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Booking Calendar v11.9
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3 3 // Exit if accessed directly
4 4 if ( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
5 5
6 6 /**
7 + * Render Booking Calendar 11.9 What's New content.
8 + *
9 + * @param object $obj Welcome-page renderer and image loader.
10 + *
11 + * @return void
12 + */
13 +function wpbc_welcome_section_11_9( $obj ) {
14 +
15 + $section_parameters = array( 'version_num' => '11.9', 'show_expand' => false );
16 + $obj->expand_section_start( $section_parameters );
17 + // $obj->asset_path = 'http://beta/assets/'; // TODO: comment this in production.
18 + ?>
19 + <div class="wpbc_wn_container">
20 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 32px;">
21 + <h2><?php echo ( 'A Simpler Setup Wizard for Every Booking Journey' ); ?></h2>
22 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;">
23 + <img
24 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__setup_wizard_customer_journeys_placeholder_2.png' ) ); ?>"
25 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Booking Calendar Setup Wizard showing customer journey choices and the guided setup steps' ); ?>"
26 + style="margin:10px 0;width:98%;"
27 + />
28 + </div>
29 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
30 + <p><?php echo ( 'The redesigned Setup Wizard starts with one practical question: how should customers book? After you choose the answer, it presents only the settings needed for that booking flow instead of asking you to configure every Booking Calendar option.' ); ?></p>
31 + <ul>
32 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Begin with the right next step.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'A first activation from Plugins opens Setup Wizard directly, while a manual update opens What\'s New after the update without interrupting automatic, command-line, or managed live-demo maintenance.' ); ?></li>
33 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Follow a focused path.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'The wizard guides you through the matching Date Selection, Booking Resources or Services, time choices, availability, Booking Form, appearance, publishing, and review steps.' ); ?></li>
34 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Start from the right defaults.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Journey-aware recommendations select compatible date behavior and Booking Form templates. Multi-date time journeys also configure their Start and End Times, with Working Hours available only when you want that extra restriction.' ); ?></li>
35 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Publish and test the result clearly.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Non-guided journeys start with a direct Booking Form page, Review links to the published page, and the testing window places your configured page before separate starter examples.' ); ?></li>
36 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Save as you go.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Each step saves its settings, unfinished setup can resume later, and the final Setup overview provides clear links for testing, publishing, and future changes.' ); ?></li>
37 + </ul>
38 + <h3><?php echo ( 'Choose the customer journey that matches your business' ); ?></h3>
39 + <div style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:18px;">
40 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;">
41 + <img
42 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__journey_single_full_day_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
43 + width="420"
44 + height="236"
45 + loading="lazy"
46 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Calendar with one complete date selected for a Single full day booking' ); ?>"
47 + style="display:block;margin:0 auto 12px;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;"
48 + />
49 + <h4><?php echo ( 'Single full day' ); ?></h4>
50 + <p><?php echo ( 'Customers reserve one complete date without choosing a time.' ); ?></p>
51 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Best for:' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'One-day rentals, events and daily reservations.' ); ?></p>
52 + </div>
53 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;">
54 + <img
55 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__journey_multiple_independent_full_days_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
56 + width="420"
57 + height="236"
58 + loading="lazy"
59 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Calendar with several separate dates selected for a Multiple independent full days booking' ); ?>"
60 + style="display:block;margin:0 auto 12px;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;"
61 + />
62 + <h4><?php echo ( 'Multiple independent full days' ); ?></h4>
63 + <p><?php echo ( 'Customers select several separate full dates in one booking.' ); ?></p>
64 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Best for:' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Bookings that cover several non-consecutive days.' ); ?></p>
65 + </div>
66 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;">
67 + <img
68 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__journey_flexible_date_range_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
69 + width="420"
70 + height="236"
71 + loading="lazy"
72 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Calendar with the first and last date selected for a Flexible date range booking' ); ?>"
73 + style="display:block;margin:0 auto 12px;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;"
74 + />
75 + <h4><?php echo ( 'Flexible date range' ); ?></h4>
76 + <p><?php echo ( 'Customers choose the first and last date of a variable-length booking.' ); ?></p>
77 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Best for:' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Stays and rentals whose length varies by booking.' ); ?></p>
78 + </div>
79 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;">
80 + <img
81 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__journey_fixed_length_date_range_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
82 + width="420"
83 + height="236"
84 + loading="lazy"
85 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Calendar with an automatically selected Fixed-length date range' ); ?>"
86 + style="display:block;margin:0 auto 12px;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;"
87 + />
88 + <h4><?php echo ( 'Fixed-length date range' ); ?></h4>
89 + <p><?php echo ( 'Customers choose a start date and the configured range is selected automatically.' ); ?></p>
90 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Best for:' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Weekend, multi-day and weekly packages.' ); ?></p>
91 + </div>
92 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;">
93 + <img
94 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__journey_check_in_out_changeover_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
95 + width="420"
96 + height="236"
97 + loading="lazy"
98 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Calendar showing arrival and departure boundaries for a Check-in and check-out changeover booking' ); ?>"
99 + style="display:block;margin:0 auto 12px;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;"
100 + />
101 + <h4><?php echo ( 'Check-in & check-out changeover' ); ?></h4>
102 + <p><?php echo ( 'Customers choose arrival and departure dates with changeover boundaries.' ); ?></p>
103 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Best for:' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Accommodation and rentals with arrival and departure times.' ); ?></p>
104 + </div>
105 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;">
106 + <img
107 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__journey_fixed_time_slots_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
108 + width="420"
109 + height="236"
110 + loading="lazy"
111 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Calendar and predefined appointment choices for a Fixed time slots booking' ); ?>"
112 + style="display:block;margin:0 auto 12px;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;"
113 + />
114 + <h4><?php echo ( 'Fixed time slots' ); ?></h4>
115 + <p><?php echo ( 'Customers select one predefined available time slot.' ); ?></p>
116 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Best for:' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Classes, consultations and fixed timetables.' ); ?></p>
117 + </div>
118 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;">
119 + <img
120 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__journey_start_end_time_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
121 + width="420"
122 + height="236"
123 + loading="lazy"
124 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Calendar with separate start and end choices for a Start and end time booking' ); ?>"
125 + style="display:block;margin:0 auto 12px;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;"
126 + />
127 + <h4><?php echo ( 'Start & end time' ); ?></h4>
128 + <p><?php echo ( 'Customers choose both ends of a flexible appointment time range.' ); ?></p>
129 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Best for:' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Flexible appointments, equipment use and variable-duration work.' ); ?></p>
130 + </div>
131 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;">
132 + <img
133 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__journey_start_time_duration_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
134 + width="420"
135 + height="236"
136 + loading="lazy"
137 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Calendar with start-time and duration choices for a Start time and duration booking' ); ?>"
138 + style="display:block;margin:0 auto 12px;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;"
139 + />
140 + <h4><?php echo ( 'Start time + duration' ); ?></h4>
141 + <p><?php echo ( 'Customers choose a start time and one of the available durations.' ); ?></p>
142 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Best for:' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Appointments offered in standard duration choices.' ); ?></p>
143 + </div>
144 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;">
145 + <img
146 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__journey_repeated_time_multiple_dates_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
147 + width="420"
148 + height="236"
149 + loading="lazy"
150 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Calendar with multiple dates sharing one selected time for a repeated-time booking' ); ?>"
151 + style="display:block;margin:0 auto 12px;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;"
152 + />
153 + <h4><?php echo ( 'Repeat one time on multiple dates' ); ?></h4>
154 + <p><?php echo ( 'Customers select several dates and use the same time on every selected date.' ); ?></p>
155 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Best for:' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Recurring sessions submitted together for the same daily time.' ); ?></p>
156 + </div>
157 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;">
158 + <img
159 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__journey_first_date_start_last_date_end_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
160 + width="420"
161 + height="236"
162 + loading="lazy"
163 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Multi-day calendar with a start time on the first date and an end time on the last date' ); ?>"
164 + style="display:block;margin:0 auto 12px;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;"
165 + />
166 + <h4><?php echo ( 'First-date start & last-date end' ); ?></h4>
167 + <p><?php echo ( 'Customers choose a start on the first date and an end on the last date.' ); ?></p>
168 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Best for:' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Multi-day bookings with different arrival and departure times.' ); ?></p>
169 + </div>
170 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;">
171 + <img
172 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__journey_guided_appointment_flow_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
173 + width="420"
174 + height="236"
175 + loading="lazy"
176 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Guided appointment sequence showing Service, Provider, Date, Time, and Details steps' ); ?>"
177 + style="display:block;margin:0 0 12px;width:100%;max-width:300px;height:auto;"
178 + />
179 + <h4><?php echo ( 'Guided appointment flow' ); ?></h4>
180 + <p><?php echo ( 'Customers choose a Service, Provider and available start time step by step.' ); ?></p>
181 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Best for:' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Businesses with several Services or Providers.' ); ?></p>
182 + </div>
183 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex:1 1 28%;min-width:240px;margin:0;padding:12px;"></div>
184 + </div>
185 + </div>
186 + </div>
187 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
188 + <h2><?php echo( 'Select the Date Range You Point To' ); ?></h2>
189 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;">
190 + <img
191 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__range_selection_pointer_period_placeholder.gif' ) ); ?>"
192 + width="1600"
193 + height="900"
194 + loading="lazy"
195 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Booking calendar highlighting the valid date range that contains the pointed date' ); ?>"
196 + style="margin:10px 0;width:98%;height:auto;"
197 + />
198 + </div>
199 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
200 + <ul>
201 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Keep hover and click together.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Fixed and Dynamic range selection now previews and selects the same valid period containing the date a visitor points to.' ); ?></li>
202 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Preserve the visitor\'s choice.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Invalid end dates leave the first Dynamic-range click in place, while conditional Season, weekday, and exact-date rules use the actual range start.' ); ?></li>
203 + <li><span><?php echo( 'Available in the Booking Calendar Business Medium or igher versions' ); ?></span> <?php ?></li>
204 + </ul>
205 + </div>
206 + </div>
207 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
208 + <h2><?php echo ( 'Prevent Unbookable Date Gaps' ); ?></h2>
209 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
210 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'Before' ); ?></strong></p>
211 + <img
212 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__unbookable_date_gaps_before_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
213 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Booking calendar before enabling Unbookable date gaps, with a short bounded opening still shown as selectable' ); ?>"
214 + style="margin:10px 0;width:98%;"
215 + />
216 + </div>
217 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
218 + <p><strong><?php echo ( 'After' ); ?></strong></p>
219 + <img
220 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__unbookable_date_gaps_after_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
221 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Booking calendar after enabling Unbookable date gaps, with the same impossible opening shown as unavailable' ); ?>"
222 + style="margin:10px 0;width:98%;"
223 + />
224 + </div>
225 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
226 + <ul>
227 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Stop visitors at impossible openings.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Business Small and higher editions can optionally show a bounded opening as unavailable when no configured fixed or dynamic date range can fit.' ); ?></li>
228 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Follow the active booking rules.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'The calendar respects permitted range lengths, start weekdays, conditional date and Season rules, changeovers, pending dates, and Resource capacity before marking the opening unavailable.' ); ?></li>
229 + </ul>
230 + </div>
231 + </div>
232 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
233 + <h2><?php echo ( 'Manage Split Working Time' ); ?></h2>
234 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
235 + <img
236 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/wp_booking_calendar__schedule_rules_multi_interval_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
237 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Schedule and Rules Working Time editor showing two non-overlapping intervals for one weekday with Add interval and remove actions' ); ?>"
238 + style="margin:10px 0;width:98%;"
239 + />
240 + </div>
241 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
242 + <ul>
243 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Keep breaks in the normal week.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Add several non-overlapping Working Time intervals to a weekday so gaps such as lunch remain unavailable.' ); ?></li>
244 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Use the same schedule everywhere.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Schedule & Rules reads and saves default and Resource-specific intervals used by the Setup Wizard and appointment availability.' ); ?></li>
245 + </ul>
246 + </div>
247 + </div>
248 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
249 + <h2><?php echo ( 'New Appointment Services Booking Flow' ); ?></h2>
250 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
251 + <img
252 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.9/appointments_services_flow_02.png' ) ); ?>"
253 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Appointment Services booking form with a live selection summary, calendar, duration, and start-time choices' ); ?>"
254 + style="margin:10px 0;width:98%;"
255 + />
256 + </div>
257 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
258 + <ul>
259 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'See the appointment before continuing.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Visitors choose a Service duration, date, and start time while a live summary shows the selected date, start, and end time.' ); ?></li>
260 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Finish in a focused second step.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Customer details, Terms agreement, Back, and Book appointment actions stay together on one responsive page.' ); ?></li>
261 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Keep existing forms unchanged.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'The new flow is used for newly created Appointment Services forms without replacing existing forms or their templates.' ); ?></li>
262 + </ul>
263 + </div>
264 + </div>
265 +
266 +
267 +
268 +
269 +
270 +
271 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
272 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
273 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
274 + <h2><?php echo ( 'Add a Country List Visually' ); ?></h2>
275 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
276 + <ul>
277 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Add a ready-made country selector.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Drag the Country List field into a visual booking form, then configure its label, help text, and validated default country.' ); ?></li>
278 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Keep form output synchronized.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Saving generates the supported Country shortcode in Advanced Mode and its matching Booking Data token.' ); ?></li>
279 + </ul>
280 + </div>
281 + </div>
282 + </div>
283 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
284 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
285 + <h2><?php echo ( 'Add Discount Coupons Visually' ); ?></h2>
286 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
287 + <ul>
288 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Add the coupon input without editing code.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Business Large and higher editions can drag one Discount Coupon field into a visual booking form and configure its content and appearance.' ); ?></li>
289 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'See edition requirements clearly.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Lower editions show an upgrade badge and explanation without publishing an unsupported coupon input.' ); ?></li>
290 + <li><strong><?php echo ( 'Keep form output synchronized.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo ( 'Saving generates the Coupon shortcode in Advanced Mode and its matching Booking Data token.' ); ?></li>
291 + </ul>
292 + </div>
293 + </div>
294 + </div>
295 + </div>
296 +
297 + </div>
298 + <?php
299 + $obj->expand_section_end( $section_parameters );
300 +}
301 +
302 +/**
303 + * Render Booking Calendar 11.8.1 What's New content.
304 + *
305 + * @param object $obj Welcome-page renderer and image loader.
306 + *
307 + * @return void
308 + */
309 +function wpbc_welcome_section_11_8_1( $obj ) {
310 +
311 + $section_parameters = array( 'version_num' => '11.8.1', 'show_expand' => true );
312 + $obj->expand_section_start( $section_parameters );
313 + // $obj->asset_path = 'http://beta/assets/'; // TODO: comment this in production.
314 + ?>
315 +
316 +
317 + <div class="wpbc_wn_container">
318 +
319 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
320 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
321 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
322 + <h2><?php echo( 'Clearer First-Run Setup' ); ?></h2>
323 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
324 + <img
325 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.8.1/wp_booking_calendar__first_run_starter_pages_prompt_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
326 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'First-run starter booking pages invitation with public-page links' ); ?>"
327 + style="margin:10px 0;width:98%;"
328 + />
329 + </div>
330 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
331 + <ul>
332 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Choose Setup when you are ready.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'New installations show one focused invitation on Booking Listing. Start guided Setup immediately or postpone it; either choice is remembered.' ); ?></li>
333 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Test the visitor experience immediately.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'A second one-time window shows complete previews and links to valid published starter pages, including the resource-first Resource Selection workflow. Automatic dismissal is remembered for that administrator and site, while manual reopening remains available from the Booking Listing welcome panel. Live demos also show the welcome section without saving a shared dismissal. The top Booking Calendar menu keeps the public links in a predictable workflow order and places the Home page last.' ); ?></li>
334 + </ul>
335 + </div>
336 + </div>
337 + </div>
338 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
339 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
340 + <h2><?php echo( 'Time-Slot Booking Flow' ); ?></h2>
341 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
342 + <img
343 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.8.1/wp_booking_calendar__time-slots-booking-form-2-columns.png' ) ); ?>"
344 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Two-column time-slot booking form with a calendar and live date and time summary' ); ?>"
345 + style="margin:10px 0;width:98%;"
346 + />
347 + </div>
348 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
349 + <ul>
350 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Choose date and time together.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'The calendar, time choices, and live Date, Start Time, and End Time summary share one clear first step.' ); ?></li>
351 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Finish details on a focused second step.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Visitors continue to contact, guest, and Terms fields before sending the booking.' ); ?></li>
352 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Ready to find and reuse.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'When initially added, the Time-Slots template appears first overall and, within Full Days, Two Columns appears before Vertical. Clean installations use the Time-Slots template on their starter page. Updates preserve existing forms, pages, custom URLs, and installed template copies.' ); ?></li>
353 + </ul>
354 + </div>
355 + </div>
356 + </div>
357 + </div>
358 +
359 +
360 + </div>
361 + <?php
362 + $obj->expand_section_end( $section_parameters );
363 +}
364 +
365 +/**
366 + * Render Booking Calendar 11.8 What's New content.
367 + *
368 + * Booking Modes and the Full-Day Form Builder template are available in every
369 + * edition. Seasonal Availability and the Business Large Searchable Resources
370 + * catalog remain protected by their existing feature, edition, and current-user
371 + * gates. Image placeholders must be replaced by verified, edition-appropriate
372 + * captures before release.
373 + *
374 + * @param object $obj Welcome-page renderer and image loader.
375 + *
376 + * @return void
377 + */
378 +function wpbc_welcome_section_11_8( $obj ) {
379 +
380 + $section_parameters = array( 'version_num' => '11.8', 'show_expand' => true );
381 + // $obj->asset_path = 'http://beta/assets/'; // TODO: comment this in production.
382 + $obj->expand_section_start( $section_parameters );
383 + ?>
384 + <div class="wpbc_wn_container">
385 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
386 + <h2><?php echo( '2 New Full-Day Booking Form Templates' ); ?></h2>
387 +
388 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
389 + <img
390 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.8/wp_booking_calendar__form_2_columns_hints_full_days.png' ) ); ?>"
391 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Two-column full-day booking form with a calendar, date summary, and customer details' ); ?>"
392 + style="margin:10px 0;width:98%;"
393 + />
394 + </div>
395 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
396 + <ul>
397 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Start with a clear two-column layout.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Customers select dates in the calendar, then review their Check-in, Check-out, and Days beside the customer details.' ); ?></li>
398 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Vertical full-day layout.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Vertical full-day booking form with a ability to use a two-month calendar and date summary' ); ?></li>
399 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Designed for full-day bookings.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Use the live date summary with your saved full-day or changeover settings to make each selection easier to understand.' ); ?></li>
400 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Apply it when you need it.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'The templates are available in Form Builder without replacing existing forms or changing first-install defaults. Confirm its starter Terms links before publishing.' ); ?></li>
401 + </ul>
402 + </div>
403 + </div>
404 +
405 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
406 + <h2><?php echo( 'New Seasonal Availability Catalog' ); ?></h2>
407 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
408 + <img src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.8/wp_booking_calendar__season_availability_review_placeholder_3.png' ) ); ?>" alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Availability listing with Resource names, default-status labels, search and view controls' ); ?>" style="margin:5px 0;width:100%;" />
409 + <p style="text-align:center;font-style: italic;font-size:0.8em;"><strong><?php echo 'Minimum edition:'; ?></strong> <?php echo 'Booking Calendar Business Medium or higher.'; ?></p>
410 + </div>
411 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 20%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
412 +
413 + <ul>
414 + <li data-wpbc-availability-feature="overview"><strong><?php echo( 'Availability at a glance.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Find your Resources in a clear list or Card view. See each Resource’s default availability below its name, search for the one you need, and choose the columns you want to see.' ); ?></li>
415 + <li data-wpbc-availability-feature="preview"><strong><?php echo( 'See your seasonal dates clearly.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Green dates are available and gray dates are unavailable according to your seasonal settings. Hover over a Resource or focus a control in its row to see which Season applies. The preview shows seasonal settings, not existing bookings or remaining capacity.' ); ?></li>
416 + </ul>
417 + </div>
418 + </div>
419 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
420 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
421 + <ul>
422 + <li data-wpbc-availability-feature="bulk"><strong><?php echo( 'Update selected Resources together.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Select Resources and choose Edit selected to set their default availability, add one Season exception, or remove one Season exception. Other assignments are kept. Review every proposed change before applying; updated Resources are highlighted after a successful save.' ); ?></li>
423 + </ul>
424 + </div>
425 + </div>
426 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
427 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 20%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
428 + <ul>
429 + <li data-wpbc-availability-feature="inspector"><strong><?php echo( 'Edit availability without leaving the list.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Open a Resource in the new sidebar editor. Choose its default, add Season exceptions, turn them on or off, and preview their dates. A plain-language overview explains the result before you review and apply your changes.' ); ?></li>
430 + <li data-wpbc-availability-feature="inline"><strong><?php echo( 'Change defaults directly in the list.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Choose Edit rows to change default availability for several Resources without opening each one. Changed rows are marked so you can check your work, then review the effect on existing Seasons before applying.' ); ?></li>
431 + </ul>
432 + </div>
433 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
434 + <img src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.8/wp_booking_calendar__season_availability__inspector_edit_season_availability_3.png' ) ); ?>" alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Seasonal Availability inspector showing default availability, ordered Season exceptions and a selected Season date preview' ); ?>" style="margin:5px 0;width:100%;" />
435 + <p style="text-align:center;font-style: italic;font-size:0.8em;"><strong><?php echo 'Minimum edition:'; ?></strong> <?php echo 'Booking Calendar Business Medium or higher.'; ?></p>
436 + </div>
437 + </div>
438 +
439 +
440 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
441 + <h2><?php echo( 'New Searchable Resources Catalog' ); ?></h2>
442 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
443 + <?php // Replace this placeholder with the final 11.8 Searchable Resources Catalog screenshot before release. ?>
444 + <img
445 + src="<?php echo esc_attr( $obj->section_img_url( '11.8/wp_booking_calendar__searchable_resources_catalog_placeholder.png' ) ); ?>"
446 + alt="<?php echo esc_attr( 'Searchable Resources Catalog with status filters, presentation columns, and Resource editing controls' ); ?>"
447 + style="margin:10px 0;width:98%;"
448 + />
449 + <p style="text-align:center;font-style: italic;font-size:0.8em;"><strong><?php echo 'Minimum edition:'; ?></strong> <?php echo 'Booking Calendar Business Large or higher.'; ?></p>
450 + </div>
451 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
452 + <ul>
453 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Control each search result in one place.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Open the direct Search Availability > Searchable Resources link, then edit Search visibility, result title, description, image, landing page, and supported criteria from the Inspector or directly in catalog rows. Search form, results, and options each have their own neighboring link.' ); ?></li>
454 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Find the right Resources quickly.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Switch between All, Searchable, and Not searchable Resources, then use focused table views, compact rows, or image-led Cards.' ); ?></li>
455 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Review changes before saving.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Stage direct, inline, and selected-Resource updates, review the affected fields, and apply only the changes you approve.' ); ?></li>
456 + </ul>
457 + </div>
458 + </div>
459 +
460 + <div class="wpbc_wn_section" style="gap: 10px 50px;">
461 + <h2><?php echo( 'More Reliable Administration Modes' ); ?></h2>
462 +
463 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
464 + <ul>
465 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Choose the view that fits your work.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Switch between Classic, Appointments, and Rentals while continuing to use the familiar Booking Calendar pages and saved configuration.' ); ?></li>
466 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'See the pages available to you.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'Each mode shows the pages provided by your installed edition and add-ons while safely omitting unavailable features.' ); ?></li>
467 + </ul>
468 + </div>
469 + <div class="wpbc_wn_col" style="flex: 1 1 40%;margin: 0;padding: 0;">
470 + <ul>
471 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Continue where you were working.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'When possible, switching modes keeps the current Booking Calendar page and section, with a safe destination used when the equivalent page is unavailable.' ); ?></li>
472 + <li><strong><?php echo( 'Complete Setup in five steps.' ); ?></strong> <?php echo( 'The streamlined Setup flow now finishes in Form Builder, and the overlapping floating Setup Bar is disabled by default.' ); ?></li>
473 + </ul>
474 + </div>
475 + </div>
476 +
477 + </div>
478 + <?php
479 + $obj->expand_section_end( $section_parameters );
480 +}
481 +
482 +/**
7 483 * What's New section for Booking Calendar 11.7.
8 484 *
9 485 * @param object $obj Welcome-page renderer.
10 486 *
@@ -11,9 +487,9 @@
11 487 * @return void
12 488 */
13 489 function wpbc_welcome_section_11_7( $obj ) {
14 490
15 - $section_param_arr = array( 'version_num' => '11.7', 'show_expand' => false );
491 + $section_param_arr = array( 'version_num' => '11.7', 'show_expand' => true );
16 492 // $obj->asset_path = 'http://beta/assets/'; // TODO: comment this in production.
17 493 $prices_inspector_sections = array(
18 494 array(
19 495 'title' => 'Base Cost',
@@ -208,9 +684,9 @@
208 684 <li><?php echo( 'Business Medium and higher editions can search, filter, sort, and paginate Seasons in Default, Compact, or Cards layouts with customizable columns and site-local preferences.' ); ?></li>
209 685 <li><?php echo( 'Create and edit Conditional or Specific-date Seasons in a native right-side inspector with guided controls, color selection, a live twelve-month preview, and the standard Booking Calendar datepicker.' ); ?></li>
210 686 <li><?php echo( 'Select Seasons and review server-approved safe title changes inline or in bulk before applying them.' ); ?></li>
211 687 <li><?php echo( 'Review single or bulk deletion impact, follow authorized links to affected configuration, and keep referenced Seasons protected without silently rewriting related settings.' ); ?></li>
212 - <li><?php echo( 'Open the reusable Seasons catalog from its dedicated Booking Calendar navigation group between Pricing and Settings; Season Availability remains under Availability, while legacy Season editors remain available through the rollback setting.' ); ?></li>
688 + <li><?php echo( 'Open the reusable Seasons catalog from its dedicated Booking Calendar navigation group between Availability and Pricing; Season Availability remains under Availability, while legacy Season editors remain available through the rollback setting.' ); ?></li>
213 689 </ul>
214 690 </div>
215 691 </div>
216 692