains from the left navigation
2. Click Connect existing domain.
3. Enter your domain, such as your-domain.com, and then click Next
4. To confirm that your domain is connected to your Houfy website, click Verify connection.

Your domain connection will get verified if your domain DNS changes are correct. Once all is done it will show as connected and your domain is live and ready to use.

Example DNS record modification at your domain provider:

Below are the example DNS records that you need to modify at your DNS provider. In this example we have made DNS record for the domain hou4y.com, you should use your own domain instead.

1. A record:

Name - hou4y.com

Value - 52.38.84.108

2. CNAME record:

Name - www.hou4y.com

Value - hou4y.com

Note: Please use your own domain name.

If your domain has AAAA record, please remove it.

If you have multiple A records, you need to remove other A records and keep only A record with Houfy's IP address: 52.38.84.108

To make your website searchable on google you need to submit it to Google search console. Please review the steps below explaining the process to submit your website to Google search console.

1. Visit Google Search Console - https://search.google.com/search-console and click on the add property button.

Once you click on Add property, it will show the popup in the picture below.

2. Choose the URL prefix method for the domain verification. Enter the complete URL of your Houfy website or the custom domain. (incl. https)

3. Click the continue button to proceed to verify ownership(see pic below). Choose first method HTML tag as the method for the verification.

4. Copy the meta tags for the popup. Go to website builder on Houfy. Preferences -> Meta tags -> Enter the copied tag.

5. Once meta tags are saved, click on verify at Google Search Console.

1. Click plus -> Manage website
2. Preferences
3. Javascript code
4. Add your javascript code along with script tags.

Example:

1. Select the page you want to add a YouTube video.
2. Click add section -> Select custom HTML
3. In the custom HTML add the code of your youtube embed
4. On your YouTube video click share and then click on embed and then copy the code.

Note: Your YouTube embed source(src) is different from your YouTube video URL