Astro Booking Engine
Hotel booking form via Gutenberg block or shortcode, independent from the provider: switch booking engine anytime, your form stays the same.
Solid choice
Astro Booking Engine is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 4 days ago, and scores 66/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 4 days ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Astro Booking Engine stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Booking Engine | #38 |
| booking widget | >100 |
| Hotel Booking | #80 |
| hotel booking engine | #22 |
| hotel widget | #80 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Astro Booking Engine
From the official readme · v2.5.0Description
Astro Booking Engine adds a simple, intuitive and responsive hotel booking form to your WordPress site and connects it to the booking engine you already use. Visitors pick their dates and party size on your website and land on your booking engine with everything already filled in.
The form is independent from the provider. If you change booking engine, your website does not change: select the new provider, enter the settings it gives you, and the form on your pages keeps the same design, the same position and the same options. No redesign, no page edits.
Why use Astro Booking Engine
- Ready in minutes, no custom development. Install, choose your provider, enter its data, add the form to a page. Done.
- Free to change provider. Your layout and your pages stay as they are; only the provider settings change.
- Yours to customize. Colors, fonts, borders, calendar theme and custom CSS from the Layout settings, plus per-block options in the editor.
- Built for every guest. Responsive, follows the language of your site, with fields labelled for screen readers following the WCAG guidelines.
How it works
- Select your booking engine provider in the plugin settings.
- Enter the data your provider gives you (hotel ID, language, currency and so on).
- Add the form to your site with the Gutenberg block, the shortcode or the widget.
Display the form wherever you prefer
- with the Astro Booking Engine Gutenberg block, with live preview in the editor and per-block customization: submit button label, form colors (with transparency), border radius, plus the standard alignment, spacing and background options;
- with the shortcode [astro-booking-engine], anywhere in your content;
- with the classic widget, in any widget area.
Astro Booking Engine is not a booking engine: it needs an active contract with one of the providers listed below.
Supported hotel booking engine providers, in alphabetical order:
- 5Stelle (Italy)
- Amadeus iHotelier (TravelClick) (Spain)
- Beddy (Italy)
- BeGenius (Italy)
- Blastness (Italy)
- Booking Expert (Italy)
- Cloudbeds (United States)
- Data Sistemi (Italy)
- D-EDGE (France)
- Ericsoft (Italy)
- ErmesHotels (Italy)
- Guestline (United Kingdom)
- HotelNetSolutions (OnePageBooking) (Germany)
- Iperbooking (Italy)
- Journey (United Kingdom)
- Mews (Netherlands)
- Mirai (Spain)
- MyGuestCare (Italy)
- Octorate (Italy)
- Passepartout (San Marino)
- Reservit (France)
- ResNexus (United States)
- RevPlus (WebHotelier) (Greece)
- Roiback (Spain)
- Sabre SynXis (United States)
- Scidoo (Italy)
- Simple booking (Italy)
- SiteMinder (Australia)
- ThinkReservations (United States)
- Vertical booking (Italy)
- Witbooking (Spain)
- WuBook (Italy)
New booking engine providers are welcome!
If your booking engine provider is not on the list, you can request its inclusion by sending an email to alian@alian.it with any documentation you may have.
The plugin interface is translated into Italian, Spanish, French and German. It is also compatible with translation plugins such as WPML and Loco Translate.
Source code and third-party libraries
The source code of the plugin is on GitHub: github.com/alianschiavoncini/astro-booking-engine.
The calendar of the modern style is flatpickr 4.6.13, released under the MIT license and included in its minified build: its full source code is at github.com/flatpickr/flatpickr. The themes of the classic calendar come from jQuery UI, also under the MIT license.
About the author
Astro Booking Engine is developed and maintained by Alian Schiavoncini (www.alian.it), a WordPress developer since 2005 and founder of AboutMyHotel, a hotel reputation and market intelligence platform. AboutMyHotel is a separate, commercial service by the same author and is not required to use this plugin.
External services
The plugin shows a booking form that takes the visitor to the online booking engine of the hotel. It uses one external service only: the booking engine provider selected in the plugin settings.
Nothing is sent while the page loads, and the plugin does not collect or store any data. When the visitor submits the form, the browser opens the provider’s booking engine and sends it the search entered in the form: arrival and departure dates, number of adults and children, children ages and pets when those fields are enabled, the promo code when entered, the language and currency of the page, and the hotel identifiers set in the plugin settings. From that point on, the terms and the privacy policy of the provider apply.
The providers and their policies:
- 5Stelle (Zucchetti): privacy
- Amadeus iHotelier (TravelClick): privacy, terms
- Beddy (Zucchetti): privacy
- BeGenius: no privacy policy published, website
- Blastness: privacy
- Booking Expert: privacy
- Cloudbeds: privacy, terms
- Data Sistemi: privacy
- D-EDGE: privacy
- Ericsoft (Zucchetti): privacy
- ErmesHotels: privacy
- Guestline (The Access Group): privacy
- HotelNetSolutions (OnePageBooking): privacy
- Iperbooking: privacy
- Journey: privacy, terms
- Mews: privacy, terms
- Mirai: privacy
- MyGuestCare (MyComp): privacy
- Octorate: privacy, terms
- Passepartout: privacy, terms
- Reservit: privacy
- ResNexus: privacy, terms
- RevPlus (WebHotelier): privacy, terms
- Roiback: privacy, terms
- Sabre SynXis: privacy
- Scidoo: privacy
- Simple Booking: privacy
- SiteMinder: privacy, terms
- ThinkReservations: privacy, terms
- Vertical Booking: privacy
- Witbooking: privacy
- WuBook: privacy, terms
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Installation
- Upload the entire
astro-booking-enginefolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen (Plugins > Installed Plugins).
Frequently asked questions
How can I report a bug or suggest an improvement?
You can use the support forum on WordPress.org or write to alian@alian.it. Feature requests and bug reports are welcome.
Changelog
Two new providers, Beddy and ErmesHotels, and a fix for the pages that show more than one booking form with the modern style.
2.5.0
- Added: Beddy provider.
- Added: ErmesHotels provider.
- Fixed: with the modern style and more than one booking form on the same page, the first form opened the booking engine without the dates and the guests.
- Compatibility: tested with WordPress 7.1.
2.4.0
- Added: a modern form style, shown as a single card with one calendar for both dates and a guests panel with steppers, children ages and pets. The classic style stays the default on the sites that already use the plugin, and the modern one is the default for new installations.
- Added: a notice on the plugin pages telling the sites that already use it that the modern style is available, with a button that opens the form style setting. It appears once and goes away as soon as it is dismissed or the style is changed.
- Added: the hover background color of the modern style, among the layout settings, and the layout settings now drive the modern style too, so the colors already chosen come along with it.
- Added: the density of the modern style, compact or roomy, with the larger touch targets recommended by the accessibility guidelines.
- Added: the width of the modern style, fit to the content or full width, for the sites that use the form as a booking bar across the whole content column.
- Added: the block preview in the editor shows the modern style too, instead of the classic form.
- Added: the layout settings warn when the colors chosen do not reach the 4.5:1 contrast asked by WCAG AA, without preventing the choice.
- Fixed: the per block layout overrides now reach the modern style as well, instead of applying only to the classic rules.
- Fixed: with more than one booking form on the same page, the children ages of the second form were never shown, because the script read the number of children of the first form.
- Fixed: more than one booking form on the same page produced duplicate element ids, so the labels of the second form pointed at the fields of the first one.
- Compatibility: tested with WordPress 7.1.
2.3.0
- Added: ResNexus provider, with adults, children and pets: the numbers of the capacity slots the property uses for the children and for the pets are settings. The property code can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: ThinkReservations provider, with adults and promo code: the children are set on the booking engine, which splits them into age categories configured for every property. The property name can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: Amadeus iHotelier (TravelClick) provider, with adults, children, discount code, currency and the choice of the language of the booking engine. The property code can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: Cloudbeds provider, with adults, children, promo code, currency and the choice of the language of the booking engine. The booking engine address is entered as it is, also the regional one.
- Added: D-EDGE provider, with adults, children and their ages and promotional code. Both generations of the booking engine are supported, told apart by the address, which is entered as it is.
- Added: Guestline provider. The site and property codes can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address, including the old one.
- Added: HotelNetSolutions (OnePageBooking) provider, with adults, children and their ages and booking code. The booking engine address is entered as it is.
- Added: Journey provider. The property name can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: Mirai provider, with adults, children and their ages, promotional code and the currency.
- Added: Reservit provider, with adults, children and their ages and discount code. The two codes of the property can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: Roiback provider, with adults, children and their ages and promotional code.
- Added: Sabre SynXis provider, with the children ages. The hotel and chain codes can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: SiteMinder provider, with adults, children and infants and promo code. The property name can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: Witbooking provider, with adults, children and infants, promo code and the choice of the language of the booking engine. The booking engine address is entered as it is, also when it is on the domain of the property.
- Added: Spanish, French and German translations, complete for the admin screens and the block editor panel.
- Changed: the providers list of the plugin support page is now a table with the country of each company, and the providers list of this page shows the country next to each name.
- Fixed: a double horizontal line between the last two sections of the RevPlus (WebHotelier) provider settings.
- Compatibility: tested with WordPress 7.1.
2.2.0
- Added: Booking Expert provider, with dates and coupon: the guests are chosen on the booking engine, whose guest types are numeric codes different for every property. The layout can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: Mews provider. The Configuration ID can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: Octorate provider. The codice can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: RevPlus (WebHotelier) provider, with adults, children and infants, voucher and optional single hotel of a multi-hotel account. The property name can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: Scidoo provider. The cod can also be entered by pasting the whole booking engine address.
- Added: the confirmation message “Settings saved.” on the plugin settings pages, which were saving without telling it.
- Compatibility: tested with WordPress 7.1.
2.1.0
- Security: the plugin settings are now sanitized when saved and validated again when used, so that a user with access to the settings cannot inject scripts into the site pages through the Layout colors, sizes and custom CSS (relevant on multisite, where site administrators are not allowed to add unfiltered HTML).
- Security: the Iperbooking form address is now escaped.
- Security: direct access protection added to all the PHP files; the settings tab, the provider and the calendar theme are checked against the allowed values before being used in file paths and URLs; output escaping completed on the admin screens.
- Added: BeGenius provider.
- Fixed: the widget printed the theme’s widget markup as visible text instead of HTML.
- Fixed: the Iperbooking form address was “Array” when the site language matched none of the configured languages, instead of the default language; PHP warnings when no treatment is configured.
- Fixed: deleting the plugin now removes its settings and widgets from the database, also on multisite: the previous uninstall routine was never executed.
- Fixed: “Remove all plugin settings” now also clears the object cache, so deleted settings are no longer read back on sites with a persistent object cache.
- Changed: in the block-based widget editor only the Astro Booking Engine block is offered: the classic widget, which did the same, is hidden from the inserter as WordPress does for its own widgets replaced by blocks; widgets already added keep working.
- Changed: the color fields of the Layout settings and of the block accept hex, rgb/rgba, hsl/hsla, CSS variables and named colors.
- Compatibility: tested with WordPress 7.1.
2.0.0
- Added: Astro Booking Engine Gutenberg block with live editor preview and per-block layout customization (submit button label, form colors with transparency, border radius), alongside the existing shortcode and widget.
- Added: Blastness provider.
- Added: Data Sistemi provider.
- Added: WuBook provider.
- Added: review request notice on the plugin settings screen, shown only to administrators after 30 days of use, with permanent dismiss and snooze options.
- Added: “About the author” section in the readme and on the plugin Support page, with links to the author’s website and to AboutMyHotel, plus a FAQ entry on how to report bugs and suggest improvements.
- Added: “Support” and “Author website” links in the plugin row on the Plugins screen.
- Fixed: booking form accessibility: every field now has a unique id with its label programmatically associated, and the decorative spacer label above the submit button is hidden from assistive technologies (WCAG 1.3.1, 4.1.2).
- Fixed: two Italian translations on the settings screen (“For installation details…” and “support page”) were never applied because of malformed entries in the translation file.
- Changed: Italian translation updated with the new strings (plugin description, security check message, 5Stelle “Portal” field label).
- Changed: milestone release, fully backwards compatible: existing settings, shortcode, widget and templates keep working unchanged.
- Compatibility: tested with WordPress 7.1.
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FAQ
Astro Booking Engine: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 6, 2026
Is Astro Booking Engine free?
Yes. Astro Booking Engine is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Astro Booking Engine safe to use in 2026?
Astro Booking Engine is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 4 days ago, and scores 66/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Astro Booking Engine?
Astro Booking Engine is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,359 times since it launched in May 2023. It was downloaded 392 times in the last 30 days.
Does Astro Booking Engine work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Astro Booking Engine up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.0.1 or newer.
What PHP version does Astro Booking Engine need?
Astro Booking Engine requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Astro Booking Engine last updated?
The latest version, 2.5.0, was released on October 2, 2026 (4 days ago).
Who makes Astro Booking Engine?
Astro Booking Engine is developed and maintained by Alian Schiavoncini.
What are the best alternatives to Astro Booking Engine?
The most popular alternatives to Astro Booking Engine are MotoPress Hotel Booking (10K+ installs), VikBooking Hotel Booking En… (8K+ installs) and Beds24 Online Booking (2K+ installs).
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