By the end of this guide, you'll have a colored notice — a friendly reminder, a heads-up, or a critical alert — appearing exactly where guests need it as they move through the booking dialog.
What you'll need
- A widget that's been saved at least once (the editor only appears in edit mode)
- ~5 minutes
- The message you want to show, and which step it belongs on
- A notice on any of the four booking steps
- The right tone — neutral info, a warning, or a critical alert
- A short, lightly formatted message (bold, links, lists) that matches your widget
What a notice looks like
A notice is a colored card that appears directly under the step's title and description, above the form. There's one notice per step and every step is optional — leave a step blank and guests see nothing extra there.
Three styles set the tone and color:
| Type | Color | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Info | Neutral grey | Context that's just helpful — "Check-in is from 3 PM." |
| Warning | Amber | Something to be careful about — "No parking on site." |
| Danger | Red | Critical, can't-miss — "Property closed for renovation until May." |
Step 1: Open the editor
Sidebar → property → Widgets → click the widget → scroll to Notices in booking dialog (just below the Booking dialog form editor).
Like the booking form editor, this section only shows on widgets that have been saved at least once. If you don't see it, click Save widget at the top.
The same editor also appears on checkout detail pages (for product checkouts), so you can add notices to a checkout's booking dialog the same way.
Step 2: Pick a step
The left column lists the four steps of the booking flow. Click one to edit its notice:
| Step | When the guest sees it |
|---|---|
| Date and guests | Choosing dates (or quantity) and the number of guests |
| Guest details | Filling in name, email, and any custom fields |
| Summary | Reviewing everything before they confirm or pay |
| Success | After the booking has been placed |
A green check appears next to any step that already has a notice, so you can see at a glance which steps are set.
Step 3: Choose the type
Above the editor, pick Info, Warning, or Danger. The colored dot on each button shows the card color you'll get, and the preview updates as you switch.
Pick the type that matches how urgent the message is — most notices are Info; save Danger for things that genuinely change whether or how someone should book.
Step 4: Write the message
Type your note in the editor. Keep it short — a sentence or two is the point; the box is deliberately compact.
The toolbar gives you the basics:
- B — bold
- I — italic
- Link — select some text first, then click Link and paste a URL
- • List — bullet list
Links always open in a new tab. Any link you add opens in a new browser tab so guests don't lose their place in the booking flow — you don't need to configure anything.
Step 5: Preview and save
The Preview in the booking dialog area under the editor shows exactly how the notice will look to guests, in the color you chose. When it looks right, click Save widget at the top. The notice goes live on the next page load.
Repeat steps 2–5 for any other steps that need a notice.
Removing a notice
Open the step, delete all the text, and click Save widget. Empty notices are dropped automatically — the green check next to that step disappears and guests see nothing there.
Notices aren't translated. Just like custom field labels, the text you type is shown to guests exactly as written, regardless of the widget's language. If your widget serves both English and Czech audiences, a notice you write in English stays in English on the Czech widget. Workaround: create a separate widget per language, each with its own notice text (see Multiple widget variations).
Common patterns
Check-in instructions
- Step: Success (or Date and guests)
- Type: Info
- "Check-in is from 3 PM. We'll email door codes the day before arrival."
Deposit or balance note
- Step: Summary
- Type: Warning
- "A 30% deposit is due now; the balance is collected on arrival."
Seasonal closure
- Step: Date and guests
- Type: Danger
- "Closed for renovation 1–31 May — bookings resume in June."
Thank-you / what happens next
- Step: Success
- Type: Info
- "Thanks! We'll confirm your request within 24 hours."
Good to know
Notices live on the widget (or checkout) itself, not on individual bookings — they're display-only copy shown to every guest who reaches that step. Changing or removing a notice takes effect for everyone on the next page load; it never touches existing bookings.
Only basic formatting survives: bold, italic, links, and lists. For security, anything else you paste in (scripts, styles, images, custom HTML) is stripped when the notice is saved.
Troubleshooting
| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| The Notices editor isn't showing | Widget hasn't been saved yet | Click Save widget at the top — the editor appears after the first save |
| My notice isn't appearing to guests | It was empty when you saved, or it's on a step the guest hasn't reached yet | Reopen the step, check the text is there, and save again |
| The notice shows in the wrong language | Notices aren't translated by widget language | Create a separate widget per language with its own notice text — see Multiple widget variations |
| My formatting disappeared after saving | Only bold, italic, links, and lists are kept; other formatting is removed for security | Re-do the note using just the toolbar options |
| My link isn't clickable / didn't turn into a link | You clicked Link without selecting text first | Select the words you want to link, then click Link and paste the URL |
| The green check won't go away | The step still has text in it | Delete all the text for that step and save |
Related guides
- Custom booking form — Custom booking form
- Widget look & feel — Widget look & feel
- Multiple widget variations (one widget per language) — Multiple widget variations