In this release of the WP Travel plugin v9.5.0, we’ve introduced support for pickup locations during On-page Bookings. This update also includes various fixes, including the resolution of the problem where pickup locations were not displayed in the booking data.
Additionally, WP Travel Pro v8.5.0 addresses issues related to the multicurrency module.
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Changelog: WP Travel v9.5.0 Key-Takeaways
Enhancements:
- Added support for Trip Overview, Outline, Includes, and Excludes using Rank Math Content Analyzer
- Implemented support for Pickup location on On-page booking
- Added hook to list trips in Ascending order
Fixes:
- Fixed the pickup location not showing on the booking data
- Addressed the issue with Global Trip Tabs’ default values
- Fixed PHP deprecated warnings
WP Travel v9.5.0: New Updated Features
1. Added support for Trip Overview, Outline, Includes, and Excludes using Rank Math Content Analyzer
In the new version of WP Travel, we have enabled Rank Math Content Analyzer to read the Trip Overview, Outline, Includes, and Excludes sections
This enhancement ensures that Rank Math Content Analyzer now identifies and considers these important trip details for SEO. Thus, It enhances the SEO and makes it more discoverable in search engine results.
It also makes sure that these sections are indexed and examined for SEO statistics so that Rank Math can evaluate them and offer improvements.
2. Implemented support for Pickup location on On-page booking
With the latest WP Travel update, we’ve implemented support for pickup locations on on-page booking.
Users can now indicate their pickup points on the on-page booking form by filling out the newly added pickup location field when making their bookings.
This feature makes managing a user’s interaction and all the important trip information, such as pickup choice, remarkably easy and well-organized within one unified interface.
Useful for You: How to Use the Pickup Points Feature in WP Travel?
3. Added hook to list trips in Ascending order
WP Travel Pro v9.5.0 introduces a new hook that allows you to list trips in ascending order.
With this feature, you can manage the display of all your trips on your website and arrange them in ascending order from the earliest date or any other way you choose.
This enhancement gives you more access to control trip listings to make sure that they are organized to fit the website layout and users.
To get this feature please add the following hook.
add_filter( 'wp_travel_list_trips_asc_order', function(){
return true;
} );WP Travel v9.4.0 vs v9.5.0
| WP Travel v9.4.0 | WP Travel v9.5.0 |
|---|---|
| ❌ Previously, there was an issue with the pickup location | ✔️ Fixed the pickup location not showing on the booking data |
| ❌ Issues persisted with the global trip tabs’ default values | ✔️Addressed the issue with global trip tabs’ default values |
| ❌ PHP deprecated warning issue was there in the previous version | ✔️ Fixed PHP deprecated warnings |
| ❌ There was no support for trip overview, outline, Includes, and excludes to be read by the Rank Math Content Analyzer | ✔️ Added support for trip overview, outline, Includes, and excludes to be read by the Rank Math Content Analyzer |
| ❌ Previously, there was not any support for pickup locations on on-page booking | ✔️ Implemented support for pickup location on on-page booking |
| ❌There was no hook to list trips in ascending order | ✔️ Added hook to list trips in ascending order |
Changelog: WP Travel Pro v8.5.0 Key-Takeaways
Fixes:
- Fixed issue with multicurrency module
- Addressed the issue with Global Trip Tabs’ default values
- Fixed PHP deprecated warnings
WP Travel Pro v8.4.0 vs v8.5.0
| WP Travel Pro v8.4.0 | WP Travel Pro v8.5.0 |
|---|---|
| ❌ Previously, there was an issue with the multicurrency module | ✔️ Fixed issue with multicurrency module |
| ❌ There was an issue with the global trip tabs’ default values | ✔️ Addressed the issue with global trip tabs’ default values |
| ❌ PHP deprecated warning issue was there in the previous version | ✔️ Fixed PHP deprecated warnings |
Conclusion
So, the above enhancements and fixes have been brought out successfully in WP Travel v9.5.0 and WP Travel Pro v8.5.0 respectively.
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