Prepare library

After setting up your account, the next step is to prepare your content libraries. In GUIBO, libraries are reusable content collections that serve as the foundation for all your guidebooks.

Why Libraries Matter

Libraries enable the "maintain once, update everywhere" principle:

• Create content once in a library

• Use it in multiple guidebooks

• Update it in one place to refresh all connected guidebooks

This approach will save you significant time as your product catalog grows.

Geo Libraries

These contain location-based assets like routes and points of interest:

• Routes Libraries: Store GPX tracks and paths that travelers will follow

• POIs Libraries: Store points of interest like attractions, accommodations, and services

Text Libraries

These contain text-based content:

• Text Libraries: Store general information pages, descriptions, images and other text content

Step 1: Create route library

1. Click the + button in the Geodata section

2. Enter a name for your library (e.g., "Routes", "Hiking Routes", "Cycling routes", "Austria routes")

3. Click Create

4. Add a route to your created library

   1. Open your new library

   2. Click the orange + button (upper left corner)

      • Upload GPX to import an existing GPX file, or

      • Create Route Manually to draw a route on the map

   3. Add a basic description to your route

Step 2: Create POI library

1. Click the + button in the Geodata section

2. Enter a name for your library (e.g., "POIs", "Accommodation", "Sightseeing")

3. Click Create

4. Add a POI to your created library

   1. Open your new library

   2. Click the orange + button (upper left corner)

      • POI: Search & Import to add google places, or

      • POI: Drop manually to drop a new POI anywhere you want, or

      • POI: AI Extractors to extract POIs from continuous text

   3. Add a basic description to your POI

Step 3: Create text library

1. Click the + button in the Text Pages section

2. Enter a name for your library (e.g. "General Information", "Text Pages Spain")

3. Click Create

4. Add a Text Page to Your Text Library

   1. In your Text library, go to Text Pages

   2. Click Add Text Page

   3. Create a simple "Welcome" or "Arrival Information" page

   4. Add basic text content using the editor

Next Steps

Your libraries now contain some content for your first guidebook. In the next step, Create your first guidebook, you'll assemble this content into a complete travel product.

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Tip: When creating a new library, think about its purpose and what type of content it will contain. The clear separation between geographic and text libraries helps maintain organization as your content grows.