Advik Booking Documentation

A complete, novice-friendly guide to installing, configuring, and running the Advik Booking WordPress plugin. From your first shortcode to advanced workflows with Google Calendar, coupons, and tax — it's all here.

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Step 1: Download the plugin

Before you begin, make sure you have the Advik Booking plugin downloaded and your license key ready. Go to your product hub → to download the plugin and view your license key.

What is Advik Booking?

Most booking forms ask for a name, an email, and a date. Advik Booking is built for service businesses that need more — multiple property types, varying quantities, add-ons, conditional questions, taxes, discounts, and staff assignment — all updating in real time without writing a line of code.

The 7-layer booking problem — solved in one form
1. Service AreaPostcode / city check2. Property TypeFlat / House / Studio3. SizeBedrooms, bathrooms4. Add-onsLaundry, oven, BBQ5. DiscountBundle rules6. Date / TimeStaff-aware7. PayStripe / on-arrival

What you can build with it

Cleaning & home services

Property type → room count → add-ons (oven, laundry) → price.

Salons, spas & clinics

Service → variant → staff preference → date & time.

Tutoring & coaching

Subject → level → session length → recurring or one-off.

Repairs & trade

Job type → urgency → parts (addon) → quote vs fixed.

How to use this guide

  1. Start with Installation and Quick Start to get a form live.
  2. Read How It Works to understand the data model (item fields, services, add-ons, staff).
  3. Use the Settings and Payments sections as references while you configure.
  4. Copy recipes from the Recipes section to model your own business.
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A note on the wizard

Advik Booking ships with a Setup Wizard that configures industry, currency, services, staff, integrations, and notifications in 8 steps. You can run it now (from Advik Booking → Setup Wizard) or skip it and follow Quick Start manually.

Five-minute check-list

  1. Set permalinks to Post name
    Go to Settings → Permalinks and choose Post name. Save.
  2. Create your booking pages
    Make two WordPress pages — e.g. Book Now and My Bookings.
  3. Add the shortcodes
    On the booking page add [advik_booking]; on the portal page add [advik_customer_portal].
  4. Pick a payment method
    In Advik Booking → Settings → Payments, enable Pay on Arrival, Stripe, or GoCardless.
  5. Create the data model
    Item fields → categories → services → add-ons → staff → booking flow.
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Ready to begin?

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