This tutorial is about how to Add Bookings On Your Site Using Booking Calendar Plugin

The booking calendar plugin is one of the most effective booking plugins for WordPress sites. You can easily add and customize the bookings on your site. The booking plugin is most likely to be used in hotel and resort booking websites regularly. This plugin is the best option for booking and reservation purposes. The Booking plugin is free to use. you can install it from the WordPress plugin directory. It has all essential features which can completely work with small businesses like motels and hotels. The plugin is easy to manage the appointments in the admin dashboard. also, it allows admins to accept or decline the appointments. This plugin also lets you manage all the appointments manually and automatically. The plugin has some unique calendar showing techniques. It is too flexible, also shows days with different signs like booked, available, etc. So, visitors can easily understand the appointment availability.

You can set up new emails to send notifications about the appointments. Also, the plugin provides appointment sorting and filters with different options. you can also show the customized confirmation message to your users via mail or messages. Also, it allows you to modify the calendar settings. It provides the customizable design of calendars for fitting to your site design. So, let’s discuss the basic features of this plugin in brief,

How to Install and Activate Booking Calendar Plugin

For installation you can follow the simple steps mentioned below to install and activate the plugin.

Step 1: First, you need to log in to the WordPress admin dashboard.

Step 2: Now, you will see the option “Plugins” on the left-hand side panel of the WordPress dashboard. Click on “Plugins,” then select “Add New.”

Step 3: You will see a search bar on the top right-hand side corner of the dashboard. Now, Search “Booking Calendar Plugin”.

Step 4: After that, you need to click on “Install Now.”

Step 5: After installation, you will need to activate the Booking Calendar Plugin to use it on your site. Now, click on “Activate.”

Now you have successfully installed and activated the plugin. You can easily add booking using this plugin.

How to Setup Booking Calendar Plugin

To set up the Booking Calendar plugin, you can follow the steps mentioned below,

Step 1: First, go to the “Booking” option on the left-hand side panel. Then select the “Settings” options.

Step 2: The general setup panel will open up. Click on the “General” option. You can modify the calendar settings, time slots, availability, forms, and booking admin panels. In the calendar section, you can select the calendar’s background, the number of months, and the start day of the week.

Step 3: Now, scroll down to the “time slot” section. You can enable the background color of the time picker skin.

Step 4: In the availability section, you can check the unavailable days in the week. It will overwrite all other settings.

Step 5: Go to the “Form” section. In this section, you can display the Recaptcha box in the form. Also, it allows you to activate auto-fill form fields for logged-in users. You can also display a legend of dates below the booking calendar. It will let you show a thank you message to your users after the booking is made.

Step 6: The booking admin panel section allows you to modify many advanced options like date format, time format, toolbar tabs, and many more. The plugin also provides advanced options. This section will enable you to enable options such as unlimited booking per same day and show the pending days as available.

How to Add Booking Using Booking Calendar Plugin

After activating the plugin you can start using this plugin on your site. You can set up the plugin easily with just a few steps we have explained below how to use the Booking Calendar Plugin,

First of all, go to the “Booking” option on the left-hand side panel of the WordPress dashboard. Then select the “Add Booking” option. You will have a booking editor panel. You can schedule and add the booking on your site. Also, it allows you to send email notifications to your clients after confirming the booking. You need to enable the option “Send Email Notification” option. So, first, you have to set the options – visible months: calendar width and calendar cell height. You can also select how many months you want to show in a row. Once you are done with settings, click on “Save Changes. After that, you can select the dates for booking. Then enter your client’s details, such as first and last name, email, and contact information. Also, you can add the details of the booking. Click on “Send” once you are done with editing. You can enable the option “Send email notification to customers about this operation. It will send the email notification to your client at the mentioned email address. To add the booking, click on the “Add booking” option on the top right corner of the booking panel. The booking will be added to your site. This way, you can easily add booking using this plugin.