Shilux Booking Engine

Description

SHILUX Booking Engine is a powerful and flexible WordPress booking plugin designed for service-based, venue-based, and restaurant businesses. With its unique scenario-driven architecture, you can quickly set up a booking system tailored to your specific business type.

Brand Information:
“Shilux” is a distinctive brand name created by the plugin author. It is used exclusively for this WordPress booking plugin and is not associated with any other company or product in the software/technology field.

Key Features

• Multiple Booking Scenarios — Choose from 4 pre-built scenarios: General Booking, Restaurant, Hotel, and Hibachi/Teppanyaki
• Availability Calendar — Visual calendar with monthly view, batch operations, and real-time availability checks
• Flexible Booking Form — Embed anywhere with shortcodes or page builder widgets. Scenario-aware fields that adapt to your business type
• Menu Builder — Create beautiful menus with emoji/images, sections, and selection limits (for restaurant, hotel, and hibachi scenarios)
• Payment Integration — Support for PayPal Standard and manual payments. Full payment, deposit only, or deposit + balance modes
• Email Notifications — Automated booking confirmations, cancellations, modifications, and reminder emails
• Custom Fields — Dynamic custom field builder for additional booking information
• Multi-Currency Support — 9 currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CNY, CAD, AUD, KRW, and TWD
• Page Builder Compatible — Works with Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, and Gutenberg (native blocks)
• REST API — Full REST API support for headless WordPress and third-party integrations
• Setup Wizard — Guided 5-step setup with automatic default menu data for menu-enabled scenarios
• Dashboard & Analytics — Booking trends, revenue tracking, and quick actions
• CSV Export — Export bookings data for accounting and analysis

Booking Scenarios

General Booking — Perfect for salons, clinics, tutoring, consulting, and any appointment-based business
* Date & time selection with real-time availability
* Custom form fields
* Capacity management per time slot
* Advance booking window controls

Restaurant — Table reservations for restaurants, cafes, and bars
* Party size with min/max limits
* Dietary options and special occasions
* Table configuration and preferences
* Turn time and buffer time between bookings
* Operating hours controls

Hotel — Accommodation bookings for hotels, B&Bs, and vacation rentals
* Check-in / check-out date selection
* Room type configuration with pricing
* In-room dining menu support
* Extra services and add-ons
* Min/max night stays
* Weekend surcharges
* Property details (address, amenities, policies)

Hibachi / Teppanyaki — Japanese teppanyaki and interactive dining experiences
* Protein selection with pricing
* Menu builder with sections and items
* Kids pricing with age thresholds
* Table configuration
* On-site service mode
* Setup and cleanup time buffers

Shortcodes

• [shilux_booking_form] — Booking form with optional service_id parameter
• [shilux_booking_calendar] — Availability calendar display
• [shilux_services] — Services list
• [shilux_service_card id="123"] — Single service card
• `[shilux_menu id=”123″ template=”classic”] — Menu display (classic template)

Payment Methods

• PayPal Standard — Accept payments via PayPal accounts and credit cards
• Manual Payment — Accept payments on arrival, bank transfer, or other offline methods
• Multiple Payment Modes — Full payment, deposit only, or deposit + remaining balance

Email Notifications

• Customer Confirmation — Automatically sent when a booking is created
• Admin Notification — Alert site admins of new bookings
• Cancellation Notice — Sent when a booking is cancelled
• Modification Alert — Sent when booking details are changed
• Reminder Emails — Automated reminders sent before the booking date

Page Builder Support

• Elementor — 3 widgets: Booking Form, Calendar, and Services
• Divi — Full shortcode support
• WPBakery — Full shortcode support
• Gutenberg — Native blocks for seamless integration

Source Code

All original, unminified, human-readable source files are included in the plugin:

• JavaScript Source: /assets/src/
• SCSS Source: /assets/src/scss/

Minified files in /assets/build/ are generated directly from these source files.
No obfuscated or external closed-source code is used.

External Services

This plugin integrates with PayPal for payment processing when the PayPal Standard payment method is enabled.

PayPal

Service: PayPal is an online payment processing service provided by PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Purpose: Used to process customer payments for bookings. When a customer selects PayPal as their payment method, they are redirected to PayPal’s secure payment page to complete their payment.

Data Sent: When a customer chooses to pay via PayPal, the following data is sent to PayPal’s servers:
* Business email address (the PayPal account receiving the payment)
* Payment amount and currency code
* Booking item description (booking ID, service name, scenario type)
* Return URL (where the customer returns after payment)
* IPN notification URL (where PayPal sends payment confirmation)
* Custom reference data (booking ID and payment type for post-payment processing)

When Data is Sent: Data is sent in two stages:
1. Payment Redirect: When a customer clicks “Pay with PayPal”, their browser is redirected to paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr (or sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr for testing) with the payment details
2. IPN Verification: After payment, PayPal sends an IPN (Instant Payment Notification) to the plugin’s callback URL at https://ipnpb.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr to verify the payment status

Terms of Service: PayPal User Agreement

Privacy Policy: PayPal Privacy Statement