> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.odia.app/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Journey Designer > Control how your public Journeys look and what your clients see - layouts, card styles, and visibility settings. ## Build first, then design Creating a public Journey in Odia has two phases: 1. **[Journey Builder](/features/journey-builder)** — Add services, content cards, pricing, and dates to build the trip day by day 2. **Journey Designer** (this page) — Choose the layout, card styles, and visibility settings that shape how your client experiences the public Journey The Journey Designer is your client-facing design layer. Everything in the Builder feeds into it - the Designer controls how it is presented. The Journey Designer works for every Journey stage. Use it before first publishing, and use it again after confirmation when the public trip needs a different presentation. ## Opening the Journey Designer Open Journey Designer from the **eye** preview button on a Journey: * The **eye button** opens the internal preview where you can edit layout and design settings * The **public link button** opens the latest published public Journey link Once in the preview, the designer toolbar appears at the top of the screen with two controls: * **Page Layout** — The overall structure of the page * **Display Settings** — What information is shown or hidden Individual service cards also have their own style controls directly on the card (see [Card Styles](#card-styles) below). The cover image also has a dedicated crop tool — see [Cover Image Viewport](#cover-image-viewport) below. Design changes are saved inside Odia first. Publish the Journey when the public link should show the new design. *** ## Page Layouts All page layouts are only available on the **online public Journey**. PDF downloads always use a Flow-style layout, regardless of which layout is selected in the designer. Choose the layout that best fits the trip and your audience. **Best for:** Most Journeys. A safe, versatile choice for any type of trip. Flow is a clean, vertical scroll through each day of the trip. Days appear as sections one after the other, with services displayed as cards within each day. It's the most familiar format — easy to read and works for any destination or trip type. **What it shows:** * Full service images, descriptions, prices, and all details * Services grouped by day with clear day headings * Optional filmstrip sidebar on larger screens showing image thumbnails of all services **Card customisation:** Full support — you can choose from all card styles (Standard, Side by Side, Reversed, Compact) and override the style per individual card. **Limitations:** * None — this is the most flexible layout **Best for:** Journeys where the flow of time matters - day tours, multi-day trips with timed activities, or any trip where your client wants to see exactly when things happen. Timeline presents each day as a vertical sequence with a left-aligned time rail. When services have start times set, the time appears prominently on the left with a connecting line running between services, giving the trip a clear sense of chronological order. On mobile, the time rail is hidden and services stack vertically. **What it shows:** * Left time rail with large start times and a vertical connector line between services * Full service images, descriptions, and details to the right of the rail * Services grouped by day with day headings * Content cards (introductions, per-day tips) inline with the services **Card customisation:** Not available — Timeline has a fixed design optimised for the time rail. **Limitations:** * The time rail is only visible on desktop and tablet (hidden on mobile) * No card style overrides * Services without start times still appear but without a time marker on the rail **Best for:** Luxury and high-end Journeys where creating an emotional impression matters. Works best when your services have strong photography. Magazine turns the Journey into a full-screen, page-by-page experience. Each day occupies its own screen - a large hero image on the left, scrollable service details on the right. Clicking a service image updates the hero on the left. The overview and pricing each get their own dedicated screen too. **What it shows:** * Large, dominant hero image per day * Full service details, descriptions, and prices on the right panel * Overview summary and map on the opening screen * Pricing summary on the final screen **Card customisation:** Supported, but limited — you can choose from Standard, Side by Side, Compact, or List styles. The Reversed style (image right) is not available in Magazine. **Limitations:** * One day per screen — clients navigate forward and backward between days rather than scrolling * If a day has no images, it displays as a single full-width column instead of the two-panel layout * On mobile, the layout switches to a vertical single-column experience **Best for:** Agents or operationally-minded clients who want to scan the full trip quickly and click into specific services for detail. Split shows a compact list of all services on the left (organised by day), and a detail panel on the right that updates when you click any service. If services have location data set up, a map appears at the top of the right panel above the service detail. **What it shows:** * Left list: day groupings, service time, category icon, title, and price per row * Right panel: full service detail including description, images, and all metadata * Map in the right panel (only if location data is available for the services) **Card customisation:** Not available — Split has a fixed design. **Limitations:** * The right detail panel is hidden on mobile; tapping a service opens a bottom sheet instead * No card style overrides * Less visual impact — focused on information over aesthetics **Best for:** Internal review, operational use, or travel agents who need to assess a large Journey at a glance. Not recommended as the primary layout for travellers. Condensed displays every service as a compact row in a structured list, grouped by day. Each row shows the time, category icon, service name, and price. Clicking a row expands it inline to show the full service detail. A summary footer at the bottom shows the total number of days, services, and overall price. **What it shows:** * One row per service: time, category, title, price * Expandable inline detail per service (description, images, metadata) * Day totals per group * Overall summary footer **Card customisation:** Not available — Condensed has a fixed design. **Limitations:** * No images shown in the collapsed row view — images only appear when a row is expanded * Not designed for an emotional or immersive experience * No card style overrides ### PDF downloads always use Flow When a client downloads the Journey as a PDF, it will always be formatted in a Flow-style layout - regardless of which layout you have selected in the Journey Designer. The PDF includes all days and services with a cover page, but without the interactive elements of the web view. To download one: * Select the **three-line icon** in the top-right corner of the web Journey * Toggle **Photos** and **Branding** on or off * Select **Download PDF** Anyone with the Journey's public link can do the same. ### Sending different layouts to different people You can publish multiple versions of the same Journey with different layouts and share each version link separately. For example, send the **Magazine** layout to the traveller and the **Condensed** layout to the travel agent. To do this, change the layout, publish, then grab the version-specific link from the **Versions** tab. Each version URL is permanent. *** ## Cover Image Viewport The cover image viewport lets you control exactly how your hero image is framed and displayed on the public Journey. Access it in the preview by clicking the **crop button** in the preview navbar. ### Display modes | Mode | How it works | | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Fill** | The image fills the full hero space. You can drag to reposition which part of the image is shown. Best when you want edge-to-edge visual impact. | | **Fit** | The full image is shown without cropping, with a soft blurred version of the same image as the background behind it. Best for portrait-oriented images or when you don't want to lose any part of the photo. A zoom slider lets you scale the image within the frame. | ### Repositioning in Fill mode In Fill mode, click and drag the image directly to choose which part is in focus — useful for keeping faces or key subjects centred rather than cropped out. ### Saving your settings Crop settings are saved **per Journey** automatically. If you want the same positioning to carry through to future Journeys using that image, check **"Save as default for this image"** before closing the viewport - this stores the crop preference on the image itself so it applies wherever the image is used. *** ## Card Styles For **Flow** and **Magazine** layouts, you can customise how individual service cards look directly in the preview. Hover over any service card to reveal the four-square icon in the top right corner of the card. **Available styles:** | Style | What it looks like | | ------------ | ----------------------------------- | | Standard | Full-width image with details below | | Side by Side | Image left, text right | | Reversed | Image right, text left | | Compact | No large image — clean minimal row | You can also set whether the service title appears **on the image** or **below the image**. Changes save automatically per card. ### Service card image cropping Each service card image has its own crop control too. Hover over a service card in the preview to reveal the **crop button** on the image. This opens the same drag-to-position viewport as the cover image, letting you fine-tune how each service photo is framed without changing the original file. Card styles are not available in the Split and Condensed layouts — those have a fixed design. *** ## Service Options On The Public Journey When a Journey contains an options group, the client sees the options displayed as **tabs** - one tab per alternative service. Clicking a tab switches to that option and updates the total price instantly. Only the active tab's price is included in the Journey total; all other options are excluded until selected. If the options group was given a name in the Journey Builder, that name appears as a heading above the tabs. If no name was set, the heading reads **"Suggested options"**. Options render consistently across all layouts — the tab selector always appears in the same position within the day. Learn how to create and edit an options group. *** ## Display Settings Open Display Settings from the gear icon in the toolbar to control what your client sees. ### Pricing | Setting | What it does | | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Hide all prices** | Removes all pricing from the public Journey | | **Show total only** | Hides per-service prices, shows only the grand total | | **Show per-person price** | Splits the price by number of travellers. Requires travellers to be **assigned to each service** in the Journey Builder — Odia uses the assignment to calculate each person's share. | | **Show category breakdown** | Breaks the total down by category (e.g. Accommodation, Activities) | ### Overview | Setting | What it does | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Show trip summary** | Shows or hides the AI-generated Journey overview. Only appears if a summary has been generated. Turning this on or off also toggles the map - the two are always shown or hidden together. | | **Show map** | Shows or hides the interactive destination map in the overview section. Turning this on or off also toggles the trip summary — the two are always shown or hidden together. Does not affect maps embedded within individual services. | | **Show day summaries** | Shows or hides AI-generated summaries for each day | | **Show category tags** | Shows or hides category labels on service cards | ### Layout & Branding | Setting | What it does | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Hide Odia branding** | Removes "Powered by Odia" — keeps everything under your brand | | **Show filmstrip** | Adds a collapsible image sidebar with thumbnails of all services | | **Show content cards** | Shows or hides content cards (travel tips, packing lists, cultural notes, etc.) | Settings changes are staged. Click **Save** to apply them or **Cancel** to revert. *** ## Saving Changes Design changes are saved to your Journey. The public link only updates when you **Publish**. Once you publish, your client just needs to refresh - no new link needed. *** ## Common Questions Fonts are set organisation-wide in **Settings > Branding** and apply to all public Journeys automatically. You cannot change fonts per Journey in the Journey Designer. Only **Admins** and **Owners** can update fonts in Settings - if you'd like a different font, ask your Admin. Enable **Show per-person price** in Display Settings. For it to calculate correctly, go to the Journey Builder and open each service → go to the **Travelers tab** → assign the travellers participating in that service. Odia divides the service price by the number of assigned travellers to get the per-person figure. Yes. Change the layout, publish, then go to the **Versions** tab. Click the three dots on a version and select **Open version in browser**. Copy that URL — it's permanent and always shows that version, no matter how many times you publish after. It controls the **overview map** - the interactive map in the top section of the Journey showing all destinations. The map and the trip summary are always linked: toggling one on or off also toggles the other. It does not affect any maps embedded within individual service cards. Card style controls only appear on cards in the **Flow** and **Magazine** layouts. Split and Condensed have a fixed design.