CMS Builder as Short Term Rental Calendar?
3 posts by 2 authors in: Forums > CMS Builder
Last Post: February 18, 2009 (RSS)
I have a customer who wants a CMS site, and also wants to have a rental calendar so he can put in dates where the rental is occupied and show availability.
Has anyone added a section to CMS Builder that does this? And... was it a success with the end user?
Just wondering and asking for input/tips/thoughts.
Thanks,
Doug
Has anyone added a section to CMS Builder that does this? And... was it a success with the end user?
Just wondering and asking for input/tips/thoughts.
Thanks,
Doug
Re: [dougdrury] CMS Builder as Short Term Rental Calendar?
By InHouse - February 18, 2009
Hi there,
I've done this type of calendar list a few times with CMSB and it has worked out quite well.
The issue as I see it is to decide whether you have to show dates when a record is present, or when it's not. The easiest method is to show dates where you have some value in the database. This might be an event, or a potential window for an event to happen in (like a photographer scheduling weddings for the summer - x weekends are available, y weekends are already booked.)
Here's an example: www.masonichip.ca
Under the Events Calendar, we display dates which have an event going on. It could just as easily be a list of dates where an event is currently unscheduled but could be available. That might be a good model for your project.
J.
I've done this type of calendar list a few times with CMSB and it has worked out quite well.
The issue as I see it is to decide whether you have to show dates when a record is present, or when it's not. The easiest method is to show dates where you have some value in the database. This might be an event, or a potential window for an event to happen in (like a photographer scheduling weddings for the summer - x weekends are available, y weekends are already booked.)
Here's an example: www.masonichip.ca
Under the Events Calendar, we display dates which have an event going on. It could just as easily be a list of dates where an event is currently unscheduled but could be available. That might be a good model for your project.
J.
Re: [InHouse] CMS Builder as Short Term Rental Calendar?
Thanks InHouse,
This is all good. I would be putting a check-in and check-out date in the section editor.
I am wanting to display in a way more like: http://www.homeawayconnect.com/calendar.aspx?propertyid=151552&cid=5.
I am sure that I can do the backend section creation.
I was just wondering if anyone had extended any of the viewer classes to create a calender type view.
Thanks for the input! It is greatly appreciated.
Doug
This is all good. I would be putting a check-in and check-out date in the section editor.
I am wanting to display in a way more like: http://www.homeawayconnect.com/calendar.aspx?propertyid=151552&cid=5.
I am sure that I can do the backend section creation.
I was just wondering if anyone had extended any of the viewer classes to create a calender type view.
Thanks for the input! It is greatly appreciated.
Doug