Booking Activities vs Mobile-Refuel Table Reservation

Booking Activities is a complete booking tool designed for activities. It is very easy to use: Drag and drop your activities onto your schedule. Copy / Paste a shortcode to display a booking form. Or integrate it with WooCommerce products. Pick an event on this calendar and book it. Try this reservation tool live on the demo website, or generate a temporary site to test the backend! Video made with v1.1.1. Booking Activities is constantly evolving. Main features ★ = Unique feature only Booking Activities has. Editor ★ WYSIWYG: Visually build your plannings ★ Drag and drop events directly on the calendar ★ Group your events to easily sell bundles, subscriptions, seminars, or events spreading on several days Create repeated events (with desired frequency and exceptions dates) Unlimited calendars, activities, events and bookings. Permission management system: your managers manage only their own calendars and reservations. E.g.: You can set up Booking Activities for a marketplace (Booking Activities can only be managed from the backend). Booking forms Fully customizable forms in a WYSIWYG editor Shortcodes to display reservation forms or simple calendars ★ Display events from multiple schedules and activities at once ★ One-click booking: just pick the desired event(s) on the calendar and click on “Book”! Custom action when you submit the form or when you click an event: make a reservation, ★ add a product to cart, redirect to a URL Pick multiple events and book them all at once / ★ add them all to cart at once ★ Seamless login / registration: embedded in the form and processed with the reservation. You can also book without account, or display a login form only with a shortcode. 100% responsive: looks great on mobiles, tablets and computers. ★ Set any custom fields and any booking metadata thanks to Advanced Forms add-on Online payments with WooCommerce Calendars are automatically integrated to WooCommerce product pages ★ Attach multiple calendars and activities to one WC product ★ Cart expiration system: bookings in the shopping cart are temporary Auto-validation when payment is completed ★ WooCommerce order status and its bookings status are smartly bound ★ Automatic refunds by WC coupon or via the gateway (if allowed) Manage reservations Find all your bookings at a glance on a calendar and in a list. Use dynamic filters, sorting, and custom columns Booking actions: validate, cancel, reschedule, ★ refund… ★ Display your customer’s bookings calendar and their booking list with a shortcode ★ Your customers can cancel or reschedule their bookings and ask a refund by themselves Export your bookings as CSV and iCal feeds and sync them on spreadsheet and calendar apps (e.g.: Google Sheet, Google Calendar) Availability options Set the booking period: customers can’t book too early or too late Make your events private or bookable by multiple users ★ Set the min and max bookings allowed per user per event Offer some activities to certain user roles only Notifications Automatic emails are sent to both administrator and customer when a booking is made, when its state changes, and when it is rescheduled Fully customize and configure all your email notifications In multilangual sites, emails are sent to your customers in their own language Send activity-specific notifications and reminders via email, SMS and ★ Push thanks to Notification Pack add-on Translation ready Multilingual support with WPML and ★ qTranslate-XT (free plugin) ★ Auto-detect and switch languages, date/time format, first day of the week… Customize most frontend messages directly in the settings Fully translated in English and French. You can also help us translating Booking Activities in your language. The best inside API for developers (PHP actions and filters, JS actions). Use the beautiful and handy FullCalendar Support WP Multisite Support WP privacy tools for exporting and erasing your customers personal data See the whole features list here. Extend these features with add-ons: Resource Availability: Manage your resource availability and assignment Advanced Forms: Add any (paid) custom fields to your booking forms Display Pack: Customize your calendars or set alternative display (datepicker) Prices and Credits: Set per event prices, decreasing prices, price categories (adults, children, etc.), pay with credits Notification Pack: Send activity-specific notifications and booking reminders by email, SMS and Push Order for Customers: You can book / place an order in the name of your customers Waiting List: Join the waiting list for sold-out events (automatic notification / booking) See the whole add-ons list here This plugin is great for… You? To know if Booking Activities is made for you, you just need to understand how it works: You place events on a calendar Customers pick them and book them If this fits your business then give it a try! This booking system has been specially designed to fulfill the needs of most activity providers: For tourism, sport and leisure (nautical, aerial, land, mountain, foot or wheels, outdoor or indoor…) For courses, trainings, exhibitions (education, music, drawing, seminar…) For cultural activities (museum, theatre / cinema, booking events…) For you too, but you are not in this list? Tell us 🙂 We are listening You are the developers. You have always been. Booking Activities has been designed and developed in collaboration with activity providers. Now it is getting better thanks to you. Then feel free to tell us if you miss a feature, if you find a bug or anything to make your booking system better! Documentation Report a bug / Request a feature Contact us at [email protected] (French and English) Requirements WordPress: 3.6 or later PHP: 5.6 or later MySQL: 5.7.22 or later (or MariaDB 10.5.4 or later) WooCommerce: 3.x or later Booking Activities can be used without WooCommerce

Plugin Website | Live Demo | Support Professional table reservation system for restaurants, cafes, and food trucks. Features include: 📱 Personal smartphone app (PWA): 💎 (Pro) Turn your reservation system into a native smartphone app. Features include app installation, push notifications, offline functionality, custom branding (app name, icon, colors), and lightning-fast performance. QR code generation for easy installation on iOS and Android devices. 🖥️ Frontend: Multi-step reservation form with real-time availability check, responsive design, translated calendar, and smart time management. ⚙️ Backend: Comprehensive reservation management with filtering, sorting, status changes, manual bookings, CSV export, and direct guest communication. 🕒 Opening hours: Flexible weekly hours, holidays, special opening hours 💎 (Pro), and excluded days. Special hours automatically override regular hours. 🏖️ Vacation & Season Management: 💎 (Pro) Define closed periods (e.g. company holidays, seasonal breaks) that automatically block all days within the range for reservations. Configured vacation dates are highlighted in orange in all backend datepickers so you always have a clear overview. 🍽️ Kitchen Capacity Planning: 💎 (Pro) Limit the maximum number of guests that can be booked into the same time interval, independent of the overall restaurant seat count. This reflects kitchen throughput: even if the restaurant is not fully seated, a slot is blocked when the sum of already-booked guests in that interval plus the current request exceeds the configured per-interval maximum. 📧 Emails: Language-specific templates 💎 (Pro) (9 languages: DE, EN, US, IT, ES, FR, PL, RU, NL) with placeholders, customizable sender, and automatic language selection. ❌ Cancellations: Self-cancellation by guests 💎 (Pro) via email link with configurable minimum number of hours before the reservation and automatic notification. 🎉 Event Management: 💎 (Pro) Create fully configurable event types (e.g., birthday party, wedding, corporate event) with individual durations per type. Events can be restricted to specific weekdays (e.g., “Lunch only on Fridays & Saturdays”) or tied to hand-picked special dates with a tile-based date picker instead of a calendar, no unavailable-day confusion. A day that is normally closed can be opened automatically when an event is scheduled on it. Only time slots where the full event duration fits before closing time are shown, preventing uncompletable bookings. If exactly one event type is configured, the form activates it directly without showing extra steps. Event duration display in the frontend is optional. 📅 Calendar: Visual calendar view of all reservations with monthly, weekly, and daily views. Dynamic time slots automatically adjust to the configured opening hours. The weekly view shows the earliest to latest times for all days, while the daily view shows only the opening hours for the respective day. Pop-up for managing with a click 💎 (Pro) for status changes and iCal feed subscription 💎 (Pro) for Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, and Thunderbird. 🎨 Design: Customizable colors (background, text, buttons 💎 (Pro), tile color 💎 (Pro)) and corner radius 💎 (Pro) with live preview 💎 (Pro) directly in the backend – see your changes in a real form preview before saving. 🌍 Internationalization: Full translation support for backend, frontend, emails, calendar, and all UI elements. Dynamic language switching. Supports 9 languages: German, English (US), English (UK), Dutch, Italian, Spanish, French, Polish, and Russian. 🔒 Security and performance: Nonce verification, input sanitization, SQL injection protection, XSS protection, optimized queries, and efficient AJAX handlers. Plugin Website | Live Demo | Support Technical Features AJAX Integration: Real-time availability check Dynamic loading of email templates No page reloading required Calendar integration: * (Pro) iCal feed for external calendar apps Support for Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, Thunderbird Token-based secure access Automatic synchronization Security: Nonce verification for all forms Cleaning of all inputs Protection against SQL injection through prepared statements XSS protection through escaping Performance: Optimized database queries Efficient AJAX handlers Usage Getting Started Configure general settings: Go to “Reservations” > ‘Settings’ > “General” tab Enter the name of the restaurant Configure the email address for notifications Set the maximum number of people* (Pro) and length of stay* (Pro) Set opening hours: “Opening Hours” tab > “Regular Weekly Opening Hours” Activate the desired days of the week Set opening hours (start and end) for each day Configure time interval* (Pro) (default: 30 minutes) Add holidays: * (Pro) “Opening Hours” tab > “Holidays and Special Opening Hours” Select a date in the calendar. Click “Configure selected date.” Select “Closed all day” or “Special opening hours.” Save the settings. Customize email templates: * (Pro) “Emails” tab Select the desired language Customize the subject and message for each email type Use placeholders for dynamic content Customize design: “Design” tab Select the background color for the form Customize text color Customize button colors* (Pro) Customize tile color* (Pro) Set corner radius* (Pro) (0–50 pixels) Use live form preview* (Pro) to view all changes in real time before saving Select language: “Language” tab Select desired language for frontend and backend All texts are translated automatically Embed form: Create a new page or edit an existing page Add the shortcode [reservation-form] Publish the page Managing Reservations Reservation list: – Go to “Reservations” > “Reservations” – Use filters to view specific reservations – Sort by various criteria – Click “Confirm” or “Decline” to change the status – Click “Edit” to change details – Click “Delete” to remove a reservation – Switch between table view and map view (optimized for mobile/desktop) Add manual reservation: – Go to “Reservations” > “New Reservation” – Fill in all fields – Select date and time (special opening hours are automatically taken into account) – Optional: Send an email confirmation to the guest – Click on “Create reservation” CSV export: – Go to “Reservations” > “Reservations.” – Optionally, select a filter. – Click on “Export CSV.” – The file will be downloaded. Smartphone App (PWA) (PRO) The Pro version includes a Progressive Web App (PWA) feature that transforms your reservation system into a native smartphone application. Key features: App installation: – Direct installation on smartphones without an app store – Native app experience with your branding – Installable on iOS and Android devices – QR code for easy installation Push notifications: – Send reservation confirmations as push messages – Automatic reminders for upcoming reservations – Real-time updates sent directly to guests’ devices – VAPID-based secure notification system Offline functionality: – Works without an internet connection – Automatic synchronization when reconnected – Intelligent caching system Custom branding: – Customizable app name and short name – Upload your own app icon – Set the colors of the app theme – Professional appearance that matches your restaurant’s branding Performance: – Lightning-fast loading times – Intelligent caching for optimal speed – Progressive enhancement for all devices Configuration: – Go to “Reservations” > ‘Settings’ > “App” tab (Pro only) – Enable PWA functionality – Configure app name, icon, and colors – Enable push notifications – Generate a QR code for installation – Test push notifications The PWA feature is available exclusively in the Pro version. Upgrade to offer your guests a modern, app-like reservation experience. Support For support, questions, or feedback, please visit https://mobile-refuel.de Credits Developed by Maxim Ristow / maksim85 for Mobile-Refuel.