Automatically confirm new booking requests for Restaurant Reservations.

confirm-new-bookings-for-rtb.php

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: Auto-confirm New Bookings for Restaurant Reservations
 * Plugin URI: http://themeofthecrop.com
 * Description: Automatically confirm new booking requests.
 * Version: 1.0
 * Author: Theme of the Crop
 * Author URI: http://themeofthecrop.com
 * License:     GNU General Public License v2.0 or later
 * License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
 * General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
 * or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 * even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write
 * to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 */
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) )
	exit;

/**
 * Automatically confirm new bookings when they are added to the
 * database.
 */
add_filter( 'rtb_insert_booking_data', 'rtbcnb_confirm_new_bookings', 10, 2 );
function rtbcnb_confirm_new_bookings( $args, $booking ) {
	
	if ( empty( $booking->ID ) ) {
		$args['post_status'] = 'confirmed';
	}

	return $args;
}

Hi @ColanInfotech, thanks for letting me know. The conditional expression was reversed on accident. Line 32 should read:

if ( empty( $booking->ID ) ) {

I've updated the gist now so anyone else coming along should get a working copy.

Hi @NateWr,

The plugin is working. it automatically marks as completed all new booking requests. The issue I'm having is with e-mail confirmation to clients.
Is is possible to send the confirmation e-mail immediately after the form submission? thanks

@MiriShehu @NateWr

If I understand correctly the system only sets the reservation as COMPLETED/CONFIRMED but does NOT send the confirm notification email?

If so, in that case this nice little plugin would be pretty useless in my opinion..?

@MiriShehu and @iWebbers, sorry for the late reply. GitHub doesn't send notifications about comments in gists.

The plugin will still send the "New Request Email" under Bookings > Settings > Notifications. So you can adjust that email to reflect that the booking has been accepted.

@NateWr
So, the email issue I have is that the administrator is not getting emails.
Everything else works fine, client gets email notification, and the reservation is auto-confirmed.
Configuration seems perfect. I have no clue why the "restaurant" does not receive emails.

Problem solved: it was NOT a plugin issue.