š§ Overview
Weāve significantly improved how
Booking Periods
work in Rentals to make date and time behavior clearer, more intuitive, and easier to configure.With this update, businesses can now
enable or disable time selection at the listing level
, giving them full control over whether customers choose dates only or dates and times ā without relying on hidden global settings.Previously, booking behavior (such as time selection, duration calculation, and multi-day pricing) could depend on global setting configurations, leading to accidental multi-day charges and confusion around rental start/end times.
Booking logic is now explicit, visible, and self-contained within each listing ā so businesses can clearly understand how bookings are calculated and charged.
š Whatās New
ā
Clear Booking Period Options
You now see three clearly defined
Booking Period modes
:- Date & Time Selector
- Date Selector
- Fixed Durations
Each mode now has visible, predictable behavior ā with no hidden dependencies.
š Date & Time Selector
- Always shows date and time pickers in the booking widget
- Ideal for hourly rentals or bookings where customers must choose a start time and end time
- Behavior is no longer affected by hidden global settings
š
Date Selector
- Customers select start and end dates only
- Default Rental Start Time and Rental End Timeare always visible in listing settings
- Default times (e.g., 3:00 PM start / 11:00 AM end) are clearly applied to calculate duration
This is perfect for vacation rentals, overnight stays, and date-based pricing models.
ā±ļø Fixed Durations
For listings with predefined booking durations:
- Optionally allow customers to select a start time
- If time selection is disabled, the default Rental Start Timeis applied automatically
- End time is automatically calculated based on the selected duration
- Monthly bookings roll over to the next calendar month with smart date handling
š Smart Compatibility Rules
To prevent unsupported configurations:
- When Booking Period = Date Selector, hourly pricing is disabled
- When Booking Unit = Hour, Date Selector is disabled
This ensures only valid combinations can be selected.
āļø Improved Discoverability
- āDisable Time Selectorā behavior is now surfaced clearly within the listing directly and has beenremoved from Global Settings
- Booking logic is now self-contained within each listing
š Migration for Existing Listings
To ensure a smooth transition:
- Existing listings were mapped to the correct Booking Period mode
- Default Rental Start/End times were populated where required
šÆ Why This Matters
- Eliminates accidental multi-day charges
- Makes rental start/end times visible and predictable
- Gives businesses control to enable time selection for some listings and disable for others
- Improves clarity for both admins and customers
- Increases adoption for vacation rentals and flexible pricing models
- This update brings Rentals one step closer to being fully intuitive and self-explanatory