WP Travel v11.8.0 and WP Travel Pro v10.8.0 introduce new booking experience enhancements, expanded Booking Count customization, and important security and stability improvements.
This release focuses on making booking pages more engaging with social proof, giving administrators greater control over Booking Count displays, providing developers with new customization capabilities, and improving the overall reliability and security of the booking experience.
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Changelog: WP Travel v11.8.0 Key Takeaways
Enhancements:
- Introduced a Booking Count feature on the single-trip template.
- Added an option to enable or disable the Booking Count feature.
- Updated the single trip template to display “Be the first to rate this trip” when no reviews are available.
Fixes:
- Fixed a vulnerability that allowed attackers to extract usernames and passwords through SQL injection in the wp_travel_update_trip request.
- Fixed an SQL injection vulnerability in the add_individual_date() function.
- Sanitized and validated the pricing_ids input associated with trip dates.
- Replaced unsafe SQL queries with prepared statements to improve database security.
WP Travel v11.8.0: New Updated Features
WP Travel v11.8.0 adds a new Booking Count feature, which shows how many travelers have already booked a trip on the single-trip page. It also lets admins enable or disable booking counts and shows βBe the first to rate this tripβ when no reviews are available.
1. Introduced a Booking Count feature on the single-trip template.
A new Booking Count feature has been added to the single trip template, allowing visitors to see how many travelers have already booked a particular trip.
Displaying booking counts provides valuable social proof that helps build trust and confidence among potential customers. When visitors see that others have already booked a trip, they are more likely to perceive it as popular and reliable, encouraging them to complete their own booking.
Learn More: How to Configure the Booking Count Feature?
2. Added an option to enable or disable the Booking Count feature.
A new setting has been introduced to give administrators full control over the Booking Count feature.
You can now easily enable or disable the booking count display from the WP Travel settings without modifying any code. This allows you to decide whether booking counts should be shown on your trip pages based on your website’s design, marketing strategy, or business requirements.
3. Updated the single trip template to display “Be the first to rate this trip” when no reviews are available.
The single trip template has been enhanced to provide a more engaging experience for trips that have not yet received any customer reviews.
Instead of displaying an empty rating section, the template now shows the message “Be the first to rate this trip.” This encourages travelers to leave the first review after completing their trip, helping site owners collect valuable customer feedback while building trust and credibility for newly published trips.
WP Travel v11.7.0 vs v11.8.0
| WP Travel v11.7.0 | WP Travel v11.8.0 |
|---|---|
β SQL injection vulnerability in wp_travel_update_trip. | βοΈ Fixed SQL injection vulnerability in wp_travel_update_trip. |
β SQL injection vulnerability in add_individual_date() | βοΈ Fixed SQL injection vulnerability in add_individual_date(). |
β Limited validation of pricing_ids. | βοΈ Added sanitization and validation for pricing_ids. |
| β Unsafe SQL queries in several database operations. | βοΈ Replaced unsafe SQL queries with prepared statements. |
Changelog: WP Travel Pro v10.8.0 Key-Takeaways
Enhancements:
- Added Booking Count Label, Booking Count Label for Zero Bookings, and Enable Custom Booking Count options for the Booking Count feature.
- Added the wp_travel_custom_trip_booking_count hook to allow developers to add custom booking counts for individual trips.
Fixes:
- Fixed the warning generated by the Advanced Gallery module.
- Fixed an issue where payment gateways were not active on the checkout page when conditional payment was enabled.
WP Travel Pro v10.8.0: New Updated Features
WP Travel Pro v10.8.0 adds more control to the Booking Count feature with custom labels, zero-booking messages, and custom booking count options. It also introduces the wp_travel_custom_trip_booking_count hook, allowing developers to show custom booking counts for individual trips.
1. Added Booking Count Label, Booking Count Label for Zero Bookings, and Enable Custom Booking Count options for the Booking Count feature.
The Booking Count feature has been enhanced with additional customization options, giving site administrators greater control over how booking information is displayed on the single trip page.
The new settings include:
- Booking Count Label β Customize the text displayed alongside the booking count, allowing you to match your website’s branding and messaging.
- Booking Count Label for Zero Bookings β Display a custom message when a trip has no bookings yet, helping encourage visitors to become the first to book.
- Enable Custom Booking Count β Allows you to override the default booking count and display a custom value using developer-defined logic.
These enhancements make the Booking Count feature more flexible, improve the presentation of social proof, and allow travel businesses to tailor booking messages to their audience.
2. Added the wp_travel_custom_trip_booking_count hook to allow developers to add custom booking counts for individual trips.
A new wp_travel_custom_trip_booking_count hook has been introduced to provide developers with greater flexibility when displaying booking counts.
Using this hook, developers can override the default booking count for individual trips and implement custom logic to retrieve booking numbers from external systems, manual records, or other data sources. This makes it easier to integrate WP Travel with custom booking workflows while keeping the core plugin unchanged.
add_filter( 'wp_travel_custom_trip_booking_count', function( $counts ) {
return [
27 => 10,
13 => 15,
];
});Learn More: How to Enable the Custom Booking Count Feature?
WP Travel Pro v10.7.0 vs v10.8.0
| WP Travel Pro v10.7.0 | WP Travel Pro v10.8.0 |
|---|---|
| β warning generated by the Advanced Gallery module. | βοΈ Fixed the warning generated by the Advanced Gallery module. |
| β Issue where payment gateways were not active on the checkout page when conditional payment was enabled. | βοΈ Fixed an issue where payment gateways were not active on the checkout page when conditional payment was enabled. |
Conclusion
WP Travel v11.8.0 and WP Travel Pro v10.8.0 deliver a more engaging and flexible booking experience through the new Booking Count feature and expanded customization options. Combined with important security improvements and stability fixes, this release helps travel businesses create more trustworthy booking pages while giving administrators and developers greater control over how booking information is presented.
WP Travel plugin release notes updates: Earlier Versions
Check the WP Travel documentation to learn more about configurations, modules, payments, and shortcodes.
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