WP Booking Calendar

Changelog

10.1.3

• Changes in all versions:
  • Improvement Resolve cache issues with most of cache plugins, such as Jetpack Boost, WP-Optimize, WP Super Cache, WP Fastest Cache, W3 Total Cache, and more. (10.1.3.1)
  • Improvement Updated plugin menu. (10.1.3.1)
• Changes in Personal / Business Small / Business Medium / Business Large / MultiUser versions:
  • Improvement Ability to use “Wizard (several steps)” form template with buttons that is defined only by CSS classes, such as this: Step 1 | Step 2 (10.1.3.2)
  • Under hood: Added action hook on changing status of payment, after response from payment system such as these: do_action( ‘wpbc_booking_change_payment_status’, ‘paypal_std_co’, $status, $booking_id ); and do_action( ‘wpbc_booking_change_payment_status’, ‘stripe_v3’, $status, $booking_id ); (10.1.3.5) (Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)

10.1.1 – 10.1.2

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10.1

• Changes in all versions:
  • New: Introduced the Booking Form Setup page with an updated UI for configuring booking forms. Features include defining layout, size, and alignment, creating or editing fields, setting color themes, enabling CAPTCHA, and more.
  • New: Added booking form preview, allowing users to see changes in real-time on the WP Booking Calendar > Settings > Booking Form page.
  • New: Enhanced Admin Panel Calendar Overview. Experience an updated UI on the Calendar Overview page, optimizing space for clear viewing of bookings. The clean and clear design minimizes space for UI elements, maximizing the focus on bookings and enhancing the user experience for managing them. This redesign not only improves user experience but also ensures seamless usability across all devices, including mobile, allowing for increased visibility of bookings. (10.0.0.25)
  • New: Display first and last names in the booking pipelines on the Calendar Overview page to simplify finding specific bookings. (10.0.0.24)
  • New: The Settings > Emails page now features an updated, user-friendly interface. The email template selection menu is conveniently located in the left navigation panel, clearly showing enabled and disabled templates. The configuration UI for email subjects and templates has been improved, with a revamped help section that highlights available shortcodes more effectively and clearly.
  • New: Added support of new shortcodes of booking creation for emails on WP Booking Calendar > Settings > Emails page: [creation_date], [creation_year], [creation_month], [creation_day], [creation_hour], [creation_minutes], [creation_seconds] (10.0.0.34)
  • New: Smart Days Selection during booking editing. The system now selects dates in the calendar after all dates are loaded. If multiple non-consecutive dates are selected but a different selection mode is defined later, the system sets Multiple Days selection mode to ensure correct selection. If Single Day selection mode is enabled but the booking has multiple dates, the system switches to Multiple Days selection mode during the edit. (10.0.0.50)
  • Improvement Updated the admin UI for booking forms with toggle options instead of checkboxes on the Settings > Booking Form page for easier configuration.
  • Improvement When adjusting the number of months in ‘Setup Size & Structure,’ the overall ‘Visible months’ count will automatically update in the Shortcode Configuration dialog. (10.0.0.4)
  • Improvement Now, you can define to scroll through the calendar for a period of 1.5 years (18 months). (10.0.0.11)
  • Improvement Enhanced parameter sanitization for improved security and stability. (10.0.0.12)
  • Improvement Enhanced the view of submenu items on settings pages for improved navigation and usability.
  • Improvement Show text captcha on dark background if activated dark color theme in WP Booking Calendar > Settings General page in “Form Options” section. (10.0.0.54)
  • Translation. Dutch translation [95% completed] by Han van de Graaf.
  • Translation. Hungarian translation [96% completed] by VinczeI.
  • Under hood: Introduced helper JavaScript for selecting calendar dates via keyboard (tab selection). Please note, additional CSS adjustments may be needed in specific calendars to display focus elements correctly. (10.0.0.19)
  • Under hood: New JS event generated after creation of booking: ‘wpbc_booking_created’. To catch this event use code: jQuery( ‘body’ ).on( ‘wpbc_booking_created’, function( event, resource_id, params ) { … } ); (10.0.0.30)
  • Under hood: Inline JavaScript variables needed for all calendars are now defined after loading the wpbc_all.js script. (10.0.0.43)
  • Under hood: Added an action hook that triggers when all booking data is loaded in the calendar: jQuery( ‘body’ ).on( ‘wpbc_calendar_ajx__loaded_data’, function( event, resource_id ) { … } ); (10.0.0.44)
  • Under hood: Replaced the translation function apply_bk_filter( ‘wpdev_check_for_active_language’, $text ) with wpbc_lang( $text ) function. (10.0.0.46)
  • Under hood: Added a new internal function wpbc_auto_select_dates_in_calendar() for automatic date selection. This function simulates clicks on the calendar and, based on check-in/out dates and various conditions for range day selection, it can automatically select or not select dates in the calendar. (10.0.0.47)
  • Under hood: Added a new internal function to automatically fill booking form fields from URL parameters. For example, ”?wpbc_auto_fill=visitors1^2~children1^1′ will auto-fill the specified fields. (10.0.0.47)
  • Under hood: Added the ability to auto-select dates in the calendar based on URL parameters. For example, ?wpbc_select_check_in=2024-05-16&wpbc_select_check_out=2024-05-19&wpbc_select_calendar_id=1 will automatically select the specified dates. (10.0.0.48)
  • Under hood: Removed most global JavaScript variables in the plugin and defined them under the _wpbc JS variable. Redefined the loading of JavaScript variables and some JS files.
  • Fix 11 different fixes of the issues. Find more information at this page: https://wpbookingcalendar.com/changelog/
• Changes in Personal / Business Small / Business Medium / Business Large / MultiUser versions:
  • New “Searchable Resource Setup” for easy customization of search availability. This feature allows users to personalize search visibility and attributes for booking resources. Customize search options like summary text and thumbnail images to improve visibility and user engagement in search results. Additionally, configure specific parameters for resource filtering in search forms, providing users with targeted search options for finding relevant booking resources. (10.0.0.18) (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Completely New Search Availability Engine. This feature enables searching for available dates and/or times based on existing bookings, unavailable dates, and other criteria defined in the search form. (10.0.0.37) (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Added the ability to search for specific time slots on particular dates or date ranges. This feature enhances appointment-based businesses by enabling searches for available time slots for various service providers. Users can search for appointments with specific providers, such as hair stylists or doctors, on specified dates and times. Additionally, the feature allows for approximate date ranges (+/- N days from the desired date) to find available appointments within a specific time slot. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Automatically open the Check Out calendar for date selection after choosing a date in the Check In field in the search availability form. (10.0.0.39) (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Updated the search interface on the Settings page. The help section has been improved to provide easier access to required shortcodes, enhancing usability and efficiency. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Added 6 new templates for the Search Form Availability on the WP Booking Calendar > Settings > Search page. This update provides more customization options for creating search forms. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Discover 4 new Search Result Templates, to suit your website’s style and user preferences. Configure it at the WP Booking Calendar > Settings > Search page. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Added shortcodes for the search form: [search_quantity “1” “2” “3”] – Search for a specific number of items to book. [search_extend “2”] -Extend the search by +/- 2 days. [search_time “Full Day@@” “10:00 – 14:00” “15:00 – 16:00”] – Search for available times. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Added shortcodes for ‘Search Filter Options’: [selectbox amenity “Any@@” “Parking” “WiFi”] – Filter by amenities. [selectbox max_visitors “Any@@” “1” “2” “3”] – Filter by maximum number of visitors. [selectbox location “Any@@” “Spain” “France”] – Filter by location. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Added support for “Simple HTML tags” in the search form and search results: Easily configure the structure of the search form. Example of a row with 2 columns: .. .. . (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Added Dark Theme for Search Form and Search Results. Switch to “Dark” in WP Booking Calendar > Settings > General page under “Form Options” to update colors. The system automatically applies the dark theme to the Search Form and Search Results to match your website design. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Search Results Shortcodes! Customize your search results with a range of new shortcodes. [search_time] – Display available times in search results. [search_time_check_in] – Show check-in times in search results. [search_time_check_out] – Display check-out times in search results. [search_result_title] – Show the title of each search result. [search_result_info] – Display additional information for each search result. [search_result_image] – Show images in search results. [search_result_image_url] – Display image URLs in search results. [search_result_url] – Provide URLs for each search result. [search_result_button “Book Now”] – Add customizable booking buttons to search results. [resource_title] – Display the title of each resource in search results. [resource_id] – Show the ID of each resource in search results. [resource_capacity] – Display the capacity of each resource in search results. [available_count] – Show the available count for each resource in search results. [resource_cost] – Display the cost of each resource in search results. [search_check_out_plus1day] – Provide the check-out date plus one day in search results. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Incorporate predefined search filter options directly into your search results layout. If specific filters are set in the Search Filter section of the Searchable Resource page, such as location = Spain, you can now incorporate corresponding shortcodes like [location] into your Search Results Layout. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Updated the loading icon in search results for a more enhanced user experience. (10.0.0.38) (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • New Enhanced UI for Daily Costs Page. The Daily Costs page has been redesigned to offer a clearer and more user-friendly interface at WP Booking Calendar > Prices > Daily Costs. This update includes standardized resource lists, action sections, labels, and the ability to easily search for and sort booking resources by various parameters. (10.0.0.8) (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • New Updated UI for Payment Setup Settings. The Settings > Payment Setup page now features an updated, user-friendly interface. The payment gateways menu located in the left navigation panel, clearly showing enabled and disabled payment systems. The configuration UI for payment systems has been improved.
  • New Added the ability to use attributes in “Simple HTML tags”, such as ‘style’ or ‘class’. This allows for greater flexibility and customization in your HTML structures. Example: ..
  • New Pre-Check-in Date Hint Shortcode: Introduced the [pre_checkin_date_hint] shortcode, which shows the date that is N days before the selected check-in date. You can select the number of days for the [pre_checkin_date_hint] shortcode at the WP Booking Calendar > Settings General page in “Form Options” section”. (10.0.0.31) (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Improvement Display daily cost parameters such as “per 1 day” or “per 1 night” next to each booking resource on the WP Booking Calendar > Prices > Daily Costs page. This feature is particularly useful in the MultiUser version, as different regular users may have different configurations for these parameters for their own booking resources (calendars). (10.0.0.14) (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Improvement By default, the “Aggregate only bookings” option is disabled in the shortcode configuration dialog. (10.0.0.6)
  • Improvement Now, from the WP Booking Calendar > Resources page, you can easily simulate login to a regular user. The “Simulate login” button is located next to each booking resource belonging to “regular users” in the “Owner” section. (10.0.0.15) (MultiUser)
  • Improvement Renamed the WP Booking Calendar > Settings > Payment Gateways page to Payment Setup page. (Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Improvement: Eliminated parameters “Title of Search Results” and “Nothing Found Message” from the search form shortcode. You can now configure this text at the WP Booking Calendar > Settings > Search page. (10.0.0.41)
  • Improvement: Added ‘Payment Mode’ options for Stripe payment gateway: Accept one-time payments for cards, iDEAL, and more or Save payment details to charge your customers later. (10.0.0.55) (Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Under hood: By default, when saving a booking to the system, the plugin rechecks availability for specific dates. During this checking process, if you used the aggregate parameter, the system utilizes the “Aggregate only bookings” parameter value to prevent potential issues related to errors such as ‘These dates and times in this calendar are already booked or unavailable. … Booking cannot be saved on this date …’ (10.0.0.7)
  • Under hood: Introduced a hook that executes upon the deletion of booking resources: do_action( ‘wpbc_deleted_booking_resources’, $bulk_action_arr_id ); (10.0.0.35)
  • Under hood: Shortcode [bookinglooking] for help with search availability feature become deprecated and removed from Booking Calendar. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • Under hood: Deprecated the following shortcodes in the Search Form: [search_visitors], [additional_search “3”], [search_category], [search_tag]
  • Under hood: Deprecated the following shortcodes in the Search Results: [booking_resource_title], [link_to_booking_resource “Book now”], [book_now_link], [num_available_resources], [booking_featured_image], [booking_info], [booking_resource_id], [standard_cost], [max_visitors]
  • Fix Resolved more than 15 different issues. Find more information at this page

10.0

• Changes in all versions:
  • New: Easy Shortcode Integration. Discover the simplicity of integrating Booking Calendar shortcodes into your pages. Our updated UI for the configuration popup dialog simplifies the process of inserting booking forms, availability calendars, and other Booking Calendar shortcodes. Configuring all parameters is now super easy with our new structured wizard-style configuration dialog. Add the Booking Calendar to your page by using Booking Calendar Blocks in the WP Block Editor or by clicking on the Booking Calendar icon in the WP Classic Editor.
  • New: Added “Unavailable Dates” legend item under the calendar. Easily configure it at WP Booking Calendar > Settings General page in the “Calendar” section (9.9.0.5).
  • Improvement Ability to dismiss the booking statistic section at Booking > Settings General page in “Info / News” for improved admin panel loading speed. (9.9.0.8).
  • Improvement Enhanced Performance – To improve the speed of page loading in the admin panel, statistic functions will now run only on the Dashboard and Booking Calendar settings pages. This optimization ensures a smoother user experience by focusing resource-intensive tasks only where necessary. (9.9.0.40)
  • Improvement Prevent showing real preview in Elementor to reduce potential conflicts; instead, show ‘WP Booking Calendar Shortcode block’ (9.9.0.39).
  • Improvement Prevent execution of Booking Calendar shortcodes while editing posts/pages, reducing potential conflicts (9.9.0.39).
  • Under hood: Customize showing booked time slots as inactive slots with a red background after selecting specific dates. Configure this in the ../{Booking Calendar Folder}/js/wpbc_time-selector.js file by searching //FixIn: 9.9.0.2 (9.9.0.2).
  • Translation. German, Hungarian translation update
  • Fix Resolved more than 6 different issues. Find more information at this page
  • Support WordPress 6.5
• Changes in Personal / Business Small / Business Medium / Business Large / MultiUser versions:
  • New UI Design of Resource Page. Easily toggle between table header tabs to view specific information, such as the shortcode for embedding into pages, costs, default form, or parent/child relation for defining booking resource capacity. The interface is now clearer and more straightforward for a seamless experience. (9.9.0.6) (9.9.0.7) (Personal, Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • New Added search booking resources field to Options toolbar for easy searching by ID or Title keywords (9.9.0.11) (Personal, Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • New Super easy configuration of “Conditional Days Selection”. You can now easily: a) Set the number of days for selection based on a specific weekday. b) Determine the number of days for selection in a specific season. c) Choose weekdays as start days for selection during a specific season. d) Define the number of days for selection starting from a specific date. (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • New New shortcode [total_cost] for displaying taxes or additional fees based on the total booking cost. This shortcode is used for displaying additional cost hints without affecting cost calculations. Since the total cost has already been calculated at this stage. For example, if you want to show the tax cost as 20% inclusive part of the total booking cost, set up your booking form fields like this: [checkbox tax_fee default:on “”] Tax: [tax_fee_hint]. Now, define the additional cost for tax_fee at WP Booking Calendar > Prices > Form Options Costs page: tax_fee = ( [total_cost] * 0.2 ) (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser) (9.9.0.32)
  • New Track Changes: Booking Edit Notification. Whenever a booking is edited, a note stating ‘The booking has been edited’ will be generated for the booking. This note also contains the URL of the page where the user made the modifications. With this feature, you gain control over tracking changes to booking details. (Personal, Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • New Save Booking Notes. Now, booking notes such as “Imported from Google Calendar,” “Payment section displayed,” “Total cost manually entered,” “Automatically calculated cost,” etc., will be saved only if the “Logging actions for booking” option is activated in the WP Booking Calendar > Settings General page in the “Admin Panel” section. (9.9.0.41) (Personal, Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • New Sage/Opayo gateway becoming a payment product under the Elavon brand. Update name of payment gateway from SagePay to Opayo – Elavon. For more information, visit: https://www.elavon.co.uk/resource-center/news-and-insights/opayo-migration-faqs.html (9.9.0.34) (Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Improvement: Enhanced Booking Management, Shortcode Functionality, Deposit Management, Resource Management,Import Functionality, Payment Confirmation. Find more information at this page
  • Improvement: Many other improvements and fixes. Find more information at this page
  • Fix Resolved more than 10 different issues. Find more information at this page: https://wpbookingcalendar.com/changelog/

9.9.1

• Changes in all versions:
  • Fix Resolved 2 different issues. Find more information at this page

9.9

• Changes in all versions:
  • New Feature: Redesigned “Top Tabs” for page selection in the Booking Calendar Admin UI. This update enhances space utilization, resulting in a clearer and smoother interface for users. (9.8.15.2)
  • New Resource menu page simplifies embedding your booking form. Easily integrate booking form into an existing page or create a new page with the booking form in just a few clicks. (9.8.15.7)
  • New Introducing General Import Conditions options for importing events into the Booking Calendar for all booking resources. You can now enable the option Import if Dates Available to import events only if dates are available in the source calendar. Additionally, the option Import Only New Events allows you to import only if the event has not been imported before. This last option replaces the deprecated “Force import” option and can be configured at Booking > Settings > Sync > “General” page in the “Import advanced” section. (9.8.15.8)
  • Translation Update: German, French, Italian translation has been updated
• Changes in Personal / Business Small / Business Medium / Business Large / MultiUser versions:
  • New Integrated PayPal Standard Checkout payment gateway. Enjoy various payment methods, including card payments and PayPal. Choose from different designs for PayPal buttons. The system now automatically responds from the PayPal, updating the booking status and payment status. (Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • New The Prices menu now includes options such as “Seasonal Rates” (formerly “Rates”), “Duration-Based Cost” (formerly “Valuation days”), “Partial Payments” (formerly “Deposit”), “Form Options Costs” (formerly “Advanced costs”), and “Payment Gateways.” This centralized location allows you to manage all prices for bookings in one place. (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • New Simplify the process of adding the booking form to your website with the new ‘Publish’ button on the Booking > Resources page. Easily add the booking form to an existing or new page with just a few clicks. (9.8.15.5)
  • Many improvements and fixes. Find more information at this page

9.8.14 – 9.8.0.1

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9.8

Changes in Free and Pro Versions:

• New Features and Improvements:
  • Availability / Capacity engine for Booking Calendar, enhancing the booking process with dynamic loading and double booking prevention.
  • Significant performance boost, with page loading up to 78% faster and SQL requests reduced by up to 89%.
  • New Dark Theme Option: Seamlessly integrate your booking form into your website’s design with the Dark Theme, which automatically selects the appropriate calendar and time picker skins while adjusting colors for various UI elements. Activate it on Settings General page in Form Options section.
  • Booking Confirmation Section: Introduced a new Booking Confirmation section that provides users with a summary of their booking details, making it easy for users to confirm their reservations after completing the booking process. This feature allows users to quickly review essential booking information. ‘Booking confirmation’ section located on the Booking > Settings General page. Previously, it was located in the ‘Form’ section as ‘Thank you’ message/page.
  • Structured General Settings Page: Redesigned the General Settings page to enhance user experience. The new layout includes a clear navigation column that displays the specific section you click on, making it easier to understand settings, quickly find specific options, and simplify the configuration of the plugin.
  • Toggle Boxes: Replaced checkboxes in the Booking Calendar User Interface with toggle boxes. This change provides a clearer view of enabling specific options and features, particularly for enabling/disabling Rates and Availability in paid versions.
  • Legend Position: Moved ‘Show legend below calendar’ to the ‘Calendar’ section on the Booking > Settings General page. Previously, it was located in the ‘Form’ section.
  • Deprecated Options Removal: Removed deprecated options such as “Use localized time format”, ‘Time for showing “Thank you” message’, ‘Checking to prevent double booking during submitting booking,’ ‘Set capacity based on the number of visitors,’ ‘Disable booked time slots in multiple days selection mode’ from Booking > Settings General page and option: “for setting maximum number of visitors per resource” at the Booking > Resources page in paid versions.
  • Updated Styles: Improved the styles of warning messages in the booking form for a better user experience.
  • Scrolling Enhancement: Enhanced scrolling to specific elements in the booking form, ensuring that the system will not create a new scroll if the previous one was not finished.
  • JS Calendar Scripts: Updated to version 9.8.0.3.
  • Caching Improvement: Introduced new caching for frequently used SQL requests (9.7.3.14).
  • Improved Google Calendar Import: Improved the actual cron system for importing Google Calendar events, allowing you to set import time intervals starting from 15 minutes. The system now shows the last and next time of importing at the Booking > Settings > Sync > “Import Google Calendar Events” page.
  • ‘Reply-To visitor email’ Option: Added the ‘Reply-To visitor email’ option for “Admin emails” at the Booking > Settings > Emails page. By default, this option is disabled to prevent spam detection at some servers in the outbound SMTP relay, which could lead to email rejection (9.7.3.17).
  • Calendar Dimensions: Increased the width of the calendar from 284px to 341px and the height of calendar cells from 40px to 48px (9.7.3.2). Improved internal logic for calendar months’ size. The width of the calendar is now based on the maximum width, ensuring great responsiveness at any resolution. No need to use “strong_width” parameter in options of Booking Calendar shortcode. (9.7.3.4)
  • Mobile Optimization: For small mobile devices (width smaller than 400px), the height cell is now 40px by default (9.7.3.2). You can specify the same height for all devices using the ‘strong_cell_height’ parameter in the shortcode. For example: [booking type=1 nummonths=2 options='{calendar months_num_in_row=2 width=682px strong_cell_height=55px}’] (9.7.3.3)
  • CSS Class: Added a new ‘wpbc_calendar’ CSS class to the calendar HTML table, making it easier to manage CSS conflicts with theme styles). You can use CSS in the theme like this: table:not(.wpbc_calendar){…} instead of table{…} (9.7.3.7)
  • Pseudo Cron System updated for google calendar imports.
  • Toolbar Enhancement Added a ‘Reset’ button at Booking > Add booking page for the toolbar of configuring calendar size.
  • Date : Time section on the Booking > Settings General page, making it easier to configure date and time options. Now, the ‘Time format’ option is also available in the Booking Calendar Free version.
  • Daylight Saving Time Fix: Resolved the ‘Daylight Saving Time’ issue that existed on some servers (possibly due to themes or other plugins defining different timezones than those in WordPress via date_default_timezone_set(…) )), ensuring localized dates and times work correctly for all booking dates/times without the need to activate any options in the settings.
  • Shortcodes Enhancement: All shortcodes can now use the parameter ‘resource_id’ instead of the previously deprecated ‘type’ parameter.

Changes in Pro Versions:

• New Features and Improvements:
  • Capacity Engine. With the new capacity engine, you can define booking capacities for your calendar, allowing you to receive a specific number of bookings per time slots or full dates. This enhances your control over bookings compared to the previous version, which only supported specific booking limits for full dates. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • Booking Quantity Control: Enabled the ability to enable and define a field for ‘Booking Quantity Control,’ allowing visitors to define the number of items they can book for specific dates or times within a single reservation. Find this option in New Capacity section on Booking > Settings General page. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • Capacity Shortcode: Added the Capacity shortcode for showing available (remained) slots per selected dates and times: [capacity_hint]. You can use it in the booking form at the Booking > Settings > Form page. (Business Large, MultiUser)
  • Max. visitors field at the Booking > Resources page is deprecated and removed. For defining capacity, use child booking resources. For defining max visitors selection, use a new custom booking form with a different number of users/visitors selection. (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Unavailable Time Definition Engine: Introduced an engine for defining an unavailable specific number of dates or specific times before or after the booking. It now works in all situations, even for fully booked dates. For bookings where you have selected several dates and booked specific times, the system will extend the unavailable time interval for all such time slots on each day. (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Booking Details Tooltip: Added the ability to show booking details in a mouse-over tooltip for specific booked dates or times during a day, significantly improving the speed of this functionality. This can now show booking details even for fully booked dates. (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Simplified Booking Form Layout. Easily configure your booking form in rows and columns using new Simple HTML shortcodes. Create rows with …, columns with …, labels with … and spacer with or width:40px; or height:2em; . For example, to create a single row with two columns, use: … … . (All Pro Versions)
  • Simplified field data tag: …. Easily highlight field data by enclosing it within … tags in the ‘Content of booking fields data’ section on the Booking > Settings > Form page. For example: [secondname]</f. This will highlight the background of the field on the Booking Listing page. (All Pro Versions)
  • Redesigned Payment Buttons: Payment buttons in the new Booking Confirmation window have been redesigned for a more user-friendly experience. (Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Different Rates for options in select-boxes: Now, different rates are supported, depending on the selection of options in select-boxes. Example of rate configuration at Booking > Resources > Cost and rates > Rate page: [visitors=1:270;2:300;3:380;4:450] (9.8.0.5) (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Payment System Responses: Now, responses from payment systems after visitors’ payments are recorded in the Note section of the booking, provided “Logging actions for booking” is activated at the Booking > Settings General page in the “Booking Admin Panel” section. (Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Enhanced Booking Log: The booking log now keeps track of booking details, such as cost calculations, actions related to payment request pages via email links, and other important events. (Business Small/Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Additional Notes: Added the ability to add extended notes about “Total Cost | Discounts applied | Subtotal cost | Deposit Due | Balance Remaining” after creating the booking. Also, added notes about the approval of the booking by the payment system after a response from the Payment gateway. Notes are now added for bookings that were imported from Google Calendar. (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Date Selection Condition: Added a condition for defining a specific number of selected dates if started from a specific date. Condition format: ‘{select-day condition=”date” for=”2023-10-01″ value=”20,25,30-35″}’. Example of shortcode: [booking type=3 options='{select-day condition=”date” for=”2023-10-01″ value=”20,25,30-35″}’] (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
  • Cancellation Date Hint Shortcode: Introduced the [cancel_date_hint] shortcode, which shows the date that is 14 days before the selected check-in date. (9.7.3.16) (Business Medium/Large, MultiUser)
• Improvements:
  • Many improvements and fixes. Find more information at this page

For more information, see the full release notes.