This article explains the options for linking to your standalone IBIS E-commerce platform from your existing website and links for an iframe. The URL for your IBIS website would replace demo.ibisnz.com in the following examples. 


Set up Book now links for:


In all examples below:

  • Replace book.mywebsite.com with your IBIS E-Commerce URL.
  • Replace highlighted fields (e.g. itemgroupcode, productcode, plucode) with data from your system.


Admission items

Choose how to link to your admission items. 

Where to find codes: 

  • Item group codes in the Retail group screen.
  • PLU codes in the Admission items screen. 


DescriptionURL examples
Admission items (all groups)https://book.mywebsite.com/admission/  
Specific admission grouphttps://book.mywebsite.com/admission/add/itemgroupcode


Retail items

Choose how to link to your retail items. 

Where to find codes: 

  • Item group codes in the Retail group screen.
  • PLU codes in the Retail items screen.


DescriptionURL examples
Retail items (all groups)https://book.mywebsite.com/retail/groups
Specific retail item group https://book.mywebsite.com/retail/selection?groupcode=itemgroupcode 
Specific retail itemhttps://book.mywebsite.com/retail/add/plucode


Gift vouchers

Choose how to link to your gift vouchers. 

Where to find codes: 

  • Item group codes in the Retail group screen.
  • PLU codes in the Gift voucher items screen.


DescriptionURL examples
Gift vouchers (all groups)https://book.mywebsite.com/giftvoucher/groups
Specific gift voucher grouphttps://book.mywebsite.com/giftvoucher/selection?groupcode=itemgroupcode
Specific gift voucher itemhttps://book.mywebsite.com/giftvoucher/add/PLUcode


Activities

Choose how to link to your activities. 

Where to find codes: 

  • Product group codes in the Product group screen.
  • Product codes in the Operator products screen.
  • Price option codes in the Price options screen.


DescriptionURL examples
Activities (all groups)https://book.mywebsite.com/activity/groups
Specific activity product grouphttps://book.mywebsite.com/activity/selection?filter=prodgroup-productgroupcode 
Specific activity producthttps://book.mywebsite.com/activity/selection?filter=productcode
Specific activity datehttps://book.mywebsite.com/activity/selection?workingDate=YYYY-MM-DD 
Specific activity with price options & unitshttps://book.mywebsite.com/activity/selection?filter={productcode}&priceoptioncode=units 
Combined parameters
(separate each with &)		https://book.mywebsite.com/activity/selection?filter=productcode&priceoptioncode=units&promotion=promocode


Appointments

Choose how to link to your appointment products. 

Where to find codes: 

  • Product group codes in the Product group screen.


DescriptionURL examples
Appointments (all groups)https://book.mywebsite.com/appointment/
Specific appointment group https://book.mywebsite.com/appointment/selection/productgroupcode  


Hire products

Choose how to link to your hire products. 

Where to find codes: 

  • Product group codes in the Product group screen.
  • Product codes in the Operator products screen.


DescriptionURL examples
Specific hire producthttps://book.mywebsite.com/hire/selection?filter=productcode
Specific hire grouphttps://book.mywebsite.com/hire/selection?filter=prodgroup-productgroupcode


Packages

Choose how to link to your packages. 

Where to find codes: 

  • Package group codes in the Package group screen.
  • Package codes in the Package setup screen.


DescriptionURL examples
Specific packagehttps://book.mywebsite.com/package/selection/packagecode
Specific package grouphttps://book.mywebsite.com/package/list?groupCode=packagegroupcode


Events

Choose how to link to your events. 

Where to find codes: 

  • From your E-Commerce site, open the Events page, then your event. Inspect the URL to find the event number. 


DescriptionURL examples
Events (all)https://book.mywebsite.com/event
Specific eventhttps://book.mywebsite.com/event/add/event number


Promotions

Embed a promotion into a link to apply it automatically in the cart. Ensure online permissions have been set for your promotions or they will not work online.  
Where to find codes:

  • Promo codes in the Promotions screen. 


DescriptionURL examples
Activity promotionhttps://book.mywebsite.com/activity?promotion=promocode


Memberships 

Choose how to link to your memberships. 

Where to find codes:

  • Membership item PLU codes in the Membership items screen. 


DescriptionURL examples
Memberships (all)https://book.mywebsite.com/Membership/selection
Specific Membership itemhttps://book.mywebsite.com/Membership/Add/plucode
Reset Membership Passwordhttps://book.mywebsite.com/member/passwordrequestchange


Websites or influencers that send traffic to your online booking website can be given specific URLs to record the referring booking agent against your reservation product sales made online via your E-Commerce website. This allows you to reward the agent for their referral (also called affiliate marketing) or track your ROI for advertising on a particular website.


To configure an affiliate URL for an agent, you can either use the existing agent account or set up a new account for that agent dedicated to online referral sales (ensure you specify the account use "Bookings" and include "Online Sales" in the Account Name so it's very clear to your frontline staff). 


The online policy does not apply to affiliate sales recognition. The online policy permissions that apply to your ordinary online sales account will apply to all affiliate agent links. 


You can configure an agent-specific affiliate URL by appending the Account Code for the specific Agent (found in the Accounts screen) to the end of your booking website URL. Areas shaded in yellow must be replaced with data from your system.


DescriptionURL examples
Affiliate link onlyhttps://book.mywebsite.com/activity?agent=accountcode, or
https://book.mywebsite.com/activity?social=accountcode
Affiliate link with promotionhttps://book.mywebsite.com/activity?agent=accountcode&promotion=promocode
Affiliate link for specified producthttps://book.mywebsite.com/activity?filter=productcode&agent=accountcode
Affiliate link with product date, product & promotionhttps://book.mywebsite.com/activity?filter=productcode&promotion=promocode&date=yy-mm-dd&agent=accountcode
Affiliate link for an iFrame
(must use an encoded URL)		https://mywebsite.com/?ibisifrmdest=https%3A%2F%2Fbook.mywebsite.com%2Factivity%3Ffilter%3DProdGroup-prodgroupcode%26agent%3Daccountcodeaccountcode


You can combine the affiliate agent parameter with all of the reservation parameters for activity bookings, but it will not work using any product specific parameters for hire/appointments at this time. We also do not recommend using affiliate links if you are using an i-frame as it will not open your E-Commerce website embedded within your own pages.


Agent Specific Book Now URL


Facebook page

You can add a Book Now button on your business Facebook page to direct customers to your IBIS E-Commerce site.

  1. Log in to your company’s Facebook account as an admin.




  2. Go to your Business Page and click + Add a Button.

  3. Choose the option Link to Website.



  4. Select Book with you > Book Now > Next.


  5. Enter your IBIS booking page URL and click Save. (you might want to direct to a specific item group, depending on how many item types you are selling online).


  6. Review and click Finish.


Great news! You have just successfully added another resource for customers to book your products by adding a Book Now button to Facebook!