{"id":393525,"date":"2026-11-03T09:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/do-it-simply-booking-dropdown-dates\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T09:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:55:03","slug":"do-it-simply-booking-dropdown-dates","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/do-it-simply-booking-dropdown-dates\/","author":14391160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"2.0.0","stable_tag":"2.0.0","tested":"7.1.4","requires":"6.0","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Do It Simply Booking Dropdown Dates","header_author":"Do It Simply Ltd","header_description":"Replace the WooCommerce Bookings calendar with a simple dropdown of course dates.","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2026-11-03 09:55:03","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/www.doitsimply.co.uk\/","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":120,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"2.0.0":{"tag":"2.0.0","author":"baperrou","date":"2026-11-03 09:55:03","revision":3781499}},"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["2.0.0"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":{"1":"The dropdown replaces the calendar on the product page.","2":"The \"Show dates as a dropdown\" checkbox and label style selector on the product General tab."}},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[7101,290447,1863,286,145077],"plugin_category":[40,45],"plugin_contributors":[284484],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-393525","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-bookings","plugin_tags-course-dates","plugin_tags-dropdown","plugin_tags-woocommerce","plugin_tags-woocommerce-bookings","plugin_category-calendar-and-events","plugin_category-ecommerce","plugin_contributors-baperrou","plugin_committers-baperrou"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/do-it-simply-booking-dropdown-dates.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>Do It Simply Booking Dropdown Dates replaces the WooCommerce Bookings calendar with a simple dropdown of upcoming dates on a per-product basis. When a customer picks a date, the plugin fills in Bookings' own date, time, and resource fields \u2014 so pricing, availability, and add-to-cart all work as normal.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Enable the dropdown per product with a single checkbox.<\/li>\n<li>Custom placeholder label (default: \"Choose a date\").<\/li>\n<li><strong>Option label<\/strong> setting per product: resource name + date \/ resource name only \/ date only.<\/li>\n<li>Live space counts shown next to each date.<\/li>\n<li>Fully booked or unavailable dates shown but disabled.<\/li>\n<li>Multi-day courses only offer valid start dates.<\/li>\n<li>Timed products list every valid start time Bookings offers on that day.<\/li>\n<li>Respects before\/after booking buffers.<\/li>\n<li>Uses the site's WordPress date and time formats.<\/li>\n<li>Fully translatable; text domain <code>do-it-simply-booking-dropdown-dates<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Requirements<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>WooCommerce<\/li>\n<li><strong>WooCommerce Bookings<\/strong> (premium extension \u2014 not available on WordPress.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>If WooCommerce Bookings is not active, the plugin shows an admin notice and loads nothing else.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>do-it-simply-booking-dropdown-dates<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin in <strong>Plugins \u203a Installed Plugins<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Open a WooCommerce Bookings product, go to the <strong>General<\/strong> tab, and tick <strong>Show dates as a dropdown<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Optionally enter a custom placeholder label.<\/li>\n<li>Optionally choose an <strong>Option label<\/strong> style.<\/li>\n<li>Save the product.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20replace%20the%20calendar%20on%20all%20products%3F\"><h3>Does this replace the calendar on all products?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. You enable the dropdown per product using the checkbox on the product's General tab.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"where%20do%20the%20dates%20come%20from%3F\"><h3>Where do the dates come from?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>From the product's own Bookings availability rules. Global site-wide rules are not used to generate dates. Timed products list every valid start time Bookings offers on that day.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"my%20resource%20names%20already%20contain%20the%20date.%20how%20do%20i%20avoid%20showing%20it%20twice%3F\"><h3>My resource names already contain the date. How do I avoid showing it twice?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Set <strong>Option label<\/strong> to <strong>Resource name only<\/strong>. The date is omitted from the label.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20products%20that%20have%20customer-selectable%20resources%3F\"><h3>Does it work with products that have customer-selectable resources?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The feature is implemented \u2014 the dropdown hides the resource selector and sets the resource automatically. It has not yet been fully tested; use with caution.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"i%27m%20switching%20from%20the%20earlier%20private%20version%20%28woobooking-dropdown-coursedates%29.%20will%20my%20product%20settings%20be%20kept%3F\"><h3>I'm switching from the earlier private version (WooBooking-Dropdown-coursedates). Will my product settings be kept?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. This plugin uses the same settings keys, so existing products keep their configuration. 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