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Prebooking Event Schedule

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Description

Prebooking Event Schedule is a flexible WordPress booking and reservation plugin designed for managing events, workshops, webinars, and appointments.

It provides a smooth 4-step booking experience for visitors and a powerful admin interface to manage events, schedules, and reservations efficiently.

Key features

  • Create and manage events with multiple sessions
  • Display events using a calendar or booking shortcode
  • Allow visitors to pre-book events in a guided 4-step flow
  • Send automatic email notifications to visitors and administrators
  • Manage bookings from a centralized admin dashboard
  • Customize colors, statuses, and email templates
  • Optional DeepL API integration for automatic translations

Shortcodes
– [prebooking_all_events] – Display the complete booking flow
– [prebooking_calendar id="X"] – Display a specific event

Version française :
Ce plugin permet de gérer facilement vos événements, pré-réservations et notifications par email dans WordPress.

How it works

Visitors book events through a guided 4-step process:

  1. Choose a category – Browse available event categories
  2. Select an event – View event details and locations
  3. Pick a date – Choose from available dates or date ranges
  4. Enter contact details – Confirmation emails are sent automatically

Admin features

  • Booking management with filters and search
  • Status management (pending, confirmed, cancelled, etc.)
  • Customizable email templates with placeholders:
    {prenom}, {nom}, {email}, {telephone}, {theme}, {date}, {description}, {duration}, {message}
  • Category and event management with AJAX actions
  • Optional automatic translations via DeepL API

External Services

This plugin optionally integrates with external services:

DeepL Translation API

Used to translate admin interface content.

  • Service: DeepL API
  • URL: https://api-free.deepl.com/v2/translate
  • Terms: https://www.deepl.com/en/pro-license
  • Privacy Policy: https://www.deepl.com/privacy

Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)

Used for customer contact synchronization and email marketing.

  • Service: Brevo API
  • URL: https://api.brevo.com/
  • Terms: https://www.brevo.com/legal/termsofuse/
  • Privacy Policy: https://www.brevo.com/legal/privacypolicy/

No personal user data is transmitted without user action or configuration.

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
Copyright (C) 2025 Kaëlig B

  1. Upload the plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/prebooking-event-schedule/ or install via the WordPress plugin installer
  2. Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu
  3. Configure settings (emails, colors, statuses)
  4. Create categories, events, and schedules
  5. Insert the booking shortcode on a page
  1. Admin dashboard overview

    Admin dashboard overview

  2. Event management screen

    Event management screen

  3. Add or edit event interface

    Add or edit event interface

  4. Booking management list

    Booking management list

  5. Category management screen

    Category management screen

  6. Plugin settings page

    Plugin settings page

  7. Front-end booking flow

    Front-end booking flow

Is this plugin free to use?

Yes, the core plugin is free and fully functional.

Can I manage multiple events?

Yes, the plugin supports multiple events, sessions, and schedules.

Can I customize the email notifications?

Yes, email templates can be customized per booking status using dynamic placeholders.

Is this plugin translation-ready?

Yes, the plugin is translation-ready (prebooking-event-schedule) and includes French and English translations.

Does it work with any WordPress theme?

Yes, it is compatible with most WordPress themes.

1.4.0

  • Added time slots system for granular booking management
  • Added business hours configuration (morning/afternoon)
  • Time inputs now restricted to business hours with 5-minute intervals
  • Capacity tracking per time slot (not just per date)
  • Frontend slot selection modal with real-time availabili
  • Added floating “Back to TOC” button for easier navigation
  • Added admin color theme settings: replaced free custom CSS editor with a controlled color-picker UI (grouped by theme), JS hex validation and server-side sanitization.
  • Inject front-end CSS variables from admin colors to apply theme safely without overriding defaults.

1.3.3

  • Implemented automatic database migrations with FK constraint management
  • Fixed customer creation to occur after successful reservation
  • Added event reminder time units (minutes, hours, days)
  • Improved AJAX error handling with timeout support
  • Fixed reservation deletion functionality
  • Enhanced data integrity and error logging
  • Fixed foreign key constraints for production deployments

1.3.2

  • Added customer contact synchronization with Brevo email marketing tool
  • Added customer listing management page

1.3.1

  • Added category editing via AJAX popup
  • Added support for multiple date ranges or individual dates
  • Improved admin UI and validation
  • Added event description and duration fields
  • Added secure reservation deletion via AJAX
  • Enhanced email templates with per-status support
  • Improved security with nonces and input sanitization
  • Performance improvements and cache invalidation

1.2.9

  • Added plugin setup assistant
  • Added front-end pre-booking popup
  • Improved event display and responsiveness
  • UI cleanup and bug fixes

1.2

  • Major UI upgrade with modern admin dashboard
  • Improved performance using WordPress caching
  • Enhanced security and coding standards compliance

1.0

  • Initial release
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