Title: Ettrick Escape Room Booking Author: John Craig Published: August 4, 2026 Last modified: August 4, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/ettrick-escape-room-booking/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3629863) ![](https://ps.w.org/ettrick-escape-room-booking/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3629863) # Ettrick Escape Room Booking By [John Craig](https://profiles.wordpress.org/john_m_craig/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/ettrick-escape-room-booking.1.3.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ettrick-escape-room-booking/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ettrick-escape-room-booking/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ettrick-escape-room-booking/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ettrick-escape-room-booking/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ettrick-escape-room-booking/) ## Description **Ettrick Escape Room Booking** gives escape room venues everything they need to take bookings and collect payments directly from their own WordPress website — no monthly SaaS fees, no commissions on bookings. #### Free Version Features * **Weekly availability calendar** — clean, mobile-friendly calendar showing available and booked slots with week navigation * **3-step booking flow** — player selection with live price updates, Stripe payment, instant confirmation * **Stripe payments** — secure card payments with webhook confirmation; bookings only confirmed when payment is received * **Slot holds** — customer’s slot is held for 15 minutes while they pay, preventing double-bookings * **Per-player pricing** — set different prices for each player count per game * **Automated emails** — confirmation, change and cancellation emails to customer and admin * **Manage booking page** — customers can view, change player count, or cancel via a secure link in their email * **Admin bookings screen** — view, search and cancel bookings * **Admin customers screen** — view all customers with booking history * Up to **2 games** supported in the free version * Note: shared room double-booking prevention requires Pro — in the free version, two games assigned to the same room can both be booked in the same slot #### Pro Version [Escape Room Booking Pro](https://escaperoombookingpro.com) adds: * Unlimited games and rooms * Promo codes with date ranges and use limits * Revenue reports and analytics * Gamekeepers — multiple staff notification recipients * Shared room double-booking prevention * Branded HTML emails with your venue colours * Customer accounts * Booking horizon and minimum notice period controls * Priority support #### Simple Setup 1. Install and activate the plugin 2. Add your Stripe API keys in Escape Rooms Settings 3. Create three pages: one with `[eerb_calendar game="slug"]`, one with `[eerb_booking]`, one with `[eerb_manage_booking]` 4. Add your game in Escape Rooms Games 5. Start taking bookings #### Requirements * WordPress 6.0+ * PHP 7.4+ * A [Stripe](https://stripe.com) account (free to create) * HTTPS on your site (required by Stripe) ### External Services This plugin connects to the following external services: **Stripe** — payment processing This plugin uses the Stripe API to create payment intents and process card payments. When a customer makes a booking, their payment details are submitted directly to Stripe’s servers. Your Stripe secret key is used server-side to create payment intents. Stripe’s privacy policy: https://stripe.com/ privacy — Stripe’s terms of service: https://stripe.com/terms **Stripe.js** — Stripe’s JavaScript library (https://js.stripe.com/v3/) is loaded on booking pages to securely collect card details. Card data never touches your server. **Escape Room Booking Pro licence server** — upgrade prompts only The free version contains links to https://escaperoombookingpro.com for upgrade information. No data is sent to this server from the free version. ## Screenshots [⌊The weekly availability calendar showing available and booked slots⌉⌊The weekly availability calendar showing available and booked slots⌉[ The weekly availability calendar showing available and booked slots [⌊Step 1 of the booking flow — player selection with live price updates⌉⌊Step 1 of the booking flow — player selection with live price updates⌉[ Step 1 of the booking flow — player selection with live price updates [⌊Step 2 — Stripe payment form⌉⌊Step 2 — Stripe payment form⌉[ Step 2 — Stripe payment form [⌊Booking confirmed screen⌉⌊Booking confirmed screen⌉[ Booking confirmed screen [⌊Customer manage-booking page⌉⌊Customer manage-booking page⌉[ Customer manage-booking page [⌊Admin bookings screen⌉⌊Admin bookings screen⌉[ Admin bookings screen [⌊Admin games setup screen⌉⌊Admin games setup screen⌉[ Admin games setup screen [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to `/wp-content/plugins/escape-room-booking/` or install via the WordPress Plugins screen 2. Activate the plugin 3. Go to **Escape Rooms Settings** and enter your Stripe API keys 4. Create your WordPress pages and add the shortcodes 5. Go to **Escape Rooms Games** and add your first game 6. Visit the [documentation](https://escaperoombookingpro.com/documentation/) for detailed setup instructions ## FAQ ### Do I need a Stripe account? Yes. Stripe processes the payments. Creating a Stripe account is free. The plugin works with any country Stripe supports. ### How many games can I have on the free version? The free version supports up to 2 games. Upgrade to [Escape Room Booking Pro](https://escaperoombookingpro.com) for unlimited games. ### What shortcodes does the plugin use? Three shortcodes: * `[eerb_calendar game="your-game-slug"]` — the availability calendar * `[eerb_booking]` — the booking and payment flow * `[eerb_manage_booking]`— customer self-service page ### Does it work with my page builder? Yes. Works with Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder and all major page builders. Use a Shortcode or HTML block. ### What happens if a customer doesn’t complete payment? Their slot hold expires after 15 minutes and the slot becomes available again automatically. No booking is created. ### How do refunds work? Refunds are processed manually via your Stripe Dashboard. The plugin sends cancellation emails automatically when a booking is cancelled. ### Can two games share a room? Shared room support (preventing double-bookings across games in the same room) is available in [Escape Room Booking Pro](https://escaperoombookingpro.com). ### Is there a Pro version? Yes — [Escape Room Booking Pro](https://escaperoombookingpro.com) adds unlimited games, promo codes, revenue reports, gamekeepers and more. One-time payment, no subscriptions. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Ettrick Escape Room Booking” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ John Craig ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/john_m_craig/) [Translate “Ettrick Escape Room Booking” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/ettrick-escape-room-booking) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ettrick-escape-room-booking/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ettrick-escape-room-booking/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ettrick-escape-room-booking/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ettrick-escape-room-booking/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.8 * Updated tested up to WordPress 6.9 * Removed unused core file include in activator #### 1.1.7 * Renamed plugin to Ettrick Escape Room Booking * Fixed PHP syntax error in customers view * Replaced inline scripts with wp_add_inline_script() * Sanitization improvements throughout * Text domain updated #### 1.1.1 * Improved 2-game limit UX — greyed button with inline notice * Fixed slot hold timezone mismatch on servers using UTC * Improved error messages #### 1.0.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.3.0** * Last updated **18 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [booking](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/booking/)[calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/calendar/) [escape room](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/escape-room/)[payments](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/payments/) [stripe](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/stripe/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ettrick-escape-room-booking/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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