StayLodgic

Simplify reservations, guest registration, and activity bookings with a hotel management plugin built for small hotels and guesthouses.
Built with love from the Maldives by a boutique hotel owner.

Description

Staylodgic is a user-friendly hotel management plugin designed to simplify and enhance operations for small to medium-sized hotels, guesthouses, and boutique properties. With a comprehensive suite of features, Staylodgic allows you to manage room bookings, activity reservations, guest registration, invoicing, and more.

Shortcodes

• [staylodgic_activity_booking_search]
  Displays a search form for guests to browse and book available activities.

• [staylodgic_hotel_booking_search]
  Provides a search form for guests to find and book available rooms. Helps streamline the booking process by showing room availability based on their preferences.

• [staylodgic_hotel_booking_details]
  Displays status about a specific hotel booking.

• [staylodgic_guest_registration]
  Adds a customizable guest registration form to your website. Ideal for collecting guest details online or facilitating pre-arrival registration via shared links or QR codes.

Features

Hotel Management

• Setup new hotel settings.

Room Management

• Create rooms for reservations.
• Add room rates.
• Set room quantity.
• Create and manage reservations.

Activity Management

• Create activities for guests.
• Add scheduled times to the weekly calendar.
• Create and manage activity reservations.

Dashboard Tools

• View bookings overview.
• View activities overview.
• Check availability calendar.
• Monitor annual availability.

Customer Management

• Create and manage customer profiles.

Guest Registration

• Customize guest registration forms.
• Create guest registrations.
• Enable online registration.
• Share registration links or QR codes.

Invoicing

• Generate booking invoices.
• Generate activity invoices.

Import/Export Data

• Export bookings as CSV files.
• Export guest registration data for a specific month.

Tax Management

• Apply fixed taxes.
• Set percentage-based taxes.
• Add per-day taxes.
• Configure per-person taxes.

Meal Plans

• Create free meal plans.
• Create paid meal plans.

Per Person Pricing

• Add fixed price increments per occupant.
• Apply percentage-based increments per occupant.

Discounts

• Offer last-minute booking discounts.
• Provide early booking discounts.
• Enable long-stay discounts.

Helpful How-To

Get started quickly with these helpful guides from the Staylodgic Help PDF:

• Configure Hotel Settings
  Set up your hotel’s pages, discounts, taxes, meal plans, and general settings.
  (See pages 6–13 of the PDF)

• Create Rooms and Bed Layouts
  Add rooms, set base rates, configure occupants, and define bed types.
  (See pages 14–20)

• Manage Availability and Rates
  Use the Availability Calendar to control room quantity and pricing by date.
  (See pages 21–35)

• Add a Booking Manually
  Step-by-step on how to create a reservation manually.
  (See pages 36–40)

• Generate Booking Invoices
  Quickly print or save invoices for room bookings.
  (See page 41)

• Set Up Guest Registration
  Customize forms, generate QR codes, and track registration status.
  (See pages 42–46)

• Create Activities & Reservations
  Define activities, schedule time slots, and manage guest signups.
  (See pages 47–53)

• Generate Activity Invoices
  Produce printable invoices for activity bookings.
  (See page 54)

• Use the Booking Dashboard
  Track arrivals, departures, and revenue trends using the graphs.
  (See pages 55–58)

• Annual Availability View
  Get a yearly bird’s-eye view of all your bookings.
  (See pages 59–60)

• Export Bookings and Registrations
  Download CSV files of all bookings and guest data.
  (See pages 61–63)

Benefits

• Streamlined Hotel Operations
  Simplify and centralize hotel and room management.

• Time-Saving Automation
  Automate guest registration and invoice generation.

• Comprehensive Dashboard
  Get insights with availability calendars and booking overviews.

• Enhanced Guest Experience
  Offer flexible options like meal plans and QR-code activity tickets.

• Flexible Pricing and Discounts
  Set per-person pricing and special offers.

• Efficient Tax Management
  Apply tax rules by booking, person, day, or percent.

• Data Management Made Easy
  Export important guest and booking data anytime.

• Customizable for Small to Medium Hotels
  Perfect for boutique hotels and guesthouses.

• Affordable and Scalable
  Lightweight plugin that grows with your business.

• User-Friendly Interface
  No training required—just install and go.

• Improved Decision-Making
  Use built-in analytics for smarter operations.

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Development & Dependencies

This plugin uses minified JS and CSS for performance. Source libraries used:

• driver.js
• DataTables
• bs5-lightbox
• HTML2Canvas
• Signature Pad
• VelocityJS
• Font Awesome
• QRCode.js
• PDFMake
• Flatpickr
• jsPDF
• Chart.js
• Select2

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Screenshots

1. Room Availability Calendar – View confirmed, pending, and cancelled bookings in a visual calendar.
2. Date Picker for Booking – User-friendly calendar interface for check-in/out dates.
3. Room Booking Page – Guests can search availability and book rooms directly.
4. Booking Overview Dashboard – Manage all hotel bookings in one place.
5. Annual Availability View – Year-round glance at room availability.
6. Activity Ticket with QR Code – Printable or scannable QR-code tickets for activities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is StayLodgic?
A: A hotel management plugin for WordPress designed for small hotels and guesthouses.

Q: Who is StayLodgic for?
A: Small hotels, guesthouses, and boutique properties needing a simple, self-hosted solution.

Q: Do I need coding skills to use StayLodgic?
A: Not at all. Just use the provided shortcodes in your pages.

Q: Can I customize the booking pages?
A: Yes, pages and templates are editable through your theme or child theme.

Q: Does it work with Gutenberg or classic editor?
A: Yes, it works with both editors.

Q: Is it compatible with multilingual plugins?
A: Yes, it works with WPML, Polylang, and others using standard WordPress functions.

Q: Will it slow down my website?
A: No. StayLodgic is lightweight and optimized for performance.

Q: Can I use StayLodgic for free?
A: Yes, it’s 100% free and open source.

Q: Is support available?
A: Support is available via the WordPress.org support forums.

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Changelog

1.0.0

Initial release:

• Room booking system using shortcodes and pages.
• Guest registration with digital signature support.
• Activity booking with QR code tickets.
• Availability calendar with monthly and annual views.
• Booking statuses: Confirmed, Pending, Cancelled.
• Clean, mobile-friendly frontend UI.
• Built-in templates for easy setup.
• Designed for small hotels and boutique stays.

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Upgrade Notice

1.0.0

Initial stable release. Simplifies room bookings, guest registration, and activity reservations for small hotels using WordPress.