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# Changelog |
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## 1.8.16 |
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*Release date - 01 October 2026* |
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- Introducing support for guest alias phone numbers (Channel Manager reservations). |
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- Task Manager: added new capabilities and permissions to operators (gated listing IDs). |
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- Door Access Control: added support to missing passcode detection for bookings. |
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- Improved calculation for outstanding balance payment window after deposit confirmation. |
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- Multiple XSS preventions applied. |
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- Various core framework updates. |
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## 1.8.15 |
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*Release date - 14 September 2026* |
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- Reservation model improvements for payment method detection. |
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- Chat mediator support for dispatching mobile App Push notifications (Task Manager). |
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- Task Manager framework improvements. |
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- New Door Access Control driver for "offline/fixed" access codes. |
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- Automatic checked-in registration for first-access detection in Door Access Control. |
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- Introducing Events Observer for platform dispatcher. |
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- Dropped support for SVG files in Chat Mediator to improve security (thanks, anhdung1329 and WPScan). |
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- Multiple low-severity security fixes for CSRF and XSS prevention. |
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## 1.8.14 |
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*Release date - 16 July 2026* |
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- Minor task manager improvements for OTA booking alterations. |
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- Multiple low-severity security fixes for CSRF and XSS prevention. |
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## 1.8.13 |
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*Release date - 30 June 2026* |
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- New PMS Report "Bookings". |
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- Improvements to RMS Occupancy Pace report data collection. |
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- Outdated Channel Manager versions detection. |
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- Multiple low-severity security fixes for CSRF and XSS prevention. |
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## 1.8.12 |
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*Release date - 16 June 2026* |
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- Added support to listing-level check-in instructions. |
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- Door Access Control passcodes available in front-end booking details page. |
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- Improved room-level minimum advance booking notice (empty notice allowed). |
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- Fixed URL routing issue for meta-search landing pages. |
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## 1.8.11 |
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*Release date - 03 June 2026* |
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- Fixed "arbitrary file deletion" vulnerability through Chatbot (AI or administrator reply to first message was required to use the exploit). |
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- Booking color tags improvements to support any future OTA payout notification. |
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- Unified AJAX response parsing for guest messaging controllers. |
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- Styling improvements for compatibility with WordPress >= 7.0. |
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- Content translations applied to front-end Quote Details page. |
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- Quote URI routing improvements. |
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- Various booking and registry libraries updates. |
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- First payment detection improvements for OTA reservations. |
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## 1.8.10 |
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*Release date - 05 May 2026* |
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- Quote framework minor improvements and fixes. |
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- Inquiries framework (and Chatbot) fixes. |
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- Security fixes mainly for XSS prevention or data filtering. |
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## 1.8.9 |
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*Release date - 28 April 2026* |
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- Quote framework general improvements and bug fixes. |
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- Quote lock/do-not-lock option. |
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- Automatic payment collection scheduling for VCC and CC of additional OTAs. |
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- Language translation strings updated. |
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- Multiple low-severity security fixes for XSS prevention. |
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## 1.8.8 |
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*Release date - 20 April 2026* |
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- Door Access Control: passcodes generation improvements for multi-unit (hotel inventory) room types. |
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- New front-end "Chat" module, available as a Gutenberg native block or as a legacy widget. |
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- AI Agent (Chatbot) to guide customers through the booking process or answer questions (CM required). |
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- New admin-widget "Inquiries Chat" to manage AI Agent conversations with guests and message requests. |
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- WhatsApp Business messaging support (Channel Manager required). |
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- New cron-job "Messaging Reminder" for scheduling the delivery of WhatsApp message templates to guests. |
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- AI powered auto-responder to guest messages received through WhatsApp backed by custom training system. |
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- Send custom and interactive WhatsApp message templates to guests (visit E4jConnect.com for more details). |
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- Introducing the new Quote system to manage custom quotes with various booking solutions for your customers. |
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- New admin-widget Quotes to monitor the status of the existing quotes. |
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- Send quote details via email and/or custom and interactive WhatsApp message templates. |
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- New front-end View (and Shortcode) "Quote Details" to let your customers see their quotes and proceed to booking. |
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- Added support for the latest FontAwesome webfonts version. |
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- Several framework improvements and fixes. |
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## 1.8.7 |
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*Release date - 11 February 2026* |
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- Door Access Control: framework improvements (device data mapping). |
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- Door Access Control: automatic removal of expired passcodes. |
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- Door Access Control: hotel inventory room-types mapping (subunits). |
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- Door Access Control: new integration for U-tec Smart Home. |
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- Resolve room assignments through intelligent combinations matrix. |
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- Hotel inventory room-types with multiple subunits reassignment options. |
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- New notification of type "OTA Bank Transfer Update" (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Improved notification of type "OTA Payout Update" (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Rates Overview OTA Rates improvements (net rates) and automatic loading. |
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- Availability Overview preference for automatically loading rates and restrictions (Multi-calendar). |
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- Longer and alphanumeric customer pin codes enforcements. |
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- Template file customization improvements (DOMDocument HTML strings loading). |
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- Various RMS report metric calculations improved. |
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- PMS Reports automatic execution improvements with all-profiles processing. |
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- Improved Virtual Credit Cards fetching operations from OTAs (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Various internal libraries updates. |
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## 1.8.6 |
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*Release date - 22 January 2026* |
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- Availability Overview new "inline-scroll" layout. |
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- Increase/Decrease Rates in Rates Overview and Multi-Calendar. |
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- Rates Overview new option to display OTA rates (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Newly created derived rate plans can populate the base rates for all listings. |
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- Identity document AI-powered details extraction through MRZ (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Various pre-check-in improvements, including MRZ detection support. |
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- Introducing Revenue Manager (RMS) framework and libraries. |
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- New RMS Reports: Occupancy Pace and Booking Pace (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- New Door Access Control integration for Nuki - Smart Locks (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Door Access Control passcode generation failures support re-try actions through the Notifications Center. |
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- OAuth2 support for custom third-party applications and Door Access Control framework. |
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- Webhook endpoint support for custom third-party applications and Door Access Control framework. |
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- Booking.com Virtual Card Update notifications (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Automatic payment scheduling and collection for Virtual Credit Cards. |
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- Various improvements to OTA payout notifications (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Various improvements to the electronic invoicing framework. |
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- Batch update for "unsafe" customer PIN codes detected. |
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- New admin-widget AI Training Drafts (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Guest messaging: AI self-training functionalities for approval or rejection (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Guest messaging: added support to suspicious messages (phishing) delivered by OTA notifications. |
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- Guest messaging: manually generated AI replies can rely on the model's pre-trained knowledge. |
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- New backup export type "Reservations - Pricing" to include only time-sensitive operational data. |
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## 1.8.5 |
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*Release date - 26 November 2025* |
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- OTA onboarding improvements for new listings (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- OTA guest messages indexing and faster processing (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Split stay bookings calculation improvements. |
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- New payment transaction hooks for custom metadata. |
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- Database optimization scheduling. |
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- Additional caching support to rates calculation. |
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- Minor framework improvements. |
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## 1.8.4 |
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*Release date - 13 November 2025* |
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- Introducing the new Door Access Control framework (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Native support for TTLock - Smart Locks added to Door Access Control framework. |
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- Task Manager: AI maintenance tasks from guest requests. |
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- OTA bookings expected payout amounts. |
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- Airbnb Hosting Quality metrics and dashboard (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Minor framework improvements. |
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## 1.8.3 |
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*Release date - 13 October 2025* |
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- Search results filtering options (categories, amenities, price range). |
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- Search results new interactive map with grid layout and advanced map markers. |
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- Custom check-in/out times can be defined and overwritten at listing-level. |
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- Minimum advance booking notice can be defined and overwritten at listing-level. |
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- Custom currency position (before or after price). |
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- Silent notifications within the Notification Center. |
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- Added support to new OTA payout notifications (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- Several new hooks added for the creation and modification of bookings. |
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- Various performance improvements with large data-sets. |
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- New PMS report "Guest Registration Data". |
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- Different format for customers PIN code (8 alphanumeric random characters). |
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- Various improvements to the Electronic Invoicing framework and interface. |
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## 1.8.2 |
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*Release date - 28 July 2025* |
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- Custom cancellation policies for custom rate plans. |
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- Multi-calendar improvements in Availability Overview. |
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- Availability Overview "Holding Area" row for hotel-inventory rooms. |
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- Availability Overview "Unassigned units" row for hotel-inventory rooms. |
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- Availability Overview drag & drop actions improved. |
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- Main framework updated. |
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- Introducing the Help Wizard to automatically configure country-related functions. |
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- Booking.com Payments API for VCC reservations (E4jConnect channel manager required). |
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- New Task Manager settings for sequential or balanced operators assignment strategy. |
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- Task Manager new tasks scheduling frequency for pre-arrival. |
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- Booking availability pre-flight during manual modifications. |
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- Improved query execution timing for rooms with hotel-inventory. |
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- New PMS reports (Trentino, Italy). |
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- Minor fixes. |
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## 1.8.1 |
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*Release date - 18 June 2025* |
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- Minor fixes. |
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- Minor CSS improvements. |
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- Improved support for third-party page builder plugins with Operators Login shortcode. |
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## 1.8.0 |
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*Release date - 10 June 2025* |
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- Major framework update. |
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- Various improvements to PMS reports. |
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- PMS report auto-export functions with support for multiple account profiles. |
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- Operators work days, exceptions and days off. |
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- New operators tool for managing the work days. |
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- Task Manager framework introduced. |
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- Housekeeping and Maintenance automated tasks scheduling. |
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- Task Manager projects for sprint board. |
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- Private tasks for administrators. |
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- New operator permissions for tasks management. |
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- New admin widget "Operators Chat". |
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- Various task manager layouts: board, list, calendar and bookings overview. |
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- iCal calendar subscription for operator tasks with multiple formats. |
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- Various history framework improvements. |
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- New notifications center category for Operators. |
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- New WebPush Notifications for operator activities. |
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- Multi-calendar functionalities in availability overview for managing rates and restrictions. |
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- Matrix selection of multiple dates and listings to handle multiple rate update queues. |
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- Added support for off-session transactions through the Virtual Terminal (Stripe required). |
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- New Channel Manager capabilities for Virtual Credit Cards received from OTA reservations. |
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- Guest message reactions for OTA messaging (Channel Manager required). |
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- Generative AI improvements (Channel Manager required). |
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- Major improvements to electronic invoicing framework for an easier customization. |
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- Various improvements to pre-check-in framework. |
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- JS core major refactoring. |
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- Improved support up to PHP 8.4 |
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- New back-end and front-end styling. |
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## 1.7.8 |
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*Release date - 12 March 2025* |
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- Fixed empty new line at the beginning of the file /wp-content/plugins/vikbooking/libraries/language/site.php. |
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## 1.7.7 |
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*Release date - 11 March 2025* |
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- Various admin widgets improvements. |
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- Responsiveness improvements on admin section. |
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- Dates range picker improvements. |
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- Damage deposit separate payment improvements. |
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- PMS Reports framework updates with new profile settings support. |
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- Various improvements to the PMS Reports framework. |
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- Pre-checkin guests data collection drivers can validate the information before submission. |
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- Introducing PMS report for Catalonia (Spain) Mossos d'Esquadra. |
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- Cron jobs email and pre-checkin reminder new listings filter. |
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- Orphan dates collection and opening now available for the AI Assistant widget. |
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## 1.7.6 |
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*Release date - 19 February 2025* |
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- Admin-widgets rendered in modal windows can be minimized or enlarged. |
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- Introducing the admin-dock bar for the minimized admin-widgets. |
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- New inbox-style layout for the admin-widget "Guest Messages" with infinite scroll loading. |
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- Options of type damage deposit allow to configure a payment window and payment method. |
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- Various improvements to the rates overview page and pricing update features. |
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- Various improvements to the operator tools framework. |
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- Introducing the new operator tool "Guest Messaging" (E4jConnect CM required). |
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- Various improvements to the listing-style layout of the front-end page "Room Details". |
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- Visual editor improvements for Cron Jobs to preview the message for a specific booking ID. |
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## 1.7.5 |
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*Release date - 29 January 2025* |
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- JavaScript improvements with new dates-range picker calendars. |
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- Styling and responsiveness improvements with new dates-range picker calendars. |
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- Introduced listings automatic mini-thumbnail for drop down menus. |
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- Storing the pre-checkin guests registration data will invoke the pax driver callback. |
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## 1.7.4 |
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*Release date - 22 January 2025* |
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- JavaScript bug fixing with new dates-range picker calendars. |
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- Introduced new guest registration field type signature. |
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## 1.7.3 |
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*Release date - 21 January 2025* |
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- New dates-range picker calendars. |
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- New listing layout parameter for room-details shortcode. |
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- Gen AI functions for listing contents (E4jConnect CM required). |
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- Gen AI Assistant in Visual Editor (E4jConnect CM required). |
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- Various Visual Editor improvements. |
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- Maintenance controller for performance optimization (large datasets). |
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- Multiple security improvements. |
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## 1.7.2 |
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*Release date - 18 December 2024* |
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- Custom OTA pricing overrides in Rates Overview. |
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- New default PMS Reports. |
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- New options/extras of type late check-out/early check-in. |
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- Various AI framework improvements. |
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- New front-end search settings to display unavailable rooms. |
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## 1.7.1 |
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*Release date - 12 November 2024* |
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- New OTA listing onboarding functions (Airbnb and Booking.com). |
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- Refactoring of PMS Reports framework. |
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- AI framework improvements required by Vik Channel Manager and E4jConnect. |
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- Minor back-end design improvements. |
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- Minor fixes. |
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## 1.7.0 |
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*Release date - 23 September 2024* |
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- Major framework release. |
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- AI framework powered by ChatGPT (Channel Manager and E4jConnect subscription required). |
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- New admin-widget "AI Assistant" (Channel Manager and E4jConnect subscription required). |
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- New admin-widget "Guest Reviews" (Channel Manager and E4jConnect subscription required). |
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- Added support to Airbnb reactions in "Guest Messages" admin-widget. |
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- Derived rate plans with automatic rates and restrictions update from parent rate plans. |
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- Tiny URLs generated automatically to improve the OTA messaging capabilities. |
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- Room rates and restrictions management in admin-widget "Bookings Calendar". |
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- Improved Notifications Center functionalities and CTA buttons. |
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- Schedule automatic payment collections. |
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- Register, update and delete offline payments. |
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- New financial statistics. |
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- New back-end styles. |
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- Several framework improvements. |
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## 1.6.9 |
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*Release date - 11 June 2024* |
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- New operator-tool permissions framework. |
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- New finance operators tool. |
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- Refactoring of the operators dashboard and tools. |
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- Fixed month-day rows in Availability Overview. |
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- New layout for CC/VCC details for OTA reservations. |
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- New "Takings" tab for the payment events of a reservation. |
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- Improved "Guest Messages" admin-widget. |
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- Improved OTA guest messaging functions through Cron Jobs. |
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## 1.6.8 |
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*Release date - 2 April 2024* |
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- Introducing the Notifications Center. |
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- Admin-widget framework refactoring. |
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- Improved ACL controls. |
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## 1.6.7 |
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*Release date - 7 February 2024* |
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- Added support to new Gutenberg blocks for the widgets. |
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- All widgets have been converted into native Gutenberg blocks. |
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- Introduced live preview for the Shortcode block. |
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- New admin widget "Bulk Messaging". |
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- Added support to pin/recent widgets in Quick Actions menus. |
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- Refactoring of the e-invoicing framework to support new local requirements. |
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- Various framework improvements. |
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## 1.6.6 |
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*Release date - 13 December 2023* |
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- Added support for the E4jConnect Trial activation system. |
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- Added search facility to translations. |
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- New actions and filters introduced. |
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## 1.6.5 |
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*Release date - 13 November 2023* |
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- New Booking Details admin-widget. |
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- Admin widgets framework refactoring. |
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- Introducing Push notifications through ServiceWorker. |
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- Improved Desktop (Web) notifications. |
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- Added support for WebApp through apposite manifest for MacOS. |
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- Added support for new Channel Manager capabilities with the Booking.com Content APIs. |
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- Cron Jobs attempting to notify Airbnb reservations now rely on the Guest Messaging APIs. |
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- Added the "important" flag to reminders for specific reservations. |
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- New overrides manager interface and breaking changes detection framework. |
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- Minor framework improvements. |
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## 1.6.4 |
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*Release date - 27 July 2023* |
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- New Virtual Terminal admin-widget. |
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- Added support for direct-charge transactions. |
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- Seasonal rates refactoring for promotions. |
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- Improvements to increase the price the accuracy score with Google Hotel. |
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- Hooks refactoring for admin widgets. |
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- Minor framework improvements. |
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## 1.6.3 |
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*Release date - 21 June 2023* |
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- Split stays framework improvements. |
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- Automatic reminders for Channel Manager notifications. |
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- Added support for the new Vrbo API channel connection. |
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- Maximum advance booking notice at room-level. |
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- Implemented several new hooks to facilitate customization. |
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- Improved extendibility of check-in and pre-checkin registration fields. |
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- CTD restrictions applied on check-out date rather than on check-in date. |
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- CSS styling inspector improvements with quick preview and tag selector. |
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- Several improvements for the PMS Reports framework. |
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- Broadcast channel for desktop push notifications across multiple tabs. |
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- Backup framework improvements for large datasets. |
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- Cron Jobs framework improvements to avoid timezone conflicts. |
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- New hooks implemented for the Statistics Tracking object. |
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- New front-end pricing calendar calculation based on rate plan IDs. |
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- Several generic improvements related to UI and framework. |
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## 1.6.2 |
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*Release date - 4 May 2023* |
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- Added support for pet fees through options with selectable quantity. |
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- New planning system with Availability Overview. |
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- Drag & Drop functionalities for single-unit rooms as well as for hotel-inventory rooms. |
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- Swap room sub-units in case of low or full occupancy. |
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- New PMS Report for Takings. |
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- Several improvements and fixes (CSRF). |
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## 1.6.1 |
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*Release date - 18 April 2023* |
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- Enhanced caching functions for databases with large datasets. |
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- Improved performances. |
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- Several improvements to the admin-widgets and Multitask panel. |
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- Added support for pets for each room reservation record. |
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- Added support for included meal plans in the various rate plans. |
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- New framework for the PMS Reports supporting CSV, Excel and Print formats. |
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- Improved various PMS Reports (Pro version). |
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- New Cron Job (Pro version) to automatically export reports dynamically. |
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- Default integration for PayPal Express Checkout (Pro version). |
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- Compatibility with the new Vrbo API channel connection (Pro version + E4jConnect & Vik Channel Manager). |
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## 1.6.0 |
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*Release date - 14 February 2023* |
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- Major release of the framework. |
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- New admin-widgets: Finance and Guest Messaging. |
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- Improved several admin-widgets. |
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- Quick reservation added to Bookings Calendar admin-widget. |
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- Multitask panel improvements to render the admin-widgets within modal windows. |
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- Support for simultaneous chat threads with Booking.com, Airbnb and Website. |
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- New Availability Overview layout and functionalities. |
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- New adaptive back-end menu with custom and pinnable quick actions. |
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- New browser notifications system. |
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- Split Stays. |
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- Early departures or late arrivals for multiple room bookings. |
| 479 |
- Room Upgrade functionalities. |
| 480 |
- Enhanced Cron Jobs framework. |
| 481 |
- Enhanced coupons functionalities to apply tailored and automatic discounts to certain customers. |
| 482 |
- Added plenty of new hooks/events to extend the default framework functionalities. |
| 483 |
- Back-end registration detection of returning customer. |
| 484 |
- VAT breakdown for each line item in the invoice template. |
| 485 |
- Payment methods can be assigned to certain listings only. |
| 486 |
- PMS Reports improvements. |
| 487 |
- States/Provinces management functions for each country. |
| 488 |
- New custom field of type "State". |
| 489 |
- Improved communication with Vik Channel Manager. |
| 490 |
- Added support for the new Expedia Product API within Vik Channel Manager. |
| 491 |
- Several enhancements for the front-end pages. |
| 492 |
- Several minor fixes and improvements. |
| 493 |
- Added CSRF tokens to admin AJAX requests to improve the security. |
| 494 |
|
| 495 |
## 1.5.12 |
| 496 |
|
| 497 |
*Release date - 10 January 2023* |
| 498 |
|
| 499 |
- Fixed attributes escaping to prevent XSS attacks with administrator privileges. |
| 500 |
|
| 501 |
## 1.5.11 |
| 502 |
|
| 503 |
*Release date - 26 July 2022* |
| 504 |
|
| 505 |
- Conditional text rules improvements. |
| 506 |
- Support for multiple hotel rooms categories (Google Hotel). |
| 507 |
- Minor CSS adjustments for a better responsiveness. |
| 508 |
|
| 509 |
## 1.5.10 |
| 510 |
|
| 511 |
*Release date - 10 June 2022* |
| 512 |
|
| 513 |
- Added support for WP-Cron scheduled tasks with a new and extendable Cron Jobs framework. |
| 514 |
- Added support for Booking.com Guest Messaging API. |
| 515 |
- Zoom feature for Airbnb profile picture of guest reservations. |
| 516 |
- Improved custom email sending functions through the Visual Editor. |
| 517 |
- Improved performances for databases with a large amount of reservations (2+ GBs). |
| 518 |
|
| 519 |
## 1.5.9 |
| 520 |
|
| 521 |
*Release date - 29 April 2022* |
| 522 |
|
| 523 |
- Implemented extra anti-XSS checks for the admin pages. |
| 524 |
|
| 525 |
## 1.5.7 + 1.5.8 |
| 526 |
|
| 527 |
*Release date - 20 April 2022* |
| 528 |
|
| 529 |
- Implemented extra CSRF checks for the admin pages. |
| 530 |
|
| 531 |
## 1.5.6 |
| 532 |
|
| 533 |
*Release date - 19 April 2022* |
| 534 |
|
| 535 |
- Fixed issue with invalid email attachments passed to the framework. |
| 536 |
|
| 537 |
## 1.5.5 |
| 538 |
|
| 539 |
*Release date - 13 April 2022* |
| 540 |
|
| 541 |
- Added support for customer profile picture (avatar). |
| 542 |
- Prevented switch of non refundable rates during booking modification. |
| 543 |
- Minor improvements. |
| 544 |
|
| 545 |
## 1.5.4 |
| 546 |
|
| 547 |
*Release date - 17 March 2022* |
| 548 |
|
| 549 |
- Sanitized malicious data injections. |
| 550 |
|
| 551 |
## 1.5.3 |
| 552 |
|
| 553 |
*Release date - 16 March 2022* |
| 554 |
|
| 555 |
- Minor improvements for the customer email. |
| 556 |
|
| 557 |
## 1.5.2 |
| 558 |
|
| 559 |
*Release date - 11 March 2022* |
| 560 |
|
| 561 |
- Minor fixes. |
| 562 |
|
| 563 |
## 1.5.1 |
| 564 |
|
| 565 |
*Release date - 1 March 2022* |
| 566 |
|
| 567 |
- Fixed compatibility issues with Windows servers. |
| 568 |
|
| 569 |
## 1.5.0 |
| 570 |
|
| 571 |
*Release date - 28 February 2022* |
| 572 |
|
| 573 |
- Major core framework release. |
| 574 |
- Dark mode appearance for dark color scheme preferences. |
| 575 |
- Multitask panel to quickly query the system without changing pages. |
| 576 |
- Browser (web push) notifications with real-time alerts. |
| 577 |
- New admin widgets and framework. |
| 578 |
- Reminders with scheduled due dates. |
| 579 |
- Rates flow monitoring for OTA and Website rates. |
| 580 |
- Custom data collection for guests registration. |
| 581 |
- myDATA AADE integration for electronic invoicing in Greece. |
| 582 |
- Inquiry reservations with pending status and auto room-assignment. |
| 583 |
- Backups: import and export an entire configuration from one site to another. |
| 584 |
- Visual (rich text) editor and composer for any email message. |
| 585 |
- New statistics tracking features. |
| 586 |
- Coupon codes with minimum stay filter. |
| 587 |
- New conditional text rules. |
| 588 |
- New permissions for front-end Tableaux and operators. |
| 589 |
- Support (and certification) for Google Hotel Free Booking Links!! (Vik Channel Manager + E4jConnect subscription required) |
| 590 |
|
| 591 |
## 1.4.6 |
| 592 |
|
| 593 |
*Release date - 2 November 2021* |
| 594 |
|
| 595 |
- Minor fix for editors. |
| 596 |
|
| 597 |
## 1.4.5 |
| 598 |
|
| 599 |
*Release date - 29 October 2021* |
| 600 |
|
| 601 |
- Core framework minor fixes. |
| 602 |
|
| 603 |
## 1.4.4 |
| 604 |
|
| 605 |
*Release date - 27 October 2021* |
| 606 |
|
| 607 |
- Core framework update. |
| 608 |
|
| 609 |
## 1.4.3 |
| 610 |
|
| 611 |
*Release date - 6 October 2021* |
| 612 |
|
| 613 |
- Minor update to prevent SSL issues with expired certificate chains. |
| 614 |
|
| 615 |
## 1.4.2 |
| 616 |
|
| 617 |
*Release date - 15 June 2021* |
| 618 |
|
| 619 |
- Language files loading moved to a different hook for a better compatibility with third party plugins. |
| 620 |
- Implemented use of alias methods to facilitate the translation of the plugin on its official WordPress page. |
| 621 |
|
| 622 |
## 1.4.1 |
| 623 |
|
| 624 |
*Release date - 10 June 2021* |
| 625 |
|
| 626 |
- Internal libraries updated to support a new type of nonces against CSRF attacks. |
| 627 |
- Minor fixes and improvements in some back-end pages. |
| 628 |
|
| 629 |
## 1.4.0 |
| 630 |
|
| 631 |
*Release date - 17 May 2021* |
| 632 |
|
| 633 |
- New major release of the core framework. |
| 634 |
- Custom admin widgets for a completely new Dashboard. |
| 635 |
- Geocoding functionalities. |
| 636 |
- Interactive Google Maps with overlay and custom markers. |
| 637 |
- Conditional text rules to control email messages and more. |
| 638 |
- Templates styling through graphical interface. |
| 639 |
- New front-end design with responsive and lazy image gallery. |
| 640 |
- Added support for refund transactions. |
| 641 |
- Hundreds of minor improvements. |
| 642 |
- Tens of new features for those who also use Vik Channel Manager. |
| 643 |
|
| 644 |
## 1.3.11 |
| 645 |
|
| 646 |
*Release date - 30 December 2020* |
| 647 |
|
| 648 |
- Custom ordering of preferred countries for phone numbers. |
| 649 |
- Sample Data available for new installations. |
| 650 |
|
| 651 |
## 1.3.10 |
| 652 |
|
| 653 |
*Release date - 23 December 2020* |
| 654 |
|
| 655 |
- RSS Feeds Opt-in minor fix with 1.3.10. |
| 656 |
- Support for installation of Sample Data. |
| 657 |
|
| 658 |
## 1.3.8 |
| 659 |
|
| 660 |
*Release date - 17 August 2020* |
| 661 |
|
| 662 |
- Compatibility fixes with WP 5.5 and the new PHPMailer. |
| 663 |
|
| 664 |
## 1.3.7 |
| 665 |
|
| 666 |
*Release date - 12 August 2020* |
| 667 |
|
| 668 |
- Minor compatibility fixes with WP 5.5. |
| 669 |
|
| 670 |
## 1.3.6 |
| 671 |
|
| 672 |
*Release date - 8 July 2020* |
| 673 |
|
| 674 |
- Automatic creation of new pages with Shortcodes. |
| 675 |
- Improvements to search suggestions and alternative booking solutions. |
| 676 |
- Global restrictions overrides with priority to newer rules. |
| 677 |
|
| 678 |
## 1.3.5 |
| 679 |
|
| 680 |
*Release date - 1 July 2020* |
| 681 |
|
| 682 |
- Major release of new framework. |
| 683 |
- Import reservations tool from third party plugins. |
| 684 |
- Improvements to tableaux. |
| 685 |
- Room-day notes defined at room-level as well as sub-unit-level. |
| 686 |
- Festivities and custom fests management. |
| 687 |
- New PMS Reports added. |
| 688 |
- New filtering and pricing for options and extra-services. |
| 689 |
- Pre-set for characteristics font-icons. |
| 690 |
- Added possibility of sorting the characteristics. |
| 691 |
- New calculation type for Promotions. |
| 692 |
- Dynamic rooms daily price. |
| 693 |
|
| 694 |
## 1.3.2 |
| 695 |
|
| 696 |
*Release date - 9 May 2020* |
| 697 |
|
| 698 |
- Framework adapted to rates comparison widget. |
| 699 |
- Language files updated. |
| 700 |
|
| 701 |
## 1.3.1 |
| 702 |
|
| 703 |
*Release date - 25 March 2020* |
| 704 |
|
| 705 |
- Added occupancy forecast missing file. |
| 706 |
|
| 707 |
## 1.3.0 |
| 708 |
|
| 709 |
*Release date - 23 March 2020* |
| 710 |
|
| 711 |
- Major release of a brand new framework. |
| 712 |
- Guest Reviews: those who are also using Vik Channel Manager will be able to start receiving reviews from the guests for their stays |
| 713 |
- Occupancy Forecast: a new widget has been placed in the Dashboard as well as in the page Rates Overview to monitor the future occupancy |
| 714 |
- Reports Graphs and Sheets: certain reports, such as the occupancy ranking, will render the data also on line charts |
| 715 |
- Shared Calendars: it is now possible to link the availability calendars between multiple rooms |
| 716 |
- Upsell Extra Services: guests will be able to upgrade their bookings (website and OTAs/Channels) by ordering some extra services through your site at any time |
| 717 |
- OTA Booking details: any reservation downloaded by the Channel Manager will be also visible by your guests on your website |
| 718 |
- Back-end reservations with front-end rate plans: the page Calendar will now display the front-end rate plans for selection |
| 719 |
- Rates Calculator Book Now button: the useful tool of the Rates Overview will now let you use a Book Now button to quickly book a room-rate plan combination |
| 720 |
- Custom Documents for Customers: it is now possible to upload custom files for any customers to keep track of them |
| 721 |
- New compact layout for multiple rooms bookings: booking multiple rooms, like a group of rooms, is much faster now |
| 722 |
- Booking History: added several new events to keep track of any modification made for a booking |
| 723 |
- Vik Channel Manager: automatic triggering of reports, reviews download and opportunities with a new promotion sync system |
| 724 |
- OTA Reviews Module: you will now be able to display your website reviews as well as the Global Score of your property(s) |
| 725 |
- FontAwesome updated: the FontAwesome library was updated to their latest version |
| 726 |
- New back-end filtering options: added several new filters in the back-end Views |
| 727 |
- Pre-checkin for OTA bookings: guests can now self check-in even if they booked through an external channel |
| 728 |
|
| 729 |
## 1.2.13 |
| 730 |
|
| 731 |
*Release date - 23 December 2019* |
| 732 |
|
| 733 |
- Implemented deactivation feedback. |
| 734 |
- Fixed an issue that prevented to use multiple instances of the same widget on one page. |
| 735 |
|
| 736 |
## 1.2.12 |
| 737 |
|
| 738 |
*Release date - 20 December 2019* |
| 739 |
|
| 740 |
- Change-log download during update. |
| 741 |
|
| 742 |
## 1.2.11 |
| 743 |
|
| 744 |
*Release date - 18 December 2019* |
| 745 |
|
| 746 |
- Added parameter to force category ID in shortcode Search Form. |
| 747 |
|
| 748 |
## 1.2.10 |
| 749 |
|
| 750 |
*Release date - 21 November 2019* |
| 751 |
|
| 752 |
- Fixed minor issue with widgets timezone |
| 753 |
|
| 754 |
## 1.2.9 |
| 755 |
|
| 756 |
*Release date - 14 November 2019* |
| 757 |
|
| 758 |
- Fixed minor issue with routing functions when parsing URLs with array values. |
| 759 |
|
| 760 |
## 1.2.8 |
| 761 |
|
| 762 |
*Release date - 18 September 2019* |
| 763 |
|
| 764 |
- Added new warning messages. |
| 765 |
|
| 766 |
## 1.2.7 |
| 767 |
|
| 768 |
*Release date - 16 September 2019* |
| 769 |
|
| 770 |
- Fixed minor issues related to the Shortcodes handling functions. |
| 771 |
|
| 772 |
## 1.2.6 |
| 773 |
|
| 774 |
*Release date - 2 August 2019* |
| 775 |
|
| 776 |
- Minor CSS fixes. |
| 777 |
- Various improvements to the framework libraries. |
| 778 |
|
| 779 |
## 1.2.5 |
| 780 |
|
| 781 |
*Release date - 26 June 2019* |
| 782 |
|
| 783 |
- Dashboard Ajax navigation between donut charts. |
| 784 |
- Screen Options for pagination limit. |
| 785 |
- Various improvements to the framework libraries. |
| 786 |
|
| 787 |
|
| 788 |
## 1.2.4 |
| 789 |
|
| 790 |
*Release date - 21 June 2019* |
| 791 |
|
| 792 |
- Minor fix for timezone issue. |
| 793 |
|
| 794 |
|
| 795 |
## 1.2.3 |
| 796 |
|
| 797 |
*Release date - 10 June 2019* |
| 798 |
|
| 799 |
- Libraries improvements. |
| 800 |
- Fixed compatibility issues with Site Health checks. |
| 801 |
|
| 802 |
|
| 803 |
## 1.2.2 |
| 804 |
|
| 805 |
*Release date - 29 May 2019* |
| 806 |
|
| 807 |
- Minor fixes for default section language. |
| 808 |
- Fixed issue with certain editor IDs. |
| 809 |
|
| 810 |
|
| 811 |
## 1.2.1 |
| 812 |
|
| 813 |
*Release date - 28 May 2019* |
| 814 |
|
| 815 |
- Minor fix for new MVC structure. |
| 816 |
|
| 817 |
|
| 818 |
## 1.2.0 |
| 819 |
|
| 820 |
*Release date - 23 May 2019* |
| 821 |
|
| 822 |
- Major release of the new core framework. |
| 823 |
- New front-end gallery. |
| 824 |
- Custom festivities. |
| 825 |
- Tens of improvements. |
| 826 |
|
| 827 |
|
| 828 |
## 1.1.7 |
| 829 |
|
| 830 |
*Release date - 17 April 2019* |
| 831 |
|
| 832 |
- Fixed minor core issues. |
| 833 |
|
| 834 |
|
| 835 |
## 1.1.6 |
| 836 |
|
| 837 |
*Release date - 14 February 2019* |
| 838 |
|
| 839 |
- Fixed an issue that could cause multiple email messages to be sent repeatedly. |
| 840 |
|
| 841 |
|
| 842 |
## 1.1.5 |
| 843 |
|
| 844 |
*Release date - 5 February 2019* |
| 845 |
|
| 846 |
- Added filters to Shortcodes page. |
| 847 |
- Enhanced router for multilingual pages. |
| 848 |
|
| 849 |
|
| 850 |
## 1.1.4 |
| 851 |
|
| 852 |
*Release date - 4 February 2019* |
| 853 |
|
| 854 |
- Shortcodes now support language tags. |
| 855 |
- Adjusted some routing rules. |
| 856 |
|
| 857 |
|
| 858 |
## 1.1.3 |
| 859 |
|
| 860 |
*Release date - 22 January 2019* |
| 861 |
|
| 862 |
- Fixed a possible issue with the Shortcodes on Windows OS. |
| 863 |
- Added support to resolve Timezone conflicts. |
| 864 |
|
| 865 |
|
| 866 |
## 1.1.2 |
| 867 |
|
| 868 |
*Release date - 8 January 2019* |
| 869 |
|
| 870 |
- Main language auto-detect. |
| 871 |
- Minor fixes for the Widgets framework. |
| 872 |
|
| 873 |
|
| 874 |
## 1.1.1 |
| 875 |
|
| 876 |
*Release date - 31 December 2018* |
| 877 |
|
| 878 |
- Rates Overview can show multiple Pricing Calendar for several rooms. |
| 879 |
- Generation of custom invoices for different services. |
| 880 |
|
| 881 |
|
| 882 |
## 1.1.0 |
| 883 |
|
| 884 |
*Release date - 20 December 2018* |
| 885 |
|
| 886 |
- Major release of the new core framework. |
| 887 |
|
| 888 |
|
| 889 |
## 1.0.18 |
| 890 |
|
| 891 |
*Release date - 26 November 2018* |
| 892 |
|
| 893 |
- Room details shortcodes can be used for generic routing. |
| 894 |
- Datepicker improvements. |
| 895 |
|
| 896 |
|
| 897 |
## 1.0.17 |
| 898 |
|
| 899 |
*Release date - 16 November 2018* |
| 900 |
|
| 901 |
- Added support for the new Gutenberg editor and WordPress 5.0. |
| 902 |
- Improved Shortcodes stability while updating a post. |
| 903 |
|
| 904 |
|
| 905 |
## 1.0.16 |
| 906 |
|
| 907 |
*Release date - 9 November 2018* |
| 908 |
|
| 909 |
- Improved Shortcodes generation for params with multiple values. |
| 910 |
|
| 911 |
|
| 912 |
## 1.0.15 |
| 913 |
|
| 914 |
*Release date - 31 October 2018* |
| 915 |
|
| 916 |
- Fixed minor issue for parameters with multiple values in Shortcodes. |
| 917 |
|
| 918 |
|
| 919 |
## 1.0.14 |
| 920 |
|
| 921 |
*Release date - 29 October 2018* |
| 922 |
|
| 923 |
- Added support for several new currencies in the converter. |
| 924 |
- New type of Shortcode called "Booking" to rewrite the URLs of the booking details pages. |
| 925 |
- Various improvements to routing functions and framework |
| 926 |
|
| 927 |
|
| 928 |
## 1.0.13 |
| 929 |
|
| 930 |
*Release date - 26 September 2018* |
| 931 |
|
| 932 |
- Added support for all Timezones. |
| 933 |
- Improved responsiveness for date picker calendars. |
| 934 |
- Minor core and application fixes. |
| 935 |
|
| 936 |
|
| 937 |
## 1.0.12 |
| 938 |
|
| 939 |
*Release date - 7 September 2018* |
| 940 |
|
| 941 |
- Minor core and application fixes for front-end and back-end. |
| 942 |
|
| 943 |
|
| 944 |
## 1.0.11 |
| 945 |
|
| 946 |
*Release date - 16 July 2018* |
| 947 |
|
| 948 |
- Shortcodes models can now be accessed also via front-end. |
| 949 |
|
| 950 |
|
| 951 |
## 1.0.10 |
| 952 |
|
| 953 |
*Release date - 18 June 2018* |
| 954 |
|
| 955 |
- Improved hooks for Shortcodes usage in posts during drafts saving. |
| 956 |
|
| 957 |
|
| 958 |
## 1.0.9 |
| 959 |
|
| 960 |
*Release date - 4 June 2018* |
| 961 |
|
| 962 |
- Minor backward compatibility fixes for PHP <= 5.4. |
| 963 |
|
| 964 |
|
| 965 |
## 1.0.8 |
| 966 |
|
| 967 |
*Release date - 16 may 2018* |
| 968 |
|
| 969 |
- Shortcodes processing for third party plugins in descriptions. |
| 970 |
- Overrides functions for layout files of pages and widgets. |
| 971 |
|
| 972 |
|
| 973 |
## 1.0.7 |
| 974 |
|
| 975 |
*Release date - 14 may 2018* |
| 976 |
|
| 977 |
- Automatic mirroring backup of uploaded or generated files (photos, invoices, docs). |
| 978 |
|
| 979 |
|
| 980 |
## 1.0.6 |
| 981 |
|
| 982 |
*Release date - 8 May 2018* |
| 983 |
|
| 984 |
- Added support for Multisite network. |
| 985 |
|
| 986 |
|
| 987 |
## 1.0.5 |
| 988 |
|
| 989 |
*Release date - 27 April 2018* |
| 990 |
|
| 991 |
- Payment framework extendable with dedicated plugins. |
| 992 |
|
| 993 |
|
| 994 |
## 1.0.4 |
| 995 |
|
| 996 |
*Release date - 24 April 2018* |
| 997 |
|
| 998 |
- Automated backup and restore functions for uploaded files (photos, images, logos). |
| 999 |
- Improvements for upgrading to the Pro version. |
| 1000 |
|
| 1001 |
|
| 1002 |
## 1.0.3 |
| 1003 |
|
| 1004 |
*Release date - 23 April 2018* |
| 1005 |
|
| 1006 |
- Minor core fixes. |
| 1007 |
|
| 1008 |
|
| 1009 |
## 1.0.2 |
| 1010 |
|
| 1011 |
*Release date - 20 April 2018* |
| 1012 |
|
| 1013 |
- Unified language files for Widgets, Front-end and Back-end for easier translation. |
| 1014 |
|
| 1015 |
|
| 1016 |
## 1.0.1 |
| 1017 |
|
| 1018 |
*Release date - 17 April 2018* |
| 1019 |
|
| 1020 |
- Template files and custom CSS files are no longer overridden during updates. |
| 1021 |
- SEO optimizations for custom page titles and metas in front-end. |
| 1022 |
|
| 1023 |
|
| 1024 |
## 1.0 |
| 1025 |
|
| 1026 |
*Release date - 10 April 2018* |
| 1027 |
|
| 1028 |
- First stable release of the Vik Booking Framework for WordPress. |
| 1029 |
|
