Bizdesire Advanced Connector for Hostaway

Bizdesire Advanced Connector for Hostaway connects your WordPress website directly with your Hostaway account, allowing you to display vacation rental properties, availability, pricing, and booking information using the official Hostaway API.

Automatically synchronize your listings, property details, amenities, images, and availability without manually updating your website.

Whether you manage a single vacation rental or hundreds of properties, Bizdesire Advanced Connector provides a reliable and user-friendly solution for building modern vacation rental websites powered by Hostaway.

This is an independent integration plugin built for Hostaway users. Hostaway is a trademark of its respective owner. This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hostaway.

Features

• Direct Hostaway API integration.
• Automatic property synchronization.
• Responsive property listing grids.
• Property search with availability filters.
• Individual property detail pages.
• Property image galleries.
• Easy-to-use shortcodes.
• Responsive design.
• Translation ready.
• Lightweight and performance optimized.
• Built specifically for WordPress and Hostaway users.

Upgrade to Bizdesire Advanced Connector Pro

If you need more advanced functionality, Bizdesire Advanced Connector Pro extends the free plugin with a complete direct booking workflow, built-in Stripe payments, additional payment gateways including Authorize.Net and Wompi, advanced property search and filtering, Google Maps and Google Reviews integration, Gutenberg blocks, WordPress Media Library image support, customizable email templates, enhanced synchronization tools, priority support, and more.

Upgrade to Bizdesire Advanced Connector Pro

Pro Features

• Complete direct booking workflow.
• Built-in Stripe payment gateway.
• Support for additional payment gateways including Authorize.Net and Wompi.
• Advanced property search and filtering.
• Interactive Google Maps integration.
• Single property location map.
• Google Reviews integration.
• Gutenberg blocks.
• WordPress Media Library image support.
• Customizable email templates.
• Enhanced synchronization tools.
• Premium documentation and setup guides.
• Priority customer support.
• Continuous feature updates and improvements.

External Services

This plugin connects to third-party services operated by Hostaway. By using this plugin, data is sent to and received from these services.

Hostaway API

https://api.hostaway.com

Used to:

• Fetch property listings.
• Retrieve availability calendars.
• Calculate pricing.
• Submit booking reservations.

Connections to the Hostaway API are only made after valid API credentials have been configured within the plugin settings.

Hostaway Terms of Service: https://www.hostaway.com/terms-of-service/

Hostaway Privacy Policy: https://www.hostaway.com/privacy-policy/

Hostaway Booking Engine CDN

https://bookingenginecdn.hostaway.com

Used to serve property images through Hostaway’s content delivery network.

No personal user data is transmitted beyond what is required to display property information or complete a booking initiated by the visitor.

Payment card information is never collected or stored by this plugin. Guests complete payments securely through the configured payment gateway or the Hostaway booking workflow.

Hostaway API Endpoints

Base URL: https://api.hostaway.com/v1

• POST /accessTokens — Authenticate using Client ID and Client Secret.
• GET /listings — Retrieve property listings.
• GET /listings/{listingId} — Retrieve a single property.
• GET /listings/{listingId}/calendar — Retrieve availability.
• POST /listings/{listingId}/calendar/priceDetails — Calculate booking prices.
• POST /reservations — Create booking reservations.

Shortcodes

Display Hostaway content anywhere on your website using built-in shortcodes.

Examples include:

• Property Listings
• Featured Properties
• Property Search
• Single Property Display

1. Upload the plugin to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory or install it through the WordPress Plugins screen.
2. Activate the plugin.
3. Navigate to Bizdesire Connector Settings.
4. Enter your Hostaway API credentials.
5. Save your settings.
6. Synchronize your listings.
7. Add property listings to your pages using the available shortcodes.

1. 

   Configure your Hostaway Client ID and Client Secret in the plugin API settings to connect WordPress with your Hostaway account.

2. 

   Import vacation rental listings from Hostaway into WordPress, including property details, amenities, and images.

3. 

   Synchronize property data from Hostaway to keep listings, availability, and pricing up to date on your website.

4. 

   Check property availability with calendar dates and guest filters before starting a booking.

5. 

   Display property listings in a clean responsive grid without the search bar for featured or curated pages.

6. 

   Browse available shortcodes and documentation to embed property grids, search, and single property pages.

1.0.6

• Improved checkout and property listing styles.
• Updated Hostaway API endpoint documentation.

1.0.5

• Removed dynamic register_setting() sanitize_callback loop.
• Added field-specific sanitization callbacks.
• Escaped search page shortcode output.
• Added nonce validation for listing refresh.
• Improved admin notice handling.
• Hardened AJAX and checkout requests.
• Security and Plugin Review improvements.

1.0.4

• Improved sanitization.
• Added CSRF protection.
• Removed inline scripts.
• Improved checkout security.
• Plugin Check compliance improvements.

1.0.3

• Improved property search.
• Improved AJAX sanitization.
• Translation loading improvements.
• Helper function prefix updates.

1.0.2

• Enabled additional booking features.
• Bundled Flatpickr locally.
• Improved compatibility.
• Added External Services disclosure.
• Security improvements.

1.0.1

• Initial stable release.