My Bookings Page for Property Owners and Site Admins in WPRentals

The My Bookings page is part of the front-end User Dashboard in WPRentals.

This page is used to manage booking requests received for listings.

It applies to:

• registered owners who manage their own listings
• site admins who manage their own listings from the front-end dashboard
• single-owner websites where the admin or one selected owner manages all listings

What the My Bookings Page Is Used For

The My Bookings page shows booking activity received for listings managed by that user.

The user can be a registered owner or the site admin managing listings from the front-end dashboard.

From this page, the listing owner can:

• view new booking requests
• review booking details
• issue an invoice for a booking request
• reject a booking request
• see confirmed bookings
• see whether a booking is fully paid or not fully paid
• contact the renter

For the full booking request process, see this help article:

Send booking. Approve booking and issue invoice or reject booking as owner

Admin Area vs User Dashboard

It is important to understand the difference between wp-admin and the front-end User Dashboard.

Wp-admin is for general configuration

The site admin uses wp-admin to manage global website settings, such as:

• Theme Options
• payment settings
• booking payment settings
• deposit and service fee
• listing submission settings
• dashboard page setup
• general website configuration

User Dashboard is for daily listing and booking management

The front-end User Dashboard is used by owners and by site admins who manage listings on the website.

From the User Dashboard, they manage:

• listings
• bookings received for their listings
• reservation activity
• calendar availability
• iCalendar feeds
• invoices
• messages

For booking requests received for listings, use:

User Dashboard > My Bookings

How to Create the My Bookings Page

If you imported a WPRentals demo, this page is usually already created.

If you did not import demo content, you can create the page manually.

1. Go to Wp-admin > Pages > Add New.
2. Add the page title, for example My Bookings.
3. Select the correct WPRentals User Dashboard template for the owner bookings page, as shown in the screenshot.
4. Publish the page.

How Owners and Site Admins Manage Booking Requests

When a renter sends a booking request, the request appears in the front-end dashboard of the listing owner.

This can be:

• the registered owner who published the listing
• the site admin, if the admin owns or manages the listing
• the single owner account used to manage all listings

The user managing the listing goes to:

User Dashboard > My Bookings

From there, they can review the request and choose one of these actions:

• Issue Invoice – approves the booking request and sends the invoice to the renter.
• Reject Booking Request – rejects the request and removes it from the booking flow.

If an invoice is issued and a deposit is required, the renter must pay the deposit before the booking is confirmed.

Pending Booking Request

A booking request is pending when the renter has sent a request and the listing owner has not completed the next action yet.

At this stage, the owner or site admin managing the listing can:

• review the booking request
• issue an invoice
• reject the booking request

If the booking request is rejected, it is removed from both the owner dashboard and the renter dashboard.

Invoice Issued, Waiting for Payment

After the owner or site admin issues the invoice, the booking is waiting for the renter to pay the required deposit, if a deposit is set by the admin.

At this stage:

• the invoice has been created
• the renter can review and pay the invoice from My Reservations
• the booking is not fully confirmed until the required deposit is paid

The owner or site admin can also delete the invoice and issue a new one if changes are needed.

Confirmed, Not Fully Paid

A booking can be confirmed but not fully paid when the renter paid the required deposit, but the full booking amount has not been paid through the theme.

This usually happens when the admin deposit is less than 100% of the booking total.

In this status:

• the required deposit has been paid
• the booking is confirmed
• there is still a remaining balance
• the renter may pay the remaining balance through the theme, if your setup allows it
• the remaining payment goes to the site admin account if paid through WPRentals

Confirmed and Fully Paid

A booking is confirmed and fully paid when the renter has paid the full booking amount through the theme.

This can happen when:

• the admin deposit is set to 100%
• or the renter pays the remaining balance after the booking was confirmed

When the booking is fully paid, the status appears in both the owner dashboard and renter dashboard.

Owner-Added Booked Periods

Owners and site admins can manually block periods in the listing calendar from the front-end User Dashboard.

This is useful when the property is booked outside the website, or when certain dates must be unavailable.

Owner-added booked periods are different from renter booking requests.

• They are added manually by the owner or site admin managing the listing.
• They block availability in the listing calendar.
• They can be deleted later from the User Dashboard.
• This feature works only with daily booking, not hourly booking.

Add or delete booked periods as owner

Important Notes

• My Bookings is the dashboard page for booking requests received for listings.
• The page is used by registered owners and by site admins who manage their own listings from the front-end dashboard.
• Wp-admin is for global configuration. The User Dashboard is for managing listings, bookings, calendars, invoices, and reservations.
• My Reservations is the renter dashboard page for bookings sent by the renter.
• Owners or site admins issue invoices or reject booking requests from My Bookings.
• Renters pay invoices from My Reservations.
• If the booking deposit is less than 100%, the booking can be confirmed but not fully paid.
• If the booking is fully paid through the theme, the money goes to the site admin payment account.
• Owner-added booked periods are manual calendar blocks, not renter booking requests.
• Manual booked periods work only with daily booking.

Related Help

Send booking. Approve booking and issue invoice or reject booking as owner

My Reservations Page – User Dashboard

Add or delete booked periods as owner

Booking: How to work with Deposit Fee and Service Fee

How to confirm a booking when admin deposit and / or service fee is set

Summary

• The My Bookings page is for booking requests received for listings.
• Registered owners use it to manage bookings for their listings.
• Site admins also use it when they manage their own listings from the front-end dashboard.
• Wp-admin is for global configuration. The User Dashboard is for managing listings and bookings.
• Owners or site admins can issue invoices or reject booking requests.
• Renters pay invoices from My Reservations.
• Confirmed, not fully paid means the deposit was paid, but a balance remains.
• Confirmed and fully paid means the full booking amount was paid through the theme.
• Owners and site admins can manually block dates in the calendar, but this is separate from renter booking requests.