Availability Calendar Plugin

The Availability Plugin displays booking availability on a year by year basis.

A full calendar year is displayed, with booked dates highlighted.

It is possible for mulitiple calendars to be created using a single install of this plugin.

Here we go:

1. Upload the availability folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
3. Use the shortcode [availability] to display the calendar.

1. 

   The availability calendar management page.

2. 

   Availability calendar with default styles.

3. 

   Example showing the addition of shortcodes to a page.

4. 

   Multi-calendar management and plugin settings.

How do I manage the availability?

Once logged in to wp-admin, browse to Pages > Availability, here you can select all the booked dates and click save once you are done.

Can I display the current year shown?

Yes, use the shortcode [availability display="year"] within your post or page.

How can I display calendars other than the default one?

Using the shortcode [availability calendar="calendar-id"] will display the calendar created with ID calendar-id.

The ID of any additionally created calendars is the value shown in brackets on the settings page.

When using multiple calendars, how do I show the current calendar name?

The shortcode [availability display="name"] can be used.

How do you select a year to view?

The shortcode [availability display="dropdown"] can be used, this will generate a form with a list of available years.

Alternatively you can use the function call <?php availability_dropdown(); ?> in your template files.

How can I style certain elements?

As of version 0.2.2 you can make use of the class names assigned to certain elements of the calendar.

• wp-availability
• year-[1234] – e.g. year-2012
• year-current
• year-previous
• year-next
• wp-availability-month
• month-[1-12] – e.g. month-3 for March
• month-[jan-dec] – e.g. month-mar for March
• month-current
• month-previous
• month-next

For further information please refer to the generated source code of the availability calendar itself.

0.2.4

• Updated missing updates intended for version 0.2.3.

0.2.3

• Fixed issue preventing additional calendars from being displayed.
• Fixed database issue affecting multiple calendars where the unique key was not updating during upgrade.
• Modified the way month lengths are calculated on the manage page.

0.2.2

• Addition of extra classes to allow targetting of years and months.

0.2.1

• Important update to modify the upgrade process required for version 0.2 (reliance on register_activation_hook).
• Fixes issues relating to previously booked dates not appearing and new dates not saving.

0.2

• Bug fix for changing calendars when using the default permalink structure.
• Changed permissions to allow users with page edit permission to manage calendars.
• Calendar output now conforms to the “Week Starts On” setting found in “Settings > General”.
• Month and day names now make use of localisation.
• Introduction of multiple calendars.
• Added ability to exclude the default stylesheet.
• The number of years shown can now be modified.
• Fixed unexpected output during activation.
• Moved uninstall process to uninstall.php.
• Updated donate link.

0.1.3

• Fixed manage page bug introdruced since addition of custom post types in WP 3.0
• Default style for booked dates is now red with strike through.

0.1.2

• Removal of link to none existent settings page.

0.1.1

• Settings bug fix during installation.

0.1

• This is the very first version.