Read this introduction to the WordPress plugin feature with information on installing and activating the booking plugin.
To learn more about the functionality of the WordPress plug, please read the entire series of articles accessed at the side and bottom of this page.
- Accessing the shortcode generator for the WordPress plugin
- Configuring basic options for the WordPress plugin
- Configuring advanced options for the WordPress plugin
- Working with the WordPress plugin shortcode
Which plans include this feature?
Legacy: Soho, Pro, Plus, Enterprise, Flex
New: Starter, Growth, Managed | Learn more about our new plans or how to change your plan.
Where can I find this feature using the top menu?
Manage > Integrations > Website Integration > WordPress
What prerequisites are there?
- Admin permissions to manage integrations.
- WordPress.com account with a Business plan or a hosted website with the free WordPress.org software.
- Ability to copy and paste into your website code or have some helpful person do this for you!
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic, new, or both?
- The WordPress feature is available to both those using items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our classic version of Checkfront, and those using products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our newest version of Checkfront.
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New to Checkfront - Products ✨ With our newest version of Checkfront, we have added Products (Inventory > Products) as the successor to items (Inventory > Items). Are you interested in migrating to our newest version? Please reach out to our Technical Support team for more information. |
About WordPress
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Wordpress is a content management system (CMS) used to build websites and blogs. Both self-hosted (WordPress) and hosted solutions (WordPress.com) are available.
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WordPress plugin overview
Back to topCheckfront has created a plugin for WordPress which enables you to generate a shortcode, paste it into your webpage, and publish a booking portal for your Customers to reserve their items or products.
Once configured, the plugin handles the complicated code to display the portal. All you need to do is add the shortcode to your page, and we take care of the rest.
You can add to the shortcode if you want to alter how the booking portal appears or behaves. This guide shows you how to do that.
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Learn more about the benefits of the Checkfront and WordPress plugin integration here: |
Installing the WordPress plugin
Back to topUnlike our Booking Widget integration method, the WordPress-based booking widget requires the installation of a plugin.
The two methods yield similar results, but by installing the WordPress plugin, you avoid a complicated mass of code and can make changes to your website URL without needing to edit any code on your webpage.
If you've used WordPress before, you are probably familiar with finding and installing plugins on your server. If not, then don't panic! It's straightforward to complete and takes just a few moments.
The following steps show you exactly how to do this with just a few mouse clicks.
Searching for the plugin
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The first step is to locate the Checkfront plugin within the WordPress Plugin Directory. You can just navigate to your WordPress dashboard.
- Click on the Plugins menu in the left sidebar.
- Click Add New.
- Enter Checkfront in the search field and press Enter.
- When the Checkfront plugin appears, click Install Now.
Activating the plugin
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It takes but a moment for the plugin to be installed, after which you must activate the installed plugin. From here, you click on the button labelled Activate.
Once the plugin is activated, you see a confirmation at the top of the screen.
The plugin is now visible on your list of active plugins, and you also see Checkfront under the Plugins menu in the left sidebar.
Click on this Checkfront link to continue the plugin activation process.
On the next screen, you see a Quick Start section at the top with text instructions on how to proceed and a video Quick Start Guide at the bottom of the page.
Directly below the Quick Start text instructions is a white box labelled Setup. Here you find a field to enter your Checkfront Host URL.
The Checkfront URL is the URL by which you access your Checkfront admin area and are chosen by you when you first created your account. It is most likely [BusinessName].checkfront.com. In our example below, we use demo.checkfront.com.
Finally, enter the Checkfront Host URL and click Update to save your changes.
If everything went according to plan, then you see an Updated! message in the Setup box.
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Pay close attention to your Checkfront Host URL. Depending on where you are located, your URL may not end with .com. It may, for instance, end with .co.uk. Entering this incorrectly is a common mistake, so double-check before entering the URL in the field. |
Next, we look at accessing the shortcode generator from WordPress or within Checkfront.
Accessing the shortcode generator for the Wordpress plugin >