JOMHOLIDAY

• Quick Start - JomHoliday
• Configuration Steps
• Menu Items
• Administrator's Guide
• Dashboard
• Address
• Categories
• Custom Fields
• Listings
• Listings Resources
• Resource Custom Fields
• Listing as Tours
• Tours Transport
• Listing Property Type
• Bookings
• Booking Addons
• Memebership
• User Guide
• Front Admin Overview
• Manage Listings
• Manage Resources
• Manage Resource Bookings
• User Membership
• Listing Messages
• Modules
• Latest Items Module
• Search Module
• Live Search Maps Module
• Slideshow PRO Module

Quick Start - JomHoliday

Overview

This guide will help you get started with using the JomHoliday extension quickly. It highlights preliminary steps that are a must for JomHoliday configurations. After you are done with them, you can go ahead and create the listings on your site.

Creating Administration Menu Links

This step is not needed if new installation being made.

Go to the System -> Administrator modules and insert new. Than choose Administrator Menu. From the presets, select Comdev and place it under menu position. Do the same for the JomHoliday:

Creating Menu Links

Menus are used to control website navigation. A menu contains one or more menu items which provides your users with a navigational experience.

The menu items in our case must point to the JomHoliday. It is mandatory that you create menu links such that Items menu and the Front Admin access is created.

Get started with creating menu links using the information given in the Menu Items documentation in the Administrative Guide.

Creating Groups

In order to add users to groups for membership plans, you must create a super group named JomHoliday, then create groups for each of your membership plans underneath your super group. These groups are used to provide Group ID when creating a membership plan. Users created using User Manager can be linked to each of these membership plan groups.

To begin creating groups for membership plans, follow the Creating a Group documentation in the Administrative Guide.

Creating Membership Plans and Memberships

Memberships in JomHoliday are required to set user group level based on the monthly/Yearly pay plan the user selects. Using membership plans, you can decide how much to charge a user and how many listings a user can make a particular membership plan.

Before you can create a membership plan, you must create Joomla groups using the above section information. Read more about creating membership plans for your site using the Memberships section in the Administrative Guide.

Adding a New Address

The Address feature lets you provide the country, region and city for the associated product listing. The advantage with the Address field in JomHoliday is that after you configure a particular address, it is shared across various components in the Comdev extension.

Get started with creating addresses that will be used in your listings by referring to the Address documentation in the Administrative Guide.

Adding a New Category

Categories allow the site owner to categorise listings into appropriate sections. JomHoliday categories are independent of the Joomla category system. Nested categories (sub-categories) are supported in JomHoliday. The component comes with a default category named "UNCATEGORIZED", which holds listing items that are not attached to any category (same function as the default Joomla system).

To start creating categories, follow the Categories documentation in the Administrative Guide.

Adding Custom Fields

Custom fields are a powerful tool to build content. We provide a variety of field types with the ability to outline into groups. Each field can be assigned to a single category or all categories. Custom fields in JomHoliday provide multiple options such as dropdowns, text area, radio buttons, and so on. Based on your requirement create a custom field and make it searchable for better user experience.

Read more about how to create custom fields in the Custom Fields section from the Administrative Guide.

Creating a New Listing

Listings are nothing but the product listings that you want to create in the directory. Each listing is attached to a category. They are created in the same manner as Joomla articles but are not related to Joomla articles in the definition.

Get started with creating listings for each category by referring to the Listings section in the Administrative Guide.

Configuration Steps

Overview

These configuration steps need to be done in order for the component to work correctly

Create Menu links

More about menu links can be found here.

Items menu link needs to be created.

Joomla / Groups

Membership Plans are based on the Joomla Groups therefore before creating any of the Membership plans - corresponding Joomla groups needs to be created. The main group for the component needs to be called JomHoliday. Each of the plans needs to be placed under that JomHoliday parent group e.g. 

JomHoliday

Permissions

It is important to set the right permissions for the components: Comdev and Directory, in order for the users to access the Front Admin. Otherwise, Users won't be able to access the Front Admin (Permissions Denied) or get 500 Error when trying to upload the images.

An example below shows access for the Registered Group. Same settings should be applied for each group that should have access to the Front Admin. 

Setting permissions for the Comdev Extension

Setting permissions for the JomHoliday Extension

Menu Items

Overview

In this section, we will learn how to create menu items to access JomHoliday. 

Menus are used to control website navigation and are a set of menu items. Menu items provide the navigational experience to your users. The menu items in our case must point to the JomHoliday. 

Creating Administration Menu Links

Go to the System -> Administrator modules and insert new. Than choose Administrator Menu. From the presets, select Comdev and place it under menu position. Do the same for the JomHoliday:

Creating Menu Items to access JomHoliday

To create menu items with Items menu item type, do the following:

1. Click Menus > <your_menu> > Add New Menu Items.

2. Provide a title in our case is Latest Listings in the Menu Title field. Now, since the Latest Listings menu item provides a list of all the latest postings on the site, we have selected the menu type as Items. The Alias field will build URL for the site. When search is done this will be the landing page for the search results as well. 

3. Provide the options as seen in the following image:
   
   

   Screen 3: Items menu item screen

   

   
   

   Provide the values based on the following table.

1. Menu Item Type	Click Select. A pop up is displayed. In this case, since we are creating the Items menu item, click Directory > Items from the list.
   Category	Select the appropriate category, if creating direct category link.
   Address	Select the appropriate address if, creating direct address link.
   Link	This field is auto populated based on the menu item type selected.
   Target Window	Select the parent for this menu item.
   Template Style	Select the template style you want for this menu.

2. Click Save.

Ensure that you see a green tick next to this menu item. The green tick indicates that the item is published. To publish an item, select the checkbox next to the item and click Publish. 

To view the created menu item, go the front end of your site. The new menu item is displayed. 

Creating Menu links for each category

It is very important to notice that listing details and proper URL's does not build if the category menu is missing (each category must have a link). You have to ensure that for each category on your site, you create a corresponding link in the Joomla menu. The best approach is to create a separate Joomla menu e.g. Categories and link each category there.

Creating Menu to access JomHoliday Front Admin

To create menu items with Front Admin menu item type, do the following:

1. Click Menus > <your_menu> > Add New Menu Items.
2. Provide a title as Front Admin and the alias as front-admin in the Menu Title field.
3. Provide the options as seen in the following image:
   
   Screen4: JomHoliday Front Admin menu item screen
   
   
4. Click Save.

Front Admin Options

For the Menu to be able to access the JomHoliday Front Admin, certain settings need to be made. The following table shows the three menu links that need to be made and linked with JomHoliday Options. You can create these 3 menu items anywhere on the site e.g. link them under User Menu.

Now link menus with JomHoliday Options:

Make the following settings for the Front Admin are made in the JomHoliday options for the user to be redirected correctly to the Front Admin, when he is not logged in.

1. Click System > Control Panel.
2. Under Extensions, click JomHoliday.
3. Click Options in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
4. Click the Front Admin tab. 
5. Change the Profile Menu Link, Login Menu Link, and View Profile Menu Link field as per the following image.
   
   Screen5: JomHoliday Front Admin options
   
   
6.  Click Save.

The Front Admin lets users add listings in the front of the site. For more information about how to add listings, see Listings. 

Administrator's Guide

Dashboard

Overview

Administration dashboard gives you an overview of all the activities you can do using the JomHoliday extension. It provides you a view of all the menu items, system configuration checks, license information, and links to the documentation.

Screen 1: Dashboard screen

Menu Items

The menu items are present in a grid format format for easy access. The following image shows the Menu items present on the dashboard screen.

Screen 2: Menu items area

The following table provides an explanation about different menu items available:

System Configuration Checks

Any configuration problems or current configuration status is displayed in this area as shown in the following screen:

Screen 3: System configuration checks area

Address

Overview

The Address feature, as the name suggests, lets you provide the country, region and city for the respective product listing. The advantage with the Address field in Extensions is that after you configure a particular address, it is shared across various components in the Comdev extension.

Based on the depth of levels you want, such as the continent as Europe, country as the UK and region as Wales, you can configure the Address tree to have unlimited levels. The Address feature provides multilingual support. This means you can specify different names based on your language preference. For more information, see Languages.

Creating A New Address

The following image shows the Address Feature screen. To add an address, click Components > Comdev > Address. Click New to create a new address. 

Screen 1: New Address screen

Let us understand each of the buttons seen on the screen using the following table.

Address Structure

The structure of the Address tree is maintained as follows in our example. You can create any structure as per your requirement.

 <Continent>

-- <Country>

-- – <Region>

-- – -- <City> 

Editing address entries

If you want to edit existing entries, you can either click the entry from the Address screen or select the check box next to the entry, and then click Edit.

After you click the required entry that you need to edit, you can change the configurations based on the options as seen in the following table.

Publishing tab

After you have provided the above information, you can provide the publishing information in the Publishing tab as seen in the following image.

You can change the values for the given options using the following table.

Metadata tab

The metadata tab is used to provide metadata information for a particular address entry. The options for this tab can be seen as shown in the following image.

You can change the values for the given options using the following table.

Meta Description	Meta-description for search-engine listings.
Meta Keywords	Meta Keywords for the search-engine
Author	Content author metadata.
Robots	Robots instructions: Use Global Index, Follow No Index, Follow Index, No Follow No Index, No Follow

Categories

Overview

Categories allow the site owner to categorize listings into appropriate sections. Extension categories are independent from the Joomla category system. Nested categories (sub-categories) are supported in Extension. Component comes with a category named "UNCATEGORIZED", which is the default setting. This category holds listing items that are not attached to any category (same function as the default Joomla system).

You can create a categories menu link under Menus using information provided here. Ensure that for creating this link you use the Item menu type as Categories.

Creating A New Category

The following image shows the Category Feature screen. 

Screen 1: Adding a new category

Let us understand each of the buttons seen on the screen using the following table.

Editing category entries

If you want to edit existing entries, you can either click the entry from the Category screen or select the check box next to the entry, and then click Edit.

New Category tab

The New Category tab is seen as shown in the following image:

Screen 2: New Category tab

After you click the required entry that you need to edit, you can change the configurations based on the options as seen in the following table.

Publishing tab

After you have provided the above information, you can provide the publishing information in the Publishing as seen in the following image.

You can change the values for the given options using the following table. 

Metadata tab

The metadata tab is used to provide metadata information for a particular category entry. The options for this tab can be seen as shown in the following image.

You can change the values for the given options using the following table. 

Meta Description	Meta-description for search-engine listings.
Meta Keywords	Meta Keywords for the search-engine
Author	Content author metadata.
Robots	Robots instructions: Use Global Index, Follow No Index, Follow Index, No Follow No Index, No Follow

Custom Fields

Overview

Custom fields are a powerful tool to build content. We provide a variety of field types with the ability to outline into groups. Each field can be assigned into a single category or all categories.

Creating a Custom Field

Creating a custom field involves setting certain options. To create a custom field, click New as shown in the following image.

Screen 1: Custom Field screen

The following table explains the different options available on the screen.

Editing Custom Fields

If you want to edit existing entries, you can either click the entry from the Custom Fields screen or select the checkbox next to the entry, and then click Edit.

Custom Field Edit

After you click the required entry that you need to edit, you can change the configurations for the fields as shown in the following image.

Screen 2: Custom Field Edit tab

The following table explains the different options seen on the screen:

Custom Field Values

This area lets you create values when the field type requires multiple options to be provided. 

For custom fields that can have values, to add multiple values, navigate to the custom fields listing screen. Click the  icon next to the field where you want to add values as shown in the following image.

Screen 3: Adding values to custom fields area

Here, the Field Type is selected as Checkbox and the Field Database Type has been stated as String. This means the Custom fields value area should provide options that can be seen when editing listing and displayed on the component front page. Hence, the Sample Values are provided in this area as Street, Garage, Underground. The following screen shows the values added at the back end. Click Delete to delete the entry.

Screen 4: Values added to custom field area

The following image shows how the field looks on the add listings page.

Screen 5: Custom Field as seen on new listing page

The custom field is seen on the listings page as shown in the following image:

Screen 6: Custom Field as seen on published listing page

Field Types

With Extension extension, you get several field types that you can create based on your requirement. The following image shows the available field types.

Screen 7: Field Types

The following table explains the different options seen on the screen.

Publishing tab

After you have provided the above information, you can provide the publishing information in the Publishing tab.

You can change the values for the given options using the following table.

Status	Based on the status seen here, the visibility changes as follows: Published - Entries are visible on the front-end.  Unpublished – Entries are invisible in the front-end, but can be published later.  Archived – Older entries that are not ready for deletion yet.  Trashed – Older entries that should be removed.
Language	Select the language for the address entry. To create a custom field that applies to a particular language, you need to select the appropriate language from the drop down. For each language that you want it to appear for, create a separate entry.
Created Date	Date when the entry was created.
Start Publishing	Date when publishing needs to start in case of limited viewing of the field.
Finish Publishing	Date when publishing needs to stop in case of limited viewing of the field.
Modified Date	Date when the entry was modified.

JomEstate custom fields: Beds, Baths, Garage

For custom fields such as Bed, Bath, and Garage, icons are displayed alongside. To change the style css for these icons, edit the jomestate.css file located in the components/com_jomestate/assets/css folder. These icons are only available for the single language. If the site is multilingual than additional suffixes are added, therefore additional styles needs to be created.

.beds .jd-lab-horizontal-float-icon {background: url("../images/beds.png") 0 50% no-repeat;}
.baths .jd-lab-horizontal-float-icon {background: url("../images/baths.png") 0 50% no-repeat;}
.garage .jd-lab-horizontal-float-icon {background: url("../images/car.png") 0 50% no-repeat;}

Listings

Overview

Listings are nothing but the product listings that you want to create in the site. Each listing is attached to a category. They are created in the same manner as Joomla articles, but are not related to Joomla articles in definition.

Creating A New Listing

The following image shows the Listings screen.

Screen 1: Listing screen

The following table explains the different options seen on the screen.

Edit Listing

If you want to edit existing entries, you can either click the entry from the Listings screen or select the check box next to the entry, and then click Edit.

This tab provides options to add title, description, select category, and other options for the Listing as seen in the following image:

Screen 2: Edit Listing screen

The following table shows the options available:

Understanding the Location area in Edit listing tab

Let us understand how to provide the address and Street/House No for providing the exact locations on the map. When you provide the address, street and House No. in the backend when creating listings, the location position automatically. If the House No. is not provided, additional location fields needs to be used.

Mapping using longitudes and latitudes

If you provide the latitudes and longitudes, and the Maps Search setting is left blank, the location mapping is done based on these parameters as shown in the following image.

Screen 3: Map using longitudes and latitudes values

Mapping with Map Search values 

If the Map Search field has a value provided to it, it takes precedence as shown in the following image. If the Map Search field value is given as “New York”, the location will map to this location.

Screen 4: Map using Map Search Field values

Custom Fields tab

This tab includes all the custom fields created for a particular category. If the custom field is not applied to a specific category, it can be seen for all categories when creating a listing. The following image shows the Custom Fields tab screen.

Screen 5: Custom Fields tab

For more information about creating custom fields, see Custom Fields.

Images tab

This tab includes information about images and videos attached to the listing. Before you can add images to the listing, you must save your listing at least once. This ensure that all the other data you have filled for the listing does not disappear after the images are added.

The Images tab can be seen as shown in the following image:

Screen 6: Images tab

Provide the options as shown in the following table.

Booking Addons tab

This tab provides options to select additional amenities or resources that the listing provides at additional cost. These are visible when booking process is started.

Screen 7: Booking Addons tab

For each addon that is added for a listing, you must set the Addon Price. Provide the price for each addon under the Addon Price column.

Metadata tab

This tab includes the Meta title and Meta description for the listing

Listings Resources

Overview

Resources are specific details about a listing. For example, in case of a Hotel, they can be the different types of rooms that the hotel offers, while in case of a property with multiple villas, it can be different types of villas that are offered. Bookings are always made against a resource type that exist for a listing.

Managing resources for a listing

For a listing created, you can either add a new resource or view the existing resources for that listing. These resources include the custom fields that were created using the Objects Custom Fields screen. The following screen shows the resources options. Please notice that for booking calendar Booking type must be Resource. Tours have static dates.

Screen 2: Resources options

To view the resources attached to a listing, click the FOLDER icon. To quickly create and add a new resource to the listing, click the PLUS icon. List of resources will appear. Click on resource title:

Add/Edit Resource tab

This tab provides options to create a name and alias for the type of resource. 

Provide the options as seen in the following table.

Description tab

This tab provides the option to provide a detailed description about the resource.

Screen 3: Description tab

Provide the options as seen in the following table.

Custom Fields tab

This tab provides options to add required objects that were created using the Objects Custom Fields screen.

Screen 4: Custom Fields tab

Images tab

This tab includes information about images and videos attached to the listing. Before you can add images to the listing, you must save your listing at least once. This ensure that all the other data you have filled for the listing does not disappear after the images are added.

The Images tab can be seen as shown in the following image:

Screen 4: Images tab

Provide options as seen in the following table.

Pricing for Resources

In the calendar seen in the earlier image, the dates marked with black ink are booked dates. This means there are no additional resources available for those dates. While, the dates marked with red ink are dates when resources are still available. This means a guest can make bookings against these dates marked in red. 

Each date shows the price of the resource on that day and how many resources are left as shown in the following image.

Screen 4: Dates display

You can modify the price for the resource on each day by clicking on the date. Provide the pricing for that day for the resource. The following image shows the price window for the resource.

Screen 5: Price window

You can also provide promotional discounts for the listing on specific dates. After you provide the price for a date, the promotional discount window is seen as shown in the following image. Provide a percentage value as seen here.

Screen 6: Promotional discount

If you need to set the same price and promotional discount for a range of dates, you can drag the mouse across the required dates and provide the price details as shown in the following image.

Resource Custom Fields

Overview

For every listing that is created, you can create custom fields that act as additional resources. For example, if a listing needs to add a resource such as utilities that include TV, Radio, DVD, and so on, this resource can be created using the Objects Custom Fields screen. The following image shows the listing for this field.

Screen 1: Resource Custom Fields listing

For more information about how to create custom fields, see the Custom Fields documentation in the Administrator Guide.

Listing as Tours

Overview

Tours are time based trips with fixed dates and prices, just like Resources, multiple Tours can be created. To create a tour for the listing, first it needs to be set under listing.

Managing Tours for a listing

For a listing created, you can either add a new tour or view the existing tours for that listing.

Screen 2: tours access

To view the tours attached to a listing, click the red folder icon. and Click on Tour title:

Edit tour tab

This tab provides options to create a name and edit a tour. 

Provide the options as seen in the following table.

Images tab

This tab includes information about images and videos attached to the listing. Before you can add images to the tour, you must save your tour at least once. This ensure that all the other data you have filled for the listing does not disappear after the images are added.

The Images tab can be seen as shown in the following image:

Screen 4: Images tab

Provide options as seen in the following table.

Tours Transport

Overview

Multiple tours transport can be defined, which will be available under tours creation. Tours transport can be e.g. Plane or Bus.

Creating A New Tour Transport 

The following table explains the different options seen on the screen.

Edit TourTransport 

If you want to edit existing entries, you can either click the entry from the Tours screen or select the check box next to the entry (title), and then click Edit.

The New Tour tab is seen as shown in the following image:

Screen 2: New Category tab screen

After you click the required entry that you need to edit, you can change the configurations based on the options as seen in the following table.

Listing Property Type

Overview

Each of the listing that you create must be linked to a business type. Business type may include the type of accommodation the listing is about, such as Spa, cottage, apartment, and so on. The following image shows the Business Types listing.

Screen 1: Business Types listing

Editing Business Types

To create a new business type, click New. If you want to edit an existing Business Type, either click the entry or select the check box next to the entry, and then click Edit or just click on a title.

Screen 2: New Category tab screen

After you click the required entry that you need to edit, you can change the configurations based on the options as seen in the following table.

Publishing tab

After you have provided the above information, you can provide the publishing information in the Publishing tab as seen in the following image.

You can change the values for the given options using the following table.

Status	Based on the status seen here, the visibility changes as follows: Published - Entries are visible on the front-end.  Unpublished – Entries are invisible in the front-end, but can be published later.  Archived – Older entries that are not ready for deletion yet.  Trashed – Older entries that should be removed.
Access	Access level for site users is as follows: Public access grant access to everybody. Registered access grants access only to registered and logged in users. Special access only grants access to users specified as “Special”.
Language	Select the language for the entry.
ID	Address ID, which can be used in modules, plugins and menus.
Created by	User name who created the entry.
Created Date	Date when the entry was created.

Bookings

Overview

The bookings made through the site for any listing can be seen on this screen. The following image shows the list of bookings made on the site.

Screen 1: Bookings list

Viewing a booking

You can view the bookings seen on the screen by clicking on the entry. For a booking made, you can modify parameters such as payment status, resources, and so on.

Booking Details tab

This tab provides options to modify the payment status, no of guests, and so on as shown in the following image.

Screen 2: Booking Details tab

Edit the booking details as per the options in the following table.

Payments & Checkout tab

This tab provides information about the payment method used by the guest for the booking and related details. This is a read only tab.

Booking Addons

Overview

After you click book for a particular listing, you can select additional facilities that the listing provides for an extra cost. These addons are added using the Booking Addons screen in the back end. The following image shows a list of addons.

Screen 1: Booking Addons listing

Editing an addon

To create a new addon, click New. To modify an existing addon, either click the entry or select the check box next to that entry, and then click Edit. The following image shows the Edit screen for an addon.

Screen 2: Editing an Addon 

Provide the options as shown in the following table.

Though you create an addon from the Booking Addons tab, the price for each addon varies based on the listing it is added too. Hence, the price is set as per the particular listing it is linked to. For more information about how to set the price, see Listings.

The addons options can be seen when you book a listing before confirming payment as seen in the following image.

Screen 3: Addons as seen on the listing

Memebership

Overview

Memberships in Extension are required to set user group level based on the monthly/Yearly pay plan the user selects. Using membership plans, you can decide how much to charge a user and how many listings a user can make for a particular membership plan.

Create a new Membership Plan

Click Components > Extension > Membership Plans > New to create a new membership plan as shown in the following image:

Screen 1: Create new membership plan

Edit Membership Plan

If you want to edit existing entries, you can either click the entry from the Membership screen or select the check box next to the entry, and then click Edit. 

The following image shows the Edit Plan screen.

Screen 2: Edit Plan screen

The following table explains the different options seen.

Adding paid custom fields to the Membership plans

For adding a custom field to the membership plan, the field group needs to be set to Paid item. Click Extension > Custom Fields. Click the field you want to add to the membership plan as a paid item. Change the Field Group to Paid item for the Item view and Paid items for the Items view as shown in the following image:

Screen 4: Adding a paid custom field

This field needs to be enabled in the membership plan as shown in the following image.

Screen 5: Enabling the paid custom field

This field can be seen in the front admin under the membership plan as follows:

Screen 6: Viewing the paid custom field

Membership expiry email configurations

Before the membership expires, an email can be sent to a user that informs them about his membership nearing expiration. The setting can be seen in the following image:

Screen 3: Configure expiry email field

Cron Setting for Membership expiry check

Under your hosting panel a link needs to be added that launches a script. This script checks all users’ membership and sends an email if membership is about to expire:

curl -sS 'http://yourdomain.com?option=com_jomdirectory&task=expiry.send'

or

wget -q -O /dev/null 'http://yourdomain.com?option=com_jomdirectory&task=expiry.send'

If you are unaware about where the cron setting needs to configured in the hosting panel, contact your hosting support center.

Ensure that the script is launched every day at a particular time consistently.

Set Single User expiry date and group

To set plan expiry and attach a group for each user, do the following:

1. Click Users > User Manager.
2. Click the user for whom you want to set the membership expiry.
3. Click the Additional Options tab.
4. Provide the expiration date in the Plan expiry field.
   
5. Click the Assigned User Groups tab.
6. Select the check box next to the group you want to attach the user to for a particular membership plan as shown in the following image.
   
7. Click Save.

For more information about membership expiration setting, see Configuration documentation.

User Guide

Front Admin Overview

Overview

The dashboard gives a quick snapshot of all the tasks that you can perform using the Front Admin. It also provided multiple menu items that you can use to create listings, view listings, view membership plans, and so on. The other options that you can control are approving reviews, viewing statistics, upgrading membership for a particular user, and so on.

For the Menu to be able to access the JomHoliday Front Admin, certain settings need to be made. You must create the Profile Edit Menu link, Admin Menu link, and Profile View Menu link in the JomHoliday Front Admin configurations to be able to access Front Admin. For more information, see the Front Admin Options section in the Menu Items documentation.

Accessing the dashboard

When you access the home URL for JomHoliday extension, do the following:

1. Click Front Admin.
2. Provide the login details for the required user and click Submit.

The dashboard with various options can be seen as shown in the following image.

Screen 1: Dashboard screen

You can click the options as seen in the following table.

Report	Most Viewed graph	View the statistics for the site based on the listings viewership.
Membership	Upgrade Your Membership NOW!	Upgrade to another membership plan. Click Upgrade on the plan tab for the plan you want to upgrade to as shown here.
Profile	Profile	View the profile details for your profile.
Latest Bookings		Click the review to see the listing page it applies to. If you want to delete the comment, click Delete. Approve comments appears only when enabled under JomHoliday Options -> Front Admin settings

Manage Listings

Overview

You can view all the listings created for your site or create a new listing. The listings created let you add descriptions, images, provide ratings, and much more. 

Creating a New Listing

The following image shows the Listings screen.

Screen 1: Listing screen

The following table explains the different options seen on the screen.

Adding a new listing

To create a new listing, click Add New from the Dashboard Menu list. The new listing page is displayed.

New Listing tab

This tab provides options to add title, description, select category, and other options for the Listing as seen in the following image:

The following table shows the options available:

More Options tab

This tab includes all the custom fields created for a particular category. If the custom field is not applied to a specific category, it can be seen for all categories when creating a listing. The following image shows the More Options tab screen.

Screen 3: Other Details tab

For more information about creating custom fields, see Custom Fields.

Images tab

Screen 4: Images tab

To add an image, do the following:

1. Click Add Image.
2. Provide options as seen in the following image.
   

   You can provide values using the following table.

1. Title or alias	Provide a title for the Image.
   Categories	Select from the following options: Slideshow - detailed view main gallery Gallery - in gallery tab Logo - displayed in sidebar under custom fields and over the image with transparency in listings page.
   Status	Select the required status. Published Unpublished Trashed Archived
   Order	Order in which you want the image to appear.
   File	Click Choose File and provide the image.
   Description	Provide a description about the image.

   Click Save.

For more information about editing images or deleting images, see Images in the Administrative Guide.

You can also provide YouTube video links for the listing. Provide the link as shown in the above image.

Addons tab

You can select the addons that will be provided for the listing.

Screen 5: Addons tab

Attachments tab

Click the Edit icon to edit an attachment that is linked to the listing. Click the  Delete icon to delete the attachment.

Attachments are detected automatically based on file extension that’s are allowed in Configuration.

Manage Resources

Overview

Resources are specific details about a listing. For example, in case of a Hotel, they can be the different types of rooms that the hotel offers, while in case of a property with multiple villas, it can be different types of villas that are offered. Bookings are always made against a resource type that exist for a listing.

Editing a resource

You can edit an existing resource that belongs to the listing, or click Insert New to create a new resource. The existing resources can be seen by clicking the icon next to the listing on the Listings tab. The following screen is seen.

Screen 1: Resources screen

Click on the existing resource to make edits to it. The following image shows the editing screen for the resource. 

Screen 3: Edit resources screen

For more information about each of these specific fields, see Resources documentation in the Administrative Guide.

In the calendar seen in the above image, the dates marked with black ink are booked dates. This means there are no additional resources available for those dates. While, the dates marked with red ink are dates when resources are still available. This means a guest can make bookings against these dates marked in red. 

Each date shows the price of the resource on that day and how many resources are left as shown in the following image.

Screen 4: Dates display

You can modify the price for the resource on each day by clicking on the date. Provide the pricing for that day for the resource. The following image shows the price window for the resource.

Screen 5: Price window

You can also provide promotional discounts for the listing on specific dates. After you provide the price for a date, the promotional discount window is seen as shown in the following image. Provide a percentage value as seen here.

Screen 6: Promotional discount

Manage Resource Bookings

Overview

Each user that is logged in to the front admin can create listings. Whenever a guest makes a booking against the listing created by the user, the booking details can be seen by navigating to the Listings tab.

Viewing the bookings

To view bookings against a listing, do the following:

1. From Front Admin, click the Listings tab. 
2. Click the icon to view the resources associated with the listing
3. Click the icon from the resources listings as shown in the following image. All the resources that are available for that listing will be seen here. The bookings are made against each of the resource.
   

   

The bookings can be seen as shown in the following image. To delete a booking, select the check box next to the booking and click Delete.

Screen 1: Bookings list

Editing a booking

As the owner of the listings, you can provide additional notes to the bookings by editing the booking information. Otherwise you can see details of the booking.

Screen 2: Edit screen

User Membership

Overview

You can view the user membership plan details on the Front Admin page. If eligible for, you can also upgrade the user membership plan to a higher plan.

The following screen shows the Membership details for the user.

Screen 1: Membership details

To upgrade the user membership plan you can either click Upgrade Your Membership NOW or click the Membership tab on the Front Admin page. The membership plans that are available for upgrade are shown as seen in the following image.

Screen 2: Membership plans

Click Upgrade to upgrade to the higher plan. You can then select an appropriate mode of payments and complete the transaction.

Screen 3: PayPal configurations

Listing Messages

Overview

Messages related to the Contact form available on each listing. If the user wants to contact Owner of the listing, a copy of the email will be saved under Messages.

Additional send email copy to admin can be set under Configuration

The messages are always sent to the owner of the listing. The user email address is taken from the User Account settings.

The Contact area on the listing page is as seen in the following image. The options are provided as given here:

Screen 1: Sending a message on the site

Viewing messages

Once the user accepts the Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy, he clicks Send Email. The email is now available for the owner of the listing to view as seen in the following image:

To view a message, hover the mouse pointer over the message as shown in the following image.

Screen 2: View the message

Messages sent using the contact form are available on the Messages tab for the owner of the listings. You can view the message or delete it based on your requirement.

Front Admin Messages

To view messages, from Front Admin, click the Messages tab to see the following screen.

Modules

Latest Items Module

Overview

Modules are extensions that assist in creating blocks of information on your site. They aggregate information from components and can be placed in predefined positions on the page based on your Joomla template.

JomHoliday Latest module

This module helps you create the panel where latest listings are displayed. You can decide where to position the latest panel on the page and also control on which pages the panel should appear. To view all the available modules, click Extension > Module Manager > JomHoliday Items

Editing the JomHoliday Latest module

To edit the module, click on the module link or select the checkbox next to the module name, and then click Edit.

The following image shows the module edit screen.

Screen 7: Module tab

Module tab

This tab controls the layout where the latest listings panel is to be displayed on the screen.

Provide the options as per the following table.

Menu Assignment tab

This tab controls where the module should be displayed. You can decide if it should be displayed on all pages for the site or just selective pages.

Screen 9: Menu Assignment tab

Select the required menu for module assignment. The available options are:

• On all pages
• No pages
• Only on the pages selected
• On all pages except those selected

Search Module

JomHoliday Search module

This module helps you create the search panel with fields that are searchable. All the fields that are defined as searchable during creation can be seen on this panel. You can decide where to position the search panel on the page and also control on which pages the panel should appear. To view all the available modules, click Extension > Module Manager > JomHoliday Search

To create a new module, click New. Select the JomHoliday Search module. Provide the information as given in the following sections. Click Save to save the module.

Editing the JomHoliday Search module

To edit the module, click on the module link or select the checkbox next to the module name, and then click Edit.

The following image shows the module edit screen.

Screen 2: Search Module 

Module tab

This tab controls the layout where the search panel is to be displayed on the screen.

Menu Assignment tab

This tab controls where the module should be displayed. You can decide if it should be displayed on all pages for the site or just selective pages.

Screen 4: Menu Assignment tab

Select the required menu for module assignment. The available options are:

• On all pages
• No pages
• Only on the pages selected
• On all pages except those selected

For the last two options, the screen is as shown in the following image:

Screen 5: Menu Assignment options

Live Search Maps Module

Overview

This is an extra paid module available for Business Package, can be also purchased separately. 

This module helps you view all the listings under full view or windowed map To view all the available modules, click Extension > Module Manager. 

To create a new module, click New. Select the EXTENSION_NAME Maps module. Provide the information as given in the following sections. Click Save to save the module.

Editing the Maps Module

To edit the module, click on the module link or select the checkbox next to the module name, and then click Edit.

The following image shows the module edit screen.

Screen 2: Module tab

Module tab

This tab controls the layout where the search panel is to be displayed on the screen.

Screen 3: Module tab

Provide the options as per the following table.

Menu Assignment tab

This tab controls where the module should be displayed. You can decide if it should be displayed on all pages for the site or just selective pages.

Screen 4: Menu Assignment tab

Select the required menu for module assignment. The available options are:

• On all pages
• No pages
• Only on the pages selected
• On all pages except those selected

Creating custom category markers

When any listing is displayed on the map, it is shown as a pin. This pin icon is as in the default template. To modify this pinned icon as per your category, marker image needs to be placed under module images directory:

modules/mod_EXTENSION-NAME_maps/images/markers/...

Slideshow PRO Module

Overview

This is an extra paid module available for Business Package, can be also purchased separately. 

This module showcases the listings in a slideshow format. Users can see the image along with the title of the listing.

Slideshow PRO Module upon activation is seen as follows on the pages:

Screen 1: Slideshow Module on front page

Editing Slideshow Module

To edit the module, click on the module link or select the check box next to the module name, and then click Edit.

The following image shows the module edit screen.

Screen 2: Module tab

Provide the options as per the following table.

Slider Module Tab

This tab controls the layout where the map panel is to be displayed on the screen.

Screen 3: Slider Module tab

Slider Width	Slider width in pixels
Slider Height	Slider height in pixels
Slide Delay (seconds)	Slideshow delay in seconds
Full Width	Enable to cover the entire width of the slideshow image.
Slide Transition	Select from the following options. Random Fade Boxslide Slotzoom-horizontal Slotzoom-vertical Curtain-1 Curtain-2 slideup
Slide Navigation	Select from the following options. Bullet Thumb None
Autoplay	Start slider when page loaded

Menu Assignment tab

This tab controls where the module should be displayed. You can decide if it should be displayed on all pages for the site or just selective pages.

Screen 4: Menu Assignment tab

Select the required menu for module assignment. The available options are:

• On all pages
• No pages
• Only on the pages selected
• On all pages except those selected