This temporary demo collects only the information entered in the booking request form. The WordPress Playground environment is temporary and is deleted when the preview session ends.<\\\/p>',\\n 'post_status' => 'publish',\\n 'post_type' => 'page',\\n 'post_author' => 1,\\n ]);\\n} else {\\n $privacy_page_id = (int) $privacy_page->ID;\\n}\\n\\n$settings = (array) get_option('hdbe_settings', []);\\n$settings['hold_minutes'] = 20;\\n$settings['sync_interval'] = 'hdbe_30min';\\n$settings['privacy_policy_url'] = get_permalink($privacy_page_id);\\nupdate_option('hdbe_settings', $settings);\\n\\n$calendar_table = $wpdb->prefix . 'hdbe_calendars';\\n$feeds_table = $wpdb->prefix . 'hdbe_external_feeds';\\n$bookings_table = $wpdb->prefix . 'hdbe_bookings';\\n\\n$ical_url = plugins_url(\\n 'assets\\\/demo.ics',\\n WP_PLUGIN_DIR . 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($i + 1);\\n $wpdb->delete($bookings_table, ['external_uid' => $uid]);\\n\\n $start_date = $today->modify('+' . (3 + $i * 4) . ' days');\\n $end_date = $start_date->modify('+3 days');\\n $created_at = $now->modify('-' . (15 + $i * 9) . ' minutes');\\n $guest_name = ['Maya Collins', 'Alexander Stone', 'Sofia Romano'][$i];\\n\\n $wpdb->insert(\\n $bookings_table,\\n [\\n 'calendar_id' => $calendar_ids[$i],\\n 'start_date' => $start_date->format('Y-m-d'),\\n 'end_date' => $end_date->format('Y-m-d'),\\n 'guest_name' => $guest_name,\\n 'guest_email' => sanitize_title($guest_name) . 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Host Domination Booking Engine<\/strong> is a WordPress booking engine<\/strong>, reservation request system<\/strong> and iCal calendar synchronization plugin<\/strong> with new Whatsapp Integration<\/strong>, designed for vacation rentals, holiday homes, apartments, villas, bed and breakfasts, guest houses, small hotels and other accommodation businesses.<\/p>\n\n Take a look at the live demo website and see for yourself what you can build and manage with Host Domination Booking Engine, including the option to show or hide prices in the calendar.<\/p>\n\nDemo<\/h3>\n\n
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Free Plugin Video Demo<\/h3>\n\n