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Website Cropping Hero Images 1 reply

Ken T
Oct 10, 2022 6:47 PM
OR Alum Member for 6 years 1704 posts

Better - you can upload a custom set of images to be used in the Hero Unit, cropped however you prefer:

https://www.ownerrez.com/support/articles/home-page

 

How often does Ownerrez sync with VRBO? 1 reply

LC House
Oct 10, 2022 5:25 PM
Member for 3 years 15 posts

I changed my rates and requested full sync under VRBO API integration. I waited for an hour but the rates on VRBO havent been updated still. How long does it take Vrbo to reflect changes on Ownerrez? If I dont trigger full sync manually, how often does Owenerrez sync with VRBO?

Website Cropping Hero Images 1 reply

Kristen N
Oct 9, 2022 9:48 AM
Member for 3 years 3 posts

Is there a way to change the size of the hero images on the home page of the website? They are cropped so the bottom is missing. If not, can they at least be centered so the top and bottom are cropped equally?

New property is still showing inactive in VRBO 1 reply

Tobias
Oct 7, 2022 12:35 PM
Member for 4 years 8 posts

We added a new property on Tuesday and VRBO is still showing inactive.  Any suggestions?  

How do I set higher rates for one week in 2024? 0 replies

Sheron Scurlock
Oct 6, 2022 2:48 PM
Member for 6 years 8 posts

Guests want to book for the week of the total eclipse in 2024, and I can't figure out how to change the quote from the standard rate to higher rates for that week.

 

thanks,

Sheron Scurlock

Owner Statements 1 reply

Joel P
Oct 5, 2022 12:43 PM
OR Team Member Member for 16 years 166 posts

Hi Ricardo,

Owner Statements currently support grouping bookings and expenses by Property for this very reason. 

You can enable that per statement if you use the built in statement views, or you can build your own statement view and select the "Group By: Property" option under Layout.

We do not support multiple statements for the same time period for one owner.

How did you find us? optional question/field 5 replies

Kelly M
Oct 4, 2022 4:10 PM
Member for 4 years 27 posts

Yes thank you!

How did you find us? optional question/field 5 replies

Ken T
Oct 3, 2022 10:15 PM
OR Alum Member for 6 years 1704 posts

Owner Statements 1 reply

Nomad Element
Oct 3, 2022 11:31 AM
Member for 3 years 1 post

Hi there, 

I've come to my attention that Owners with more than one properties when we try to create the Owner Statement it displays all the properties together in one Owner Statements, but most Owners like to see their individuals statements by each property. Is there a way that we can do that?? Since I've come with a complicated solution like creating individual Owners to each property or creating each statements with a different date, excluding bookings and expenses one by one in order to show just the info belonging to each propierty. So it is more complicated and difficult to do

 

How did you find us? optional question/field 5 replies

Alece
Oct 3, 2022 10:58 AM
Member for 6 years 318 posts

I added this custom field, but is there any way to see the values from all guests (like in a report or a field in the exported data) rather than having to go into each individual reservation and look at the answer under Custom Fields? It would be really helpful if this could be better integrated as it's a really important data point for anyone trying to do any marketing efforts. 

YES PLEASE!

Is there any way to trace the direct bookings to the property sharing widget? 5 replies

BlueMtnCabins
Oct 2, 2022 12:55 PM
Member for 9 years 1190 posts

Is there any way to trace the direct bookings to the property sharing widget/site? We have a common website smokymountaincabinsbyowner.com where the widget is housed. Also, each member has it on a page on their respective website. Obviously, there is a lot of cross-referring going on. Is there any way (GA? other) to know that booking X for property Y  originated via the search on a shared widget on website Z?

Thanks

How did you find us? optional question/field 5 replies

Kelly M
Oct 1, 2022 12:08 PM
Member for 4 years 27 posts

I added this custom field, but is there any way to see the values from all guests (like in a report or a field in the exported data) rather than having to go into each individual reservation and look at the answer under Custom Fields? It would be really helpful if this could be better integrated as it's a really important data point for anyone trying to do any marketing efforts. 

uploading spot rates 1 reply

Ken T
Sep 26, 2022 10:31 PM
OR Alum Member for 6 years 1704 posts

Please write in to the Helpdesk and send us the Excel file.  We'll take a look.

Additional beds: more than one not possible at check-out? 1 reply

Ken T
Sep 26, 2022 7:56 PM
OR Alum Member for 6 years 1704 posts

No, as the listing channels don't support this.  Instead, there are two supported options:

1. Add a per-guest surcharge beyond a specified minimum:

https://www.ownerrez.com/support/articles/common-surcharge-discounts#guest-adult-child-fee

2. Use the Add-on Services feature to charge for extra services like providing a baby travel cot:

https://www.ownerrez.com/support/articles/add-on-services

But this only works with direct-book guests.

Book Direct triggered email 1 reply

Joel P
Sep 26, 2022 3:01 PM
OR Team Member Member for 16 years 166 posts

Hi Celia,

I've tested this merge field and it appears to be functioning correctly on my test account.

Could you write into the help desk (help@ownerreservations.com) with a specific example of an email message that didn't include your website URL?

 

Quickbook resources 8 replies

Ken T
Sep 26, 2022 12:06 PM
OR Alum Member for 6 years 1704 posts

Sure, please write in to the Helpdesk - we'll be glad to provide it.

Quickbook resources 8 replies

Honeyland Homes
Sep 26, 2022 11:52 AM
Member for 3 years 4 posts

Hi Ken, could I also get that list of bookkeeping consultants? Thank you!

uploading spot rates 1 reply

Denise A
Sep 26, 2022 1:00 AM
Member for 3 years 11 posts

Hi--what am I doing wrong?  I believe I'm uploading like the template shows (in *.xlsx format). 

There are only 20 rows in this group of rates, but OR is looking for rows 21-1000???

Additional beds: more than one not possible at check-out? 1 reply

Maarten H
Sep 25, 2022 10:33 AM
Member for 3 years 23 posts

Hello,

I have created an additional charge for extra beds and/or baby travel cots. At check-out the guest cannot select how many beds/cots they want.

Would it be possible to include a drop-down with the number of additional beds included in my set uo and and adjust the price accordingly?

Thank you!

best way to record host fees and payout? 0 replies

Denise A
Sep 23, 2022 9:22 PM
Member for 3 years 11 posts

 

Hi all--I recorded the total paid as the payout from Airbnb and the host fee separately.  Do I need to actually record the entire amount the guest paid and then subtract out his fees?  I really don't care about those numbers.  The important part for me to track is the payout and that it matches my deposit.  It seems like a bunch of extra steps.  

 

Calendar imports/exports for Airbnb not working 4 replies

Bernard C
Sep 23, 2022 1:06 AM
Member for 4 years 14 posts

Hi Joel,

Thank-you for the information. FYI I use API integration but in that case it is the owner advertising his property on Airbnb and I'm taking updates from there.

Regards

Bernard

How to set the order in which emails are sent? 0 replies

Tim
Sep 22, 2022 8:25 PM
Member for 7 years 51 posts

I send 4 different emails upon booking:

  1. Thanks for booking
  2. Rental Agreement request
  3. Travel insurance offer
  4. Pool safety

 

I'd like the "Thank you" email to go first. Is there a way to do this other than delaying it an entire day?

Thanks,

Tim

 

Calendar imports/exports for Airbnb not working 4 replies

Joel P
Sep 22, 2022 2:51 PM
OR Team Member Member for 16 years 166 posts

Airbnb had an issue with their iCals yesterday which should now be fixed. Try reactivating your Airbnb iCal import if you need it.

Regarding the validation, unfortunately, this is what we usually see in most iCal implementations. One of the many reasons we recommend using our API integration instead of iCal import.

Don't Show "Title" or "Name" for Custom Page 0 replies

Matt & Melissa D
Sep 22, 2022 2:36 PM
Member for 3 years 1 post

Hi All,

I am struggling to figure out how to eliminate the Title and/or Name from showing up on a custom page for Amenities.  I already have a title centered, along with the lists below the title, abut I keep seeing either the "title" or "name" of the custom page off to the left in very large font.

 

Thanks, Matt

Channel Bridge Airbnb 1 reply

Ken T
Sep 22, 2022 9:59 AM
OR Alum Member for 6 years 1704 posts

Channel Bridge Airbnb 1 reply

Maarten H
Sep 22, 2022 6:49 AM
Member for 3 years 23 posts

I am getting this message when trying to import bookings from Airbnb. Reviews work fine.

I have tried with different date options but it gives an error in all cases.

 

 Error processing data. Try again or contact support.

 

Anyone has had this before me?

 

 

Yale Assure Locks via Z-Wave and Ring.... 1 reply

Ken T
Sep 21, 2022 9:05 PM
OR Alum Member for 6 years 1704 posts

Yale Assure Locks via Z-Wave and Ring.... 1 reply

Shasta Lakeshore
Sep 21, 2022 4:57 PM
Member for 3 years 6 posts

Hello,

We currently have Yale Assure locks with the Z-wave module which communicates through the Ring Alarm system in each of our homes.  It is a really nice combination.  Does anyone know if there is a third party that supports this and will work with OwnerRez?

thanks

Dave
Shasta Lakeshore Retreat

Wordpress plugin - PHP issues 0 replies

Maarten H
Sep 21, 2022 12:43 PM
Member for 3 years 23 posts

Not a question but just sharing some experience in case anyone encounters the same problem.

 

I tried to install the OR Wordpress plugin. I use cPanel. It was giving me an error when trying to unzip the plugin saying I needed a higher PHP version.

In cPanel you can set that under MultiPHP Manager on the Dashboard. I changed it to the highest version (8.1) and was able to install the plugin successfully. 

The next day, however, my website was down...

Again, it had to do with PHP. So I switched back PHP v7.3., as it was before. Then I got a message that "Composer" required v7.4 or higher, so I went with that.

That seems to have solved the problem for me. 

Calendar imports/exports for Airbnb not working 4 replies

Bernard C
Sep 21, 2022 8:16 AM
Member for 4 years 14 posts

Maybe not linked to VRBO, I just noticed that the only calendar import from Airbnb I have is no longer working, after months of being OK. I tried validating 2 or 3 Airbnb icals and get this list of issues:

  1. Lines not delimited by CRLF sequence near line # 1Reference: RFC 5545 3.1. Content Lines
  2. Missing DTSTAMP property near line # 5Reference: RFC 5545 3.6.1. Event Component
  3. Missing DTSTAMP property near line # 11Reference: RFC 5545 3.6.1. Event Component
  4. Missing DTSTAMP property near line # 17Reference: RFC 5545 3.6.1. Event Component
  5. Missing DTSTAMP property near line # 23Reference: RFC 5545 3.6.1. Event Component
  6. Missing DTSTAMP property near line # 29Reference: RFC 5545 3.6.1. Event Component
  7. Missing DTSTAMP property near line # 35Reference: RFC 5545 3.6.1. Event Component

Anyone having the same issue?

Thanks to advise