Lodgix.com Vacation Rental Website Builder

This version of the plugin is still being maintained, however we have released a new version (2.0) which offers some incredible new improvements including:

• Mapping
• Favorites
• Quoting
• Customizable Search Bar / Search Widget
• Featured Rentals Widget
• Native support for Elementor, Beaver Builder, Avada Live, etc.
• Modern, mobile friendly designs
• Multilingual!
• Much, much more! The new plugin can be downloaded and installed from our website here: https://www.lodgix.com/vacation-rental-wordpress/

For some great links to recently launched sites that are powered by v2.0 of the Lodgix plugin please visit: https://blog.lodgix.com/portfolio/ The Lodgix.com Vacation Rental Website Builder makes building a dynamic, great looking vacation rental website very easy. The plugin will create a searchable / sortable listing interface for all rentals with a variety of customization options. For those with more advanced styling skills, the plugin has been designed to allow for easy styling through the application of custom css. Lodgix.com Features

• Integration with Airbnb, HomeAway, Flipkey, TripAdvisor, Booking.com and Expedia.
• Automated emails / texts to your guests, owners and staff.
• Owner statement generation w/ optional owner logins.
• Automatic inventory management – when a property is booked, it is marked as unavailable across all channels and your website.
• Integrated digital contracts and signatures.
• Integrated to MailChimp for email marketing.
• Advanced reporting including revenue, taxes, advance deposits, payments and comparative revenue.
• Length of stay and last minute discounts and coupon codes.
• Great looking multi-property and single-property booking calendars can be embedded into your website or blog.
• Integrated to Stripe.com and Authorize.net.
• iCal importing and exporting. Updating your website has never been easier! Update your property on Lodgix.com and within minutes those changes will appear on your website as well as our network of channel partners like Airbnb and VRBO.

Visitors to your vacation rental website can view property images, videos, Matterport virtual tours, rates and policies as well as check availability, generate quotes and book online. For a complete listing of features see the complete list of Lodgix.com features and take a product tour. Try It Within the plugin are demo credentials for the Lodgix.com API. This will allow the plugin to create a complete working demo on your WordPress site. To setup your own properties on Lodgix.com will require an account. All accounts are free for the first 30 days. Sign up for a FREE Lodgix account at: http://www.lodgix.com/pricing Questions? If you have any questions about Lodgix or the plugin or just need some help, please feel free to call us at 877-593-2083 and / or read our documentation Free training or a pre-sales demo can also be scheduled at: https://calendly.com/lodgix

1. Install and Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
2. Next go to the settings page for the plugin.
3. Enable the test credentials or enter your Lodgix.com account credentials
4. Click the "Save and Regenerate Pages" button at the bottom of the settings page

All of the pages should now have been generated. The remaining items are:

1. Testing the pages to see if they worked well with your plugin
2. Reviewing the [plugin documentation] (http://docs.lodgix.com/spaces/vacation-rental/manuals/wordpress-vacation-rental) to configure the additional settings

3.9.71 5.7 testing. Updated readme. 3.9.70 Updated additional widget code to help prevent issues in error log. 3.9.69 Updated widget code to help prevent issues in error log. 3.9.68 Fixed an issue with bed counts. 3.9.67 Added the display of room types, and bed counts 3.9.66 Added the display of bed types within bedrooms 3.9.65 Added version information endpoint 3.9.64 Fixed display options for new grid. Updated grid output order. 3.9.63 Better optimized images on individual property pages. 3.9.62 Reset Styles button added to search widget. Added option to hide category titles on grid layout. 3.9.61 Improved reset styles button in featured rentals widget. Set default width of search widget form to 100%. Added category organization to new grid layout. Hid tabs on mobile within single page layout. 3.9.60 Improved customization fields of the search and featured widgets. Added alt tags to images from Lodgix. 3.9.59 Added styles to search widget to evenly distribute fields when displayed horizontally and to respond better on smaller screens. Fixed bug with color picker, added style reset button, and added additional style fields to the featured properties widget. 3.9.58 Updated state value output on grid layout. 3.9.57 Consolidated featured widget customization options. Updated readme description. 3.9.56 single property style update 3.9.55 Updated styles on new featured widget, single property tabbed layout and single property full page layout. Updated default values in new featured widget. 3.9.54 Removed old version of search widget. Added a new featured rentals widget with multiple styling options. Renamed existing featured rentals widget "Lodgix Featured Rentals - Classic". Renamed plugin from "Lodgix.com Vacation Rental Listing, Management & Booking Plugin" to "Lodgix.com Vacation Rental Website Builder". Added Lodgix thumbnail and Banner Image to plugin repo. 3.9.53 New controls were added for setting up the grid layout. Improved UI styles of the Lodgix settings screen. Added styles to fix text wrapping in the grid layout. 3.9.52 Bug fixes and improvements. 3.9.51 Bug fixes and improvements. 3.9.50 Added UI improvements. 3.9.40 Bug fixes and improvements. 3.9.39 Improvement to avoid conflicts with other plugins and themes. 3.9.38 Fixed an issue between Divi Builder and Lodgix plugin. 3.9.37 Changed fetch property URLs to JSON. 3.9.36 Changed plugin version. 3.9.35 Strip tags from property listings description. 3.9.34 Improved accessibility in the search widget. 3.9.31 Added ability to present rental listings in a random order in grid layout. 3.9.30 Added ability to present rental listings in a random order. 3.9.29 Daily, weekly and monthly rates will not appear in the drop down sort options if they are not selected in the settings. 3.9.28 Daily and weekly rates are not displayed for long-term rentals. Added an option to display min stay in property list and property detail pages. 3.9.27 Added sorting by location to vacation rental list and search result pages. 3.9.26 Fixed a bug when arrival date is defaulting to the day before the day you choose in search widget. 3.9.25 Improved search widget. 3.9.24 Ability to use 2 and more search widgets on the same page. 3.9.23 Tested with Wordpress 5.2. 3.9.22 Fixed an issue with long keys. 3.9.21 Fixed an issue with long keys. 3.9.20 Added ability to copy search results URL. 3.9.19 Improved connectivity with Lodgix. 3.9.18 Tested with Wordpress 5.0. 3.9.17 Streaming OpenStreetMap tiles over HTTPS. 3.9.16 Replaced Google Maps with OpenStreetMap. 3.9.15 Improved multi language support in the new multi property calendar. 3.9.14 New multi property calendar. 3.9.13 Amenity categories small improvement. 3.9.12 Amenity categories small improvement. 3.9.11 Added amenity categories. Added City Registration option. 3.9.10 Added plugin version number to CSS an JS to prevent issues with caching. 3.9.9 Ability to sort amenities alphabetically. 3.9.8 Ability to sort amenities alphabetically. 3.9.7 Fixed bug in Chinese translation. If you are using WPML plugin, it is recommended to "Clean Database" and then "Save and Regenerate" after upgrading to this version. 3.9.6 Improved property list mode grid. 3.9.5 Fixed property list mode grid conflict with some themes. 3.9.4 Added "Pet friendly" icon to property detail page. 3.9.3 Optimized thumbnails. 3.9.2 Small improvements to Booking Calendar 3.9.1 Small improvements to Booking Calendar 3.9.0 New Booking Calendar 3.8.9 Replaced TRUNCATE TABLE with DELETE FROM to avoid issues with some installations having wrong mysql user privileges. 3.8.8 Added French translation. 3.8.7 Added new Rates Display option Merged Without Default Rate. 3.8.6 Updated description. 3.8.5 Added PHP version check. When unsupported PHP version is detected plugin is disabled automatically. 3.8.4 Fixed a bug when properties with events allowed did not show up in the property list. 3.8.3 Fixed a bug affecting new installations since v3.7.1 when category pages are duplicated on every save and regenerate. 3.8.2 Convert "Rotator Links" to HTTPS. 3.8.1 New "Search by Tags" feature in the rental search widget. 3.8.0 Unstable. New "Search by Tags" feature in the rental search widget. 3.7.6 Removed the area text from the property title. 3.7.5 Removed CeeBox files. 3.7.4 Added missing files. 3.7.3 Adjusted lity library. 3.7.2 Replaced video lightbox. 3.7.1 Ability to hide some categories. Custom category URLs. 3.7.0 Unstable. Ability to hide some categories. Custom category URLs. 3.6.1 Fixed bug in translations. 3.6.0 Added custom URLs for property pages and Vacation Rentals page. 3.5.7 Fixed regression with translations. 3.5.6 Fixed issue when pages were not generated for some properties. 3.5.5 Fixed regression in Save and Regenerate. 3.5.4 Clean DB and settings when plugin is deactivated. 3.5.3 Automatically clean DB when Customer ID is changed. 3.5.2 Added subcategories. 3.5.1 Unstable. Added subcategories. 3.5.0 Unstable. Added subcategories. IMPORTANT: PHP versions < 5.5 are not supported anymore. If you are still running PHP 5.4 or earlier, please DO NOT upgrade the plugin. 3.4.4 Keep aspect ratio for thumbnails in the property list. 3.4.3 Fixed grid view thumbnail size. 3.4.2 Fixed thumbnail pixelation. 3.4.1 Added ability to create URLs to display properties having specific tags. 3.4.0 Added ability to create URLs to display properties having specific tags. 3.3.5 Restored compatibility with PHP 5.3. 3.3.4 Improved translation. 3.3.3 Added CSS class for area. 3.3.2 Added ability to search by multiple property IDs separated by comma. 3.3.1 Added "Pet Friendly" filter to the Rental Search widget. 3.3.0 Added "Minimum Nights" setting to the Rental Search widget. 3.2.13 Linked Book Now button in search results to Lodgix booking page. 3.2.12 Improved full size thumbnails. 3.2.11 Tested with WP 4.7. 3.2.10 Updated the localization for the recent enhancements. 3.2.9 Updated the localization for the recent enhancements. 3.2.8 Updated the localization for the recent enhancements. 3.2.7 Search widget can search for numeric keywords. Added a message when nothing is found. 3.2.6 Merged rates table became more responsive. 3.2.5 Fixed property URLs in the Availability Calendar when marketing title is used as property name. 3.2.4 Fixed admin Google Map display. 3.2.3 Added Google Map API Key option. 3.2.2 Fixed bug with "High rate in the table". 3.2.1 Rates and merged rates additional fix. 3.2.0 Improved rates and merged rates. 3.1.8 Improved rental search results: if bedrooms is selected, search results are sorted by bedrooms. 3.1.6 Restoring Owner ID and API Key after cleaning database. 3.1.4 Added ability to hide tabs. Misc improvements. 3.1.3 Fixed unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR error in PHP older than 5.4. 3.1.2 Removed anonymous functions causing issues in PHP older than 5.3. 3.1.1 Fixed bug in the class auto-loader. 3.1.0 New plugin configuration interface. 3.0.6 Fixed "Instructions on Multi Unit Calendar" config option. 3.0.5 Fixed "Instructions on Single Unit Calendar" config option. 3.0.4 Added advance days limit to the rentals search widget. 3.0.3 New plugin configuration interface. 2.2.6 Fixed space between the Marketing Teaser and the Description. 2.2.5 Fixed issue with the Featured Rentals widget. 2.2.4 Improved "Save and Regenerate" process. 2.2.3 Fixed bug in "Save and Regenerate". 2.2.2 Updated description. 2.2.1 Added new "Currency Symbol" config option to the Search Widget. Added settings to customize tab titles on the Property Page. 2.2.0 Reduced memory usage. 2.1.5 Bug fix. 2.1.4 Added display option for "Book Now" button on Property Page. 2.1.3 Added display option to enable icons in Search / Sort Page. 2.1.2 Added new display options. 2.1.1 Added "# of Guests" in Search / Sort Page. Added new display options. 2.1.0 Added new Search / Sort Page Design "Rows New". Added new display options. 2.0.12 Fixed a bug in the Rental Search widget. 2.0.11 Added sorting in the Vacation Rentals grid view. Fixed bugs in the Rental Search widget. 2.0.10 Made the thumbnail image on the results page clickable. Fixed bug in text expander. 2.0.9 Improved Rental Search Widget: updated CSS, added custom button text option. 2.0.8 Prepared for Wordpress 4.4 2.0.7 Improved automatic review titles. 2.0.6 Fixed bug in reviews. 2.0.5 Added stars and title to reviews. 2.0.4 Fixed CSS for the new rental search widget. 2.0.3 Fixed CSS for the Arrival field in the new rental search widget. 2.0.2 Improved new rental search widget. Removed margin in featured rentals widget. Fixed bug with deposit and cancellation policies. 2.0.1 New rental search widget. 2.0.0 New rental search widget. Icon sets. Ability to customize CSS. 1.9.1 Added sorting of search results. Misc improvements and bug fixes. 1.9.0 New responsive image gallery with configurable size, more crisp images, full screen view. Misc improvements. 1.8.10 Added CSS classes and customization options to property page. Improved full size thumbnails. 1.8.9 Added CSS classes to customize search results page. Added new Display Options to customize search results page. 1.8.8 Fixed bedroom type studio 1.8.7 Fixed amenity order 1.8.6 Fixed duplicated amenities 1.8.5 Prepared for Wordpress 4.3 1.8.4 Changed plugin filenames 1.8.3 Removed Book Now button when online booking not available 1.8.2 Fixed tabbed interface contact link 1.8.1 Fixed special case boooking URL - Part 2 1.8.0 Fixed special case boooking URL 1.7.9 Added HTTPS Gallery option 1.7.8 Removed property description header when empty 1.7.7 Changed Book Now button CSS 1.7.6 Fixed property link CSS 1.7.5 Removed sort by Pet Allowed 1.7.4 Prevent regenerate when Lodgix is not accessible 1.7.3 Escape permalink URL 1.7.2 Added referer to calendar link 1.7.1 Fixed mobile tabbed display 1.7.0 Fixed warning string concatenation 1.6.9 Fixed default calendar code 1.6.8 Added policies last updated date 1.6.7 Added multi language calendars 1.6.6 Fixed Google Maps distorted controls 1.6.5 Added legend to default zoom level 1.6.4 Added Google Map zoom level option 1.6.3 Fixed en_UK locale 1.6.2 Fixed datatables AJAX URL 1.6.1 Fixed CSS conflict with some themes 1.6.0 Deprecated menu options 1.5.9 Fixed settings CSS 1.5.8 Fixed regeneration 1.5.7 Fixed Lodgix menu 1.5.6 Fixed property details locale 1.5.5 Added plugin icon 1.5.4 Added new plugin settings design 1.5.3 Fixed multi unit calendar 1.5.2 Added HTTPS support to availability calendars 1.5.1 Fixed single unit help text 1.5.0 Fixed Chrome featured image display issue 1.4.9 Changed property sorting for grid template 1.4.8 Fixed css template bug 1.4.7 Added Vacation Rental grid template file 1.4.6 Added Vacation Rental grid template 1.4.5 Fixed Chrome display issue on tabbed layout 1.4.4 Fixed rate table not appearing on Chrome 1.4.3 Fixed single unit calendar appearence in tabbed layout 1.4.2 Fixed single unit help text 1.4.1 Adjusted Slider for null width 1.4.0 Adjusted JS for compatibility 1.3.9 Improved notification fault tolerance 1.3.8 Added support for HTML in property description 1.3.7 Added ids to tabbed interface 1.3.6 Added theme default template 1.3.5 Added theme page templates 1.3.4

• Fixed badge CSS

1.3.3

• Fixed contact link on new installations

1.3.2

• Fixed weekend rates display

1.3.1

• Fixed Book Now button url

1.3.0

• Fixed empty city name

1.2.12

• Added plugin DB version to notify

1.2.11

• Added plugin DB version to query string

1.2.10

• Fixed rental search localization filter

1.2.9

• Changed image source to CDN

1.2.8

• Fixed not default wpbd prefix

1.2.7

• Fixed default weekly and daily rates options

1.2.6

• Fixed german translation. Fixed Rental Search Studio option. Added option to not display weekly and monthly rates.

1.2.5

• Fixed jQuery UI tabs calendar conflict

1.2.4

• Fixed jQuery UI tabs height bug

1.2.3

• Optimized image download for a large number of properties

1.2.2

• Fixed german translation

1.2.1

• Fixed picture array value

1.2.0

• Fixed svn merge error

1.1.62

• Fixed property pictures captions

1.1.61

• Added no policies rates display option

1.1.60

• Fixed Lodgix notify

1.1.59

• Fixed Virtual Tour link

1.1.58

• Wordpress 3.9 adjustments

1.1.57

• Fixed widgets.php bug

1.1.56

• Fixed add_action bug

1.1.55

• Fixed Search Bug II

1.1.54

• Fixed Search Bug

1.1.53

• Widgets updated II

1.1.52

• Widgets updated

1.1.51

• Non SSL support disabled

1.1.50

• Fixed Bug - single property

1.1.49

• Fixed Bug - single property

1.1.48

• Fixed Bug - rates

1.1.47

• Fixed Bug - single quote area

1.1.46

• Localization - part V

1.1.45

• Localization - part IV

1.1.44

• Localization - part III

1.1.43

• Localization - part II

1.1.42

• Localization - part I

1.1.41

• Changed datepicker z-index

1.1.40

• Fixed Widget header width

1.1.39

• Fixed Amenities UL

1.1.38

• Added Pets CSS class

1.1.37

• Added Thesis 2 support

1.1.36

• Fixed Merged Rates

1.1.35

• Added Merged Rates

1.1.34

• Added full size thumbnails option

1.1.33

• Added plugin rate button

1.1.32

• Fixed Book Now button II

1.1.31

• Fixed Custom Amenity Search

1.1.30

• Fixed Book Now button

1.1.29

• Added extra search rental widget

1.1.28

• Fixed search availability bug II

1.1.27

• Fixed search availability bug

1.1.26

• Fixed Policies formatting

1.1.25

• Added amenities to search widget

1.1.24

• CSS changes

1.1.23

• Altered featured CSS

1.1.22

• Implemented text expander in property listings

1.1.21

• Fixed search widget

1.1.20

• Responsive header for the single property page

1.1.19

• Allow multiple websites

1.1.18

• Added AJAX search details

1.1.17

• Responsive features table

1.1.16

• Fixed regressions on the vacation rental listings page

1.1.15

• Responsive Design Changes

1.1.14

• Fix lodgix-custom.css path

1.1.11

• Fix German Description

1.1.10

• Fix German Details

1.1.09

• Add VR scrollbars

1.1.08

• Fix CSS Width

1.1.07

• Responsive Design

1.1.06

• Fixed matching areas

1.1.05

• Fixed template CSS

1.1.04

• Fixed wpdb functions

1.1.03

• Fixed IE CSS

1.1.02

• Fixed jquery validate

1.1.01

• Fixed search widget

1.1.00

• Fixed CeeBox

1.0.99

• Tabbed CSS minor adjustments - 2

1.0.98

• Tabbed CSS minor adjustments

1.0.97

• Added option to load css/lodgix-custom.css

1.0.96

• Fixed Reviews Separator

1.0.95

• Fixed Single Unit Calendar

1.0.94

• Added Theme Support

1.0.93

• Added link Rotation

1.0.92

• CSS Adjustment

1.0.91

• Search Widget CSS Adjustment

1.0.90

• Fixed Datepicker Current Date

1.0.89

• Fixed Search Widget

1.0.88

• Changed Nights Input

1.0.87

• Bug Fix

1.0.86

• Search Widget Enhancements, HTML5 Single Calendar

1.0.85

• German Language correction

1.0.84

• Fixed German Multi Unit Instructions

1.0.83

• Updated Google Maps API Sensor

1.0.82

• Updated Google Maps API Version Zoom

1.0.81

• Updated Google Maps API Version

1.0.80

• Fixed sidebar position

1.0.79

• Changed multi unit calendar to HTML5

1.0.78

• Added property Wordpress Status

1.0.77

• Fixed german language path

1.0.76

• Fixed video and virtual tour links

1.0.75

• Fixed page encoding

1.0.74

• Fixed plugin path

1.0.73

• Fixed include bug

1.0.72

• Fixed Per Person Rates

1.0.71

• Added Per Person Rates

1.0.70

• Fixed Availability Links

1.0.69

• Added New Tabbed Design

1.0.68

• Added GetURLs AJAX

1.0.67

• Added Studio support

1.0.66

• CSS Adjusted

1.0.65

• Fixed shortcode issue

1.0.64

• Added property id feature

1.0.62

• Fixed gravity forms bug

1.0.61

• Added gravity forms properties

1.0.60

• Add single page content wrapper

1.0.59

• Fixed Area Page

1.0.58

• Fixed IE Calendar borders

1.0.57

• Addional calendar fix

1.0.56

• Addional calendar fix

1.0.55

• Added non flash single calendar

1.0.54

• Added user german amenities

1.0.53

• Altered Search Rentals Widget CSS

1.0.52

• Dynamic Rental Pages

1.0.51

• Altered Search Rentals Widget CSS

1.0.50 *Fixed Search Rentals Widget 1.0.49 *Added Search Rentals Widget 1.0.48 *Changed policies position 1.0.47 *Fixed featured rentals image path 1.0.46 *Added beds setup to property description 1.0.45 *Added video/virtual tour to property page 1.0.44 *Added new registration link. 1.0.43 *Added plugin installation check. 1.0.42 *Changed options text. 1.0.41 *Changed options text. Allow_url_fopen no longer required. 1.0.40 *Fixed version issue 1.0.39 *Increased Contact URL size 1.0.38 *Added property name to contact url querystring 1.0.37 *Fixed small css items 1.0.36 *Fixed featured properties IE8 1.0.35 *Added Lodgix.com links 1.0.34 *Fixed Wordpress 3.2.0 incompatibility 1.0.33 *Added float right option to widget 1.0.32 *Added option to display widget horizontally 1.0.31 *Fixed Featured Widget 1.0.30 *Fixed rate CSS 1.0.29 *Fixed extra draft post 1.0.28 *Fixed small CSS issues 1.0.27 *Fixed availability link 1.0.26 *Fixed Gravity Forms compatibility 1.0.25 *Added option for Custom Page Templates 1.0.24 *Added Purevision theme compatibility 1.0.23 *Replace check icon 1.0.22 *Added FlexSqueeze theme compatibility 1.0.21 *Changed guest reviews 1.0.20 *Fixed captions length 1.0.19 *Implemented new upgrade 1.0.18 *Fixed no pets allowed 1.0.17 *Fixed number of bathrooms 1.0.16 *Added German Contact URL 1.0.15 *New property page design 1.0.14 *Fixed area array 1.0.10 *Implemented areas 1.0.9 *Fixed multi-language update issue 1.0.7 *Fix single property availability 1.0.4 *Fixed directory 1.0.0 *Initial release