Chat2Book Button

Chat2Book Contact Button lets visitors contact you on WhatsApp with prefilled details (dates, guests, participants) instead of filling long forms. Ideal for small hospitality and activities where messaging is faster than email.

Features
– Shortcode with two modes:
– bnb: check-in, check-out, guests
– excursion: date, participants
– Customizable message templates with placeholders
– Multiple instances on the same page (unique IDs)
– Client-side validation (dates and required fields)
– No tracking, no data stored on the server
– Translation-ready (IT/EN included)

What it doesn’t do
This is not a full booking engine: no payments, no availability calendars. It simply opens WhatsApp with a ready-to-send message.

Privacy
The plugin doesn’t store or transmit personal data to your server. The message is composed client-side and opened via wa.me.

Trademark notice
WhatsApp is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc. This plugin is not affiliated with, sponsored or approved by Meta or WhatsApp.

Usage

Shortcodes
[c2book-button mode=”bnb”]
[c2book-button mode=”excursion”]
[c2book-button number=”393123456789″ mode=”bnb”]

Attributes
– mode (required): bnb or excursion
– number (optional): overrides the default number (use international format without “+”, e.g. 393...)

Placeholders in templates
– B&B: {checkin}, {checkout}, {ospiti}, {data}, {persone}, {titolo}
– Excursions: {date}, {participants}, {titolo}

1. Upload the chat2book-button folder to /wp-content/plugins/, or upload the ZIP via Plugins → Add New.
2. Activate Chat2Book Button in Plugins → Installed.
3. Go to Settings → Chat2Book and set your default number and message templates.
4. Insert the shortcode in a page or post.

1.0.3 – 2025-09-29

• Fix: lo shortcode ora accetta anche virgolette tipografiche per l’attributo mode e mappa sinonimi (es. “escursione”, “tour”) → excursion.
• Admin: aggiunta sezione “Come si usa” nella pagina impostazioni con esempi di shortcode.
• UX: aggiornati i titoli dei form (“Prenota una escursione”, “Verifica la disponibilità”).

1.0.2 – 2025-09-28

• Prima pubblicazione su WordPress.org.
• Shortcode per due modalità: B&B (check-in/out, ospiti) ed Escursioni (data, partecipanti).
• Template messaggi personalizzabili; validazioni lato client; i18n; nessun dato salvato lato server.

1.0.0

• Initial public release: shortcodes for bnb/excursion, message templates, basic validation, multiple instances, i18n.