Aquentro – Ultimate Single Property WordPress Theme for your Rental

Release Notes

1.7.1, Jan 6 2024

• Aquentro Engine plugin updated to version 0.0.5.

1.7.0, Jun 18 2024

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 4.11.2.
  • Added the ability to link selected accommodations, enabling automatic blocking of linked accommodations when one is booked.
  • Added hooks for overwriting prices in the core API.
  • Improved calendar loading speed.
  • Upgraded Stripe to the new API, added Klarna, and removed the retiring SOFORT payment method.
  • Fixed time zone issues.
  • Fixed an issue with serializeJSON() at checkout.
  • Fixed an issue where blocked dates for linked accommodations weren't displaying in the admin calendar.
  • Fixed a cost calculation issue for properties with variable pricing during search and booking.
  • Fixed an issue with adding a rate through REST API.
  • Fixed an issue with setting priority for booking rules.
  • Fixed an issue with retrieving booked services data in the REST API.
  • Fixed an issue where higher-priority booking rules in the list were not overriding lower-priority ones.
  • Fixed an issue where the Klarna payment method was still displayed as an option within Stripe even if it was disabled in the plugin settings.
  • Fixed an issue with applying 'not stay-in' booking rules and loading availability calendar data.
  • Removed whitespace characters from AJAX requests.

1.6.0, Feb 15 2024

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 4.8.8.
  • Significant revamp of the Direct Bank Transfer method has been made. Bookings made using this method now have a default status of "Pending Payment". You can set a time frame for customers to pay their bookings, and if payment is not received within that timeframe, the booking will automatically become "Abandoned". You can create an email template with instructions for this payment method; please do so in the payment method settings.
  • Restricted the possibility to cancel booking after the check-in date has passed.
  • Changed 'adults' to 'guests' for services in email notifications when the children field is disabled in the plugin settings.
  • Added the accommodation title tag to the reserved accommodation details email template in the email settings.
  • Added "Pending Admin" and "Pending Payment" statuses to the iCal export.
  • Added the possibility to set the booking status to 'Confirmed' or 'Pending admin' when creating a new booking in the admin area.
  • Added the ability to change a default display range on the admin bookings calendar.
  • Added year information to the check-in and check-out dates in the Bookings table.
  • Added customer name information to the booking details in the admin bookings calendar.
  • Fixed an issue with viewing booking information in the admin calendar.
  • Fixed an issue where the check-out calendar would clear when the check-in calendar was opened in the booking form.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented notes from being saved when creating a booking via REST API.
  • Fixed an issue with displaying the availability calendar for 12 months.
  • Fixed an issue where booking rules were being applied to reservations added via the backend.
  • Fixed an issue with the incorrect display of the 12 months' availability in calendar of individual accommodation.
  • Fixed an issue with sending emails in languages that use RTL writing systems.
  • Fixed an issue with PayPal in a sandbox mode.
  • Fixed an issue with caching search availability calendar's data.
  • Fixed an issue with custom checkout fields that were not exported to the CSV report.
  • Fixed an error of incorrect calculation of accommodation subtotal price in the CSV report.
  • Fixed an issue with changing capacity on the checkout page when the Stripe gateway encountered errors.
  • Fixed an issue with deleting imported bookings with a past check-in date.
  • Fixed an issue of applying the current rates to the old booking to ensure the accurate pricing in exported reports.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause error messages to appear in the direct booking form on certain websites.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause warning messages to appear in .ics files on certain websites.
  • Fixed an error with displaying a user account when switched to a non-default website language.
  • Bug fix: The plugin now takes the property capacity into account when guests choose the number of adults and children while making bookings directly from the accommodation page. This fix applies only if the property capacity is set in the settings.
  • Improved calendar styles of the search and booking forms, and added booking note tooltips to the datepicker.
  • Improved calendar compatibility with page caching plugins.
  • Improved calendar loading speed.
  • Improved date selection in the search form to display the checkout-out date month corresponding to the selected check-in date.
  • Improved the process of handling downloads of the exported bookings.
  • Improvement: The plugin now retains past bookings imported from external sources instead of deleting them.
  • Booking calendar improvements: search and booking forms display blocked and booked dates for a better user experience.
  • Enhanced code and WPML compatibility.

1.5.2, Feb 10 2023

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 4.6.0.
  • Added the possibility for clients to select the check-in and check-out date directly in the availability calendar.
  • Added an error message to the booking form to notify clients when an accommodation ID is not found.
  • Added coupon settings for early bird and last minute discounts.
  • Added the possibility to view the information about imported bookings in the admin calendar after clicking on a particular booking.
  • Added the price display in the availability calendar for non check-in dates.
  • Limited the number of adults and children selectable in the form to match an accommodation’s capacity for bookings directly from the accommodation page.
  • Removed the maximum limit for the adults and children capacity in the variable pricing rate settings.
  • Fixed a database bug related to customer and user data selection.
  • Fixed an issue with assigning an accommodation type upon the accommodation creation.
  • Fixed an issue with calculating prices in the availability calendars for overlapping seasons.
  • Improved the plugin compatibility with PHP 8.2.
• Minor style improvements.

1.5.1, Jan 17 2023

• Improved compatibility with PHP 8.

1.5.0, Dec 5 2022

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 4.5.0.
  • Added support for displaying prices in the availability calendars of individual accommodations.
  • Added the ability to create a percentage fee, which applies to the accommodation cost.
  • Improved the color-coding for dates in the availability calendar to better show days unavailable for check-in or check-out. Note for developers: This update might affect styles of the availability calendar in your themes or projects. Please update your code.
  • Improved the color-coding for dates in the admin calendar to better show booked and blocked days.
  • Fixed an issue with selecting a check-out day on a day that is not allowed to stay.
  • Fixed an issue with the session data security.
  • Optimized the asset loading in the admin panel for REST API.
  • Fixed an error of creating coupon codes in REST API.
  • Fixed an error with the availability search when one of the accommodations was blocked. Applies for REST API and the mobile app.
• Minor style improvements.

1.4.0, Sep 13 2022

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 4.4.1.
  • Implemented REST API. This will give developers more extensive control over the plugin data, help integrate third-party services, and build new frontend experiences for Hotel Booking in WordPress.
  • Added the new Hotel Manager and Hotel Worker user roles that define access to the Hotel Booking plugin settings and menus. Note: you might need to change user roles you used before this update.
  • Added the user area for customers that allows them to log in, view bookings and speed up reservations with pre-populated info at checkout. Website admins can set the plugin to create user accounts automatically or let customers create ones manually.
  • Improved booking export report.
  • Improved backend booking calendar.
  • Improved support for several Hotel Booking addons.
  • Fixed several translation related issues.
  • Fixed an issue with dates being available for selection while direct booking despite not check-in or not check-out booking rules are applied to certain accommodation types.
  • Fixed an issue with defining the number of blocked accommodation types within certain booking rules.
  • Fixed an issue with the maximum stay rule of specific accommodation type that was also applied to other accommodation types.
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements.
• Minor style improvements.

1.3.5, Sep 27 2021

• Added the Stratum – Elementor Widgets plugin to the theme package.

1.3.4, Aug 10 2021

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.9.10.
  • New feature: added the option to display information about tax and fee charges additionally to the base property rate on the frontend.
  • New feature: the revenue chart (beta version).
  • Added a new payment status Canceled.
  • Added the ability to enable a two-step booking cancelation process that requires users to confirm their booking cancelation request on the external page.
  • Added the ability to disable booking rules when adding bookings on the backend manually.
  • Added a new color for the external bookings in the Bookings calendar.
  • Improved the user experience with the calendar datepicker on mobile devices.
  • Fixed an issue with displaying the number of bookings for secondary language versions in the WPML plugin.
  • Added the ability to sort accommodations by price in the accommodations listing.
• Minor style improvements.

1.3.3, Mar 18 2021

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.9.5.
• Added the ability to set the Booking Buffer option.
• Added the ability to set Advance Reservation: the minimum number of days allowed before booking and the maximum number of days available for future bookings.
• Added the ability to resend the confirmation email for a booking.
• Added the ability to create internal notes for a booking visible for site admins only.
• Added the ability to edit existing bookings: you can now update check-in and check-out dates, rates, services, etc., as well as add, replace, or remove accommodations in the original bookings.
• Added the ability to set the number of days prior to the check-in date applicable for applying deposits.
• Stripe API updated to version 7.72.0.
• Improved compatibility with the image lazy-loading feature.
• Bug fix: fixed an issue that may cause errors in Sucuri and WP Mail SMTP plugins.
• Bug fix: fixed an issue with payments via Stripe when amount of transaction was not calculated properly.
• Bug fix: fixed an issue when an accommodation became unavailable for assignment to its accommodation type after renaming.
• Minor bugfixes and improvements.

1.3.2, Aug 31 2020

• Added theme support for Stratum plugin - collection of 20+ advanced Elementor widgets with extensive functionality.

1.3.1, Aug 12 2020

• Added ability to control footer height.
• Added ability to change image in footer.
• Minor bugfixes and improvements.

1.3.0, Nov 19 2019

• Minor bugfixes and improvements.
• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.7.1.
• Improved blocks compatibility with the new versions of the Gutenberg editor.
• Added customer email address to the Stripe payment details.
• Fixed an issue where the price breakdown was not displayed in the new booking emails.
• Fixed an issue at checkout when coupon discount was not applied to the total price at the bottom of the page.
• Fixed a bug concerning impossibility to complete Stripe payment after applying the coupon code.
• Fixed an issue where the type of the coupon code was changed after its use.
• Improved the "Booking Confirmed" page with regard to displaying information on client's booking and payment in case the booking is paid online. Follow the prompts to update the content of the "Booking Confirmed" page automatically or apply the changes manually.
• Added the new email tag, which allows guests to visit their booking details page directly from the email. Important: you need to update your email templates to start using this functionality.
• New actions and filters were added for developers.
• Fixed the issue at checkout when a variable price was not applied if capacity is disabled in plugin settings.
• Added Direct Bank Transfer as a new payment gateway.
• Added the ability to delete ical synchronization logs automatically.
• Added new intervals for importing bookings through the ical "Quarter an Hour" and "Half an Hour".
• The user information is no longer required while creating a booking in the admin panel. You can enable it again in the settings.
• Added new tags for email templates: Price Breakdown, Country, State, City, Postcode, Address, Full Guest Name.
• Added the ability to select the accommodation type while duplicating rates.
• Improvement: now if the accommodation type size is not set, the field will not be displayed on the website.
• Implemented bookings synchronization with Expedia travel booking website.
• Updated PayPal and Stripe payment integrations to comply with PSD2 and the SCA requirements.
• Added the ability to receive payments through Bancontact, iDEAL, Giropay, SEPA Direct Debit and SOFORT payment gateways via the updated Stripe API.

1.2.2, Jul 10 2019

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.5.1.
• Major improvements on booking synchronization with online channels via iCal interface.
• Added the ability to export bookings data in the CSV format.

1.2.1, Apr 15 2019

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.3.0.
• Improved compatibility with WPML plugin.
• Fixed the bug appeared while calculating the subtotal amount in Price Breakdown when a discount code is applied.
• Added Hotel Booking Extensions page. Developers may opt-out of displaying this page via "mphb_show_extension_links" filter.
• Booking Calendar improvements:
• Tooltip extended with the customer data: full name, email, phone, guests number, imported bookings info.
• Added a popup option to display the detailed booking information.
• Bookings table improvements:
• Added a column with booked accommodations.
• Added the ability to filter bookings by accommodation type.
• Added the ability to search bookings by First Name, Last Name, Check-in Date, Check-out Date, Phone, Price, etc.
• Added a Service option that enables to specify the number of times guest would like to order this service.

1.2.0, Feb 13 2019

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.1.0.
• Added new blocks to Gutenberg.
• Added option to switch to the new block editor for Accommodation Types and Services in plugin settings.
• Added option to set the Price Breakdown to be unfolded by default.
• Improved design of Accommodation titles in Price Breakdown for better user experience.
• Added styles for Hotel Booking Reviews addon.
• Added the ability to change copyright text in footer.
• Minor bugfixes and improvements.

1.1.0, Sep 18 2018

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.0.0:
• Introducing attributes. By using the attributes you are able to define extra accommodation data such as location and type and use these attributes in the search availability form as advanced search filters.
• Improved the way to display the booking rules in the availability calendar.
• Added the new payment method to pay on arrival.
• Added the ability to create fixed amount coupon codes.
• Added the availability to send multiple emails to notify the administrator and other staff about new booking.
• Fixed the bug appeared in the Braintree payment method if a few plugins for making payment are set up.
• Added the ability to set the default country on the checkout page.
• Added the ability to change primary colors.

1.0.0, Aug 2 2018

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 2.7.6:
• A new way to display available/unavailable dates in a calendar using a diagonal line (half-booked day). This will properly show your guests that they are able to use the same date as check in/out one.
• Disabled predefined parameters for Adults and Children on the checkout page to let guests have more perceived control over options they choose.
• Fixed the issue with booking rules and WPML. Now all translations of accommodations are not displayed in a list and the booking rules are applied to all translations.
• Fixed the issue with Stripe when creating a booking from the backend.
• Fixed the issue with the booking rules not applying while checking an accommodation availability with the "Skip search results" enabled.
• Added a new feature "Guest Management". It is currently in beta and applied only to the frontend. Here are the main options of this feature:
• Hide "adults" and "children" fields within search availability forms.
• Disable "children" option for the website (hide "children" field and use Guests label instead).
• Disable "adults" and "children" options.
• Replaced "Per adult" label with a more catch-all term "per guest" for Services.
• Increased the number of digits after comma for setting a per-night price. This will help you set accurate prices for weekly, monthly and custom rates.
• Improved the way to display a rate pricing on the checkout page: the price is updated automatically based on the number of guests if there are any per-guest price variables.
• Added the Availability Calendar shortcode.
• Added sorting parameters to shortcodes.
• Added all missing currencies to the list of currencies.

0.0.9, Jul 27 2018

• Initial release.