Introduction

To display content from your GuestWisely account on your website through GuestWisely, you first need to set up a few default WordPress pages and insert the appropriate short codes.

Applying Short Codes

Short codes let you display specific content from your GuestWisely account, such as property details, availability, or booking forms. After your pages are designed using Divi or another page builder), simply insert the required short codes.

Available shot codes include:

• Search Bar: Embed one of two search form styles.

• Featured Properties: Display selected properties, ideal for your homepage.

• Properties: Show a paginated list of all properties with control over properties per row and per page.

• Property: Display specific property features (description, amenities, gallery, etc.).

• Booking: Embed the booking engine to allow direct reservations.
  

• Guestwisely Login: Provide a login form for clients, owners, or team members to manage bookings.

• Category Grid

• Discounts Page

• Review Page Grid & Submission Form

• Saved Properties Results Page

Search Bar 

Basic Short code: [guestwisely-search]

Key Parameters:

Minimal snippet: [guestwisely-search style=full location=homepage]

Tips:

• If a value is a number, you must input the specific number (e.g., searchpageid=123).

• If Default Value = null, the parameter is optional

• Location controls which GuestWisely search bar settings are applied (Homepage vs Searchpage).

• Size applies only to location=homepage.

• Showfilter applies only to location=searchpage.
  
  

Example Short codes

1. Homepage Search Bar (Full Width, Large Size): 
[guestwisely-search style=full location=homepage size=large]

2.Search Results Page (With Advanced Filter):

[guestwisely-search style=full location=searchpage showfilter=true]

Featured Properties Short Code

Connect Your Website to GuestWisely

The Featured Properties short code allows you to display a row or grid of properties that you have marked as featured in your GuestWisely account. This is typically placed on your homepage to highlight selected properties and attract more bookings.

Basic short code: [guestwisely-featured-properties]

Key Parameters:

• If a value is a number, you must input a specific number (e.g., searchpageid=123).

• If Value = null, the parameter is optional

Example Short codes:

1. Display 2 properties per row, showing 4 properties total:

[guestwisely-featured-properties perRow=2 limit=4]

2.Display featured properties without labels, but allow saving favorites:

[guestwisely-featured-properties showfeaturedlabel=false showsavebutton=true]

Properties Listings

The Property listings display is largely configured in the top level plugin settings. These can be overwritten using some of the parameters below, if you wish to duplicate the short code in more than one area, for different purposes.

Basic short code: guestwisely-properties-list

Key Parameters:

Tips:

• Grid tuning: perrow only affects grid; it has no effect on list or map.
• Routing: Prefer usecurrentpageforsearch=true or set propertiessearchpageid—avoid mixing both unless you need a fallback.
• Discounts-only: You can still keep tabs on, or hide them for a focused layout.
• Map view: Ensure your map settings/API are configured in the theme/plugin when using view=map.
  
  

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Example Short codes

1. Standard Grid View (2 properties per row, 10 per page):

[guestwisely-properties-list perRow=2 perPage=10]

2. Full Map View with Save Button Enabled:

[guestwisely-properties-list mapstyle=full showsavebutton=true]

Category Grid

Display your property categories as a visual grid — all photos configured within your Guestwisely account. This layout provides an intuitive way for users to browse your property categories.

You can customize how many categories appear per row using the perrow parameter.

Note: Be sure to choose a grid layout that fits the exact number of categories you have in your account, as the grid will only display full rows.

Basic short code: [guestwisely-category-grid]

Key Parameters: 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Example Short code

[guestwisely-category-grid perrow=3]

Property Page
To build the various elements of your ‘property’ page default page you need to add each specific feature that you want to include as a short code in the location that you want to include it. The building blocks for each section are as follows: [guestwisely-property section=SECTION_NAME].

So, for example, if you want to include any of the elements below you would need to include the short code: [guestwisely-property section=SECTION_NAME]

Replacing the section=SECTION_NAME with the value for the ‘section’ attribute that you want to include.

Please note: the short codes may not render their modules in a visual builder, depending on the theme you are using.

Property Gallery Slider

Key Parameters: 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Example Short codes

[guestwisely-property section=banner showintrobox=false]
[guestwisely-property section=imagescroller]

Booking Widget

Mandatory to allow the streamlined process from property search to booking.

Key Parameters 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Example Short code

[guestwisely-property section=quotewidget modal=true]

Property Title

Key Parameters 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Property Description

Key Parameters 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Example Short code

[guestwisely-property section=brief readmore=true]

Room Icons

Property Video

Key Parameters 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Save Properties Icon

Key Parameter 

See below for the second part of the saving properties module: saved property counter.

Map 

Key Parameters 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Amenities
Key Parameters 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Rates Table

Key Parameters 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Reviews Module

Policies

Key Parameters 

Booking/Availability Calendar

Key Parameters 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Example Short code

[guestwisely-property section=booking displaymonths=2 singleproperty=true]

Related Properties

Key Parameters 

Booking Page

To enable you to embed a booking engine. Which works real time with your availability within your GuestWisely account. To be placed on a hidden booking page as the final step in the booking process from search bar > floating/inline/modal booking widget > booking engine.

Key Parameters 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)

Login Form

The ability to embed a login form for property owners and team members, to enable owners to login to access their dashboard and review their calendar and owner statement.

Basic Short code: [guestwisely-login]

Language Switcher

Key Parameters : [guestwisely-language-switcher]

Discounts Page

Full Short code: [guestwisely-properties-list usecurrentpageforsearch=true discountsonly=true view=grid]

This is a variation of the property listing short code and must be used in full to display your discounted properties only. Instead of property descriptions, it displays the offer and information that the display price has already been adjusted in listings. Don’t forget to assign your discount page in GuestWisely plugin settings.

Tip: Create a duplicate of your search results page then update the page banner and replace the listings short code with the above. Assign this page in the GuestWisely Plugin Settings below:

Saved Property Counter/Link

This will show the shared property count containing the link to access the saved results.

Tip: Use this short code in one of your global website templates eg. the header/topbar or a floating tab attached to the side of the browser – so this can be accessed at all times.

Basic Short code: [guestwisely-saved-properties]

Review Page Grid & Submission Form

Basic Short code: [guestwisely-reviews]

Key Parameters 

Use-case Recipes (copy → paste)