Pre-Sales Questions
It's one time cost. You can use your purchased version of Booking Calendar as long as you need on your website.
Also, you can request free updates your version of Booking Calendar (if such updates ready) during 6 months after initial purchase of plugin.
If you will need to extend period of support and getting updates to next 6 months, it will cost 50% from the original cost of your Booking Calendar version (original cost - its cost of Booking Calendar version without other discounts).
Optional subscription of getting updates with discounted cost.
Please note, during initial purchase of plugin, its possible to select (or deselect) optional subscription (billing each 6 months) for getting Updates and Support for plugin with additional discount. First 6 month during initial purchase of plugin, getting of updates is for free. Possible to cancel subscription of getting updates at any time.
If you was not selected subscription of getting "Updates and Support" during initial purchase, and if you will need (in a future) to extend period of support and getting updates to next 6 months, it will cost 50% from the original cost (original cost - its cost of Booking Calendar version without other discounts).
You can request new update of Booking Calendar on this page.
If my subscription for updates has expired or is canceled, will the plugin continue to work?
Yes, the plugin will continue to function as before, but you won't receive free updates for Booking Calendar.
While the plugin should work with your current WordPress version, there is a potential risk of conflicts with future WordPress updates. We can't predict the changes in future WordPress updates, and older plugin versions may experience issues.
To ensure the best performance, prevent potential compatibility or security issues, and keep your bookings safe, we strongly recommend keeping your Booking Calendar up-to-date and maintaining an active subscription for the latest updates and support.
Upon the initial purchase of the plugin, you can request free updates for your Booking Calendar version (if updates available) within 6 months after initial purchase of plugin. Additionally, alongside this purchase for receiving the latest update, you can activate an optional subscription at a discounted rate.
Optional Subscription for Updates:
1) When purchasing the plugin initially, you have the option to select or deselect an optional subscription for updates and support, billed every 6 months. For the first 6 months after the initial purchase, updates are provided for free. You can cancel this subscription at any time.
2) If you did not select the subscription for updates and support during the initial purchase, or if your subscription was canceled or expired, and you later need to extend the period of support and updates for the next 6 months, it will cost 50% of the original cost of the Booking Calendar version, without any additional discounts applied. Additionally, the system offers further discounts for subsequent subscription charges every 6 months.
However, the initial charge for this update is 50% of the original Booking Calendar cost ( without any additional discounts applied ).
You can request the latest update of the Booking Calendar on this page.
Yes, its possible to make upgrade from lower version to the higher versions of the same editions (for example from the Booking Calendar Personal single site usage version to the Booking Calendar Business Small single site usage version).
But its does not possible to make upgrade from the single site usage version to the "developer" or multi site usage versions or from the "developer" to the multi site usage versions.
The cost of upgrade from the lower to higher versions, usually higher than difference in cost between 2 versions.
The cost of upgrade from the lower to higher versions of single site usage versions higher on $5 than difference in cost between 2 versions.
The cost of upgrade from the lower to higher versions of "developer" edition versions higher on $10 than difference in cost between 2 versions.
The cost of upgrade from the lower to higher versions of multi site usage versions higher on $15 than difference in cost between 2 versions.
Booking Calendar offers a range of versions and editions to suit different needs. It's important to distinguish between the versions, which determine the functionality, and the editions, which specify the number of websites on which you can use the plugin.
Editions:
Each version can be obtained in different editions, which dictate how many websites you can use the plugin on. The editions include:
Single Site Usage: This edition allows installation and activation on a single, specific website. It's suitable for those who have only one website to manage.
Developer Edition: With the developer edition, you can install and activate the plugin on up to 2 different websites. This is useful for testing on a developer server and a live website.
Multi-Site Usage: The multi-site usage edition enables installation and activation on a maximum of 5 different websites, making it suitable for businesses with multiple online platforms.
You can check overview of different Booking Calendar versions.
You can also check all available features for different versions of Booking Calendar.
Also you can test live demo of specific versions (both client and admin sides) to be sure in functionality and do not have misunderstanding.
Booking Calendar "Free" - this version is free, you can download it from WordPress directory.
It's very easy in use and powerful version for the creating reservation of one resource.
At this version is possible to make reservation for the one resource, like a room or car, or some service... etc. You can insert into the post or page the standard booking form with fixed number of fields and availability calendar, where visitor can select single or multiple days. Administrator and visitor can receive the standard email notifications about different actions, like a "new booking", "approve/decline/... of booking", etc... Administrator can make the booking at admin panel at the "Add new booking" menu page and configure the different settings of the booking form and availability calendar at the general booking settings menu page.
Booking Calendar Personal - it's paid version, where is possible to have booking availability calendar for the each of multiple booking resources (like a room, cars or any services, etc…). You can add new and configure exist fields in the booking form. Also you can configure the email templates for the different booking actions. You can able to edit the exist bookings, add comments to the bookings, print and export bookings to the CSV format, etc… Please check at the feature list and live demo of this version, full list of features of this version.
Booking Calendar Business Small - it's paid version, where is possible all actions from previous versions, plus you can receive the bookings for the specific time of date, set the cost of booking resource and integrate the online payment form of supported payment systems. Your visitors can make the rage days selection using the one mouse click in calendar, or setting minimum or sets of fixed number of days selection using 2 mouse clicks (check in and checkout dates), all middle dates will be selected automatically. Also here is possible to use the same date as check in/out date for the different bookings by activating the fixed time at the settings page.
Please note, if you will use the fixed time slot list selection (and not the time entering using the text fields) in the booking form, the timeslot list will be the same for the any date of week, in other words the fixed time slot list is not depend from the week of day. Also if some visitor will reserve the specific time slot at selected date at specific booking resource (calendar), this timeslot become unavailable for the other visitors at this selected date in this booking resource.
And much more... Please check at the feature list and live demo of this version, full list of features of this version.
Booking Calendar Business Medium - it's paid version, where is possible all actions from previous versions, plus you will have more advanced cost and availability management of the bookings. At this version is possible to set the rates, which will depend from the season filters, plus you can set the more advanced cost for the booking, where cost is depend from the number of selected dates. Also you can set additional cost for the option selection at selectboxes or checkboxes at your booking form. this additional cost can be fixed sum or percent from the final cost of booking. You can even activate and configure for the resources the deposit payment feature, what is mean that visitor will pay at the payment form, the part of the final cost of the booking. This version is also support settings availability per each booking resource, which is depend from the season filters. Also you can able to configure the several customization of booking form fields, it's mean that different resources can have different form fields. You can send the payment requests to visitors for the specific booking by email. And much more.... Please check at the feature list and live demo of this version, full list of features of this version.
Booking Calendar Business Large - it's paid version, where is possible all actions from previous versions, plus you can make the several reservations per the same FULL date (not a time slot) for the same booking resource (availability calendar). At this version is possible to set the capacity of the booking resource, it's mean that your visitors can make the several reservations per the same date, in other words, the date(s) in calendar will be available until lumber of reservations per these full dates is less than capacity of the booking resource. Please note, if you will use the timeslot selection for the booking resource with capacity higher than one, so then this timeslot will be simply record as a data into DB according this booking, but will not impact to the time availability. Also at this version you will be able to search the available booking resources in your pages or posts for the specific check in/out dates and specific number of visitors. This version is also support the coupon codes for getting discounts of bookings. And much more.... Please check at the feature list and live demo of this version, full list of features of this version.
Booking Calendar MultiUser - it's paid version, where is possible all actions from previous versions, plus each registered WordPress user of your site can have independent, individual, own booking admin panel. It's mean that each regular registered WordPress user can see only OWN booking resources and bookings and can configure the own booking form fields and email templates, own payment form integration data and costs of booking resources as some other settings... In this version is exist also the "super booking admin users", which can see and manage the bookings and booking resources from the all users and manage the status of other bookings users. And much more.... Please check at the feature list and live demo of this version, full list of features of this version.
Unfortunately we can not make personal customization or custom development on customer demand. But we can add features, that you need to our TODO list for implementing them in a future updates. You can add your request of specific feature at this page.
Please note, we can not specify some approximate time for implementation of the specific feature.
Thank you for understanding.
Please watch the video guides, check the FAQ, and review previously answered solutions in the plugin support forum before submitting a new question.
If you still have questions about configuring the plugin, you can contact us via support email or through the support forum. Support is available only through email or the support forum. We do not offer assistance via phone or video/audio calls.
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What support do we NOT provide:
- We do not provide full configuration on the customer's website.
- We do not provide any customization of source code.
- We do not provide HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP coding for the Booking Calendar files or any forms in the plugin settings. This is the responsibility of your web developer.
- We do not provide WordPress usage training/teaching, configuration of WordPress websites, or server configuration.
- We do not provide training/teaching on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, or other programming languages.
- If you have custom code and experience issues, we cannot debug your code or search for mistakes. This is the responsibility of your web developer.
- We cannot assist with questions related to the functionality or configuration of other services or systems. Please seek help from the relevant support team for those services. Our support is focused on the "Booking Calendar" plugin only.
Please be sure to check the terms and conditions for the plugin usage and the support we provide.
We may discontinue support and cancel the active subscription (if applicable) for "support and updates" if the customer violates the plugin's terms and conditions or our support policy, or for other reasons, such as dishonesty, making accusations, or engaging in aggressive or disrespectful communication, among others.
You will receive support and the ability to request free updates for 6 months after initial purchase. After this period, if you do not have active subscription for support and updates and you need it for the next 6 months, it will cost 50% of the original Booking Calendar version cost (original cost – it is cost of Booking Calendar excluding any discounts).
Updated 2025-02-09
Hallo
How does one implement different languages with form builder setup?
Hello.
In the WP Booking Calendar > Settings > Forms Builder page you can simply create several different custom booking forms in the different languages. You do not need to use the language shortcode for this.
Kind Regards.
Now i use 11 different forms with each 4 languages for my different resources. Do you imply i now have to make 44 individual language forms?
Hello.
Yes. The new language can be
Configured as a new custom booking form in the new Form Builder.
How will it be connected to the resource?
Hello.
In the Booking Calendar shortcode, during inserting into the pages.
Please check more here https://wpbookingcalendar.com/faq/shortcode-booking-form/
The link you suggest start with a part that changes rapidly. But i do not see anything about how to enter the relevant form into a page.
Hello.
Learn how to put the booking form or availability calendar on your pages using Booking Calendar blocks in the WordPress Block Editor or Classic Editor https://wpbookingcalendar.com/faq/insert-booking-calendar-into-page/
Hello, I'm trying to add an additional fixed costs (cleaning cost) to my booking form.
it is mentioned in the link below under point 1 and point 2:
https://wpbookingcalendar.com/faq/adding-additional-costs-of-additional-charges/
This however doesn't works as 1, Go to Booking > Settings > Fields page. does not exist.
Could you help me with this? thank you!
Hello.
Instead of " Booking > Settings > Fields page" please go to the WP Booking Calendar > Settings > Forms Builder page.
Kind Regards.
Hi,
I have purchased paid version of your plugin. I found it heavy and difficult to configure. Therefore, I request refund, according to your Refund Policy. I tries to contact you on the support page but Captcha is broken!
Hello.
We are really sorry about your decision.
The refund process of your order has started.
Email with confirmation and other steps to finish this process was sent to your email address.
Kind Regards.
Whatever changes i do to form, custom form or standard form, the same old form appears on page. I have cleared cache, deactived all plugins... it's CRAZY!
Hi Ivan,
If you are making changes in the Visual Builder, please ensure it is synced with the Advanced mode to avoid seeing only the old configuration. You can verify this on the WP Booking Calendar > Settings > Booking Form page.
Otherwise, please clear all minimized CSS and JavaScript files, as well as any cached pages or posts.
Best regards,
There is no option Booking Form page, I have only Forms Builder, but OK, I made a completely new form, could not update old ones to show on front end.
There is ANOTHER weird issue, I added optional costs to my form, please check my form here: https://rentaboat-ploce.com/test/,
with defined fixed cost of 15,00 EUR, in "Form Options Costs" (selected € from dropdown), but when Last Minute discount in Prices is enabled the cost shown is 0, instead 15,00, if there is now last minute discount the optional costs are working fine.
Hello,
Thank you for reporting this.
Yes, we have confirmed this issue. It happens because the Last Minute discount is currently applied after the Form Options Costs are added to the booking total. So if the selected optional cost is 15 EUR, and the Last Minute discount is 100% or a fixed discount of 15 EUR or more, the final cost can become 0.
We will fix this in the code by changing the calculation order, so the Last Minute / Early Booking discount is applied first to the base booking cost, and then the fixed optional costs from Form Options Costs are added afterward.
So the calculation will be:
base booking cost
- Last Minute / Early Booking discount
+ Form Options Costs
= final booking cost
This means a fixed optional cost such as 15 EUR will remain included in the final total and will not be reduced to 0 by the Last Minute discount.
If you need to make fix by yourself.
Please open this file ../wp-content/plugins/booking-calendar-com/inc/_bs/wpbc-s-costs.php
( you can check how to edit files in WordPress menu in this article https://wpbookingcalendar.com/faq/how-edit-file-in-wp-menu/ )
then find this code:
and replace it to this code:
Kind Regards.
Hi,
Can the booking system allow for all of the following options to be visible on a single booking form:
1) Select 1 hour slots during the day for a specific price (eg. 9am-10am - £50.00, 10am-11am - £50.00)
2) Select half day slot (eg. 9am-12 noon - £150, 12 noon-5pm - £150)
3) Select full day slot (eg. 9am-5pm - £300)
So a customer has a choice of either just picking an hour slot, a half day or full day on the same booking form?
Obviously, once a 1 hour slot is booked (eg. 10am-11am), the half day and full day options are no longer available to other customers.
Thanks,
Adam.
Hello Adam,
Yes, this is possible in the Booking Calendar Business Medium or higher versions.
You can configure all of these choices in the same booking form by using one time slots field with all required options: hourly slots, half-day slots, and the full-day slot. For example, the field can include options such as:
The prices for these options can be configured at WP Booking Calendar > Prices > Form Options Costs.
Once a time slot is booked, the system will check overlapping time ranges. For example, if 10:00 - 11:00 is booked, then the overlapping 09:00 - 12:00 half-day option and the 09:00 - 17:00 full-day option will no longer be available for other customers on that date.
Kind Regards.
Hey,
Is it possible to change booking availability for specific days of the week?
For example booking should be open 10-18 on weekdays, and 11-18 on weekends.
Thanks!
Hello.
It’s possible to have the different times selection for the different days in the Booking Calendar Business Medium or higher versions.
Please check more here
https://wpbookingcalendar.com/overview/#times-week-days
You can check more info about this configuration at this page
https://wpbookingcalendar.com/help/different-time-slots-selections-for-different-days/
Hello
Is there an export facility for the bookings? Perhaps to a spreadsheet?
Hello.
You can export existing bookings to a CSV file in any paid version of the Booking Calendar.
This file can then be opened in MS Excel or other spreadsheet applications.
To perform the export, please follow these steps:
1. Open the Booking Listing page.
2. In the top bar, locate the Bulk actions menu on the left.
3. Select the Export to CSV option.
Kind Regards.
Old customer here. You had once told me how to restrict the amount of booking data/time created in the Booking Manager plugin for the ics feed creation. Just 1 month vs 1 year.
I thought it was a setting, but I can't find the setting anymore. Was it a code tweak?
Hello.
You can customize different parameters only in the Booking Calendar shortcode.
Find more information at this page: https://wpbookingcalendar.com/faq/booking-manager-import-ics/
Kind Regards.
Thanks for your reply. Maybe I didn't explain myself well.
I believe you had told me how to show/force past reservations in the ics feed for a year. Maybe there was a tweak in the wpbm-bc-export.php file in the booking-manager plugin....
I can't find the conversation we had in my email. Does this ring a bell at all?
Hello.
No, we was not provide such fix. Please note, if you just need to show the listing, of the bookings from the .ics feed then please check this https://wpbookingcalendar.com/faq/booking-manager-show-ics-listing/
You can use this parameter:
So you can define from what time to show the booking Listing.
2) The same parameter exists for the import shortcode: https://wpbookingcalendar.com/faq/booking-manager-import-ics/
Kind Regards.