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| 1 | 1 | === VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS === |
| 2 | 2 | Contributors: e4jvikwp |
| 3 | 3 | Tags: hotel booking, booking engine, channel manager, hotel, reservations |
| 4 | 4 | Requires at least: 4.7 |
| 5 | -Tested up to: 6.9 | |
| 6 | -Stable tag: 1.8.6 | |
| 5 | +Tested up to: 7.1 | |
| 6 | +Stable tag: 1.8.16 | |
| 7 | 7 | Requires PHP: 7.4.0 |
| 8 | 8 | License: GPLv2 or later |
| 9 | 9 | License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html |
| 10 | 10 | |
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| 23 | 23 | The **Pro** version is compatible with *Vik Channel Manager*, the first and only native Channel Manager for WordPress, listed as a Premier Partner of **Booking.com** since 2018 among the top 20 systems worldwide. **Full API** connections available with the most famous OTAs such as **Airbnb**, **Expedia** and **Google Hotel** for their new Free Booking Links! Beware of "fake" Channel Manager plugins that only offer unreliable iCal synchronizations with no private access to the OTA's APIs. |
| 24 | 24 | |
| 25 | 25 | Vik Booking was born in 2010 for a different web-software (CMS) than WordPress, and that's how it became famous. The same powerful framework is now (since 2018) at the service of all webmasters, designers and web-agencies that work with WordPress. It's definitely the hotel reservation plugin that you, or your client, were looking for. |
| 26 | 26 | |
| 27 | -Visit [VikWP.com](https://vikwp.com/) for more details. Interested in our full solution comprehensive of the Channel Manager? Visit also [E4jConnect](https://e4jconnect.com/). | |
| 27 | +Visit [VikWP.com](https://vikwp.com/) for more details. Interested in our full solution inclusive of the Channel Manager? Visit also [E4jConnect](https://e4jconnect.com/). | |
| 28 | 28 | |
| 29 | 29 | = Some of the unique features = |
| 30 | 30 | |
| 31 | -* Custom Rate Plans (Refundable, Flexible, Non Refundable rates) | |
| 32 | -* Rooms, Room Types and Sub-Units management functions | |
| 33 | -* Availability Calendars and Occupancy Overview | |
| 34 | -* Bookings Management made right | |
| 35 | -* Feature-rich Back-end section | |
| 36 | -* Front-end customizable booking process | |
| 37 | -* 8 different Views for the front-end (8 Types of Shortcode for your pages) | |
| 31 | +* Custom Rate Plans (Refundable, Flexible, Non Refundable rates). | |
| 32 | +* Rooms, Room Types, Listings and Sub-Units management functions. | |
| 33 | +* Availability & Pricing Calendars + Occupancy Overview. | |
| 34 | +* Bookings Management made right. | |
| 35 | +* Feature-rich back-end section for your PMS. | |
| 36 | +* Front-end customizable and self-hosted booking process. | |
| 37 | +* 12 different Views for the front-end (12 types of Shortcode for your pages) | |
| 38 | 38 | * Compliant with any Pricing Model: Occupancy, Nightly, LOS, OBP etc.. |
| 39 | -* Housekeeping features with Tableaux, festivities and room-day notes | |
| 40 | -* Permissions/ACL Management functions for the various WP Users Roles | |
| 41 | -* Multi-language support with built-in translation functions | |
| 42 | -* Channel Manager compatible. We are a certified Channel Manager provider (e4jConnect). | |
| 39 | +* Housekeeping features with Tableaux, festivities and room-day notes. | |
| 40 | +* Permissions/ACL Management functions for the various WP Users Roles. | |
| 41 | +* Multi-language support with built-in translation functions. | |
| 42 | +* Channel Manager compatible. We are a certified Channel Manager provider (E4jConnect). | |
| 43 | 43 | * Google Hotel Ads certified for Free Booking Links. |
| 44 | +* Driver-based pre-check-in system for guests data collection. | |
| 44 | 45 | |
| 45 | 46 | = Some of Pro version features = |
| 46 | 47 | |
| 47 | -* Seasonal Rates and Rates Calendar with 1-click modification | |
| 48 | -* Booking Restrictions: Min, Max LOS, CTA/CTD, Forced Arrival/Departure days | |
| 49 | -* Custom Payment Gateways (over 60 available on VikWP.com) | |
| 50 | -* SMS Gateways for automated notifications | |
| 51 | -* Custom Cron Jobs Scheduling for automated tasks (reminders, invoices) | |
| 52 | -* Customers Management functions, sales channels and commissions | |
| 53 | -* Graphs and Statistics | |
| 54 | -* Custom Options, Extra Services, Extra Fees | |
| 55 | -* Add, Remove or Switch rooms from existing bookings | |
| 56 | -* PMS Reports with extendable framework (built-in services for various countries) | |
| 57 | -* Electronic invoices extendable framework compliant with Italy (Agenzia delle Entrate) and Greece (myDATA ΑΑΔΕ). | |
| 58 | -* Registration functions: check-in, check-out, no-show | |
| 48 | +* Seasonal Rates and Rates Calendar with 1-click modification. | |
| 49 | +* Booking Restrictions: Min, Max LOS, CTA/CTD, forced Arrival/Departure week days. | |
| 50 | +* Custom Payment Gateways (over 60 available on VikWP.com). | |
| 51 | +* SMS Gateways for automated notifications. | |
| 52 | +* Custom Cron Jobs scheduling for automated tasks (reminders, invoices). | |
| 53 | +* Customers Management functions, sales channels and commissions. | |
| 54 | +* Graphs and Statistics. | |
| 55 | +* Custom Options, Extra Services, Extra Fees. | |
| 56 | +* Add, Remove or Switch rooms from existing bookings. | |
| 57 | +* PMS Reports with extendable framework (built-in services for various countries). | |
| 58 | +* Electronic invoices extendable framework compliant with Italy (Agenzia delle Entrate), Greece (myDATA ΑΑΔΕ) etc.. | |
| 59 | +* Guest registration functions and reporting: check-in, check-out, no-show. | |
| 60 | +* WhatsApp Business messaging integration with AI support (Channel Manager required). | |
| 59 | 61 | * Our award winning solution of Booking Engine + PMS and Channel Manager is all you need on your WordPress website. |
| 60 | 62 | |
| 61 | 63 | = Interested in, curious about the Pro version? = |
| 62 | 64 | |
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| 108 | 110 | Yes, of course. You are free to install Vik Booking on your website with your own Theme. The plugin will adjust to it thanks to its own CSS framework. It is also possible to work on a custom CSS file to adjust some layouts. |
| 109 | 111 | |
| 110 | 112 | = What about Vik Channel Manager or E4JConnect? = |
| 111 | 113 | |
| 112 | -Vik Booking is the Booking Engine and PMS plugin, it can work alone on any existing website. However, if you are looking to establish real-time API connections with OTAs like Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, Google Hotel Ads etc.. then you need to use our full solution, which is composed of a one-time fee to purchase the Pro version of Vik Booking as well as the plugin Vik Channel Manager. The only recurring cost, just like any existing (and real) Channel Manager software, is the one to keep the connection active with the various channels. This is the subscription for our certified and award-winning Channel Manager service called "e4jConnect". Please notice that all these services are entirely provided by our company, it's one single company with no third party connections. We are the software developer company as well as the Channel Manager provider. This makes a big difference. | |
| 114 | +Vik Booking is the Booking Engine and PMS plugin, it can work alone on any existing website. However, if you are looking to establish real-time API connections with OTAs like Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, Google Hotel Ads etc.. then you need to use our full solution, which is composed of a one-time fee to purchase the Pro version of Vik Booking as well as the plugin Vik Channel Manager. The only recurring cost, just like any existing (and real) Channel Manager software, is the one to keep the connection active with the various channels. This is the subscription for our certified and award-winning Channel Manager service called "E4jConnect". Please notice that all these services are entirely provided by our company, it's one single company with no third party connections. We are the software developer company as well as the Channel Manager provider. This makes a big difference. | |
| 113 | 115 | |
| 114 | 116 | == Screenshots == |
| 115 | 117 | |
| 116 | 118 | 1. Bookings List: reservations from your website and any other channel. |
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| 128 | 130 | 13. Browser (web push) notifications will turn your device into a real-time updated system. |
| 129 | 131 | |
| 130 | 132 | == Changelog == |
| 131 | 133 | |
| 132 | -= 1.8.6 = | |
| 133 | -*Release date - 22 January 2026* | |
| 134 | += 1.8.16 = | |
| 135 | +*Release date - 01 October 2026* | |
| 134 | 136 | |
| 135 | -* Availability Overview new "inline-scroll" layout. | |
| 136 | -* Increase/Decrease Rates in Rates Overview and Multi-Calendar. | |
| 137 | -* Rates Overview new option to display OTA rates (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 138 | -* Newly created derived rate plans can populate the base rates for all listings. | |
| 139 | -* Identity document AI-powered details extraction through MRZ (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 140 | -* Various pre-check-in improvements, including MRZ detection support. | |
| 141 | -* Introducing Revenue Manager (RMS) framework and libraries. | |
| 142 | -* New RMS Reports: Occupancy Pace and Booking Pace (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 143 | -* New Door Access Control integration for Nuki - Smart Locks (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 144 | -* Door Access Control passcode generation failures support re-try actions through the Notifications Center. | |
| 145 | -* OAuth2 support for custom third-party applications and Door Access Control framework. | |
| 146 | -* Webhook endpoint support for custom third-party applications and Door Access Control framework. | |
| 147 | -* Booking.com Virtual Card Update notifications (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 148 | -* Automatic payment scheduling and collection for Virtual Credit Cards. | |
| 149 | -* Various improvements to OTA payout notifications (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 150 | -* Various improvements to the electronic invoicing framework. | |
| 151 | -* Batch update for "unsafe" customer PIN codes detected. | |
| 152 | -* New admin-widget AI Training Drafts (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 153 | -* Guest messaging: AI self-training functionalities for approval or rejection (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 154 | -* Guest messaging: added support to suspicious messages (phishing) delivered by OTA notifications. | |
| 155 | -* Guest messaging: manually generated AI replies can rely on the model's pre-trained knowledge. | |
| 156 | -* New backup export type "Reservations - Pricing" to include only time-sensitive operational data. | |
| 137 | +* Introducing support for guest alias phone numbers (Channel Manager reservations). | |
| 138 | +* Task Manager: added new capabilities and permissions to operators (gated listing IDs). | |
| 139 | +* Door Access Control: added support to missing passcode detection for bookings. | |
| 140 | +* Improved calculation for outstanding balance payment window after deposit confirmation. | |
| 141 | +* Multiple XSS preventions applied. | |
| 142 | +* Various core framework updates. | |
| 157 | 143 | |
| 158 | -= 1.8.5 = | |
| 159 | -*Release date - 26 November 2025* | |
| 144 | += 1.8.15 = | |
| 145 | +*Release date - 14 September 2026* | |
| 160 | 146 | |
| 161 | -* OTA onboarding improvements for new listings (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 162 | -* OTA guest messages indexing and faster processing (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 163 | -* Split stay bookings calculation improvements. | |
| 164 | -* New payment transaction hooks for custom metadata. | |
| 165 | -* Database optimization scheduling. | |
| 166 | -* Additional caching support to rates calculation. | |
| 167 | -* Minor framework improvements. | |
| 147 | +* Reservation model improvements for payment method detection. | |
| 148 | +* Chat mediator support for dispatching mobile App Push notifications (Task Manager). | |
| 149 | +* Task Manager framework improvements. | |
| 150 | +* New Door Access Control driver for "offline/fixed" access codes. | |
| 151 | +* Automatic checked-in registration for first-access detection in Door Access Control. | |
| 152 | +* Introducing Events Observer for platform dispatcher. | |
| 153 | +* Dropped support for SVG files in Chat Mediator to improve security. | |
| 154 | +* Multiple low-severity security fixes for CSRF and XSS prevention. | |
| 168 | 155 | |
| 169 | -= 1.8.4 = | |
| 170 | -*Release date - 13 November 2025* | |
| 156 | += 1.8.14 = | |
| 157 | +*Release date - 16 July 2026* | |
| 171 | 158 | |
| 172 | -* Introducing the new Door Access Control framework (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 173 | -* Native support for TTLock - Smart Locks added to Door Access Control framework. | |
| 174 | -* Task Manager: AI maintenance tasks from guest requests. | |
| 175 | -* OTA bookings expected payout amounts. | |
| 176 | -* Airbnb Hosting Quality metrics and dashboard (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 177 | -* Minor framework improvements. | |
| 159 | +* Minor task manager improvements for OTA booking alterations. | |
| 160 | +* Multiple low-severity security fixes for CSRF and XSS prevention. | |
| 178 | 161 | |
| 179 | -= 1.8.3 = | |
| 180 | -*Release date - 13 October 2025* | |
| 162 | += 1.8.13 = | |
| 163 | +*Release date - 30 June 2026* | |
| 181 | 164 | |
| 182 | -* Search results filtering options (categories, amenities, price range). | |
| 183 | -* Search results new interactive map with grid layout and advanced map markers. | |
| 184 | -* Custom check-in/out times can be defined and overwritten at listing-level. | |
| 185 | -* Minimum advance booking notice can be defined and overwritten at listing-level. | |
| 186 | -* Custom currency position (before or after price). | |
| 187 | -* Silent notifications within the Notification Center. | |
| 188 | -* Added support to new OTA payout notifications (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 189 | -* Several new hooks added for the creation and modification of bookings. | |
| 190 | -* Various performance improvements with large data-sets. | |
| 191 | -* New PMS report "Guest Registration Data". | |
| 192 | -* Different format for customers PIN code (8 alphanumeric random characters). | |
| 193 | -* Various improvements to the Electronic Invoicing framework and interface. | |
| 165 | +* New PMS Report "Bookings". | |
| 166 | +* Improvements to RMS Occupancy Pace report data collection. | |
| 167 | +* Outdated Channel Manager versions detection. | |
| 168 | +* Multiple low-severity security fixes for CSRF and XSS prevention. | |
| 194 | 169 | |
| 195 | -= 1.8.2 = | |
| 196 | -*Release date - 28 July 2025* | |
| 170 | += 1.8.12 = | |
| 171 | +*Release date - 16 June 2026* | |
| 197 | 172 | |
| 198 | -* Custom cancellation policies for custom rate plans. | |
| 199 | -* Multi-calendar improvements in Availability Overview. | |
| 200 | -* Availability Overview "Holding Area" row for hotel-inventory rooms. | |
| 201 | -* Availability Overview "Unassigned units" row for hotel-inventory rooms. | |
| 202 | -* Availability Overview drag & drop actions improved. | |
| 203 | -* Main framework updated. | |
| 204 | -* Introducing the Help Wizard to automatically configure country-related functions. | |
| 205 | -* Booking.com Payments API for VCC reservations (E4jConnect channel manager required). | |
| 206 | -* New Task Manager settings for sequential or balanced operators assignment strategy. | |
| 207 | -* Task Manager new tasks scheduling frequency for pre-arrival. | |
| 208 | -* Booking availability pre-flight during manual modifications. | |
| 209 | -* Improved query execution timing for rooms with hotel-inventory. | |
| 210 | -* New PMS reports (Trentino, Italy). | |
| 211 | -* Minor fixes. | |
| 173 | +* Added support to listing-level check-in instructions. | |
| 174 | +* Door Access Control passcodes available in front-end booking details page. | |
| 175 | +* Improved room-level minimum advance booking notice (empty notice allowed). | |
| 176 | +* Fixed URL routing issue for meta-search landing pages. | |
| 177 | + | |
| 178 | += 1.8.11 = | |
| 179 | +*Release date - 03 June 2026* | |
| 180 | + | |
| 181 | +* Fixed "arbitrary file deletion" vulnerability through Chatbot (AI or administrator reply to first message was required to use the exploit). | |
| 182 | +* Booking color tags improvements to support any future OTA payout notification. | |
| 183 | +* Unified AJAX response parsing for guest messaging controllers. | |
| 184 | +* Styling improvements for compatibility with WordPress >= 7.0. | |
| 185 | +* Content translations applied to front-end Quote Details page. | |
| 186 | +* Quote URI routing improvements. | |
| 187 | +* Various booking and registry libraries updates. | |
| 188 | +* First payment detection improvements for OTA reservations. | |
| 189 | + | |
| 190 | += 1.8.10 = | |
| 191 | +*Release date - 05 May 2026* | |
| 192 | + | |
| 193 | +* Quote framework minor improvements and fixes. | |
| 194 | +* Inquiries framework (and Chatbot) fixes. | |
| 195 | +* Security fixes mainly for XSS prevention or data filtering. | |
| 196 | + | |
| 197 | += 1.8.9 = | |
| 198 | +*Release date - 28 April 2026* | |
| 199 | + | |
| 200 | +* Quote framework general improvements and bug fixes. | |
| 201 | +* Quote lock/do-not-lock option. | |
| 202 | +* Automatic payment collection scheduling for VCC and CC of additional OTAs. | |
| 203 | +* Language translation strings updated. | |
| 204 | +* Multiple low-severity security fixes for XSS prevention. | |
| 212 | 205 | |
| 213 | 206 | = Earlier versions = |
| 214 | 207 | |
| 215 | 208 | For further details about older versions, please refer to the [changelog.md](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/vikbooking/trunk/changelog.md) file of the plugin. |
