How to add an availability calendar to your Yola vacation rental website
A Yola site can show guests which dates are open, synced from Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com. Yola's HTML widget is for third-party code snippets, so the script snippet goes straight in and keeps the calendar sized to its content. Custom code needs a paid Yola plan.
Why add a calendar to your Yola site?
Guests want to know whether your property is available before they click through to a form or send a message. A visible availability calendar shortens that decision path, reduces repetitive date questions, and supports a cleaner direct-booking flow on your own site.
- Show booked and open dates directly on your website
- Keep using Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, or any other iCal-compatible source
- Reduce back-and-forth date questions from guests
- Prepare the page for a future direct-booking widget beside the calendar
What you need
- A Yola site in Sitebuilder+ on a paid plan
- Your RentalBeam calendar widget
- At least one connected OTA or iCal availability source such as Airbnb or Vrbo
Keep setup simple first
Start with one property page, confirm the calendar is visible and accurate, then roll the same pattern across the rest of your site.Setup steps
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Create your RentalBeam calendar
- Open your RentalBeam dashboard and click Add rental.
- Paste your Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, or other iCal source URLs.
- Check the preview so blocked dates already look correct before you embed anything.
Works with any iCal source
RentalBeam supports any iCal/ICS URL, not just Airbnb. You can merge multiple availability sources into one guest-facing calendar view. - 2
Copy the right embed code for Yola
RentalBeam recommends the script embed for Yola. Use the matching code format below as your reference.
html<script src="https://cdn.rentalbeam.com/v1/embed.js" async></script> <div class="rentalbeam-calendar" data-rental-id="your-calendar-id" data-months-per-row="3" data-rows="1" data-month-scale="1"></div>Yola's HTML widget is for third-party code snippets, so the script snippet goes straight in and keeps the calendar sized to its content.
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- Custom code needs a paid Yola plan. The Free plan does not include it.
- If the calendar does not appear, paste the iframe snippet into the same widget instead.
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Paste the embed into Yola
Builder-specific install steps
Use these steps to place the RentalBeam calendar exactly where guests check dates.
Recommended: ScriptYola
Add a Custom block, add the HTML widget, and paste the script snippet. Needs a paid Yola plan.
Yola's HTML widget is for third-party code snippets, so the script snippet goes straight in and keeps the calendar sized to its content.
Use the Script tab for this builder.
- Open the page where guests should check dates in the Yola Sitebuilder+ editor
- Add a Custom block, click the yellow Add widget button, and choose the HTML widget
- Select the HTML widget, open the Custom HTML window, paste the RentalBeam calendar script snippet, and submit it
- Preview or publish the site and check the calendar there
Before you publish
- Custom code needs a paid Yola plan. The Free plan does not include it.
- If the calendar does not appear, paste the iframe snippet into the same widget instead.
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Publish and verify the guest experience
Where to place the calendar on the page
- Put the HTML widget in a Custom block right below the part of the page that describes the rental, so guests see the dates while they are deciding.
- Yola runs custom code in Preview and on the published site, so judge the calendar there.
- If the calendar does not appear, paste the iframe snippet into the same widget instead.
Think of the calendar as a conversion aid
Competitor guides consistently put availability close to the main inquiry or direct-booking action. That pattern reduces friction because guests can check dates and act in the same visual area.