Recras
Easily integrate data from your Recras instance, such as book processes, into your own website.
Solid choice
Recras is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 300+ sites and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 65/100 on our health check.
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (300+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Recras stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| booking | >100 |
| recras | #1 |
| recreation | #5 |
| reservation | >100 |
| Voucher | #39 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Recras
From the official readme · v6.6.1Description
With this plugin, you can easily integrate data from your Recras instance, such as book processes, into your own website.
To get started, go to the Recras → Settings page and enter your Recras domain. For example, if you log in to Recras at https://mycompany.recras.com/ then enter mycompany.recras.com. That’s all there is to it! You can now use widgets to retrieve data. All data is retrieved via a secured connection (HTTPS) to ensure data integrity. Other than the request parameters, no data is sent to the Recras servers.
This plugin consists of the following “widgets”. To use them, you first need to set your Recras domain (see paragraph above).
* Book processes
* Contact forms (deprecated)
* Packages
* Products
* Voucher info
Widgets can be added to your site in three ways. Using Gutenberg blocks (recommended), using the buttons in the “classic editor” (limited functionality), or by entering the shortcode manually (discouraged).
Date picker for contact forms
By default, date pickers in contact forms use the browser date picker. If you want to be able to style the date picker, we recommend to enable the date picker we have included with the plugin. You can enable this on the Recras → Settings page.
Note: this setting only applies to standalone contact forms, not to contact forms used in the old online booking of packages integration or in book processes.
Styling
No custom styling is applied by default, so it will integrate with your site easily. If you want to apply custom styling, see css/style.css for all available classes. Be sure to include these styles in your own theme, this stylesheet is not loaded by the plugin!
For styling the date picker, we refer you to the Pikaday repository. Be sure to make any changes in your own theme or using WordPress’ own Customizer.
Cache
All data from your Recras is cached for up to 24 hours. If you make important changes, such as increasing the price of a product, you can clear the cache to reflect those changes on your site immediately.
Google Analytics integration
You can enable basic Google Analytics integration for the booking of packages and voucher sales by checking “Enable Google Analytics integration?” on the Recras Settings page. This will only work if there is a global ga JavaScript object. This should almost always be the case, but if you find out it doesn’t work, please contact us!
Support
We would appreciate it if you use our GitHub page for bug reports, pull requests and general questions. If you do not have a GitHub account, you can use the Support forum on wordpress.org.
We only support the latest plugin of the plugin, on the latest version of WordPress (which you should always use anyway!) and only on actively supported PHP branches.
Credits
Installation
Easy installation (preferred)
- Install the plugin from the Plugins > Add New page in your WordPress installation.
Self install
- Download the zip file containing the plugin and extract it somewhere to your hard drive
- Upload the
recras-wordpress-pluginfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Frequently asked questions
Do you support Elementor, WPBakery/Visual Composer, Brizy, etc. ?
Integrating a book process is possible through Elementor. There are many different page builders but Elementor is the most used one, so we chose to only build this widget for Elementor. Using shortcodes is still possible in all other builders, of course.
Does the plugin support network installations?
Yes it does. You can set different Recras domains (all settings, for that matter) for each site.
Can the plugin be installed as “must use plugin” ?
No. “Must use” plugins don’t appear in the update notifications nor show their update status on the plugins page (direct quote from the WordPress documentation) which is reason enough for us not to support this.
Changelog
See changelog. We use semantic versioning for the plugin.
6.6.1
- Add pre-filling of the first widget of a book process to the documentation
6.6.0
- Allow pre-filling voucher template & quantity in voucher sales book processes
6.5.8
- Updated “Tested up to” version to 7.1
- Plugin now requires WP 6.9 or higher
6.5.7
- Fix incompatible requirements
6.5.6
- Fix crash when your recras could not be reached
- Plugin now requires PHP 8.0 or higher
6.5.5
- Fix error when data could not be retrieved from your recras
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FAQ
Recras: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 20, 2026
Is Recras free?
Yes. Recras is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Recras safe to use in 2026?
Recras is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 300+ sites and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 65/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Recras?
Recras is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 30,582 times since it launched in October 2015. It was downloaded 309 times in the last 30 days.
Does Recras work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Recras up to WordPress 7.1.3, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.9 or newer.
What PHP version does Recras need?
Recras requires PHP 8.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Recras last updated?
The latest version, 6.6.1, was released on September 17, 2026 (1 month ago).
Who makes Recras?
Recras is developed and maintained by Sander.
What are the best alternatives to Recras?
The most popular alternatives to Recras are Booking for Appointments an… (90K+ installs), Online Scheduling and Appoi… (60K+ installs) and Simply Schedule Appointments (50K+ installs).
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