New in 4.6.0 – Book from availability calendar – shortcode?

[Adrian Ince]

Hi Motopress,
Thank you for the new functionality in 4.6.0 – the ability to book from the availability calendar. This works perfectly from the accommodation page and we are delighted to see it.
However, the shortcode [mphb_availability_calendar] and the block “Availability Calendar” don’t seem to support this functionality.
Are them some undocumented options for the shortcode? Something I am missing on the block?
If the new functionality isn’t available on the shortcode and block, can this be added to the development roadmap?
Many thanks.

[J. Davis]

Hi Adrian,

Thanks for your feedback and for our question. In order to make the calendar clickable you need to add [mphb_availability id=”777″] (Booking Form block) and [mphb_availability_calendar id=”777″] (Availability Calendar block) on the page.

best regards,
John Davis

[Aaron Young]

Hi John

I have entered the 2 shortcodes you gave, changed the calendar ID to match my own and the availability calendar is not clickable. It only adds a second section where you can enter a check in/out date and click search which takes me to the typical check availability page.

All I need is to show the availability calendar colour coded and have the dates clickable to book in – is this possible as I cant seem to get this functionality and the update makes it sound like it should now be doable.

The website I’m trying to get this working on – https://twiceasnicechalets.co.uk/chalets/

[Adrian Ince]

Hi Aaron, I notice that you have multiple accommodations on one page. Does it work with a page where there is just one accommodation?

[Adrian Ince]

Thank you, that worked.

[Aaron Young]

I created a test page, input the 2 shortcodes again and get the same result. A check availability that goes to a search that shows all chalets, and the availability calendar that isn’t clickable.

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[J. Davis]

Hi Aaron,

I’ve checked your page and it looks like there is a common search form [mphb_availability_search] is added. However, each calendar requires an availability form [mphb_availability id=”777″] to become clickable. You need to add an availability form under the calendar of the same property to make the calendar clickable.
Additionally, navigate to Accommodation > Settings and activate the Skip Search Results option. It should work when this option is activated.

best regards,
John Davis

[Aaron Young]

It works!

I have also done some styling to hide all check-in/out/availability boxes as they are sort of redundant if people click the calendar dates they want. Now when they select a week, the price and “confirm reservation” button shows which is perfect.

Thanks All!

For anyone interested in the same functionality(link to see how it works), I used the following CSS:

<style>
p.mphb-check-in-date-wrapper,p.mphb-check-out-date-wrapper,p.mphb-required-fields-tip,p.mphb-reserve-btn-wrapper {
display: none;
}
p.mphb-period-price.mphb-regular-price {
margin-top: 10px;
}
</style>

[J. Davis]

Hi Aaron,

You are welcome. Thank you for sharing your experience.

best regards,
John Davis

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