Solidres – Solidres's Blog – A Complete Hotel Booking Solution for Joomla & WordPress https://www.solidres.com/blog Tue, 20 Aug 2019 06:51:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.16 Solidres mobile app is now ready for testing https://www.solidres.com/blog/2019/08/20/solidres-mobile-app-is-now-ready-for-testing/ Tue, 20 Aug 2019 06:51:41 +0000 http://www.solidres.com/blog/?p=893 We announced our mobile app at the end of last month, now it is time for external testing. To join the mobile app testing program, please post a new support ticket and provide us either your iOS or Android account’s email address, then we will set it up for you. Please note that your subscription (SINGLE, BUNDLE, HUB, DEVELOPER) must be active in order to test the mobile app.

]]> Solidres mobile app will be available soon for testing https://www.solidres.com/blog/2019/07/30/solidres-mobile-app-will-be-available-soon-for-testing/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 09:21:25 +0000 http://www.solidres.com/blog/?p=882 Solidres mobile app will be available for testing soon

Hello August and all Solidres users, we are excited to announce that Solidres mobile app will be available soon for testing, it is one of the most interesting projects that we’ve been working so far, and we now reach the state that public testing is possible.

Solidres mobile app will be available for both iOS and Android users, beta testing will be announced soon for limited user groups before we can roll out official releases.

Below are some highlights:

  • The new app is made for property owners and staffs. Experience (Tour & Activity) is planned for future releases.
  • It will be a commercial feature and it is for Joomla users only.
  • Main features:
    • Log in by QR code.
    • Real time new reservation notifications.
    • Quickly open a reservation by scanning reservation QR code.
    • Reservation management (check in guest, check out guest, add note, manage invoice, change reservation status and payment status, manage payment history and reservation note).
    • Dashboard to see your property statistics.

Please check back again soon for beta testing instructions.



]]> New feature highlight: payment methods ordering https://www.solidres.com/blog/2018/03/28/new-feature-highlight-payment-methods-ordering/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:05:40 +0000 http://www.solidres.com/blog/?p=780 We’ve just finished a new feature that allow you to change the default ordering of your asset and experience’s payment methods in front end. The UI is very simple to use, just drag and drop to change the order, then save your asset/experience to save the new order and it will be applied in front end.

]]> New feature highlight: Revamped date picker https://www.solidres.com/blog/2018/01/08/new-feature-highlight-revamped-date-picker/ Mon, 08 Jan 2018 07:45:27 +0000 http://www.solidres.com/blog/?p=755 Date picker is one of the most important elements in Solidres. It is being used everywhere from front-end to back-end by end-users and administrators. In the upcoming Solidres for Joomla v2.6.0, we include a revamped date picker with a refreshed look and an ability to show unavailable dates right in the date picker (applied for tariff’s date picker). Combined with Flex Search plugin, Solidres now makes booking process a lot easier and more convenient for guests. Happy guests will lead to more booking for your business!

]]> Emerald theme is now available for WordPress https://www.solidres.com/blog/2017/11/22/emerald-theme-is-now-available-for-wordpress/ Wed, 22 Nov 2017 07:33:30 +0000 http://www.solidres.com/blog/?p=745 Emerald theme for WordPress

We’d like to welcome Emerald theme (live demo) to join our WordPress theme family with Adora, L’Amour, Luxuria and Orient. This theme has 5 different color schemes and is fully optimized for Solidres plugin.

A full Emerald download includes:

  • Theme package for installing into existing WordPress site
  • Theme quickstart package which is a full WordPress installation and Solidres installation, everything is pre-configured. The quickstart is installed like a normal new WordPress installation, after installed you will get an exact site like our demo
  • Documentation: full documentation for theme configuration and usage instructions
  • PSD design source file with full layers

All active WP BUNDLE subscribers can download the new theme from our Download page. Or subscribe a WP BUNDLE subscription now to get started.

]]> New feature highlight: modal available dates selection https://www.solidres.com/blog/2017/11/20/new-feature-highlight-modal-available-dates-selection/ Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:39:17 +0000 http://www.solidres.com/blog/?p=743 Since Experience plugin v0.9.0, we added a new modal window that shows a list of available dates of an experience item for user selection. This new UI works best when your available dates are sparse, user will be able to select their desired booking date easier and faster. You can choose your favorite layout in your experience – tab Publishing.

]]> New feature highlight: Invoice layouts https://www.solidres.com/blog/2017/09/29/new-feature-highlight-invoice-layouts/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:20:55 +0000 http://www.solidres.com/blog/?p=727 New invoice layouts

Solidres has been used only 01 default invoice layout since the beginning, it is becoming more and more boring for all of us. Now it is time to change, we’d like to introduce 03 brand new invoice layouts, the new invoice layouts are applied for both accommodation booking (Joomla & WordPress) as well as experience (tour & activity) booking (Joomla only).

WordPress users can try it right now by upgrading to Solidres for WP v0.9.1 and Invoice for WP plugin v0.5.0. Joomla users please wait for Solidres v2.5.0 release.

]]> Introducing Greenery – our latest Joomla template for Solidres https://www.solidres.com/blog/2017/09/06/introducing-greenery-our-latest-joomla-template-for-solidres/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 06:59:59 +0000 http://www.solidres.com/blog/?p=723 We are happy to introduce Greenery – our latest Joomla template for Solidres, it is the 9th Joomla template in our Joomla template family. Solidres users now have more choice for their Solidres website. Like the previous 8 Joomla templates, Greenery has full support for Solidres and latest Joomla version, it has 04 different color scheme and works well in various devices from desktop to tablet and mobile. Subscribers can also download template quickstart packages (there are separated quickstart packages for BUNDLE and HUB subscribers) for quick deployment. Active subscribers are now able to download new template from our Download section.

Greenery Joomla template

]]> New feature highlight: Min and max length of stay per day https://www.solidres.com/blog/2017/08/18/new-feature-highlight-min-and-max-length-of-stay-per-day/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:43:20 +0000 http://www.solidres.com/blog/?p=719 Min and max length of stay requirement per day

Since Complex Tariff v1.1.0, asset owners are now able to specify minimum and maximum length of stay per day in their complex tariff settings.  Setting length of stay requirement per day is more flexible than per tariff, in the current version you can set it for type “Rate per room per day” and mod “Day”.

]]> New feature highlight: Joomla dashboard for hospitality industry https://www.solidres.com/blog/2017/08/10/new-feature-highlight-joomla-dashboard-for-hospitality-industry/ Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:09:24 +0000 http://www.solidres.com/blog/?p=709 Joomla dashboard for hospitality industry

Now it’s time to turn your Joomla dashboard with full of default and boring stuffs into something that is useful and tailored for your business. With a combination of our Statistics plugin + Quick Search module + Clocks module, you can configure a professional dashboard like above screenshot. All latest versions of our template quickstart packages are also configured with new dashboard layout and you can start using it without having to configure anything.

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