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How to Transfer your Legacy Smoobu Website to the New Website Builder

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Introducing our newest feature – we can’t wait for you to try it! Our New Website Builder is packed with enhanced customization, faster loading times, improved SEO settings, and so much more! While the new system is built differently from the previous Website Builder, making a fully automatic migration unavailable, were here to help ensure a smooth transition.

To facilitate the move, we have migrated your previous content from Configuration > Website Builder > Website Content & Accommodations to Configuration > New Website Builder > Website Content & Accommodations.

Any content in English has been automatically transferred to your New Website Builder, providing a solid foundation to start your updates. You can begin working your new site by clicking the "Go to Editor" button.

As always, your Booking Engine information and settings will be seamlessly integrated into your New Website Builder.

Before starting the transfer, here’s what you need to know:

 

Step 1: Understanding Language Management

What’s New?

  • When accessing the New Website Builder, the content available for transfer will be in English by default. 

  • Additional languages are not added directly in Smoobu anymore. Instead, they are managed within the Website Builder Editor, where automatic translation is available.

How to Add Languages in the Editor

1) Navigate to SEO and Settings in the Editor and click Site Language.

2) Click Manage Languages.

3) Choose Add Language.

4) Select the desired language and click Done. You may select multiple at once. 

5) Enable "Use automatic translation for new languages" and save.

5) A menu with flags will appear, allowing you to switch between languages.

Important Notes on Language Management

  • Dynamic Widgets (occupancy calendar, amenities list, Book Now widget) are currently available only in English. Rest assured, we are working to add these widgets in additional languages in the future! 

  • The Booking Engine will continue to translate automatically based on the browser settings.

  • If your old website was in English, your content will automatically be set to English in the New Website Builder settings.

  • If your old website was in a single non-English language, you will need to manually copy and paste content into the New Website Builder, as it will not transfer automatically.

  • The Website Editor is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Icelandic. To change the language of the editor, click the tool tip, followed by Editor Languages:

Step 2: Transferring Your Website Content

How Content is Initially Transferred

  • When setting up the New Website Builder, your existing content (text, photos) is pushed from Smoobu (Settings > New Website Builder) to the Editor.

  • Once you start editing Dynamic Widgets in the Website Builder Editor, further changes must be made exclusively in the Editor. After this point, Smoobu will not push new updates to the Editor and any changes made on the Editor will not reflect back on your Smoobu Settings > New Website Builder page.

How to Manually Transfer Content

1) Copy and Paste Text: Manually transfer text in other languages other than English from your old website to the new Website Builder.

  • Alternatively: The Website Editor offers a built-in translation feature powered by Google Translate, allowing you to translate text from English into other languages.

2) Upload Images: Save and re-upload any additional images from your old website. Background images can modified by clicking on the background, followed by the Background Image section:

3) Reconfigure Widgets: Ensure the occupancy calendar, amenities list, and Booking Engine are set up correctly. Any extra widgets, content, customization made on the Legacy website will have to be reconfigured on the new one. 

4) Review SEO Settings: Optimize your site’s metadata using the new SEO settings in the Editor. Under SEO and Settings, you will find options for Google Analytics and Conversion Tags.

5) Configure your domain or add a sub-domain. 

In case you would like to use your own domain,

  • First, Log in to your domain host, go to the domain management area, and find the DNS editing options.
  • Create a new CNAME record with the following settings:
    • Host/​Alias: www
    • Destination/​Target: s.eu-multiscreensite.co
  • Point the root of your domain (domain.com) to your website. To do this, create two A records with the following settings:
    • First
      Host/​Alias: @
      Destination/​Target: 18.197.248.23
    • Second
      Host/​Alias: @
      Destination/​Target: 52.59.120.70
  • Add your domain name without the www in the Own URL box of this page. Save.

Sub-domain

Smoobu also offers a subdomain should you not have a domain name. Remove existing subdomain (in this case 9A1083398) and add your own. Save.

 

Step 3: Finalizing and Publishing Your New Website

  • Once your content is set up, review all pages for accuracy and design consistency.

  • Preview your site on mobile, tablet or desktop

  • Publish your new website when everything is ready.

For a detailed guide on creating your new website, visit: New Website Builder Guide.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to visit our Help Center or open a ticket from here for assistance. 

 

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