How to: Manage Guidebook Templates and Listings
🧾Summary
This article explains how to manage the templates and listings for your Aruvo TV Guidebook.
🕐 When to Use This Guide
Follow the steps in this article when:
- You want to update the content templates, AI Category tags, list of businesses/attractions, and content name for the Guidebook.
✅ Before You Begin
Ensure you have the following ready to ensure an easy setup:
- Aruvo account - If you have not set up your account yet, follow the steps in this article to create and configure your account.
- Elements for your desired branding - Gather any information on your desired theme colors, fonts, and other options that you want to customize.
⚙️ Step-by-Step Setup
Step 1. Navigate to the Guidebook options page:
Select the "TV" menu on the left side of the Aruvo portal, then select the "Guidebook" tab.
Step 2. Slide to select Category Content Settings:
Click to move the slider from "Category List" to "Category Content".
Step 3. Click to expand the "Manage Content" section.
Click and expand the Manage content section to manage the Guidebook Templates and Listings.
Once you click and expand the manage category content section, you can see the following columns below:
Category: Displays the business category name sourced from AI-generated data (e.g., "Health & Wellness," "Restaurants," "Cafes"). This field is read-only to prevent accidental edits.
- AI-generated tags from Property AI Fields are displayed alongside category names for classification and filtering.
- Currently, the AI tag matches the category name exactly.
- Example: Category “Health & Wellness” shows tag “Health and Wellness.”
- This linkage ensures displayed businesses are filtered consistently by AI tags.
Preview: Shows a static, default thumbnail image representing the category theme.
Content name: Shows the name of the content template assigned to the category, defaulting to either the category name or a fixed string.
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Only one content template is currently supported per category.
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The content name reflects this and defaults to the category name or "Aruvo."
- Editing is possible via the Edit interface for future flexibility.
Number of Businesses: Indicates how many businesses are set to appear on the public screen for the category.
Default is “Top 2,” but it can be customized
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The default value is 2 businesses per category.
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You can change this via the edit interface.
- The system will never display more businesses than actually exist.
Action: Contains two action icons
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Edit
: Opens the Edit Content Settings interface.
- Preview
: Opens the content preview with business details from Property AI Fields.
Preview:
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Clicking the preview icon opens a window showing dynamic business details fetched directly from Property AI Fields, offering a realistic simulation of the content guests will see on public displays.
Step 4. Edit Content Setting:
Click on the Edit button under the Manage Content to edit and customize content display settings per category.
Once you click on the Edit icon, you can see the following options:
Category Name:
Read-only, shows the selected business category name to prevent misassignments.
Select Tags (AI-generated fields): AI-generated tags from Property AI Fields. Default selection matches the category's current tag. Changing this alters which businesses are shown.
Limit Number of Businesses to Show: Dropdown with options like “Top 2,” “Top 3,” etc. Default is “Top 2.” The system ensures the number of displayed businesses does not exceed the available count.
Content Name: You can change the default name selected here and can add a personalized name.
Click on save on the top right side once you are done making the changes.
Content Display Setting:
You can toggle the following content elements ON or OFF for TV displays:
- Display Description (ON by default)
- Display Reviews (ON by default)
- Display Price Level (ON by default)
- Display Opening Hours (ON by default)
- Display Tags (ON by default)
- Display Accessibility (ON by default)
- Display Distance (ON by default)
- Display Website (ON by default)
- Display Contact (ON by default)
- Display Address (ON by default)
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Display QR Code (ON by default)
Important note: The QR Code is shown only if at least one of the following content elements is visible,
- Website
- Contact
- Address
📎 How to Add New Places Manually to Your Aruvo Guidebook
If a business or local attraction is not automatically identified by the AI, you can manually add it to your guidebook by following these steps:
1. Navigation Steps :
- Log in to your Aruvo Portal.
- Click the second option in the sidebar, Property.
- Select View Property Details for the desired unit.
- Click on the Fields tab.
- Click on AI.
- Select Add Business to open the manual entry form.
2. Required Information Fields:
When adding a new place, you must manually fill out the following options to ensure the guidebook is complete:
- Image: Upload a high-quality photo of the location or business.
- Title: Enter the official name of the business or landmark.
- Street Address: Provide the full physical address for GPS navigation.
- Description: Write a brief summary or personal recommendation for your guests.
- Price Level (Expensive): Select a price rating (e.g., $, $$, or $$$).
- Distance (in Miles): Enter how far the location is from your property.
- Tags: Add comma-separated keywords (e.g., Italian, Family-Friendly, Breakfast).
- Website: Provide a direct link to the business’s official site.
- Contact: Enter a phone number for guest inquiries or reservations.
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Business Hours: List the operating hours for each day of the week.
Important note: As you update these fields, the Aruvo platform allows you to view live previews. It is recommended to check these previews one by one to see exactly how the content will appear to your guests before finalizing the entry.
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