Hi there,
I am going to try to integrate the third-party booking system which is wpbookingsystem.com with the Toolset search function.
Since Toolset doesn't have any booking integration to support accommodation websites, I have to use a third party but the searching functionality will be a huge problem as the two system is not going to be directly communicating with one another.
Is there any recommendation?
What I am trying to achieve here is to filter available properties on particular dates in the search function. I really appreciate it if you come up with solutions or easy-fix recommendations for this project.
Hi,
Thank you for contacting us and I'd be happy to assist.
I've searched our records, but couldn't find any known reports about compatibility or incompatibility with this particular booking system.
As long as it stores the individual bookings in the form of a standard WordPress post structure, it is safe to assume that they can be made to work with the Toolset views for the search features.
I'll recommend trying it out with Toolset on a staging website. In case you run into any specific challenges, feel free to let us know to see if any possible workarounds or suggestions can be shared.
regards,
Waqar
Thank you very much for your response Waqar! I need to ask you two questions related to this topic if you can help me to solve this part, that would be just amazing!
1- There is a search widget on this booking and how can I create a search view with Toolset by including a date filter? You can check the page where they introduce their search widget.
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2- On that search widget, there is already a search button. How can I use your search function with this date filter?
Looking forward to hearing back from you about this topic.
Kind regards,
Talatcan
Hi Talatcan,
Thanks for writing back.
> 1- There is a search widget on this booking and how can I create a search view with Toolset by including a date filter? You can check the page where they introduce their search widget.
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- Toolset's date type field stored the date/time values in a UNIX timestamp format.
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Toolset's search filters for the date/time comparisons and the search also expects the date/time values in the same format to work.
From looking into the demo, it doesn't look like they use the UNIX timestamp format for their date values. You can consult their official support or documentation, to see if their system allows to store date/time values in the same UNIX timestamp format.
Another alternate can be that on top of their date/time fields, you can attach Toolset date type fields, with each booking post. This will allow you to use the values from those Toolset fields, to be used in the Toolset's search.
> 2- On that search widget, there is already a search button. How can I use your search function with this date filter?
- This will depend on the customizations they allow in their templates. Usually, plugins and tools like these allow template customizations, which you can learn more about from their official documentation.
Toolset's views and search forms can be included through shortcodes, block (Gutenberg editor), and PHP code, so you're fully covered, as long as their system allows the customizations.
regards,
Waqar
