Vik Booking Pro changelog

1.8.19 Latest 2 improved1 security3 changed

Improved

• Improved seasonal rates pre-loading for the page "Rates Overview".
• Updated charset and collation to utf8mb4 for some database tables to support emojis.

Security

• XSS prevention with custom fields management functions.

Changed

• *Release date - 26 October 2026*
• Automatic sub-unit relocation cap applied to large integer numbers for combinations count.
• DAC device unlock instructions included for booking passcode return value.

1.8.18 1 fixed1 changed

Fixed

• Fixes applied for the automated security plugin review findings.

Changed

• *Release date - 21 October 2026*

1.8.17 2 new1 improved1 security9 changed

New

• New booking history events added for AI activities and reservation alteration requests.
• Added support to automatic guest phone number detection in messaging contexts (CM + AI required).

Improved

• Updated several RMS calculation metrics.

Security

• Multiple security improvements (CSRF preventions).

Changed

• *Release date - 20 October 2026*
• Notifications Center new filter by failure events.
• All bookings page new filter by stay dates.
• Reservation alteration requests framework (Airbnb guest-to-host only - CM required).
• Accept or decline pending reservation alteration requests from guests (CM + Airbnb required).
• Door Access Control framework support for OTA sync (Airbnb Seamless Entry API - CM required).
• Cron job email reminder new setting for targeting only OTA reservations with missing guest phone number.
• Multiple guest messaging improvements.
• Various core framework updates to support the new iOS/Android App version (CM required).

1.8.16 2 new1 improved1 security3 changed

New

• Task Manager: added new capabilities and permissions to operators (gated listing IDs).
• Door Access Control: added support to missing passcode detection for bookings.

Improved

• Improved calculation for outstanding balance payment window after deposit confirmation.

Security

• Multiple XSS preventions applied.

Changed

• *Release date - 01 October 2026*
• Introducing support for guest alias phone numbers (Channel Manager reservations).
• Various core framework updates.

1.8.15 1 new1 security1 removed6 changed

New

• New Door Access Control driver for "offline/fixed" access codes.

Security

• Multiple low-severity security fixes for CSRF and XSS prevention.

Removed

• Dropped support for SVG files in Chat Mediator to improve security (thanks, anhdung1329 and WPScan).

Changed

• *Release date - 14 September 2026*
• Reservation model improvements for payment method detection.
• Chat mediator support for dispatching mobile App Push notifications (Task Manager).
• Task Manager framework improvements.
• Automatic checked-in registration for first-access detection in Door Access Control.
• Introducing Events Observer for platform dispatcher.

1.8.14 1 security2 changed

Security

• Multiple low-severity security fixes for CSRF and XSS prevention.

Changed

• *Release date - 16 July 2026*
• Minor task manager improvements for OTA booking alterations.

1.8.13 1 new1 improved1 security2 changed

New

• New PMS Report "Bookings".

Improved

• Improvements to RMS Occupancy Pace report data collection.

Security

• Multiple low-severity security fixes for CSRF and XSS prevention.

Changed

• *Release date - 30 June 2026*
• Outdated Channel Manager versions detection.

1.8.12 1 new1 improved1 fixed2 changed

New

• Added support to listing-level check-in instructions.

Improved

• Improved room-level minimum advance booking notice (empty notice allowed).

Fixed

• Fixed URL routing issue for meta-search landing pages.

Changed

• *Release date - 16 June 2026*
• Door Access Control passcodes available in front-end booking details page.

1.8.11 1 fixed8 changed

Fixed

• Fixed "arbitrary file deletion" vulnerability through Chatbot (AI or administrator reply to first message was required to use the exploit).

Changed

• *Release date - 03 June 2026*
• Booking color tags improvements to support any future OTA payout notification.
• Unified AJAX response parsing for guest messaging controllers.
• Styling improvements for compatibility with WordPress >= 7.0.
• Content translations applied to front-end Quote Details page.
• Quote URI routing improvements.
• Various booking and registry libraries updates.
• First payment detection improvements for OTA reservations.

1.8.10 2 fixed1 security1 changed

Fixed

• Quote framework minor improvements and fixes.
• Inquiries framework (and Chatbot) fixes.

Security

• Security fixes mainly for XSS prevention or data filtering.

Changed

• *Release date - 05 May 2026*

1.8.9 1 improved1 fixed1 security3 changed

Improved

• Language translation strings updated.

Fixed

• Quote framework general improvements and bug fixes.

Security

• Multiple low-severity security fixes for XSS prevention.

Changed

• *Release date - 28 April 2026*
• Quote lock/do-not-lock option.
• Automatic payment collection scheduling for VCC and CC of additional OTAs.

1.8.8 6 new1 fixed8 changed

New

• New front-end "Chat" module, available as a Gutenberg native block or as a legacy widget.
• New admin-widget "Inquiries Chat" to manage AI Agent conversations with guests and message requests.
• New cron-job "Messaging Reminder" for scheduling the delivery of WhatsApp message templates to guests.
• New admin-widget Quotes to monitor the status of the existing quotes.
• New front-end View (and Shortcode) "Quote Details" to let your customers see their quotes and proceed to booking.
• Added support for the latest FontAwesome webfonts version.

Fixed

• Several framework improvements and fixes.

Changed

• *Release date - 20 April 2026*
• Door Access Control: passcodes generation improvements for multi-unit (hotel inventory) room types.
• AI Agent (Chatbot) to guide customers through the booking process or answer questions (CM required).
• WhatsApp Business messaging support (Channel Manager required).
• AI powered auto-responder to guest messages received through WhatsApp backed by custom training system.
• Send custom and interactive WhatsApp message templates to guests (visit E4jConnect.com for more details).
• Introducing the new Quote system to manage custom quotes with various booking solutions for your customers.
• Send quote details via email and/or custom and interactive WhatsApp message templates.

1.8.7 1 new3 improved1 fixed12 changed

New

• New notification of type "OTA Bank Transfer Update" (E4jConnect channel manager required).

Improved

• Improved notification of type "OTA Payout Update" (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Various RMS report metric calculations improved.
• Improved Virtual Credit Cards fetching operations from OTAs (E4jConnect channel manager required).

Fixed

• Resolve room assignments through intelligent combinations matrix.

Changed

• *Release date - 11 February 2026*
• Door Access Control: framework improvements (device data mapping).
• Door Access Control: automatic removal of expired passcodes.
• Door Access Control: hotel inventory room-types mapping (subunits).
• Door Access Control: new integration for U-tec Smart Home.
• Hotel inventory room-types with multiple subunits reassignment options.
• Rates Overview OTA Rates improvements (net rates) and automatic loading.
• Availability Overview preference for automatically loading rates and restrictions (Multi-calendar).
• Longer and alphanumeric customer pin codes enforcements.
• Template file customization improvements (DOMDocument HTML strings loading).
• PMS Reports automatic execution improvements with all-profiles processing.
• Various internal libraries updates.

1.8.6 5 new18 changed

New

• Occupancy Pace and Booking Pace (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• New Door Access Control integration for Nuki - Smart Locks (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• New admin-widget AI Training Drafts (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Guest messaging: added support to suspicious messages (phishing) delivered by OTA notifications.
• New backup export type "Reservations - Pricing" to include only time-sensitive operational data.

Changed

• *Release date - 22 January 2026*
• Availability Overview new "inline-scroll" layout.
• Increase/Decrease Rates in Rates Overview and Multi-Calendar.
• Rates Overview new option to display OTA rates (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Newly created derived rate plans can populate the base rates for all listings.
• Identity document AI-powered details extraction through MRZ (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Various pre-check-in improvements, including MRZ detection support.
• Introducing Revenue Manager (RMS) framework and libraries.
• Door Access Control passcode generation failures support re-try actions through the Notifications Center.
• OAuth2 support for custom third-party applications and Door Access Control framework.
• Webhook endpoint support for custom third-party applications and Door Access Control framework.
• Booking.com Virtual Card Update notifications (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Automatic payment scheduling and collection for Virtual Credit Cards.
• Various improvements to OTA payout notifications (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Various improvements to the electronic invoicing framework.
• Batch update for "unsafe" customer PIN codes detected.
• Guest messaging: AI self-training functionalities for approval or rejection (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Guest messaging: manually generated AI replies can rely on the model's pre-trained knowledge.

1.8.5 1 new7 changed

New

• New payment transaction hooks for custom metadata.

Changed

• *Release date - 26 November 2025*
• OTA onboarding improvements for new listings (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• OTA guest messages indexing and faster processing (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Split stay bookings calculation improvements.
• Database optimization scheduling.
• Additional caching support to rates calculation.
• Minor framework improvements.

1.8.4 1 new6 changed

New

• Native support for TTLock - Smart Locks added to Door Access Control framework.

Changed

• *Release date - 13 November 2025*
• Introducing the new Door Access Control framework (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Task Manager: AI maintenance tasks from guest requests.
• OTA bookings expected payout amounts.
• Airbnb Hosting Quality metrics and dashboard (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Minor framework improvements.

1.8.3 3 new10 changed

New

• Added support to new OTA payout notifications (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Several new hooks added for the creation and modification of bookings.
• New PMS report "Guest Registration Data".

Changed

• *Release date - 13 October 2025*
• Search results filtering options (categories, amenities, price range).
• Search results new interactive map with grid layout and advanced map markers.
• Custom check-in/out times can be defined and overwritten at listing-level.
• Minimum advance booking notice can be defined and overwritten at listing-level.
• Custom currency position (before or after price).
• Silent notifications within the Notification Center.
• Various performance improvements with large data-sets.
• Different format for customers PIN code (8 alphanumeric random characters).
• Various improvements to the Electronic Invoicing framework and interface.

1.8.2 2 new3 improved1 fixed9 changed

New

• New Task Manager settings for sequential or balanced operators assignment strategy.
• New PMS reports (Trentino, Italy).

Improved

• Availability Overview drag & drop actions improved.
• Main framework updated.
• Improved query execution timing for rooms with hotel-inventory.

Fixed

• Minor fixes.

Changed

• *Release date - 28 July 2025*
• Custom cancellation policies for custom rate plans.
• Multi-calendar improvements in Availability Overview.
• Availability Overview "Holding Area" row for hotel-inventory rooms.
• Availability Overview "Unassigned units" row for hotel-inventory rooms.
• Introducing the Help Wizard to automatically configure country-related functions.
• Booking.com Payments API for VCC reservations (E4jConnect channel manager required).
• Task Manager new tasks scheduling frequency for pre-arrival.
• Booking availability pre-flight during manual modifications.

1.8.1 1 improved1 fixed2 changed

Improved

• Improved support for third-party page builder plugins with Operators Login shortcode.

Fixed

• Minor fixes.

Changed

• *Release date - 18 June 2025*
• Minor CSS improvements.

1.8.0 9 new1 improved18 changed

New

• New operators tool for managing the work days.
• Task Manager framework introduced.
• New operator permissions for tasks management.
• New admin widget "Operators Chat".
• New notifications center category for Operators.
• New WebPush Notifications for operator activities.
• Added support for off-session transactions through the Virtual Terminal (Stripe required).
• New Channel Manager capabilities for Virtual Credit Cards received from OTA reservations.
• New back-end and front-end styling.

Improved

• Improved support up to PHP 8.4

Changed

• *Release date - 10 June 2025*
• Major framework update.
• Various improvements to PMS reports.
• PMS report auto-export functions with support for multiple account profiles.
• Operators work days, exceptions and days off.
• Housekeeping and Maintenance automated tasks scheduling.
• Task Manager projects for sprint board.
• Private tasks for administrators.
• Various task manager layouts: board, list, calendar and bookings overview.
• ICal calendar subscription for operator tasks with multiple formats.
• Various history framework improvements.
• Multi-calendar functionalities in availability overview for managing rates and restrictions.
• Matrix selection of multiple dates and listings to handle multiple rate update queues.
• Guest message reactions for OTA messaging (Channel Manager required).
• Generative AI improvements (Channel Manager required).
• Major improvements to electronic invoicing framework for an easier customization.
• Various improvements to pre-check-in framework.
• JS core major refactoring.

1.7.8 1 fixed1 changed

Fixed

• Fixed empty new line at the beginning of the file /wp-content/plugins/vikbooking/libraries/language/site.php.

Changed

• *Release date - 12 March 2025*

1.7.7 11 changed

Changed

• *Release date - 11 March 2025*
• Various admin widgets improvements.
• Responsiveness improvements on admin section.
• Dates range picker improvements.
• Damage deposit separate payment improvements.
• PMS Reports framework updates with new profile settings support.
• Various improvements to the PMS Reports framework.
• Pre-checkin guests data collection drivers can validate the information before submission.
• Introducing PMS report for Catalonia (Spain) Mossos d'Esquadra.
• Cron jobs email and pre-checkin reminder new listings filter.
• Orphan dates collection and opening now available for the AI Assistant widget.

1.7.6 1 new9 changed

New

• New inbox-style layout for the admin-widget "Guest Messages" with infinite scroll loading.

Changed

• *Release date - 19 February 2025*
• Admin-widgets rendered in modal windows can be minimized or enlarged.
• Introducing the admin-dock bar for the minimized admin-widgets.
• Options of type damage deposit allow to configure a payment window and payment method.
• Various improvements to the rates overview page and pricing update features.
• Various improvements to the operator tools framework.
• Introducing the new operator tool "Guest Messaging" (E4jConnect CM required).
• Various improvements to the listing-style layout of the front-end page "Room Details".
• Visual editor improvements for Cron Jobs to preview the message for a specific booking ID.

1.7.5 1 new4 changed

New

• Introduced listings automatic mini-thumbnail for drop down menus.

Changed

• *Release date - 29 January 2025*
• JavaScript improvements with new dates-range picker calendars.
• Styling and responsiveness improvements with new dates-range picker calendars.
• Storing the pre-checkin guests registration data will invoke the pax driver callback.

1.7.4 1 new1 fixed1 changed

New

• Introduced new guest registration field type signature.

Fixed

• JavaScript bug fixing with new dates-range picker calendars.

Changed

• *Release date - 22 January 2025*

1.7.3 2 new1 security5 changed

New

• New dates-range picker calendars.
• New listing layout parameter for room-details shortcode.

Security

• Multiple security improvements.

Changed

• *Release date - 21 January 2025*
• Gen AI functions for listing contents (E4jConnect CM required).
• Gen AI Assistant in Visual Editor (E4jConnect CM required).
• Various Visual Editor improvements.
• Maintenance controller for performance optimization (large datasets).

1.7.2 3 new3 changed

New

• New default PMS Reports.
• New options/extras of type late check-out/early check-in.
• New front-end search settings to display unavailable rooms.

Changed

• *Release date - 18 December 2024*
• Custom OTA pricing overrides in Rates Overview.
• Various AI framework improvements.

1.7.1 1 new1 fixed4 changed

New

• New OTA listing onboarding functions (Airbnb and Booking.com).

Fixed

• Minor fixes.

Changed

• *Release date - 12 November 2024*
• Refactoring of PMS Reports framework.
• AI framework improvements required by Vik Channel Manager and E4jConnect.
• Minor back-end design improvements.

1.7.0 5 new1 improved9 changed

New

• New admin-widget "AI Assistant" (Channel Manager and E4jConnect subscription required).
• New admin-widget "Guest Reviews" (Channel Manager and E4jConnect subscription required).
• Added support to Airbnb reactions in "Guest Messages" admin-widget.
• New financial statistics.
• New back-end styles.

Improved

• Improved Notifications Center functionalities and CTA buttons.

Changed

• *Release date - 23 September 2024*
• Major framework release.
• AI framework powered by ChatGPT (Channel Manager and E4jConnect subscription required).
• Derived rate plans with automatic rates and restrictions update from parent rate plans.
• Tiny URLs generated automatically to improve the OTA messaging capabilities.
• Room rates and restrictions management in admin-widget "Bookings Calendar".
• Schedule automatic payment collections.
• Register, update and delete offline payments.
• Several framework improvements.

1.6.9 4 new2 improved1 fixed2 changed

New

• New operator-tool permissions framework.
• New finance operators tool.
• New layout for CC/VCC details for OTA reservations.
• New "Takings" tab for the payment events of a reservation.

Improved

• Improved "Guest Messages" admin-widget.
• Improved OTA guest messaging functions through Cron Jobs.

Fixed

• Fixed month-day rows in Availability Overview.

Changed

• *Release date - 11 June 2024*
• Refactoring of the operators dashboard and tools.

1.6.8 1 improved3 changed

Improved

• Improved ACL controls.

Changed

• *Release date - 2 April 2024*
• Introducing the Notifications Center.
• Admin-widget framework refactoring.

1.6.7 4 new4 changed

New

• Added support to new Gutenberg blocks for the widgets.
• Introduced live preview for the Shortcode block.
• New admin widget "Bulk Messaging".
• Added support to pin/recent widgets in Quick Actions menus.

Changed

• *Release date - 7 February 2024*
• All widgets have been converted into native Gutenberg blocks.
• Refactoring of the e-invoicing framework to support new local requirements.
• Various framework improvements.

1.6.6 3 new1 changed

New

• Added support for the E4jConnect Trial activation system.
• Added search facility to translations.
• New actions and filters introduced.

Changed

• *Release date - 13 December 2023*

1.6.5 5 new1 improved5 changed

New

• New Booking Details admin-widget.
• Added support for WebApp through apposite manifest for MacOS.
• Added support for new Channel Manager capabilities with the Booking.com Content APIs.
• Added the "important" flag to reminders for specific reservations.
• New overrides manager interface and breaking changes detection framework.

Improved

• Improved Desktop (Web) notifications.

Changed

• *Release date - 13 November 2023*
• Admin widgets framework refactoring.
• Introducing Push notifications through ServiceWorker.
• Cron Jobs attempting to notify Airbnb reservations now rely on the Guest Messaging APIs.
• Minor framework improvements.

1.6.4 2 new1 improved4 changed

New

• New Virtual Terminal admin-widget.
• Added support for direct-charge transactions.

Improved

• Improvements to increase the price the accuracy score with Google Hotel.

Changed

• *Release date - 27 July 2023*
• Seasonal rates refactoring for promotions.
• Hooks refactoring for admin widgets.
• Minor framework improvements.

1.6.3 4 new1 improved11 changed

New

• Added support for the new Vrbo API channel connection.
• Implemented several new hooks to facilitate customization.
• New hooks implemented for the Statistics Tracking object.
• New front-end pricing calendar calculation based on rate plan IDs.

Improved

• Improved extendibility of check-in and pre-checkin registration fields.

Changed

• *Release date - 21 June 2023*
• Split stays framework improvements.
• Automatic reminders for Channel Manager notifications.
• Maximum advance booking notice at room-level.
• CTD restrictions applied on check-out date rather than on check-in date.
• CSS styling inspector improvements with quick preview and tag selector.
• Several improvements for the PMS Reports framework.
• Broadcast channel for desktop push notifications across multiple tabs.
• Backup framework improvements for large datasets.
• Cron Jobs framework improvements to avoid timezone conflicts.
• Several generic improvements related to UI and framework.

1.6.2 3 new1 security3 changed

New

• Added support for pet fees through options with selectable quantity.
• New planning system with Availability Overview.
• New PMS Report for Takings.

Security

• Several improvements and fixes (CSRF).

Changed

• *Release date - 4 May 2023*
• Drag & Drop functionalities for single-unit rooms as well as for hotel-inventory rooms.
• Swap room sub-units in case of low or full occupancy.

1.6.1 4 new4 improved3 changed

New

• Added support for pets for each room reservation record.
• Added support for included meal plans in the various rate plans.
• New framework for the PMS Reports supporting CSV, Excel and Print formats.
• New Cron Job (Pro version) to automatically export reports dynamically.

Improved

• Enhanced caching functions for databases with large datasets.
• Improved performances.
• Improved various PMS Reports (Pro version).
• Compatibility with the new Vrbo API channel connection (Pro version + E4jConnect & Vik Channel Manager).

Changed

• *Release date - 18 April 2023*
• Several improvements to the admin-widgets and Multitask panel.
• Default integration for PayPal Express Checkout (Pro version).

1.6.0 9 new5 improved1 fixed12 changed

New

• New admin-widgets: Finance and Guest Messaging.
• Quick reservation added to Bookings Calendar admin-widget.
• New Availability Overview layout and functionalities.
• New adaptive back-end menu with custom and pinnable quick actions.
• New browser notifications system.
• Added plenty of new hooks/events to extend the default framework functionalities.
• New custom field of type "State".
• Added support for the new Expedia Product API within Vik Channel Manager.
• Added CSRF tokens to admin AJAX requests to improve the security.

Improved

• Improved several admin-widgets.
• Support for simultaneous chat threads with Booking.com, Airbnb and Website.
• Enhanced Cron Jobs framework.
• Enhanced coupons functionalities to apply tailored and automatic discounts to certain customers.
• Improved communication with Vik Channel Manager.

Fixed

• Several minor fixes and improvements.

Changed

• *Release date - 14 February 2023*
• Major release of the framework.
• Multitask panel improvements to render the admin-widgets within modal windows.
• Split Stays.
• Early departures or late arrivals for multiple room bookings.
• Room Upgrade functionalities.
• Back-end registration detection of returning customer.
• VAT breakdown for each line item in the invoice template.
• Payment methods can be assigned to certain listings only.
• PMS Reports improvements.
• States/Provinces management functions for each country.
• Several enhancements for the front-end pages.

1.5.12 1 fixed1 changed

Fixed

• Fixed attributes escaping to prevent XSS attacks with administrator privileges.

Changed

• *Release date - 10 January 2023*