Title: Booking Engine by Lodgify
Author: canizbul
Published: <strong>July 8, 2024</strong>
Last modified: August 15, 2024

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Booking Engine by Lodgify

 By [canizbul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/canizbul/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/lodgify-booking-engine.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/lodgify-booking-engine/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/lodgify-booking-engine/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/lodgify-booking-engine/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lodgify-booking-engine/)

## Description

[Lodgify](https://www.lodgify.com/) is a vacation rental property management software(
PMS) that simplifies the management and marketing of lodging businesses for independent
hosts and property managers. With Lodgify, users can take advantage of property 
management (PM) modules, synchronize their calendars across top booking platforms(
such as Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com), and drive direct bookings through a direct
booking site or direct booking widget.

Lodgify’s most popular features include:

 * Channel manager
 * Reservation system
 * Website builder
 * Embeddable booking widget
 * Unified inbox
 * Guest management tools
 * Task management tools
 * Automation & AI tools
 * Reporting & analytics
 * Payment processing

Lodgify’s vacation rental direct booking engine enables you to:

 * Accept direct bookings directly through your existing vacation rental website.
 * Process payments for your direct bookings via top payment gateways. You can accept
   Visa, MasterCard, and American Express the moment you launch the direct booking
   engine.
 * Sync your direct booking calendar, reservations, and listings with the rest of
   your channels (such as Airbnb or Vrbo).
 * Ensure seamless communication with your direct booking guests through automation
   and synchronization.

How the Lodgify direct booking engine works:

To start driving direct bookings for your business, simply paste the embeddable 
code Lodgify generates into your vacation rental site. You also have the option 
to customize the direct booking widget so that it fits seamlessly with your website’s
look and feel via your Lodgify account.

Users can start making direct bookings through your site as soon as you install 
the plugin. When users click on the booking widget, they will be directed to the
All Properties page, the Rental page, and finally the Checkout page, in that order:

 * The All Properties page is the page where users can see all available rentals.
   Users can select dates and also see each rental’s location.
 * The Rental page is the page where users see all the details for the selected 
   property, including an overview, rates, reviews, amenities, and house rules.
 * The Checkout page is where users complete their booking for the selected rental.
   They can fine-tune the final settings, such as contact details, and complete 
   their transaction by choosing their preferred payment method.

[Visit the Lodgify Knowledge Base](https://help.lodgify.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002880853-Use-Lodgify-s-booking-widget-on-an-external-website)
to learn more about the Lodgify direct booking engine.

Read more about Lodgify’s [terms and conditions](https://www.lodgify.com/terms/)
and [privacy policy](https://www.lodgify.com/privacy/).

#### Types of Booking Engine’s

 * Search Box, in case you have several rentals, the Search Box will show a possibility
   to filter by location. If you only offer one rental, guests can search by available
   dates and number of guests.

#### How to start using it?

Simply signing or logging to Lodgify will be sufficient to begin the journey (You
can also visit the Lodgify plugin in WordPress to see the next steps). Then the 
rentals hosted in Lodgify can be used on your website through this booking engine
plugin.

The following must be done first to be able to use the plugin:

 * You have a Lodgify subscription
 * Have rentals at Lodgify. This is super easy, you can also automatically import
   your rentals through OTA’s.
 * Now you can use the booking engine code snippet on your WordPress website

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * How the plugin looks like in Wordpress plugin settings
 * [[
 * The preview of the booking engine shown in the Wordpress plugin settings
 * [[
 * Settings of booking engine shown in Lodgify
 * [[
 * Styling options of booking engine shown in Lodgify
 * [[
 * The All properties page of the booking engine
 * [[
 * The Property page of the booking engine
 * [[
 * Checkout flow step 1 of the booking engine
 * [[
 * Checkout flow step 2 of the booking engine
 * [[
 * Thank you (purchase successful) page of the checkout flow

## Blocks

This plugin provides 2 blocks.

 *   Lodgify Search Bar
 *   Lodgify Search Widget

## FAQ

### Do I need a Lodgify subscription to use the booking engine?

Yes, you’d need either a trial or a paid subscription to Lodgify to be able to use
this widget. Check out the available plans and pricing [here](https://www.lodgify.com/pricing/).

### Can I customise the booking engine, so that it is consistent with my sites styling?

Yes, you can customize the booking widget through Lodgify, updating both the text
and background color. However, the All Properties page, Rental pages, and Checkout
page can’t be customized.

### Can I use the direct booking engine if I don’t list my rentals on Lodgify?

You need to list at least one rental on Lodgify to be able to use the direct booking
engine. It is quite easy to import rentals from third-party booking sites or through
manual creation.

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7c57e03a35fc3bc00fd9e4b1ae19a1b8375f74781d68c00e4e57a5bee0186529?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Doesn’t work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-3262/)󠁿

 [lebere](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lebere/) December 4, 2025

With the latest versions of WordPress.When you copy the code from their site and
paste it into the white box, you click save.The code is truncated. Part of it is
missing.I asked where the code would be pasted (into which file) but received no
response.The only solution is to take the code (both scripts), put the first script,
and then the second script on a dedicated page.Then add links to this page.After
selecting dates, it will redirect to their site, which works perfectly for the rest
of the booking process.It’s not ideal if you want to place the widget in multiple
locations, but at least it works.The support for the code is nonexistent; they don’t
receive replies from the developers. Avec les dernières versions de wordpress.Lorsque
vous copier le code sur leur site et le coller dans la case blanche. vous appuyez
sur save.Le code est tronqué. Il manque une partie.J’ai demandé a savoir où allait
se coller le code (dans quel fichier) pas de réponse.La seule solution est de prendre
le code (les 2) mettre le script en premier ensuite le 2ème dans une page réservé
à cela.Ensuite mettre des liens vers cette page.Après le choix des dates, Il dirigera
ensuite vers leur site qui fonctionne très bien pour la suite des réservations.Ce
n’est pas l’idéal quand vous voulez mettre le widget à plusieurs endroit mais au
moins ça fonctionne.Le support pour la partie code est nul, ils ne reçoivent pas
les réponses des développeurs.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/314971b5fc7563a5d1f01746d060b9ebeb7421a0756b5889553814180bd94ebe?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[elementor integrate](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/elementor-integrate/)󠁿

 [francesguid](https://profiles.wordpress.org/francesguid/) July 31, 2024 1 reply

Hello, can I use widgets with elementor?

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b97409472e570d3ad4e1ef9a9a118db46d4c30e02cfb6cde14ff93f15280b38e?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Outstanding Booking Engine Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/outstanding-booking-engine-plugin/)󠁿

 [Alexandre Humeau](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexandrehumeau/) July 9, 2024

Lodgify’s plugin stands out for its ease of use and powerful features. Integrating
it with my website was quick and simple, and it’s been smooth sailing ever since.
Perfect for any vacation rental host

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6d96a3d2113f54e7d4ff617c7455cbcf0fcb826c19d12bb74e8928a85e2f0150?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Best Booking Engine for Vacation Rental Hosts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-booking-engine-for-vacation-rental-hosts/)󠁿

 [Nay](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicheguy/) July 9, 2024

I’ve been using Lodgify for years, they have the best external website plugins that
helps people like us to use their booking module’s. It’s so easy to plug the Lodgify’s
booking engine to my website using this plugin! Been waiting for this plugin for
a while, well done Lodgify!

 [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lodgify-booking-engine/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Booking Engine by Lodgify” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ canizbul ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/canizbul/)
 *   [ Stepan Rybalka ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jey-fisher/)

[Translate “Booking Engine by Lodgify” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/lodgify-booking-engine)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lodgify-booking-engine/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/lodgify-booking-engine/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lodgify-booking-engine/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lodgify-booking-engine/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

= 1.0.0 – 23/04/2024
 * Added: Code preview area to display the widget * Improved:
Security enhancement

= 1.0.1 – 15/08/2024
 * Change the plugin name

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **2 years ago**
 *  Active installations **700+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.5.8**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lodgify-booking-engine/)
 * Tags
 * [airbnb](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/airbnb/)[Booking Engine](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/booking-engine/)
   [Vacation rental](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/vacation-rental/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/lodgify-booking-engine/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ canizbul ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/canizbul/)
 *   [ Stepan Rybalka ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jey-fisher/)

## Support

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