Content

• How to manage Extra guests option
• How to Manage Guests as Dropdown
• How to disable the Guest option
• How to manage the Total Guest option

How to manage Extra Guests option

For Extra Guests, we recommend working with Advanced Guest selector. To enable advanced guest options, follow these steps:

• Go to: Theme Options > Booking Configuration > Guest Selector Settings
• Enable Advanced Guest Picker: Set to “Yes” to allow users to select the number of adults, children, or infants separately. Important: If disabled, the maximum guest value will not be considered.
• Enable “Vacation Rental” option.
• Enable “Show the Guest Dropdown in Submission Form”: Set this to Yes so that the guest dropdown appears in the submission form.

Guest Options Configuration in Submission Form

To enable extra guest fields for submission:

• Go to: Theme Options > Add Listing Page & Payment Settings -> Listing Submit Page

Select the fields you want to enable:

• “Do not consider Children as Guests” – If ticked, children (ages 2-12) will not be counted as guests. Unlimited children will be allowed in the booking form.
• “Maximum Extra Guests Above Capacity” – This field sets the maximum number of extra guests allowed beyond the default capacity.
• “Extra Price per guest” – This field sets the price for guest (or extra guest)

The following fields will appear in the submission form:

• Guest No (Mandatory): Select the maximum number of guests allowed for the property.

Optional – work with Children (Ages 2-12) Will Not Be Charged:

• If ticked, children will not be counted as guests.
• The booking form will allow unlimited children.

• Enable Allow Guests Above Capacity? Tick this option to allow extra guests. If enabled, specify the maximum number of extra guests allowed. The booking form will show the default guest number plus extra guests.

Charge for Extra Guest

If you enable the “Allow Guests Above Capacity?” option, you can configure the extra guest charge:

• Go to: My Listings > Edit Listing > Price Section > Price Per Night
• Configure Extra Price Per Guest: Set the price per night for guests exceeding the default maximum capacity.

• Optional: Configure a custom extra price for specific periods in the Price Adjustments section.

Example: In the Description section, the guest number is set to 4 guests, we allow extra guests and the Maximum extra guests above capacity is set to 2. In the Price section, we set the Price per Night to $100 and the Extra Price per guest per night to $50   This means that the property allows 6 guests in total. The price per night will apply for 4 guests and for the 2 extra guests the Extra price will apply Result: The property allows a total of 6 guests (4 base + 2 extra). The price per night will be $100 for the 4 base guests, and $50 per extra guest, so the total will be $200 per night for 6 guests.

How to manage Guests as Dropdown

WpRentals has 2 options for guests display. You can use a Classic Guest Dropdown or you can use Advanced Guest Selector.

Classic Dropdown

For Classic Guest Dropdown, the number of guests to show can be set from Theme Options > Booking Configuration > Guest Selector Settings > Enabled advanced guest Control? > No

The max number of guests set in Theme Options, will apply in the submission form Guest Dropdown

The number of guests will show in the search form too – if you use the classic guest dropdown

The max number of guests will show in Booking Form as well

How to disable the Guest option

The Guests Dropdown will not show if you use Object rentals. This is enabled from Theme Options – Booking Configuration – Guest Selector Settings

• Select Object Rental
• Select Show the Guest dropdown in Submission Form -> NO
• Once the Object Rental is enabled, all per night labels in the theme will become per day.

How to manage the Total Guest option

This guide explains how guest numbers work in WpRentals and how to correctly handle situations where you allow extra guests beyond the default guest number.

By default, the search system in WpRentals only considers the Default Guests field of a property. It does not automatically sum:

• Default Guests
• Maximum Extra Guests

If you want users to search by the total number of guests (default + extra), you must create and use a custom field for Total Guests.

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How Guest Numbers Work by Default

• The search system uses only the Default Guests value.
• Extra guests are not added to the default guest number in search.
• This is expected behavior and avoids incorrect results when extra guests are optional.

If you need search and filters to work with the total capacity, follow the steps below.

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Step 1. Create a Custom Field for Total Guests

Go to:

WpRentals → Theme Options → General → Listing Custom Fields

1. Add a new custom field:
   • Field name: total_guests (or any internal name you prefer)
   • Field label: Total Guests (this is shown on the front end)
   • Field type:
     • Numeric field (recommended for flexible search)
     • or Drop-down field (if you want fixed values)
2. Set the field order if needed.
3. Click Save Changes.

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Step 2. Add the Field to the Submission Form

Go to:

WpRentals → Theme Options → Add Listing & Payment Settings

1. Scroll to the list of submission form fields.
2. Find the new Total Guests custom field.
3. Enable it in the form.
4. Save changes.

This field must be manually filled for every property.

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Step 3. Fill Total Guests for Each Property

Each property must have this value set manually.

From the front end:

1. Go to User Dashboard → My Listings.
2. Edit a property.
3. Go to the Details section.
4. Find the Total Guests custom field.
5. Enter the total capacity:

Example:

• Default Guests: 2
• Maximum Extra Guests: 2
• Total Guests = 4

6. Save changes.

Repeat this for all properties.

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Step 4. Add Total Guests to Advanced Search (Theme Options Forms)

If you use search forms created from Theme Options:

Go to:

WpRentals → Theme Options → Search → Advanced Search Form

1. Select a customizable search type (Search Type 3, 4, or 5).
2. Save changes.
3. Add the Total Guests custom field to the form.

For Numeric Field

• Choose the Total Guests numeric custom field.
• Set Compare Term:
  • Equal: exact number
  • Greater: equal or greater
  • Smaller: equal or smaller

Recommended:

• Use Greater to return properties that can host at least the searched number.

Save changes.

For Drop-down Field

If you set the field as Drop-down:

1. In the custom field settings, add values separated by commas:

Example:

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

2. In search, the compare term will be Like.
3. Save changes.

Useful links:

How to Manage Advanced Search – Type 3 and 5

How to Manage Advanced Search – Type 4

 

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Step 5. Add Total Guests to Half Map Search (if used)

If you use a Half Map search template:

1. Go to:

WpRentals → Theme Options → Search → Half Map Search Form

2. Replace the default guest field with the Total Guests custom field.
3. Save changes.

Now users can filter by total guests in Half Map search as well.

Useful link

Theme Options – Search – Half Map Search Form

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Step 6. Add Total Guests to Elementor Search Forms

 

If you use the Search Form Builder with Elementor:

1. Edit the search page with Elementor.
2. Select the search form widget.
3. Add a new field or edit an existing one.
4. Choose the Total Guests custom field.
5. Set Compare Term:
   • Numeric field → Equal / Greater / Smaller
   • Drop-down field → Like
6. Save changes.

Usefull link:

WpRentals Search Form Builder for Elementor

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Step 7. Display Total Guests on the Property Page

To show Total Guests in the property overview section:

Go to:

WpRentals → Theme Options → Listing Page → Overview Design

1. Enable Use Custom Icon Area.
2. Select the Total Guests custom field.
3. Choose how to display it:
   • With label
   • With image
   • With icon (choose only one)
4. Save changes.

The Total Guests value will now appear in the property overview section.

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Step 8. Display Total Guests in Property Cards

To show Total Guests in listing cards:

Go to:

WpRentals → Theme Options → Listing Card Design

1. Select a card type that supports custom fields (for example, Card Type 3).
2. Choose one of the available custom field slots.
3. Select Total Guests.
4. Choose label or icon.
5. Save changes.

The Total Guests number will now be visible in property cards.

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Important Notes

• Search always uses the value stored in the Total Guests custom field.
• This field is not auto-calculated.
• You must keep it updated when:
  • Default Guests change
  • Extra Guests limit changes

If you do not fill this field, search results will be incorrect.

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Summary

• Default search uses only Default Guests.
• Extra guests are not added automatically.
• To search by total capacity:
  1. Create a Total Guests custom field.
  2. Add it to the submission form.
  3. Fill it for every property.
  4. Use it in search forms.
  5. Display it in property pages and cards if needed.

This setup ensures accurate guest filtering across all search and listing layouts.