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Welcome to HomeRunner!

Ready for direct bookings? Let’s get you set up.

We’ve organized the setup below to help you tailor the experience to your business.

Everything here is optional.
If you're stuck, skip it! Our defaults work great out of the box, and we can easily adjust settings later.

General Property Settings

First, let's decide how your properties look and feel on the web.

Property Link Name (slug)

By default, your links look like 'yoursite.com/property/name'. Would you prefer something else instead of 'property'? (e.g., 'rental', 'cabin', 'villa')

Enable SEO Schema (BETA)?

This creates valid VacationRental schema for your properties. It helps search engines like Google understand your property details better.

Yes

Pricing & Financial Display

How do you want to present prices to your guests? (Transparency helps conversion!)

Tax & Fee Display Options

Select how you want to simplify reservation quote line items for your guests.

Roll all Fees in with the Accommodation Fare

Combine Taxes and Fees into a single line item

Combine all different Fees into one total

Combine all Taxes into one total

Refundable Fees / Security Deposits

How should we handle refundable deposits in the price breakdown?

Show them normally (Default)

Hide them completely

Hide them AND exclude from the total price

Search & Map Settings

Configure the main search page where guests find your rentals.

Map Provider

Which map service do you prefer?

Google Maps (Requires your own API Key)

Leaflet (OpenStreetMaps - Free)

Google Maps API Key

If you chose Google Maps, paste your API key here. (Leave blank if using Leaflet).

Search Bar Fields

What fields should appear in the main search bar? If all your listings are clustered in the same area, you may want to uncheck the Location field.

Location

Dates

Guest Count

Strict Minimum Stay Filtering

If a guest searches for 2 nights, but a property requires 3, should that property be hidden entirely?

Yes, hide properties they can't book

No, show them anyway

Default Sort Order

How should properties be ordered? Drag and drop to reorder. Top-most option will be set as default.

Featured

Random

Newest First

By Name (A - Z)

By Name (Z - A)

By Number of Bedrooms (Low to High)

By Number of Bedrooms (High to Low)

By Number of Guests (High to Low)

By Price (Low to High)

By Price (High to Low)

Oldest First

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Order

Property Card Appearance

Customize the 'cards' that show up in the search results list.

Price Display (Before Selection)

What price shows on the card before the guest picks dates?

Lowest Price

Average Price

Base Daily Price

Nothing

Show Star Ratings?

Should we calculate an average star rating from your reviews and display it on your property cards?

Yes, show ratings

No, hide ratings

Show Total Quote on Card?

Once dates are selected, should the card update to show the full total price for the trip?

Yes, show full trip price

No, keep showing nightly rate

Exclude Unavailable Dates from Averages?

When showing an 'Average Price', should we ignore dates that are already booked/blocked to make it more accurate?

Yes, exclude booked dates

No, calculate using the whole year

Max Photos in Slider

How many photos can a user swipe through directly on the card?

Single Property Page & Booking Widget

Settings for the individual listing page where the booking happens.

Default Booking Mode

Do you generally prefer instant bookings or requests?

Instant Booking

Reservation Request

Inquiry Button Text

What should the button say for requests? (e.g. 'Send Inquiry')

Instant Book Button Text

What should the button say for instant bookings? (e.g. 'Book Now')

Widget Features

Select the features you want in the booking box.

Show Coupon Code Field

Show 'Price Details' Popup Link

Hide 'Minimum Stay' Text

Checkout & Policies

Finalizing the reservation flow.

Require Mailing Address?

Do you need the guest's physical address?

Yes, required

No, skip it (Recommended for conversion)

Guest Message Field

Should guests be able to leave a note?

Optional

Required

Disabled

Phone Number Validation

Should we strictly validate phone numbers to reduce fraud/typos?

Yes

Guest Account Creation

Allow guests to book without creating a WordPress account?

Yes, allow guest checkout (Hide account creation)

No, force account creation

Guest Blacklist

Enter any specific email addresses or phone numbers you want to block (one per line).

Emails & Notifications

Who should be notified when things happen?

Email 'From' Name

The name guests see in their inbox (e.g. 'Vacation Rentals Inc').

'Reply-To' Email Address

Where should guests reply to?

Admin Notifications

When do you (the admin) want an email?

On New Reservation

On Payment Failure

Notification Recipients

Comma-separated list of email addresses to receive admin alerts.

Sync & Technical Settings

Final settings for how we handle data from your Property Management System.

Image Storage Strategy

'Hotlinking' uses images directly from your PMS. This saves huge amounts of storage on your website and is recommended for larger portfolios.

Hotlink Images (Recommended)

Download Images Locally (Uses more server space)

Auto-Synchronization

If you are using Webhooks (Real-time updates), you usually don't need Auto-Sync enabled.

Enable Auto-Sync

Disable Auto-Sync (I use Webhooks)

Google Analytics 4

Should we trigger GA4 events for you?

Yes

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