Ann Taylor

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Ann Taylor is an overall WordPress, open source, and dark folk music fan. She has been writing about WordPress since the times of TinyMCE.

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Use MotoPress Hotel Booking with Divi 5 (Divi Integration Add-on 2.0.0)

Ann Taylor Product updates May 7, 2026Leave a comment

This winter, we explored Divi’s biggest update yet – Divi 5. Summing up that release – it’s a totally new Divi! Better design system, better developer tools, better everything! Can you use MotoPress Hotel Booking with Divi 5? Absolutely! Since the MotoPress Hotel Booking also provides Divi users with the dedicated extension – MotoPress Hotel…

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Decide Which Events Show First on Your Calendar (MotoPress Events Calendar 2.3.0)

Ann Taylor MotoPress news April 30, 2026Leave a comment

In the latest version 2.3.0 of the MotoPress Events Calendar plugin, we’ve rolled out a few small but helpful UX updates: you can now use a custom default date instead of “today” for your calendar! This way, the site visitors see the events you want them to see first. On top of that, you can…

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Reschedule Events with Drag-and-Drop: New in the Events Calendar 2.2.0

Ann Taylor MotoPress news, Product updates March 26, 2026Leave a comment

The new MotoPress Events Calendar plugin version 2.2.0 update brings a major usability upgrade to your event management workflow. You can now reschedule events and adjust their duration with simple drag-and-drop and resize actions – just like in Google Calendar. You don’t need to open individual events to make small changes to their time and…

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Submit Your Property to Google Hotels & Vacation Rentals through Hotel Booking 5.5.1

Ann Taylor MotoPress news, Product updates Updated: March 17, 20265 Comments

We’ve just released Hotel Booking plugin version 5.5.1, and it introduces something many property owners and managers have been asking about: the ability to submit your property to Google Hotels and Vacation Rentals directly from your plugin settings. This update adds a brand-new menu called Google Hotels (find it under Accommodation), where you can submit…

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Real-Life Hotel Websites on WordPress (MotoPress Hotel Booking Showcase)

Ann Taylor Customer stories, WordPress themes Updated: February 22, 20261 Comment

In this article, we’ve collected awesome WordPress hotel and vacation rental site examples that don’t just showcase properties and their locations, but also provide an easy way for clients to make an online booking directly, just like on popular OTAs, and sometimes even connecting to the latter.

Pass Payment Processing Fees to Guests: New in MotoPress Hotel Booking (5.4.0)

Ann Taylor MotoPress news, Product updates February 19, 20262 Comments

Tired of losing money on payment processing and want your account to receive the full booking amount? On most direct booking sites, owners usually cover payment processing fees – mainly because big OTAs do the same, and guests have grown to expect it. But if local regulations allow, you can pass those fees on to…

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WordPress Restaurant Plugins: Best Choices for Menu, Ordering & Booking

Ann Taylor WordPress plugins Updated: February 18, 20261 Comment

Looking for the best WordPress restaurant plugins? With WordPress plugins being quite varied in functionality, restaurant management solutions are probably one of the few that provide industry-specific tools. They deliver a full-blown or bespoke WordPress food menu plugin variety for small-to-medium-sized businesses like restaurants or hotels. In today’s post, we’ve tried to pick some of…

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9 Best WordPress Booking Plugins for Hotels: Free & Premium

Ann Taylor WordPress plugins Updated: February 17, 202614 Comments

If you are a solo vacation rental owner, a real estate agency or a developer building a WordPress website for a client, this carefully researched roundup of free WordPress hotel booking plugins is for you! We’ve chosen the most successful and powerful booking calendar plugins for various property rental needs.

Divi 5 Is Genuinely Wild: Let’s Take a Look at It

Ann Taylor WordPress themes February 2, 2026Leave a comment

Divi 5 by Elegant Themes is built with a Gutenberg-like, more WordPress-native modular approach. The official release of Divi 5 is scheduled for February 26th, which is coming up fast, so today we’re eager to take a look at the public beta version and test the waters.

Multi-Property Availability View: New in MotoPress Hotel Booking Plugin!

Ann Taylor Product updates January 23, 20262 Comments

Since MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin version 5.3.0, we’ve brought one of our most requested features to life: the Multi-Property Availability Calendar. Many of you asked for a simple way to see availability across multiple properties at once, and we’re happy to say this feature is now available in the core plugin for free! With this…

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