To customize your website design and make it visually appealing, follow these steps:
1. Choose a WP Travel-Compatible Theme #
WP Travel is compatible with most well-coded WordPress themes. For the best experience, we recommend using a travel-focused theme that complements WP Travel’s booking functionality.
A compatible theme allows you to easily customize your website’s:
- – Colors
- – Typography
- – Header and footer
- – Navigation menus
- – Homepage layout
- – Blog pages
- – Overall branding
WP Travel works with both Classic WordPress themes and Full Site Editing (FSE) themes.
If you’re looking for a travel-specific design, explore our collection of WP Travel-compatible themes: WP Travel Themes.
2. Customize Your Website Pages #
WP Travel automatically creates the essential pages and functionality required for your travel booking website, including trip pages, destinations, activities, and booking-related pages. You can further personalize your website by creating custom pages such as Home, About Us, Contact, Blog, and Special Offers to showcase your travel business and connect with your visitors.
To create engaging and dynamic layouts, you can leverage WP Travel blocks, widgets, or shortcodes to display travel content throughout your website. Easily add trip listings, featured trips, booking forms, trip search forms, destinations, activities, and trip details to any page, helping visitors explore your offerings and book trips with ease.
Whether you use Elementor or the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg), WP Travel provides flexible customization options that allow you to build a professional, user-friendly travel website tailored to your brand without requiring any coding knowledge.
3. Choose Your Preferred Page Builder #
WP Travel supports both Elementor and the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg). Choose the page builder that best fits your workflow. You only need one of the following plugins, depending on how you want to build your website.
Option 1: WT Widgets for Elementor #
If you’re using Elementor, install WT Widgets for Elementor.
WT Widgets for Elementor is an official WP Travel addon that provides a collection of travel-specific Elementor widgets to help you build and customize your tour booking website using Elementor’s drag-and-drop interface.
With these widgets, you can easily add WP Travel content such as:
- – Trip listings
- – Featured trips
- – Destinations
- – Activities
- – Trip search forms
- – Booking sections
Download WT Widgets for Elementor
Option 2: WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks #
If you prefer using the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) or are building your website with a Full Site Editing (FSE) theme, install WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks.
This free official plugin adds dedicated WP Travel blocks, allowing you to create custom page layouts directly within the WordPress editor. You can display trips, destinations, booking forms, featured packages, and other travel content using native Gutenberg blocks.
Download WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks
Note: Both WT Widgets for Elementor and WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks provide similar customization capabilities using different page builders. If you use Elementor, install WT Widgets for Elementor. If you use the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg), install WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks. You only need one of these plugins based on your preferred page builder.
4. Preview and Publish Your Website #
Before launching your travel website, preview your pages to ensure everything is displayed correctly across different devices and screen sizes. Test the booking process from selecting a trip to completing the checkout to ensure your customers have a smooth and hassle-free booking experience.
Once you’re satisfied with the design and functionality, publish your pages and launch your travel website.
