Trip Fixed Starting Dates

The Trip Fixed Starting Dates add-on helps you set booking dates and create recurring schedules. It also lets you manage spots and makes booking more manageable for your customers.

How you can benefit from it: 

  • By setting fixed starting dates, you can effectively manage your resources and avoid overbooking.
  • Assign a specific number of seats for each date.
  • Use recurring dates to avoid manual entry.
  • Block out dates when your trip is fully booked or unavailable.
  • Increase flexibility by allowing custom date inquiries.
  • Boost conversions with easily accessible trip schedules.

1. Set Specific Booking Dates and Times

Set Specific Booking Dates and Times

Add one or more dates for each trip, making it simple for customers to see when bookings are open. 

This feature is perfect for seasonal tours, events, or group trips requiring precise schedules.

2. Create Recurring Booking Dates

Create Recurring Booking Dates

Save time by setting up recurring dates for trips. 

Whether your tours run daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly, this feature ensures your schedule is always ready.

It’s automatic and hassle-free, making it easy for customers to book trips that match their plans.

3. Manage Available Spots for Each Date

Manage Available Spots for Each Date

Set available spots for each trip date to stay organized and prevent overbooking.

Customers can see remaining spots, enabling quick and confident bookings. This feature is ideal for managing group sizes or trips with limited availability.

4. Exclude Specific Dates from Booking

Exclude Specific Dates from Booking

Block dates for holidays, maintenance, or other reasons. Customers will only see the dates that are available for booking.

This keeps your schedule flexible while avoiding confusion or booking errors.

5. Add an Inquiry Form for Custom Date Requests

Add an Inquiry Form for Custom Date Requests

Customers have the ability to submit an inquiry using the built-in form if they can’t find a suitable date.

This helps you accommodate more bookings and serve your customers better.

6. Sort Trips According to Departure Dates 

Sort Trips According to Departure Dates

Make the trip selection process easier by letting users sort trips by departure date using a drop-down menu on the trip listing page.

Every trip card on the listing page displays their next available departure date, providing instant visibility and ease during trip selection.

7. Display Fixed Starting Dates with Shortcodes

Display Fixed Starting Dates with Shortcodes

Manage how fixed starting dates are displayed on your website using shortcodes.

You can use [WTE_TRIPS_FIXED_STARTING_DATES] to show all the fixed starting dates for every trip in one location. 

Whether it’s your homepage or any other dedicated page, this shortcode ensures that all trip dates are easily accessible anywhere.

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This add-on requires a
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Trip Fixed Starting Dates Changelog

Version 2.4.1, 2nd January 2025
  • Fix: Issues with Date Selection on Mobile Devices.
Version 2.4.0, 24th December 2024
  • New: Revamped the design of the Fixed Starting Dates addon for a more user-friendly experience.
  • Feature: Added the ability to block specific dates from being booked, offering more control over availability.
  • Feature: Added a new "Private Trip" tab, enabling users to request custom dates for a more personalized booking experience.
  • Enhancement: FSD shortcode's "Book Now" button now opens the booking modal on the same page, instead of redirecting.
  • Fix: Departure dates now correctly display both available seats and dates.
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where prices were not displaying correctly in the shortcode when multiple packages were listed.
  • Fix: Resolved duplication of trips when the "Show Featured Trips at Top" option is enabled in the trip archive with departure dates sorting.
Version 2.3.15, 20th September 2023
  • Fix: Book now button not working after date change.
  • Fix: Shortcode book now issue for trip FSD on posts/page.
  • Fix: Datepicker not defined issue.
  • Fix: Customizer query issue.
Version 2.3.14, 19th June 2023
  • Fix: Address the issue where trips sorting not working in some conditions.
  • Fix: Address the issue where trips without dates were display dates.
  • Feature: Users can now set conditional trips visibility on basis of dates availability.
Version 2.3.13, 16th May 2023
  • Feature: Trip sorting by Dates in Archives and Trip Search pages.
  • Fix: Dates loading by Month not working
  • Fix: FSD shortcode button reloads page instead open calendar.
  • Minor Issue Fixes
Version 2.3.12, 20th March 2023
  • Tweak: Adds feature to toggle FSD listing columns
  • Minor Fixes
Version 2.3.11, 9th December 2022
  • Minor Fixes
Version 2.3.10, 23rd September 2022
  • Compatibility: Compatibility updates for WTE 5.5
  • Minor Fixes
Version 2.3.9, 22nd June 2022

Fixes:

  • Vendor packages are not loaded on some servers.
  • Minor Fixes
Version 2.3.8, 29th March 2022

Fixes:

  • Months listing issues on Trip Search Form
  • Minor Fixes
Version 2.3.7, 17th November 2021

Fixes:

  • Book now button not working timezone issue on specific timezone +01:00
  • Minor Fixes
Version 2.3.6, 4th October, 2021

Fixes:

  • Global Trip fsd shortcode not working issue fix
  • Minor Fixes
Version 2.3.5, 30th September, 2021

Fixes:

  • Book now button not working timezone issue
  • Minor Fixes
Version 2.3.4, 10th August 2021

Fixes:

  • All FSD not listing issue fix
  • Book now button not working issue fix
  • Minor bugs
Version 2.3.3, 4th August, 2021

Fixes:

  • [WTE_TRIPS_FIXED_STARTING_DATES] shortcode is not working
  • Booked seats not updating correctly.
  • Issue when booking canceled from booking post.
  • Triggers error on activation when dependency plugin is deactivated
Version 2.3.2, 16th June, 2021

Fixes:

  • Triggering Error on some cases

Enhancement:

  • Support for Trip Search
Version 2.3.1, 10th June, 2021

Fixes:

  • Date listing issue in trips archives.
  • Minor Bug Fixes
Version 2.3.0, 6th May, 2021
  • Support for Dates tab integration inside the package from WTE 5.0

Tweak:

  • Options/fields inside dates tab moved inside a new tab, Pricing, and Dates from WTE 5.0

Removes:

  • Price option provided while selecting Date, No more supports date price, can create a package for the dates from WTE 5.0
  • Apply multi Pricing, was inside Dates Tab on Trip Edit

Fixes:

  • Issues related to the FSD listing shortcodes
Version 2.2.1, 12th February 2021

Fixes:

  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.2.0, 10th February, 2021

Fixes:

  • Currency Converter enhancements.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.1.9, 4th February, 2021

Fixes:

  • Dates template enhancements.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.1.8, 1st December, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Adds currency formatting compatibility with the Currency Converter.

Fixes:

  • Invalid date issue on iOS.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.1.7, 24th November, 2020

Fixes:

  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.1.6, 24th November, 2020

Enhancements:

  • All fixed departure dates shortcode filters enhancement - can view dates by all available months and years.
  • Lists all Fixed Departure Dates of all the trips.

Fixes:

  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.1.5, 15th November, 2020

Fixes:

  • FSD dates display error fixed in case of an empty cut-off date.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.1.4, 13th November, 2020

Fixes:

  • Fixed string translations issues.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.1.3, 13th November, 2020

Fixes:

  • Fixed Starting Dates section not visible issue resolved.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.1.2, 12th November, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Added new filters for all fixed departure dates table.
  • List all Fixed Departure Dates Feature enhancements for optimized performance.
  • No of seats update issue fixed for nonrecurring dates.

Fixes:

  • Minor design fixes.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.1.1, 3rd November, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Added new shortcode for listing all Fixed Starting Dates - [WTE_TRIPS_FIXED_STARTING_DATES]
  • Cut-off time support added for recurring dates.

Fixes:

  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.1.0, 1st October, 2020

Fixes:

  • Compatibility fixes for cut-off time.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.0.9, 15th September, 2020

Fixes:

  • Recurring dates support added for search filters.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.0.8, 10th September, 2020

Fixes:

  • Recurring dates issue resolved for expired dates.
  • Expired dates in archive lists issue resolved.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.0.7, 1st September, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Compatibility added for Currency Converter addon.

Fixes:

  • Pricing wrapper functions updated.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.0.6, 12th August 2020

Fixes:

  • Label issue fixed with table row on smaller screens.
  • Fixed the issue of expiry dates being listed on the Fixed Departure Dates list.
  • Seats left check error fixed for recurring dates.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.0.5, 6th August 2020

Fixes:

  • Number of available spaces free upon booking cancellations.
  • Compatibility added for booking cancellations on recurring dates.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.0.4, 30th June, 2020

Fixes:

  • End date calculation fixes for recurring dates.
  • Compatibility added for currency converter prices.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.0.3, 23rd June, 2020

Fixes:

  • Translation issue fixed.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.0.2, 21st June, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.0.1, 19th June, 2020

Enhancements:

  • FSD datepicker issue fixed.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.0.0, 18th June, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Revamped backend UI.
  • Assets minification, optimization, and conditional loading.

Feature:

  • Yearly, Monthly, Weekly, Daily Recurring Time added for FSD dates.

Fixes:

  • Array to String conversion error in settings resolved.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 1.2.4, 2nd April, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Compatibility check for WordPress 5.4.
  • Dates and Months list layout added.
  • Support for WP Travel Engine list/grid template added.
  • Anchor links added to FSD months list template.
  • Hooks added for Travel Muni theme.

Fixes:

  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 1.2.3, 29th January, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Spaces left decrement issue resolved.
  • WPML Support added for space left count.
  • Hooks added for Currency Converter addon.
  • Support for Multi-Pricing feature added.

Fixes:

  • Sort Dates in ascending order.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 1.2.2, 14th January, 2020

Enhancements:

  • Compatibility testing with WP Travel Engine 3.0.

Fixes:

  • Added i18n in Trip Date for Trip Search addon.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Version 1.2.1, 15th October, 2019

Fixes:

  • No of seats set to max while booking FSD through booking calendar.
  • Minor bug fixes.

Enhancement:

  • Shiny update added for future versions.
Version 1.2.0
  • Allowed to change Date in Booking Form
  • String Translation issue resolved
Version 1.1.9
  • Thousands Separator implemented
Version 1.1.8
  • Code Optimized and minor bug fixes
Version 1.1.7
  • Date enabled in the calendar
Version 1.1.6
  • Date removed from the calendar
Version 1.1.5
  • Hide Fixed Starting Dates Section if empty
Version 1.0.6
  • Minor bug fix
Version 1.0.5
  • Passed date further restriction
Version 1.0.4
  • Double-digit month error fixed
Version 1.0.3
  • JS error fixed
Version 1.0.2
  • Date format changed
Version 1.0.1
  • Made it compatible with Trip Search extension to display Dates in search fields
Version 1.0.0
  • Initial Release