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The Booking Calendar Contact Form plugin allows you to create a powerful and flexible booking form for your WordPress website. Easily create a reservation form with a booking calendar where users can select start and end dates (like check-in/check-out) or single dates.
It’s the perfect solution for hotels, property rentals, service providers, and anyone needing to accept bookings and payments. The built-in PayPal integration (which is SCA-ready) allows you to securely process payments for reservations.
The reservation calendar is completely optional, so you can also use the plugin to create a general-purpose contact form or payment form.
<h3>🌟 Key Features of the Free Version</h3>
<ul>
<li>PayPal Integration: Securely accept payments for your bookings. Fully compatible with SCA (Strong Customer Authentication) / PSD 2.</li>
<li>Reservation Calendar: Allow users to select:
<ul>
<li>Start and end dates (e.g., check-in / check-out)</li>
<li>A single date</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Flexible Booking Types: Supports full-day (the entire day is blocked) or partial-day (hotel-style, where check-out and check-in can happen on the same day).</li>
<li>Availability Management: Optional date verification prevents double-booking by blocking dates as they are reserved.</li>
<li>Seasonal Pricing: Configure different prices for different date ranges (e.g., high season, low season, holidays).</li>
<li>Flexible Pricing Rules: Define prices based on the number of days selected (e.g., weekly rates, 3-day specials).</li>
<li>Fixed-Length Bookings: Enforce specific booking lengths (e.g., weekly-only bookings).</li>
<li>Responsive & Mobile-Optimized: The form and calendar look and work great on all devices.</li>
<li>Admin Management: View, manage, and print a list of all bookings from your WordPress dashboard.</li>
<li>iCal Export Link: Easily export your bookings to external calendars like Google Calendar, Airbnb, etc.</li>
<li>Configurable Emails: Customize the notification emails sent to the administrator and the user.</li>
<li>Customizable Messages: Configure all validation messages and date format settings.</li>
<li>Block Dates: Mark holidays or other specific dates as “not available.”</li>
<li>Built-in Anti-Spam: Includes a built-in CAPTCHA to protect your form.</li>
<li>Multi-User Support: Assign a calendar to a specific WordPress user (e.g., an editor) to let them manage their own bookings.</li>
<li>Calendar Styling: Includes multiple colors for marking dates on the calendar.</li>
</ul>
<h3>### A Flexible Solution for Any Website</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hotel & Room Booking: Use the partial-day booking type to manage hotel or B&B reservations.</li>
<li>House & Apartment Rentals: Use the full-day booking type for property rentals.</li>
<li>Service Bookings: Allow clients to book appointments, classes, or services.</li>
<li>General Payment Form: Hide the calendar to create a simple contact or payment form connected directly to PayPal.</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
Note: Payments processed through the plugin are SCA ready (Strong Customer Authentication), compatible with the new Payment services (PSD 2) – Directive (EU).
</blockquote>
<h3>### Looking for More Features?</h3>
This free version is powerful, but our Commercial Versions unlock even more functionality:
<ul>
<li>Visual Form Builder: A drag-and-drop builder to completely customize your form fields.</li>
<li>Full iCal Sync: Two-way synchronization with external calendars (Google Calendar, Airbnb, etc.) to import and export availability.</li>
<li>Coupons & Discount Codes: Offer special promotions and discounts.</li>
<li>…and many other advanced features.</li>
</ul>
For more details on the commercial versions, please visit the <a href="https://bccf.dwbooster.com/download" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin’s website</a>.
<h3>Language Support</h3>
The Booking Calendar Contact Form plugin is compatible with all charsets and supports translation through standard PO/MO files located in the <code>/languages/</code> folder.
The following translations are already included:
<ul>
<li>Afrikaans (af)</li>
<li>Albanian (sq)</li>
<li>Arabic (ar)</li>
<li>Armenian (hy_AM)</li>
<li>Azerbaijani (az)</li>
<li>Basque (eu)</li>
<li>Belarusian (be_BY)</li>
<li>Bosnian</li>
<li>Bulgarian</li>
<li>Catalan (ca)</li>
<li>Central Kurdish (ckb)</li>
<li>Chinese (China) (zh_CN)</li>
<li>Chinese (Taiwan) (zh_TW)</li>
<li>Croatian (hr)</li>
<li>Czech (cs_CZ)</li>
<li>Danish (da_DK)</li>
<li>Dutch (nl_NL)</li>
<li>English</li>
<li>Esperanto (eo_EO)</li>
<li>Estonian (et)</li>
<li>Finnish (fi)</li>
<li>French (fr_FR)</li>
<li>Galician (gl_ES)</li>
<li>Georgian (ka_GE)</li>
<li>German (de_DE)</li>
<li>Greek (el)</li>
<li>Hebrew (he_IL)</li>
<li>Hindi (hi_IN)</li>
<li>Hungarian (hu_HU)</li>
<li>Indonesian (id_ID)</li>
<li>Italian (it_IT)</li>
<li>Japanese (ja)</li>
<li>Korean (ko_KR)</li>
<li>Latvian (lv)</li>
<li>Lithuanian (lt_LT)</li>
<li>Macedonian (mk_MK)</li>
<li>Malay (ms_MY)</li>
<li>Malayalam (ml_IN)</li>
<li>Norwegian (nb_NO)</li>
<li>Persian (fa_IR)</li>
<li>Polish (pl_PL)</li>
<li>Portuguese (Brazil) (pt_BR)</li>
<li>Portuguese (Portugal) (pt_PT)</li>
<li>Romanian (ro_RO)</li>
<li>Russian (ru_RU)</li>
<li>Serbian (sr_RS)</li>
<li>Slovak (sk_SK)</li>
<li>Slovene (sl_SI)</li>
<li>Spanish (es_ES)</li>
<li>Swedish (sv_SE)</li>
<li>Tamil (ta)</li>
<li>Thai (th)</li>
<li>Turkish (tr_TR)</li>
<li>Ukrainian (uk)</li>
<li>Vietnamese (vi)= Troubleshoot Area =</li>
</ul>
Located below the booking calendars list.
Important: Only use this section if you experience conflicts with third-party plugins, themes, or character encoding.
<ul>
<li>Script load method: Switch to “Direct” if the booking form does not appear on the frontend. Otherwise, keep the default “Classic” setting.</li>
<li>Character encoding: Update the charset if special or non-Latin characters display incorrectly in forms or emails. Note: You must re-enter special characters after updating this setting.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Booking Duration Limits (Global)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Minimum nights: Bookings must be equal to or longer than this value.</li>
<li>Maximum nights: Bookings cannot exceed this value.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Price Supplements</h4>
Apply automatic price adjustments based on the length of the stay.
<ul>
<li>Supplement for bookings between X and Y nights: Adds a one-time fee (or discount) for bookings falling within the specified range.</li>
</ul>
<h4>General Calendar Settings</h4>
Settings applicable to both admin and public views:
<ul>
<li>Calendar Pages: Number of months to display simultaneously.</li>
<li>Calendar Language: Auto-detects the browser language. Select manually if auto-detect fails.</li>
<li>Start Weekday: Sets the first day of the week (e.g., Monday or Sunday).</li>
<li>Date format: Choose between dd/mm/yyyy or mm/dd/yyyy.</li>
<li>Accept overlapped reservations: “No overlapped” prevents double-booking (recommended).</li>
<li>Reservation mode: “Complete Day” charges for both the first and last day. “Partial Day” charges them as half-days.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Public Calendar Settings</h4>
Settings specific to the customer-facing calendar:
<ul>
<li>Min/Max available date: Limits the selectable date range (e.g., <code>2025-12-31</code>, <code>today</code>, or <code>today + 3 days</code>).</li>
<li>Working dates: Define which days accept bookings (useful for disabling weekends).</li>
<li>Disabled and special dates: Click specific dates to block them (e.g., holidays).</li>
<li>Fixed Reservation Length: Restrict bookings to a specific duration (details below).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Fixed Reservation Length</h4>
Enable this to force bookings to span a specific number of days (e.g., strictly 7-day rentals).
<ul>
<li>Fixed length (days): The required duration of the booking.</li>
<li>Start Reservation Date: Restrict check-ins to specific weekdays (e.g., every Monday).</li>
<li>Disabled and special dates: When this mode is active, use the calendar to mark valid start dates (useful for package tours).</li>
</ul>
Note: Customers only select the start date; the end date is calculated automatically.
<h4>Form Builder</h4>
Available in commercial versions. Allows full customization of the form, including adding, editing, or removing fields.
<h4>Submit Button</h4>
Customize the button label here.
<ul>
<li>Styling: Use the CSS class <code>.pbSubmit</code>. Add custom CSS in the “Customization area” at the bottom of the calendar list page.</li>
<li>Advanced: Modify <code>dex_scheduler.inc.php</code> for structural changes. See the FAQ for CSS samples: https://bccf.dwbooster.com/faq#q82</li>
</ul>
<h4>Validation Texts</h4>
Translate or customize the error messages shown when form validation fails.
<h4>Price Configuration</h4>
Define the pricing structure.
<ul>
<li>Currency: PayPal currency code (e.g., USD, EUR, GBP, JPY).</li>
<li>Default request cost (per day): The standard daily rate.</li>
<li>Total cost for specific # of days: Overrides the daily rate with a fixed total price for specific durations.</li>
<li>Supplement for range: Adds a fee (or discount if negative) for bookings within a specific day range.</li>
<li>Seasons configuration: Define date ranges with custom pricing. Season prices override default costs.</li>
</ul>
<h4>PayPal Payment Configuration</h4>
<ul>
<li>Enable PayPal: Free version supports On/Off. Commercial versions allow “Optional” (User chooses “Pay Now” or “Pay Later”).</li>
<li>PayPal Email: The address receiving payments.</li>
<li>Product Name: The item name shown on the PayPal checkout page.</li>
<li>Return URL (Success): The full URL customers are redirected to after a successful payment.</li>
<li>Return URL (Cancel): The full URL customers are redirected to if they cancel payment.</li>
<li>PayPal Language: Sets the language of the PayPal interface.</li>
<li>Taxes: Enter a percentage to apply tax at PayPal (e.g., enter <code>10</code> for 10%).</li>
<li>Discount Codes: (Commercial only) Create codes to apply price reductions.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Optional Services/Items Field</h4>
Available in commercial versions. Create selectable extras with associated costs (e.g., Breakfast, Parking, WiFi).
<h4>Notification Settings to Administrator(s)</h4>
Configure the email sent to you when a booking is made.
<ul>
<li>Notification “from” email: The sender address appearing in the notification.</li>
<li>Send notification to email: The address receiving the notification.</li>
<li>Subject/Content: Customize the email text. Keep the <code>%INFORMATION%</code> tag to automatically insert booking details.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Email Copy to User (auto-reply)</h4>
Configure the confirmation email sent to the customer.
<ul>
<li>Email field on the form: Select the form field where the user enters their email.</li>
<li>Subject/Content: Customize the confirmation message. Keep the <code>%INFORMATION%</code> tag to insert booking details.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Captcha Verification</h4>
Configure built-in spam protection.
<ul>
<li>Use Captcha Verification?: Enable/Disable.</li>
<li>Dimensions: Set the width and height of the image.</li>
<li>Chars: Number of characters to display.</li>
<li>Font Size: Set the min/max randomization size.</li>
<li>Styling: Customize noise level, background color, border color, and font style.</li>
<li>Preview: Test the current captcha appearance.</li>
</ul>

Booking Calendar Contact Form

Booking calendar form with a start and end date, or a single date option. Perfect for hotels, houses, services. PayPal payment integration included.

Booking Calendar vs Booking Calendar Contact Form