What destination management is
From Content (CMS) › Destinations › List you create the page for each destination you sell: its text in each language, its image, its position on the map and its address on the website. That record is then reused in destination boxes, offers and brochures.
| Concept | What it determines |
|---|---|
| Permalink | Last part of the destination's public address. If you leave it empty, it is generated from the Title when you save. |
| Content / Extra Content | Texts of the destination page, with a formatting editor. Extra Content accepts more elaborate blocks (sections, drop-downs, cards). |
| Grouping | Region or group the destination belongs to (for example, "Turkey"), to show all its destinations together. Groupings are created in Destinations › Groupings. |
| Activate destination | Yes publishes the destination; No saves it without showing it. |
| Order | Priority of the destination when several are shown. |
The 4 steps, valid for every action
Destination list
What it's for
Seeing every destination created with its country, its grouping, whether it is active and its order, and reaching its actions.
When to use it
Before creating a destination, to check it does not already exist, or to find the one you want to change.
| ID | Title | Country | Grouping | Active 3 | Order | Actions 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3101 | Istanbul | Turkey | Turkey | Si | 1 | |
| 3102 | Cappadocia | Turkey | Turkey | Si | 2 | |
| 3103 | Pamukkale | Turkey | No | 3 |
Step by step
- In Show, choose how many entries to see per page (10, 20, 50, 70 or 100).
- Type in Search:: the list is filtered instantly by any text in the row (title, country or grouping).
- Check the Active column: a green "Si" if the destination is published, a grey "No" if it is deactivated (the badges are shown in Spanish).
- In Actions, click the green button to open the destination's page on the website, the blue pencil to edit it or the red bin to delete it.
| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
| ID | Internal number of the destination. Other modules ask for it, and it is worth giving it to support. |
| Title | Title of the destination in the panel language. |
| Country / Grouping | Country and groupings of the destination (Location and Configuration cards). Grouping is empty if it has none. |
| Active | "Si" (green) or "No" (grey), according to the Activate destination field. |
| Order | Value of the Order field. The list is sorted by this column; click any header to change the sort order. |
| Actions | View on website (green), edit (blue) and delete (red). |
Create a destination
What it's for
Adding a destination with its public page in each language: texts, image and SEO data.
When to use it
When you start selling a new destination or need a page of its own for it.
Step by step
- Click New destination. Start with the Spanish tab (the default language) and then repeat in the other language tabs.
- Type the Title, the only required field.
- Leave Permalink empty so it is generated from the title, or type the address you prefer (lower case and hyphens).
- Fill in Meta Title, Meta Description and Meta Keywords: this is what search engines show.
- Write the text in Content and, if you want more sections, in Extra Content. The editor's </> button shows the HTML code.
- In Image, click the blue folder button to choose a file from My Files, or the dark button to search for a photo in the Image banks.
| Field | Required | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Yes | Name of the destination in that language. If you do not type it in the other languages, the default language title is copied when you save. |
| Permalink | No | Public address: /destinos/ + permalink + .htm. |
| Meta Title / Meta Description / Meta Keywords | No | Title, description and keywords for search engines. |
| Content | No | Main text of the destination page. |
| Extra Content | No | Additional block of the page: practical information, must-see places, tips. |
| Image | No | Main image of the destination, from My Files or from the image banks. |
| Link | No | If you fill it in, clicking the destination box in the website listings opens this address instead of the destination page. Use it, for example, to lead to an offers page for the destination. |
Location and configuration
What it's for
Placing the destination on the map, relating it to its country, grouping and airport, and deciding whether it is published.
When to use it
Every time you create a destination, below the language tabs, and when you want to remove a destination without deleting it.
Step by step
- Choose the Country in the drop-down.
- Type the Latitude and Longitude in decimal degrees, with a point as the separator.
- In Grouping, choose one or more groupings (for example, the region or the country) so the destination appears together with the others in its group. If there are none yet, you will see a notice that no groupings have been created and a link to create one (see "Groupings").
- If the destination has an airport, open IATA: and choose its code in the list of airports (for example, "IST - Istanbul (Ataturk)"); type the code or the city to find it faster.
- Set Activate destination to "Yes" to publish it and type the Order: destinations are shown on the website from lowest to highest (the tooltip on the label says so: "Determines the display order of the destination on the public website, from lowest to highest.").
- Click Save. You return to the list with a green confirmation message, followed by the languages the title has been copied to.
Groupings
What it's for
Creating the groups of destinations (regions, countries, areas) that you then choose in the Grouping field of each destination.
When to use it
Before creating destinations in a new area, or to show all the destinations of a region together on the website.
Step by step
- In the side menu, expand Destinations, click Groupings and then New (or the create-grouping link in the destination form). Type the Name in the Spanish tab.
- Open the other language tabs and type the translated name.
- Type the Order, below the tabs: it is filled in once and applies to all languages.
- Click Save. You return to the list with a confirmation message, followed by the languages left without a name.
| ID | Name | Order | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Turkey | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Greece | 2 |
Step by step
- Click the pencil to edit the grouping (a confirmation message appears when you save) or the bin to delete it.
- In the Confirm deletion window, read the warning: if any destination has the grouping, the window lists the destinations that will be left without it. Click Remove to confirm or Cancel. The question, the warning and the confirmation message may be shown in Spanish.
Edit a destination
What it's for
Changing the texts, image, SEO data, location or status of an existing destination.
When to use it
To update the information, translate the page into another language or remove the destination without losing it.
Step by step
- In the list, click the destination's blue pencil and choose the tab of the language you want to change.
- Change the fields you need; the rest are kept.
- Click Save, at the end of the page. A green confirmation message appears.
- If you do not want to save the changes, click Back to list.
Delete a destination
What it's for
Permanently deleting a destination you are no longer going to sell.
When to use it
When cleaning up destinations created by mistake or duplicated.
| ID | Title | Order | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3102 | Cappadocia | 0 | 1 |
Step by step
- In the list, click the destination's red bin.
- Check the name in the window and click Remove, or Cancel to keep it. A green confirmation message appears above the list.
Best practices
Complete every language
If you only fill in Spanish, the other languages receive the same title. Translate the texts and the SEO of each tab too.
Stable permalinks
Choose a short, descriptive address when you create the destination and avoid changing it later.
Always add coordinates
With latitude and longitude, the destination can be placed on the maps of the destination boxes.
Show it on your pages
Insert destinations in any page with the Destinations module of the dynamic content.
- Title, texts and SEO data filled in for each language.
- Image chosen and licensed for use.
- Correct country, latitude and longitude.
- Grouping created and assigned if the destination belongs to a region.
- Activate destination is set to "Yes".
- The destination page opens correctly with the green button in the list.