=== Course Booking System ===
Contributors: werbeagenturcommotion
Tags: course booking system, courses, booking system, accessible, accessibility ready
Requires at least: 5.9
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.0
Stable tag: 7.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Individual course booking system for recurring events and specific needs.

== Description ==
There are many booking systems on the market. The booking systems often have many advantages. However, one disadvantage that should not be underestimated is that many booking systems are so general that they do not address special features and individual needs of you. At ComMotion we have developed an individual course and online booking system that takes into account the special features of your company.

Our individual course and online booking system already comes with a lot of things, such as the online purchase of single tickets or 10-tickets with different payment methods, the display of a timetable and the offer of a video library. We will be happy to implement any further requests together with you, so that in the end you will receive exactly THE booking system that you need. The following features are included in our course and online booking system:

= Integration =
The system fully supports WooCommerce. Part of the booking system is a powerful online shop that leaves nothing to be desired. You can sell everything from single cards to mixed cards of 10 to subscriptions.

= Attendance indicator =
Every course or appointment has a current utilization indicator. This gives you full control over all appointments.

= Customer account =
Each customer receives individual access. This means that he has an overview of all appointments and bookings and can make purchases in the online shop.

= Permanent appointments and subscriptions =
You can enter permanent appointments (subscription or permanent place) for certain customers and thus reward your regular customers.

= Opening times and timetable =
The system fully supports WooCommerce. Part of the booking system is a powerful online shop that leaves nothing to be desired. You can sell everything from single cards to mixed cards of 10 to subscriptions.

= Evaluations =
You will receive a detailed evaluation and statistics about your sales and all dates for a period of time that you have defined.

= Advantages of the individual course and online booking system from ComMotion =
The advantages are apparent. With a booking system that is perfectly tailored to you, you and your entire team not only save more time because the administrative effort is lower, but you also give your customers an extremely professional impression. Our booking system can be fully integrated into your existing page on a website with the well-known CMS WordPress. Through the online shop, which we can integrate into your website in addition to the booking system, you will sell your products, cards and offers online in the future - 24 hours a day.

A nice side effect: thanks to the optional status display, customers can see whether places are still available and can register for appointments at short notice. This ensures that your courses and appointments are fully utilized.

= Who is the course and online booking system for? =
Our booking system is for everyone who needs an individual booking system. Whether doctor, studio, practice, hairdresser, service provider or retail: Our booking system is for everyone!

- Doctor
- Studio
- Office
- Hair stylist
- Club
- Association
- Educational institution
- Restaurant
- Vacation rental
- Service provider
- Rental

= Privacy =
This plugin is made in Germany in the European Union, and we make every effort to keep it compliant with the GDPR. Whether your website is fully compliant, however, depends on how you run it, so please take the following into account:

* As the website operator, you are responsible for protecting your customers' personal data. Please take appropriate technical and organisational measures to keep that data safe.
* Adjust your privacy policy where necessary, in particular for account registration and purchases.
* Add the essential or functional cookie "last-course-visited" to your cookie list. This cookie stores the last course visited, allowing the booking process to continue from that exact point after a ticket purchase. The cookie's path is /, its lifespan is 1 hour, and its type is HTTP.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Where can I find the documentation and help? =
Often you are not alone with a problem or a question. We regularly publish help and expand the documentation with new functions. [Go to help](https://commotion.online/en/booking-system-documentation/)

= Where can I get support? =
We support you with your project on request. We offer you both to set up the plugin and to carry out individual change requests. Just contact us without obligation. [Go to contact](https://commotion.online/en/contact/?topic=Individual+Course+and+Online+Booking+System+for+WordPress)

== Installation ==

= Minimum Requirements =
* PHP 7.0
* MySQL 5.6 or MariaDB 10.3

= Recommended Requirements =
* PHP 8.5 or greater is recommended
* MySQL 8.1 or greater is recommended
* MariaDB 10.6 or greater is recommended

= Automatic installation =
Automatic installation is the easiest option -- WordPress will handles the file transfer, and you won’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of WooCommerce, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu, and click “Add New.”
 
In the search field type ”Course Booking System” then click “Search Plugins.” Once you’ve found us, you can view details about it such as the point release, rating, and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by! Click “Install” and WordPress will take it from there.

= Manual installation =
Manual installation method requires downloading the plugin and uploading it to your web server via your favorite FTP application. The WordPress codex contains [instructions on how to do this here](https://wordpress.org/support/article/managing-plugins/#manual-plugin-installation).

= Updating =
Automatic updates should work smoothly, but we still recommend you back up your site.

If you encounter issues with the course pages after an update, flush the permalinks by going to WordPress > Settings > Permalinks and hitting “Save”. That should return things to normal.

== Contributors & Developers ==
“Course Booking System” is currently available in English, German, Czech, Dutch and Spanish.

== Screenshots ==

1. Frontend: Booking view of a course for different dates
2. Frontend: Account view of a customer
3. Backend: View a course in the backend with setting options
4. Backend: Many different plugin settings possible
5. Backend: User overview
6. Backend: View of individual users with the possibility to manage the card status and subscriptions

== Credits ==

Plugin bundles the following third-party resources:

* slick, Copyright 2017, Ken Wheeler, Licensed under the MIT license.

== Changelog ==

= 7.1 =
* License removal.

= 7.0.10 =
* Preventing double click on action links in account dashboard.
* Minimum required WordPress Core version is now 5.9.
* Minor bugfixes and improvements.

= 7.0.9 =
* Security hardening.

= 7.0.8 =
* Fixes a bug on sending SMS to customers.
* Removes required address fields on registration.
* Adds a note after optional birthday field.
* Adds field in account details to change or delete birthday, if activated.

= 7.0.7 =
* Fixes a false nonce check in checkout.
* Compatibility for latest WooCommerce version.
* Compatibility for latest WordPress version.
* Minor bugfixes and improvements.

= 7.0.6 =
* Easier account deletion handling for users.

= 7.0.5 =
* Fixes a bug on saving products.
* Compatibility for latest WooCommerce version.

= 7.0.4 =
* Logs and cancellations are now shown in the set timezone (not UTC).
* Fixes a bug regarding saving a video products.
* Compatibility for latest WooCommerce version.

= 7.0.3 =
* Minor bugfixes and improvements.

= 7.0.2 =
* Minor bugfixes and improvements.

= 7.0.1 =
* Quick Fix for Elementor.

= 7.0 =
* New filter option in the timetable view.
* New option to search for courses and names (admins only) in the timetable view.
* New design for buying cards after using the shop button on the single course page.
* New block and shortcode [team] for displaying the team.
* Secure file downloads (iCal and CSV) via API.
* Caching of database queries for better general performance.
* Email Footer Text from WooCommerce settings added to all emails.
* Easier adaption of attendance for single dates.
* Second holiday date period possible.
* Referring persons must have one successful purchase in order to be able to make a recommendation.
* Optimization to meet the required WordPress Codex standards for the WordPress.org plugin directory.
* Throws an error on account registration if the referral address is identical with the email.
* Logs are stored for 15 months now.
* AJAX errors are displayed in console log instead of alert.
* Compatibility for WooCommerce product instance caching
* Compatibility for latest WooCommerce version.