How to Add SmartBookings Online Booking to Joomla

At a Glance • Key Takeaways

Automated Efficiency: Streamline online bookings, live availability scheduling, and customer communication without manual intervention.
Live Capacity & Conflict Prevention: Prevent double-booking across staff, rooms, activity sessions, or rental fleet assets in real time.
0% Platform Booking Fees: SmartBookings does not charge transaction fees or take percentage cuts of your ticket sales or customer payments.

Overview: Joomla CMS Booking System

Joomla powers many community leisure trusts, local council venues, and independent activity parks. Integrating SmartBookings enables full online scheduling, automated confirmation emails, and real-time payment processing.

Method 1: Adding an External URL Menu Item in Joomla (Recommended)

Step A: Copy Your Booking Link

1 In SmartBookings, navigate to Settings > Add to website (Settings_Embed.aspx).

2 Copy your unique booking URL (e.g. https://yourvenue.smartbookings.net/).

Step B: Add to Joomla Menu Manager

3 Log into your Joomla Administrator panel (/administrator).

4 Go to Menus > Main Menu > Add New Menu Item.

5 Set Menu Item Type to System Links > URL.

6 Enter "Book Tickets" as the Menu Title.

7 Paste your https://yourvenue.smartbookings.net/ address into the Link box.

8 Set Target Window to "New Window with Navigation".

9 Click Save & Close.

Method 2: Embedding via Joomla Custom Module or Article (iFrame)

To embed the booking engine inside a Joomla page:

1 Go to Content > Articles > Add New Article (or Content > Site Modules > New > Custom).

2 Switch your editor (TinyMCE/JCE) to Code View (<>).

3 Paste the embed code:

<div style="position: relative; width: 100%; min-height: 850px; overflow: hidden;">
    <iframe src="https://yourvenue.smartbookings.net/bookevent?embed=1" style="width: 100%; min-height: 850px; border: 0;" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
                        

4 Ensure text filtering in Joomla Global Configuration does not strip iframe tags for your user group.

5 Click Save & Close.

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