Activate the Google Places Integration

With the integrated Google Places interface, you can automatically display your bookable or requestable experiences on your Google Business Profile – ideal for increasing visibility on Google Search and Google Maps, and driving more direct bookings.

1. Requirements
2. How to Activate the Google Places Integration
3. How to Know the Connection Was Successful

4. How to Publish Experiences to your Google Profile

5. Still Have Questions?

✅ Requirements

• You need an active Google account that has access to your Google Business Profile.

• You must be logged into the Giggle CMS as an admin.

🔧 How to Activate the Google Places Integration

1. Log in to the Giggle CMS.

2. Go to:
   Share Experiences > Google Places

3. Click on “Connect with Google”.

4. Log in with your Google account that is linked to your Google Business Profile and click on "Allow".

5. You will then be redirected back to the CMS. Here, select your Google account again and click "Next":

   

6. In the next step, select the Google Business Profile (location) you want to link with and click "Next":
   

7. Finally, confirm your selection by clicking the "Confirm choices" button:

✅ How to Know the Connection Was Successful

• After connecting, you’ll see a green status bar showing the linked Google profile name.
  

• Refresh the page once to ensure the sync is complete and active.

📤 How to Publish Experiences to your Google Profile

Once the integration is active, you can automatically publish experiences with upcoming dates or set availabilities to your Google Business Profile:

Option A: From the Experience List

• In the experience list, click the Google Places icon in the "Channels" column

• When successfully connected, the icon turns colored

• Click the colored icon again to:

  • Unlink the experience

  • Or view it directly on Google Places

Option B: From Within the Experience

• Open the experience in the Giggle CMS

• Scroll to Section 4

• Activate the Google Places switch

• Click Save

📌 Note: Only experiences with time-based data (dates or availabilities) are eligible for publishing to Google.

❓ Still Have Questions?

If your experience isn't showing on Google:
👉 Check this article:
Why is my experience not showing on Google?

Or reach out to our support team at:
📩 hello@giggle.tips

✅ Summary

With the Google Places integration, you can:

✔️ Automatically publish experiences on your Google Business Profile
✔️ Increase your visibility on Google Maps and Google Search
✔️ Reach more guests – without extra work

📌 Activate the integration today in your CMS and get your experiences on Google!