These 4 steps will help get your guidebook set up fast. Don't feel you have to create the perfect guidebook right from the start; just be sure to get the essentials done, and then you can refine and add to your content over time. For a more detailed walkthrough, read our 10 essential steps to get a basic guidebook live.
Each step shows where to go in the new Hub and in the legacy Hub.
Table of contents:
1. Add your own cover photo 🖼️
New Hub: go to Guidebooks → open your guidebook → Appearance tab. Upload your Cover photo (Guidebook 2.0), or your Cover background photo and Desktop cover photo (legacy guidebook design).
Legacy Hub: go to the Guides page → select your guide → Guide details tab → click Edit Desktop Photo.
Image requirements:
Format: JPG or PNG
Orientation: Landscape
Minimum width: 1920 pixels
Note: The photo will be automatically resized for mobile, but you can upload a separate portrait image if preferred.
Learn more: How to set the Cover Photo
2. Add guide contact details and logo
New Hub: go to Guidebooks → open your guidebook → Property info tab → Contact details. Your logo and favicon are on the Appearance tab.
Legacy Hub: go to the Settings page → Branding tab and click Edit on Guide Contact details. Under the same tab, click Edit on Logo & icons to upload your logo and favicon.
What they're for:
Logo – appears on the front page of your guide
Favicon – shown when your guide is saved to a guest's phone or tablet
Learn more: How to customise your guidebook appearance (new Hub) · How to update the contact details displayed to your guests/users (Legacy hub) · How to update the guide logo or mobile icon (Legacy hub)
3. Add guide colours and fonts
New Hub: go to Guidebooks → open your guidebook → Appearance tab and choose your colours, fonts and theme. If you have several guidebooks, set them once in Guidebook defaults instead.
Legacy Hub: go to Settings → Branding, click Edit on Fonts & colours and choose your preferred colour scheme and font combination. You can ignore the 'Reset all guides to use these values' option for now; it only matters once you have multiple guides.
4. Content & photos
⏩ Skip to 04:00 in the Getting Started video below to see how to:
Add your own content and photos
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