Put booking on your website

Every business on Kipdown has its own booking page, with your logo, name, photos and the line about your place. You can link to it from anywhere, or put it on a page of your own website so guests book without leaving it. Both are in Settings → Bookings → “Where guests book”, which gives you the link and the code to copy and the steps for your kind of website.

Before you start

Guests can only book online once “Taking bookings online” is on, in Settings → Bookings → “Where guests book”. Until then, your booking page tells guests to get in touch instead. You can put it on your website before then, and it will show that message until you switch it on.

Under “What’s your website built with?”, choose WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Another website builder, Built by a developer or No website. Kipdown fills this in when you sign up, and the steps below it change to match. Ways that don’t suit your website are under “Other ways”.

Your booking page’s link

“Your booking page’s link” has a “Copy link” button. Use the link for “Book now” buttons, your Facebook and Instagram pages, and emails. If you have no website, the link is all you need: your booking page works on its own.

Putting it on a page of your website

Under “Put it on a page of your website”, press “Copy code” and follow the steps shown for your website. Always copy the code from this screen, as it’s made for your business.

• WordPress: add a Custom HTML block where the booking should go, paste the code into it, and update the page.
• Squarespace: add a Code block, paste the code into it, and save.
• Wix: add an Embed HTML element (under Embed Code), paste the code into it, and make the element tall enough to show your booking page.
• Another website builder: look for an HTML, code or embed block, and paste the code into it.

If a developer looks after your website

Choose “Built by a developer”, then press “Copy note” under “Send this to whoever looks after your website”. The note is ready to send to your developer as it is. It’s written so it can also be pasted into ChatGPT or another AI assistant.

If it doesn’t show on your website

The code for WordPress, Squarespace, other website builders and developers works only on your own website’s address, with or without “www.”. The code for Wix works on any website. If you signed up with a link to your Hipcamp, Pitchup or Airbnb page instead of your website, or you want booking on a second website, email hello@kipdown.com with the website’s address. Your booking page’s link works anywhere in the meantime.

You can’t change the words on your booking page yet, or give it an address on your own domain. Your logo and colour come from Settings → “Your business”, and they’re used on your booking page and in your booking emails.

Can't find what you need? Email hello@kipdown.com and a person will reply.