Ridhwan Ahsan

<p>GRT Booking is a lightweight and powerful room reservation plugin. It allows administrators to define available booking periods and provides a frontend form for users to check room availability.</p>
<p><strong>Features:</strong><br />
*   Responsive booking form via shortcode [grtbo_booking_form].<br />
*   AJAX-powered availability checking.<br />
*   Admin settings for minimum/maximum stay.<br />
*   Customizable submit button text.<br />
*   Date range management for room availability.<br />
*   <strong>Smart Date Picker</strong>: Only admin-defined available dates are selectable in the frontend form.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>
<p><strong>Admin Configuration:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Navigate to <strong>Settings > GRT Booking</strong>.</li>
<li>Set the Minimum and Maximum stay duration.</li>
<li>Customize the “Submit Button Text”.</li>
<li>Use the “Availability Management” section to add dates when the room is available.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Frontend Display:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Create a new page or edit an existing one.</li>
<li>Insert the shortcode: <code>[grtbo_booking_form]</code></li>
<li>Publish the page.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>


GRT Booking

A comprehensive room reservation system for WordPress.

Dhiraj Patra

<p>Advanced Booking System is a comprehensive WordPress plugin that allows you to manage bookings for rooms, courts, chalets, sports fields, or any bookable resource. Perfect for hotels, sports facilities, co-working spaces, and rental businesses.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<p><strong>For Site Visitors:</strong><br />
* Interactive calendar interface for date selection<br />
* User registration and login required for bookings<br />
* Real-time availability checking<br />
* Email confirmation when booking is approved<br />
* Email notification when booking is denied<br />
* View and manage personal bookings<br />
* Cancel bookings before the scheduled date</p>
<p><strong>For Administrators:</strong><br />
* Comprehensive admin panel for booking management<br />
* Approve or deny booking requests with one click<br />
* Automated email notifications for new bookings<br />
* Customizable email templates with template tags<br />
* Unlimited room/resource management (tested up to 20 rooms)<br />
* Set maximum bookings per user per room (default: 3)<br />
* Configure closed days (e.g., closed every Sunday)<br />
* Set week start day preference<br />
* Customizable booking titles (Room, Chalet, Court, etc.)<br />
* Filter bookings by status, room, or date range<br />
* Bulk actions for efficient management<br />
* Statistics dashboard</p>
<p><strong>Form Fields & Validation:</strong><br />
* First Name (required, validated)<br />
* Last Name (required, validated)<br />
* Email Address (required, email format validation)<br />
* Phone Number (required, phone format validation)<br />
* Booking Date (required, validated against past dates and closed days)<br />
* Notes/Comments (optional)</p>
<p><strong>Email Features:</strong><br />
* Customizable email templates for:<br />
  – User booking confirmation<br />
  – User booking denial<br />
  – Admin new booking notification<br />
* Available template tags:<br />
  – {first_name}, {last_name}<br />
  – {email}, {phone}<br />
  – {room_name}, {booking_title}<br />
  – {booking_date}, {booking_time}<br />
  – {booking_id}, {status}<br />
  – {site_name}, {site_url}<br />
  – {manage_url}</p>
<p><strong>Security Features:</strong><br />
* SQL injection protection via prepared statements<br />
* XSS protection via proper escaping and sanitization<br />
* CSRF protection via nonce verification<br />
* User authentication requirement<br />
* Role-based access control<br />
* Secure AJAX handling</p>
<h3>Additional Information</h3>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.8 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>MySQL 5.6 or higher</li>
</ul>
<h4>Support</h4>
<p>For support, please visit the plugin support forum or contact us through our website.</p>
<h4>Development</h4>
<p>This plugin follows WordPress coding standards and best practices:<br />
* Proper data sanitization and validation<br />
* Prepared SQL statements for security<br />
* Nonce verification for forms<br />
* Translatable strings with text domain<br />
* Action and filter hooks for extensibility<br />
* Object-oriented architecture<br />
* No PHP errors or warnings in debug mode</p>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<p>Developed with attention to WordPress coding standards and security best practices.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>This plugin stores the following user data:<br />
* First name, last name<br />
* Email address<br />
* Phone number<br />
* Booking dates and times<br />
* User IP address (for security logs)</p>
<p>All data is stored in your WordPress database and is subject to your site’s privacy policy. No data is sent to external services.</p>
<h3>Technical Details</h3>
<h4>Database Tables</h4>
<ul>
<li>wp_irbsfh_bookings – Stores all booking records</li>
<li>wp_irbsfh_rooms – Stores room/resource information</li>
<li>wp_irbsfh_settings – Stores plugin settings</li>
</ul>
<h4>AJAX Actions</h4>
<ul>
<li>irbsfh_load_calendar – Load calendar for specific month</li>
<li>irbsfh_check_availability – Check room availability</li>
<li>irbsfh_submit_booking – Submit new booking</li>
<li>irbsfh_cancel_booking – Cancel user booking</li>
<li>irbsfh_admin_confirm_booking – Admin approve booking</li>
<li>irbsfh_admin_deny_booking – Admin deny booking</li>
<li>irbsfh_admin_delete_booking – Admin delete booking</li>
<li>irbsfh_admin_bulk_action – Bulk booking actions</li>
</ul>
<h4>Hooks for Developers</h4>
<p><strong>Actions:</strong><br />
* irbsfh_booking_created – Fires after booking is created<br />
* irbsfh_booking_confirmed – Fires after booking is confirmed<br />
* irbsfh_booking_cancelled – Fires after booking is cancelled<br />
* irbsfh_booking_deleted – Fires after booking is deleted<br />
* irbsfh_email_sent – Fires after email is sent</p>
<p><strong>Filters:</strong><br />
* irbsfh_booking_form_fields – Filter booking form fields<br />
* irbsfh_email_template_tags – Filter available email template tags<br />
* irbsfh_calendar_availability – Filter calendar availability data<br />
* irbsfh_max_bookings_per_user – Filter maximum bookings constraint</p>
<h3>Minimum Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.8 or greater</li>
<li>PHP version 7.4 or greater</li>
<li>MySQL version 5.6 or greater OR MariaDB version 10.1 or greater</li>
</ul>
<h3>Recommended Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.0 or greater</li>
<li>PHP version 8.0 or greater</li>
<li>MySQL version 5.7 or greater OR MariaDB version 10.3 or greater</li>
<li>HTTPS support</li>
</ul>


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Complete booking management system with calendar, user authentication, and email notifications.

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