Thank you so much for choosing RentalForge. This guide is written for beginners — follow the steps below and your rental website will be ready in a few minutes.

📦 1. What you need

• 👉 WordPress 6.2 or newer, and PHP 8.0 or newer.
• 👉 WooCommerce installed and activated — RentalForge builds on it for prices, cart and orders.
• 👉 ABP RentalForge (free) installed and active.
• 👉 Optional: the Pro pro version for PDF, E-mail, CSV, Discount and Location Stock features.

🛠️ 2. First-time setup

1. Install and activate WooCommerce, then complete its setup wizard.
2. Install and activate ABP RentalForge. A new RentalForge menu appears in the admin sidebar.
3. Open RentalForge → Dashboard to see the setup checklist. If the checklist is green you are ready to go.
4. Go to RentalForge → Global Configuration → RentalForge and enter your site-wide defaults (currency labels, search layout, etc.).
5. Create your first property under RentalForge → Properties — set a title, price, quantity and dates.
6. Place the [abprf-booking] shortcode on any page, or just open the property page — the booking form is ready.

📘 3. How this documentation is organised

ℹ️ About this documentation

• 👉 Version: 1.1.0
• 👉 Author: ABPTEAM
• 👉 Last Updated: 13 October 2026

RentalForge is a complete rental management platform for properties, equipment, vehicles and any other rentable item. Everything you need to run a rental business lives in one dashboard — manage inventory, pricing, availability, bookings, orders, discounts, invoices and e-mails from a single place. Here is what is included under the hood.

RentalForge is a flexible rental and booking solution that can be used for a wide range of business models. It supports property rentals, vehicle rentals, equipment booking, appointment scheduling, and many other rentable goods or services. Its modular configuration system makes it suitable for both simple and advanced rental management systems.

After installing RentalForge, you will get a dedicated admin dashboard menu that centralizes all rental management features in one place. You can customize the menu label and icon from the Icon & Label Configuration settings. All plugin modules are organized into structured tabs under this main menu, allowing you to manage bookings, properties, pricing, availability, inventory, orders, and system settings from a clean and user-friendly interface.

📋 Menu Items

• ⚡ Top Quick Menu — fast-access buttons in the top bar (New Post, New Property, New Category, New Location).
• 📊 Dashboard — the default screen: rental KPIs, recent orders, quick actions and the System Status tools.
• 📝 Post Lists — manage all rental posts.
• 🏠 Properties — manage rental properties and inventory.
• 📋 Orders — view and manage all booking orders.
• ➕ Order pro — manually create a booking from the admin panel.
• 🌐 Global Configuration — one screen for all global settings: general defaults, ON/OFF switches, dates, services, client form, T&C/FAQ, category/location/brand, features and (Pro) discounts, PDF, e-mail, slider, contact and CSS.
• 📘 Documentation — the built-in step-by-step guide inside the plugin.

⚡ Top Quick Menu

The Quick Menu provides fast access to the most commonly used actions, allowing you to create content instantly without navigating through multiple pages.

🚀 Quick Actions

From this section, you can quickly perform the following actions:

• 👉 Create a new post with all required fields
• 👉 Add a new property listing with full configuration
• 👉 Create and manage categories for better content organization
• 👉 Add new location data for filtering and management

The Dashboard is the default screen of RentalForge and the first thing you see after activating the plugin. It gives you a complete picture of your rental business and also contains the built-in System Status tools that confirm everything is set up correctly.

📈 Dashboard Overview

• 👉 Revenue & rental KPIs — at-a-glance totals for bookings, rentals and revenue.
• 👉 Recent Orders — the latest bookings with their rent status and totals.
• 👉 Quick Actions — shortcut cards to ON/OFF Configuration, Global Dates, Additional Services, Client Form, Locations, Categories, Brands and (Pro) Deposit Settings.
• 👉 Content Breakdown — published, draft, private and trashed rental posts.
• 👉 Upcoming / Today — rentals scheduled for today and the near future.

📦 Today's Deliveries

• 👉 Today's deliveries & pending handovers — every booking that starts today, plus any booking still waiting to be handed over (rent status Waiting / Pending), so nothing is missed.
• 👉 Status chip — each row is labelled Due today, Overdue (start already passed) or Upcoming (starts later).
• 👉 Mark Delivered — hand the item over in one click; the booking moves to In Rent.
• 👉 Today's rent & deposit — the amount to collect for each item, with the booking popup showing exactly who booked what and the full price details.

💵 Today's Collections

• 👉 Due, overdue & active rentals — every booking whose return is due today or already overdue (and not yet Completed / Canceled), plus every rental currently In Rent.
• 👉 Status chip — each row is labelled Due today, Overdue by N day(s) or Upcoming.
• 👉 Mark Received — settle the payment and take the item back in one click; the booking moves to Completed.
• 👉 Security deposit — when an order is marked received (manually or automatically) the deposit is released and deducted from the outstanding total.

🔁 Rent Status Workflow

• 👉 Each booking moves through Waiting → In Rent → Completed (with extra Delay and Canceled states).
• 👉 Mark Delivered is shown while the booking is waiting and moves it to In Rent.
• 👉 Mark Received is shown once it is In Rent and completes the booking.
• 👉 The actions are available from the Dashboard, the Orders list and the delivery popup — the button only appears when the booking is in the matching stage.
• 👉 Delivery & return timestamps are saved with the order when you mark it delivered / received.
• 👉 With the Auto Delivery and Auto Return switches ON (default) the status advances automatically from the booking times — no clicks needed.

🛡️ System Status

The System Status card on the Dashboard shows the versions and checks below. Everything green means you are ready to start renting.

1. Plugin : the currently installed version of RentalForge. Keeping the plugin updated ensures the latest features, performance improvements and security fixes.
2. WordPress : the current WordPress version running on your site. RentalForge is tested against supported WordPress releases for maximum compatibility.
3. PHP : the PHP version installed on your server. An up-to-date, supported PHP version improves performance, stability and security.
4. WooCommerce : the installed WooCommerce version, or Not active. RentalForge depends entirely on WooCommerce for booking, cart, checkout and order management — use the Install & Activate button if it is missing.
5. ABP PDF Support Tools : pro status of the PDF add-on. It is required to generate PDF invoices, booking documents and downloadable PDF files. A button is provided to install and activate it when available.
6. Booking Page : status of the page holding the booking shortcode (rf_booking). Create it automatically with the Fix button or place the shortcode manually.
7. Rental Post List Page : status of the post listing page (rf_post) used to showcase available rental items.
8. Property List Page : status of the property listing page (rf_property).
9. Gallery Page : status of the gallery page (rf_gallery) used to display rental item galleries and images.
10. First Post Added : confirms at least one rental post exists, with a quick Fix link to add one.
11. Number of Posts : total rental posts / listings in your system.
12. Number of Properties : total properties / assets / rentable items managed by RentalForge.
13. Dummy Import : import sample rental data to explore the plugin quickly, or remove it again when you no longer need it.

Here you can view all RentalForge posts in one place. You can easily create, clone, edit, restore, or delete posts. Each post includes a short summary, shortcode usage, total properties/tools count, status, and other important rental details for quick and efficient management.

📋 Available Actions

• 🔁 Clone Post: Create an exact duplicate of the selected post. The cloned post is saved as a draft and can be freely edited or customized.
• ♻️ Restore Post: Recover a previously deleted or archived post and restore it back to the post list.
• ❌ Permanent Delete: Permanently remove the selected post from the system. This action cannot be undone.
• ✍️ Edit Post: Modify and update existing post content, settings, and configurations at any time.
• 👁️ View Post: Preview how the post will appear on the live frontend website.
• 🗑️ Move to Trash: Move the post to trash instead of permanently deleting it. You can restore it later if needed.

🔄 Next Steps

After clicking Clone, Edit, or Add New Post, you will be redirected to the Post Details Page, where you can manage all post-related information in a structured and user-friendly interface.

This page allows you to fully configure your post content before publishing or updating.

The General Settings tab controls how a single property behaves inside RentalForge. Every setting here overrides the global default for this property only — other properties are not affected.

🛠️ How to update general settings

1. Open the property you want to edit.
2. Go to the General Settings tab.
3. Change the switches or selections you need.
4. Click Update to save.

This is where you create your rental items and define their prices, stock and rental rules. Everything you set here is saved in the RentalForge property table and is used by the frontend booking form, cart and order creation.

🏠 Managing properties

🔢 Pricing & stock per property

💡 Pro tips

• 👉 Set Seasonal / Early Bird discounts and Location Wise Pricing from this same page. pro
• 👉 The property list shows you the minimum price of every item so customers see the cheapest rate at a glance.
• 👉 Use Clone to copy a property with a similar price structure — then change only the differences.

The Date Configuration system allows you to control and define rental availability dates for each property in a flexible and intelligent way. You can set specific dates, recurring days, and special conditions to manage when a property can be rented.

📅 Flexible Date Selection

• 👉 Select specific dates for property rental availability
• 👉 Configure availability based on weekdays (Monday–Sunday)
• 👉 Set custom recurring day rules for schedules
• 👉 Define special dates (holidays/events) as available or unavailable

🌍 Global Date Configuration

The system also includes a Global Date Configuration option available in the Global Settings menu.

• 👉 When Global Date Configuration is ENABLED, all post-level date settings are ignored
• 👉 The system automatically applies global rules to all properties/posts
• 👉 Ensures consistent date behavior across the entire platform

⚙️ Smart Workflow Behavior

• If Global Date Configuration = ON → Individual post date settings are not required
• If Global Date Configuration = OFF → Each post can use its own custom date settings

🚀 Benefits

• 👉 Reduces repetitive configuration and saves time
• 👉 Ensures consistent booking rules across all properties when needed
• 👉 Provides full flexibility for individual property control
• 👉 Ideal for large-scale rental and booking systems

The Additional Services Configuration system allows you to manage extra services that can be added to a rental. These services can be controlled both globally and at individual post level, giving you full flexibility in pricing and service management.

🌍 Global Additional Services

From the Global Configuration panel, you can define a standard set of additional services that apply across the entire system.

• 👉 Create global additional services (e.g. cleaning, delivery, insurance, setup, etc.)
• 👉 Enable or disable services globally
• 👉 Maintain a centralized service list for all posts

🏠 Custom Post-Level Configuration

Each individual post can also have its own custom additional services setup.

• 👉 Import services directly from global configuration
• 👉 Add new custom services specific to that post
• 👉 Modify imported or custom services
• 👉 Remove services if not required for that post

🔄 Import & Flexibility System

• 👉 One-click import from global services
• 👉 Fully editable after import (no restrictions)
• 👉 Combine global and custom services within a single post
• 👉 Adjust pricing per post if needed

⚙️ Smart Behavior

• Global services act as a base template
• Each post can inherit or customize services independently
• Changes in global configuration do not overwrite existing post-level custom settings

🚀 Benefits

• 👉 Saves time with reusable service templates
• 👉 Ensures consistency across all properties
• 👉 Provides full customization where needed
• 👉 Scales easily for large rental platforms

The Client Forms Configuration system allows you to manage and customize the forms used to collect information from clients during the booking or rental process. Like Additional Services, this feature supports both global and post-level configuration for maximum flexibility.

🌍 Global Client Forms

From the Global Configuration panel, you can create and manage a standard set of client form fields that will be used across all posts.

• 👉 Define global form fields (e.g. Name, Email, Phone, Address, ID number, etc.)
• 👉 Enable or disable specific fields globally
• 👉 Maintain a consistent form structure for all properties

🏠 Custom Post-Level Forms

Each individual post can also have its own custom client form configuration.

• 👉 Import form fields from global configuration
• 👉 Add new custom fields specific to that post
• 👉 Modify imported fields (label, type, required/optional)
• 👉 Remove unnecessary fields per post

🔄 Import & Customization System

• 👉 One-click import from global forms
• 👉 Fully editable after import
• 👉 Combine global and custom fields in a single form
• 👉 Control field order, validation, and requirements

⚙️ Smart Behavior

• Global forms act as a default template
• Each post can override or extend the global structure
• Changes in global configuration do not overwrite existing post-level forms

🚀 Benefits

• 👉 Standardized data collection across all properties
• 👉 Faster setup using reusable form templates
• 👉 Full flexibility for different property requirements
• 👉 Scalable system for large rental platforms

The Discount tab appears in the post edit area when the RentalForge Pro version is active. It lets you apply Seasonal and Early Bird discounts to the whole rental item — the price your customers see is reduced automatically while the discount period is active.

🌤️ Seasonal Discount

Lowers the item price by a percentage during one or more date ranges of the year — e.g. a low-season rate or a festival special price.

🐦 Early Bird Discount

Rewards customers who book during a window you define — bookings placed between the Early Bird start and end dates automatically receive the discount.

📍 Property-wise discount & location stock

• 👉 Property-wise: open the item → Properties & Pricing tab. There you can give each property its own Seasonal / Early Bird ranges and prices.
• 👉 Location wise: in the same tab, enable Location Wise Pricing and Quantity to set a different price, stock and discount per location.
• 👉 Availability: every discount type can first be switched on globally. Go to Global Configuration → ON/OFF and leave Seasonal Discount / Early Bird Discount and their Property Wise options ON.

1. Turn on the discount type you want for this item.
2. Add one or more date ranges and the discount percentage.
3. Click Save — the item price automatically drops during the defined periods.

The Terms & Conditions Configuration system allows you to manage and customize the terms that clients must agree to before completing a booking or rental. Like Additional Services, this feature supports both global and post-level configuration for maximum flexibility.

🌍 Global Terms & Conditions

From the Global Configuration panel, you can create and manage standard terms that will be applied across all posts.

• 👉 Define global terms and conditions content
• 👉 Enable or disable terms acceptance globally
• 👉 Maintain a consistent policy for all properties

🏠 Custom Post-Level Terms

Each individual post can also have its own custom terms and conditions configuration.

• 👉 Import terms from global configuration
• 👉 Add new custom terms specific to that post
• 👉 Modify imported terms content as needed
• 👉 Remove or replace terms per post requirement

🔄 Import & Customization System

• 👉 One-click import from global terms
• 👉 Fully editable after import
• 👉 Combine global and custom terms if required
• 👉 Control visibility and acceptance rules

⚙️ Smart Behavior

• Global terms act as a default policy template
• Each post can override or extend global terms
• Global changes do not overwrite custom post-level edits

🚀 Benefits

• 👉 Ensures legal and policy consistency across the platform
• 👉 Saves time with reusable global templates
• 👉 Allows full customization per property
• 👉 Improves compliance and user transparency

The FAQ Configuration system allows you to manage frequently asked questions and answers for your clients. Like Additional Services, this feature supports both global and post-level configuration for maximum flexibility.

🌍 Global FAQ

From the Global Configuration panel, you can create and manage a standard set of FAQs that will be used across all posts.

• 👉 Define global questions and answers
• 👉 Enable or disable the FAQ section globally
• 👉 Maintain a consistent FAQ structure for all properties

🏠 Custom Post-Level FAQ

Each individual post can also have its own custom FAQ configuration.

• 👉 Import FAQs from global configuration
• 👉 Add new custom FAQs specific to that post
• 👉 Modify imported questions and answers
• 👉 Remove or reorder FAQs per post requirement

🔄 Import & Customization System

• 👉 One-click import from global FAQs
• 👉 Fully editable after import
• 👉 Combine global and custom FAQs if needed
• 👉 Control FAQ order and visibility

⚙️ Smart Behavior

• Global FAQs act as a default knowledge base
• Each post can override or extend FAQs independently
• Global changes do not overwrite custom post-level FAQs

🚀 Benefits

• 👉 Reduces repetitive customer queries
• 👉 Improves user experience with quick answers
• 👉 Saves time with reusable FAQ templates
• 👉 Provides a flexible and scalable system

RentalForge adds the correct tax to your rental prices automatically. Tax follows the standard WooCommerce tax settings — you do not configure tax rules inside RentalForge itself.

✅ How to set up tax

1. Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Tax and enable tax calculation.
2. Add your tax rates for the countries / states you sell to.
3. Choose whether prices are shown with or without tax.
4. RentalForge now uses these same rates for all bookings automatically.

The Properties List section allows you to manage all rental properties in a centralized dashboard. From here, you can create, edit, clone, delete, filter, and organize properties efficiently across multiple posts.

📋 Key Features of Property Management

• ➕ Add New Property: Create a new property with full configuration including pricing rules, availability calendar, rental conditions, and booking settings.
• ✍️ Edit Property: Update property information such as title, description, pricing plans, gallery, rules, and availability settings.
• 🔁 Clone Property: Duplicate an existing property with all configurations to quickly create similar listings without manual setup.
• ❌ Delete Property: Permanently remove a property from the system when it is no longer required.
• 🔄 Transfer Property: Move a property from one post to another post without losing any configuration, pricing, or booking data.

🔎 Advanced Filtering & Management

• 👉 Filter properties by Post to view only properties assigned to a specific post.
• 👉 Search properties using keyword-based search for quick access.
• 👉 View property status, availability, and associated post mapping in the listing table.
• 👉 Bulk actions support (delete, move, update status).

🧭 Post-wise Property Mapping

• Each property is assigned to a specific post, allowing structured organization of rental items.
• You can easily reassign properties to another post using the transfer option.
• This helps manage multi-category rental systems such as vehicles, equipment, or real estate separately.

📄 Pagination & Performance

• Property list supports pagination for better performance and usability.
• Large datasets are automatically split into multiple pages for faster loading.
• Optimized query system ensures smooth admin experience even with thousands of properties.

🚀 Benefits

• Centralized property management system
• Faster workflow with clone and transfer features
• Better organization using post-based grouping
• Scalable system for large rental marketplaces
• Optimized performance with pagination support

The Orders List section provides a complete overview of all rental bookings and transactions. From here, you can manage, track, filter, and review all customer orders in a centralized dashboard. It is designed to handle large-scale rental operations with advanced filtering and pagination support.

🔎 Advanced Order Filtering System

RentalForge provides a powerful filtering system that allows you to quickly find specific orders based on multiple criteria.

• 👉 Post Name: Filter orders by related rental post or listing.
• 👉 Order ID: Search and locate a specific order using its unique ID.
• 👉 Order Date: Filter orders based on a specific order creation date.
• 👉 Order Date Between: Select a date range to view orders within a specific period.
• 👉 Booking Date: Filter orders based on the actual rental booking date.
• 👉 Booking Date Between: Search bookings within a selected date range.
• 👉 User Name: Find orders placed by a specific customer.
• 👉 Location: Filter orders based on property or rental location.
• 👉 Billing Name: Search using billing customer name.
• 👉 Billing Email: Filter orders using customer email address.
• 👉 Billing Phone: Search orders using customer phone number.

📊 Order Management Features

• 👉 View complete order details including customer, property, pricing, and booking information
• 👉 Track order status and rental activity in real-time
• 👉 Access full billing and customer information per order
• 👉 Organized table view for easy scanning and management

🔁 Rent Status & Handover

• 👉 Every row shows its rent status (Waiting, In Rent, Completed, Delay, Canceled) alongside the WooCommerce order status.
• 👉 Mark Delivered — shown while a booking is still waiting; hands the item over and moves it to In Rent.
• 👉 Mark Received — shown while a booking is In Rent; takes the item back, releases the security deposit and completes the order.
• 👉 Once a booking reaches its final stage the buttons are replaced by a plain status label.
• 👉 Delivery and return timestamps are stored with the order automatically when these actions are used.

📄 PDF & CSV pro

• 👉 Order List PDF: Download the filtered orders as a branded PDF document with one click.
• 👉 Order List CSV: Export the filtered orders to CSV, ready for Excel, Google Sheets or any accounting tool.
• 👉 Both documents follow the column settings you choose in Global Configuration → Order Lists PDF/CSV.

✉️ Re-send Mail pro

• 👉 Use the Re-send Mail button to deliver the booking confirmation e-mail and PDF ticket to the customer again.
• 👉 Useful when a customer never received the first e-mail or asks for a new copy.

✅ Check-In pro

• 👉 When an order status is booked, the Not Checked! button appears next to the order.
• 👉 Click it to mark the customer as checked in; the button changes to Checked and records who checked them in.
• 👉 Helps you confirm that every booking has actually been served.

📄 Pagination & Performance

• Fully paginated order system for handling large datasets efficiently
• Optimized query structure for fast loading performance
• Smooth navigation between pages without performance degradation

🗑️ Order Actions

• 👉 Delete Order: Permanently remove an order from the system when no longer needed.
• 👉 View full order details before performing any action to ensure safe management.

🚀 Benefits

• Advanced filtering for fast order tracking
• Full visibility of customer and booking data
• Scalable system for high-volume rental businesses
• Optimized performance with pagination support
• Easy order management with minimal effort

RentalForge adds a dedicated "My Bookings" tab to the WooCommerce My Account page. This lets each logged-in customer see every rental booking they have placed — rental period, items, prices, payment method and status — without needing to contact you or open a support ticket.

⚙️ How It Works

• 👉 The tab is registered automatically as a WooCommerce account endpoint — no setup required.
• 👉 It appears in the My Account navigation menu right after Orders.
• 👉 Only the currently logged-in customer's own bookings are shown. Guests are asked to log in first.
• 👉 The list loads with the same responsive rental design used across the frontend.

📄 Where to Find It

• 👉 Log in as a customer and open the WooCommerce My Account page: yoursite.com/my-account/.
• 👉 Click the My Bookings link in the account menu (after Orders).
• 👉 A direct link also works: yoursite.com/my-account/abprf-bookings/.

🧾 What Each Booking Shows

• 👉 Rental title & image — the booked post / property with its SKU if enabled.
• 👉 Order ID & order date.
• 👉 Rental period — start and end date & time, plus the current rent status badge (Pending, Waiting, In Rent, Completed, Delay, Canceled).
• 👉 Duration & rate rule — total rental duration and the applied pricing rule (Hourly, Daily, Monthly, etc.).
• 👉 Location — the pickup location when the Location module is enabled.
• 👉 Booked items — each property/quantity with its price.
• 👉 Additional services — extra services booked with the order, when the module is enabled.
• 👉 Client information — the values collected from the client form, when the module is enabled.
• 👉 Price breakdown — Rent, Additional, Deposit (each shown when enabled / greater than zero) and the Total.
• 👉 Payment method — the gateway used for the order.
• 👉 Order status badge — the WooCommerce order status (Processing, Completed, etc.).

📑 Pagination

• Bookings are shown with pagination, using the same Items Per Page value as the admin order list.
• Customers can move between pages without reloading the whole account layout.

📄 Download PDF pro

• 👉 When the Pro plugin and ABP PDF Tools add-on are active, a Download PDF button is shown on every booking.
• 👉 It generates the same branded booking PDF that administrators can create from the order list.

🔌 Developer Hooks

• 👉 abprf_my_account_booking_actions — receives the booking row; use it to print extra action buttons for each booking.
• 👉 abprf_my_account_partial_payment — receives the booking row; use it to show partial payment / balance information.

The Add Order feature allows administrators to create rental orders directly from the dashboard without requiring customers to complete the checkout process. This is ideal for phone bookings, walk-in customers, offline reservations, and custom rental arrangements.

Using the same booking experience available on the frontend, administrators can easily select rental items, choose start and end dates and times, configure booking details, and generate orders within a few clicks.

• Create rental orders directly from the admin dashboard.
• No online payment is required to create an order.
• Select any available rental item or listing with ease.
• Use the same date, time, and availability selection system available on the frontend.
• Add custom customer information, including name, email, phone number, and billing details.
• Send booking notifications to any custom email address during order creation.
• Perfect for manual bookings, corporate reservations, and offline rental management.
• Quickly create and manage orders without leaving the dashboard.

This feature provides complete flexibility for rental businesses, allowing administrators to efficiently manage both online and offline bookings from a single centralized dashboard.

Here you can define the global booking date behavior. These settings act as defaults for every rental item unless an item overrides them from its own Date Configuration.

1. Adjust the date rules for your business model.
2. Items that use the global default will follow these rules automatically.

Additional services are optional add-ons (e.g. insurance, delivery, cleaning) that customers can select during booking. Creating them globally lets you reuse the same services on every rental item.

1. Click Add Service and fill in the title and price.
2. Save the settings. The service becomes available on the booking form of items that use the global additional services.

The Client Form collects customer information during booking. Defining it globally keeps the same form fields on every rental item, and you can still customize the form per item when needed.

1. Add the fields you need for your bookings.
2. Save the settings. The form is displayed on the booking page of every item that inherits the global form.

The Discount section lives under RentalForge → Global Configuration and is available with the RentalForge Pro version. It defines site-wide Seasonal and Early Bird discounts that every rental item inherits automatically — you can still override them for a single item or property afterwards.

🌤️ Global Seasonal Discount

🐦 Global Early Bird Discount

🔁 Global & item-level priority

1. Set the global ranges here — every item inherits them.
2. Item level: Post Management → Discount adds discounts for one specific rental item.
3. Property level: Properties & Pricing tab overrides discounts for a single property
4. Click Save Global Discount — the discounted prices are applied everywhere immediately.

Terms & Conditions explain your booking rules to customers. The global text below is applied to every rental item automatically unless an item defines its own.

1. Enter the title and the full conditions text.
2. Save the settings. A tick box with this text appears on the booking form of items that use the global terms.

Here you can add frequently asked questions that are shown globally on the rental page. FAQ entries created here are inherited by every item unless an item overrides its own FAQ.

1. Click Add FAQ and enter the question and answer.
2. Save the settings. The FAQ section appears on items that inherit the global FAQ.

Here you can create, update, and delete RentalForge categories easily. You will also find category shortcodes, category details, and many other Options.

1. Type Your Category Name here.
2. Click to Save Category.

Here you can create, update, and delete RentalForge locations easily. Locations are used as start / end points for bookings and for filtering properties across the site. You will also find location shortcodes and many other options.

1. Type Your Location Name here.
2. Optionally add Latitude, Longitude, Service Radius or a Polygon (one lat,lng pair per line).
3. Click to Save Location.
4. Drop the location shortcode into a page or widget to display its properties. Geo fields also power radius / polygon searches in the post, property and booking shortcodes.

Brands identify the make or supplier of your rental items (e.g. a vehicle manufacturer or equipment producer). Managing brands globally keeps your item names consistent and makes filtering easier.

1. Type Your Brand Name here.
2. Click to Save Brand.
3. The brand becomes selectable when creating or editing a property.

Features are the highlighted points you want customers to see about your items (e.g. "Free cancellation", "Air conditioning", "24/7 support"). Creating them globally lets you reuse the same features on every rental item.

1. Type Your Feature Name here.
2. Click to Save Feature.
3. The feature appears on items that inherit the global feature list.

The Partial Payment feature lets customers pay only a part of the total booking price at checkout and settle the remaining balance later. It is available with the RentalForge Pro version. The amount due now can be a percentage of the total, a fixed amount, or the property deposit amount — set globally and overridden per rental item.

🌐 Global Configuration → Partial Payment

The site-wide calculation method is configured under RentalForge → Global Configuration → Partial Payment. It is used by any item that has Partial Payment enabled but no value of its own.

📝 Per-Item Override (Post Management → Partial Payment)

Each rental item has a Partial Payment Configuration tab so you can control it individually.

🛒 Checkout Behaviour

• 👉 On the cart and checkout, the customer can choose the Full amount or the Partial amount.
• 👉 When Partial is chosen, a fee line named “Partial Payment : Balance Due Later” is added to reduce the amount charged now, and the remaining balance is recorded on the order.
• 👉 The order is marked with the Partial Payment (wc-partial) status so you can filter partial orders in the order list.

📦 Admin Order List

• 👉 The order list shows the Paid (deposit) and Due (balance) amounts for every partial order.
• 👉 Use the Mark Received button to settle the outstanding balance when the customer pays it.

👤 My Account Bookings

• 👉 The customer's My Account → My Bookings tab shows the Payment Option, the Paid deposit, the Due balance and the balance paid date.
• 👉 A Pay Due Payment button lets the customer pay the remaining balance later, which creates a due-payment order and clears the outstanding amount.

Global Configuration is the single settings area of RentalForge. It holds the system-wide defaults of the plugin — values set here apply to every property automatically, and a single property can still override them from its own settings. Everything is grouped as a vertical list of sub-tabs on the left, so you manage the whole site from one screen.

📚 Global Configuration sections

Configure the core settings of RentalForge from this section. These global options control dashboard labels, menu appearance, URLs, icons, and booking behavior across the entire plugin.

The ON/OFF section is the master switchboard of RentalForge. Every feature below can be switched on or off site-wide with a single toggle — after saving, the related menus and fields appear or disappear automatically. Keeping a feature OFF hides its admin sections and keeps the interface clean.

🧩 Core feature switches (free)

💎 Pro switches (added by RentalForge Pro) pro

1. Turn a switch ON or OFF depending on the features you need.
2. Click the Save button of the ON/OFF section.
3. The related tabs, fields and menus appear or disappear everywhere immediately.

Manage all PDF-related settings from a single place. These options allow you to customize the appearance, branding, colors, and footer content of all PDF documents generated by RentalForge, including rental agreements, booking confirmations, invoices, and other downloadable documents.

These settings control which columns and values appear inside the order list PDF document. Turn a column ON to include it in the PDF, or OFF to hide it.

1. Toggle the columns you want to display in the generated PDF.
2. Save the settings and use the "Order Lists PDF" button in the Orders page to download the document.

These settings control which columns appear inside the exported order list CSV file. Turn a column ON to include it in the CSV, or OFF to hide it.

1. Toggle the columns you want to include in the exported file.
2. Save the settings and use the "CSV" download button in the Orders page to export the filtered orders.

The E-Mail section controls the automatic e-mails your customers receive after a booking. You can switch the mail system on or off, attach a PDF ticket and fully customise the message with the placeholders below.

The Slider section controls how the images of a property are shown on its details page — as a full slider, a thumbnail-only preview, or with a fullscreen popup. All changes apply instantly to the whole site.

The Contact section stores your business details once, in one place. These values are then used automatically in the PDF documents, billing information and e-mails — enter them once and they follow everywhere.

✅ Where this information is used

• 👉 PDF documents and tickets: shown on generated PDF documents and tickets pro.
• 👉 Billing information: used in the billing information section of bookings.
• 👉 E-mail sender details: used as the sender details for the booking e-mails.

The CSS Property section lets you restyle the booking section without touching any code. Change the brand colors, border radius and font sizes below and they apply to every RentalForge element. All values are set in pixels (PX units).

The Pro version needs a license key to unlock PDF, E-mail, CSV, Discount, Location Stock and all other premium features. Follow the steps below and everything will be ready in a minute.

🛒 1. Get your license key

• 👉 Buy RentalForge Pro from the ABP Team store and log in to your account.
• 👉 Open the Downloads / Licenses page in your account.
• 👉 Copy the license key shown there (it looks like XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX).

⚙️ 2. Activate the license

Activate on your live website — not on a demo or staging site. Each key is locked to the site where it is first activated and allows a limited number of activations. Activating on a staging site consumes a slot and will not license your live site.

• 👉 Go to the RentalForge Dashboard and find the License card in the sidebar.
• 👉 Paste your license key in the License Key field.
• 👉 Click Activate License.
• 👉 A green Active badge confirms your key is working.

📋 3. Understand the status

🔄 4. Move to another site

• 👉 From the old site: open the RentalForge Dashboard → License card → Deactivate License.
• 👉 From the new site: activate the same key again.
• 👉 Auto-updates are handled through the store — renew your license to keep receiving updates.

1. Copy the key from your ABP Team account.
2. Paste it in the License card on the RentalForge Dashboard.
3. Click Activate License and confirm the Active badge.

Below are all available RentalForge shortcodes with their details. You can use these shortcodes in any page, post, or widget area. Each shortcode supports parameters that allow you to control layout, filtering, and frontend behavior. Please use parameters carefully, as they directly affect output display and rental functionality.

All listing shortcodes ([abprf-booking], [abprf-post], [abprf-property]) also accept these shared parameters:

📅 Booking shortcode

[abprf-booking]

This shortcode allows you to display the complete RentalForge booking form on any page, post, or custom layout. This provides a flexible way to create a dedicated booking page without requiring visitors to access a specific rental item page.

When a rental item is selected, customers can complete the entire booking process directly from the shortcode page. The booking experience is identical to the rental details page, ensuring a consistent and user-friendly reservation workflow.

📄 Post List shortcode

[abprf-post]

Use this shortcode to display the rental post listing anywhere on your website. You can place it inside any page, post, or widget area. The following parameters allow you to customize the output.

🏠 Property List shortcode

[abprf-property]

Use this shortcode to display rental property listings anywhere on your website.

🖼️ Gallery shortcode

[abprf-gallery]

Use this shortcode to display property image galleries or sliders anywhere on your website.

RentalForge provides a powerful template override system that allows you to customize plugin design, classes, icons, and frontend structure according to your requirements.

📁 How the template override works

To start customizing, copy the rf_templates folder from the RentalForge plugin directory and paste it into your wp-content directory. Once added, RentalForge will automatically load your custom templates instead of the default plugin templates.

You only need to keep the template files you intend to modify. Remove all unnecessary files from the copied folder. Otherwise, future plugin updates or new features may conflict with overridden templates and may cause unexpected issues on your site.

This override system requires basic knowledge of WordPress templating and PHP development. Therefore, make changes carefully and only edit files you fully understand.

RentalForge is fully translation-ready and can be translated using any WordPress translation plugin. However, we strongly recommend using the Loco Translate plugin for the best experience and easiest workflow.

🌐 To translate RentalForge:

1. Go to Plugins → Add New from your WordPress dashboard.
2. Search for Loco Translate, then install and activate the plugin.
3. Navigate to Loco Translate → Plugins.
4. Select the RentalForge plugin from the list.
5. Create a new language or edit an existing translation file.
6. Click the Sync button to load the latest translatable strings.
7. Translate the strings and click Save.

After completing these steps, most frontend and backend texts used by RentalForge will be translated automatically. Please note that some dynamic content and documentation text may not be translatable.