You can enable Instant booking for each property as you add or edit a listing. Here is a video tutorial that explains these steps.
Enable Instant Booking
Access the front end dashboard by going to My Properties -> Add / Edit property -> Description settings.
By default the option for Instant Booking is un-checked. Check the option and save the modifications.
How INSTANT BOOKING works if ADMIN FEE payment is required
A user sends a booking request and must pay the deposit to site admin instantly for the booking to be confirmed, if Admin has set a deposit value.
Live demo –https://main.wprentals.org/properties/summerlin-cabin-perfect-holiday/
First Login / register to send the booking request.
Then pay with Stripe or PayPal the deposit to site admin.
After payment is done, booking is confirmed the user who sent the request can check his reservation in his dashboard account -> My Reservations
How to pay the required deposit with Instant Booking without having to login first
If you enable WOOCommerce for payments and use Instant Booking, the payment for deposit will be processed instantly and user will not have to login first.
https://help.wprentals.org/article/install-woocommerce-and-use-woocommerce-payments/
How to use INSTANT BOOKING with ADMIN FEE set to 0
A user sends a booking request, it is confirmed instantly.
How to hide Instant Booking
Instant booking can be hidden with CSS from submitting form
.col-md-12 #instant_booking { margin-left: 15px; display: none; } [for="instant_booking"] { display: none!important; }
Related Help
- If you are the single owner of the site, you repeat the same steps. You can check also this article – https://help.wprentals.org/article/use-wprentals-for-a-single-property-single-owner/
- How to setup PayPal in the theme – https://help.wprentals.org/article/paypal-set-up/
- How to setup Stripe in the theme – https://help.wprentals.org/article/stripe-set-up/
- How to work with Deposit fee and Site Admin Fee – https://help.wprentals.org/article/1-20-how-to-work-with-deposit-fee-and-service-fee/
- How to send a booking request. How to confirm a booking request – https://help.wprentals.org/article/issue-invoice-reject-booking/
- How to send a booking without login first with WooCommerce enabled for deposit payments – https://help.wprentals.org/article/install-woocommerce-and-use-woocommerce-payments/
- Technical help – how to make the Instant Booking checked by default – https://help.wprentals.org/article/make-instant-booking-by-default/