Accommodation Manager Documentation
Install the Free/Core plugin, add the free Pro Add-on, activate licenses and unlock paid modules safely.
Installing Free/Core
Install and activate the Free/Core plugin first.
Installing the Pro Add-on
Install the free Pro Add-on second.
Activating a license
Buy or assign a paid add-on license, then activate the key.
Unlocking modules
Open Premium Modules inside the Pro Add-on to see active and locked modules.
Accommodation Booking Manager Help Centre
Find setup guides, product documentation, shortcode help, and troubleshooting articles for Accommodation Booking Manager users.
Getting Started
Current setup path for African Nomad products and Accommodation Booking Manager.
African Nomad product overview
African Nomad Portal
A current overview of the African Nomad customer portal, plugins, themes, licensing, downloads and support flow.
What Accommodation Booking Manager does
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
A plain-language overview for property owners, guesthouses, lodges, villas and accommodation providers.
Installing the plugin
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How to install and activate Accommodation Booking Manager on a WordPress website.
Recommended first setup checklist
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
A safe order for setting up your first accommodation website.
Customer Portal
How customers access licenses, downloads, themes, documentation and support from one place.
Using the Customer Portal
African Nomad Portal
Where customers access downloads, licenses, documentation, themes and support.
Properties
Create and manage properties, rental mode, location, images, services and policies.
Creating your first property
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How to add the main property record that accommodation options, rates and availability will link to.
Understanding rental modes
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
Explains when to use a multi-accommodation property versus a full-property rental setup.
Property images, videos, amenities and policies
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
What content to add to make the public property page useful and complete.
Accommodation Options
Add rooms, units, villas and other accommodation options linked to a property.
Adding accommodation options
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How to add rooms, units, cottages, villas or accommodation types under a property.
Accommodation detail pages
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How accommodation detail pages work and how accommodation-specific images are displayed.
Licensing & Downloads
License activation, update checks, download access, product matching and property allowances.
How downloads and license-gated products work
African Nomad Portal
How product downloads are made visible and how license-gated downloads are matched to customers.
License activation and property allowances
Accommodation Booking Manager Pro
How the Pro plugin checks license status, activated sites and property limits.
Accommodation Manager Free
Setup guides for the free Accommodation Booking Manager plugin.
Installing Accommodation Booking Manager Free
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How to install and activate the free plugin and confirm the first setup.
First setup workflow for a property website
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
Recommended order for setting up properties, accommodation options, seasons, rates and public pages.
Core shortcodes and public pages
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
Common shortcodes used for dashboard, listings, stay detail, booking quote and quote view pages.
Seasons, rates and availability blocks
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How seasons, rates and blocked dates work together for quote calculations.
Seasons & Rates
Set seasonal date ranges, base rates, adult/child rates and minimum-stay rules.
Creating seasons
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How to create date ranges such as low season, high season, peak season or special periods.
Adding rates
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How to add pricing rules linked to properties, accommodation options and seasons.
Minimum stay rules in the free version
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How minimum stay settings affect enquiries and quote calculations.
Accommodation Manager Pro
Pro add-on setup, license usage reporting and license-controlled allowances.
Installing and activating Accommodation Booking Manager Pro
Accommodation Booking Manager Pro
How to install the Pro add-on, enter a license key and confirm license status.
Understanding Pro property limits
Accommodation Booking Manager Pro
Why Pro property support depends on the license record instead of one universal hardcoded number.
Availability & QA
Block unavailable dates, use the timeline calendar and run availability checks.
Managing availability blocks
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How to block dates that should not be available for enquiries or quotes.
Using the timeline calendar
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How to use the timeline calendar to review availability, blocks and enquiries visually.
Running the QA Check
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Use the QA Check before launch or after changing rates and availability.
Public Pages & Shortcodes
Display listings, stay detail pages, availability search, quote requests and quote views.
Main shortcodes
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The main shortcodes used to display Accommodation Booking Manager features on your website.
Creating the public pages
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
Recommended WordPress pages to create for a public accommodation website.
Availability search shortcode options
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How to hide or show search fields in the availability search form.
Theme & Elementor
AN Self Catering theme, Elementor containers, starter pages and image placeholders.
Installing and setting up AN Self Catering
AN Self Catering Theme
Current setup steps for the Elementor-based AN Self Catering theme.
Images, galleries, carousel and lightbox
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
Best practice for property hero images, galleries and accommodation image display.
AI Assistant
How the African Nomad AI Assistant learns from documentation, plugins and frontend pages.
Using the African Nomad AI Assistant
African Nomad Portal
How the AI support bot answers questions and escalates to support tickets.
Rebuilding the AI knowledge base
African Nomad Portal
When to rebuild the AI knowledge base and what sources are indexed.
Elementor Widgets
Use the optional Elementor widgets included with Accommodation Booking Manager.
Using Elementor widgets
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How to use the included Elementor widgets when Elementor is active.
Accommodation Listings widget styling
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How to style listing cards in Elementor.
Enquiries & Quotes
Manage enquiry and quote-request workflows in the free version.
How the enquiry and quote-request workflow works
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Explains what happens when a visitor submits a quote or enquiry request.
Managing enquiries from the dashboard
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How managers can review and act on incoming enquiries or quote requests.
Support & Tickets
How support works through the Customer Portal and how tickets are escalated.
Opening support tickets from the Customer Portal
African Nomad Portal
How customers should request support and what information to include.
Media & Galleries
Add hero images, gallery images, accommodation images and use the carousel/lightbox gallery.
Using gallery carousel and lightbox
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How the version 1.0.21 gallery carousel and image enlargement feature works.
Image recommendations
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
Recommended image practices for accommodation listings and detail pages.
Troubleshooting
Common setup, license, download, shortcode, quote and display problems.
License active but download is missing
African Nomad Portal
What to check when a customer has an active license but no available download.
Shortcode does not display anything
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Common reasons a shortcode page appears empty or incomplete.
No listings, no stays or quote form not working
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
Checklist for common public display and quote/enquiry issues.
No stays or accommodation listings found
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
What to check when the listings page does not show your properties.
Rates or seasons not appearing correctly
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
What to check when rates, seasons or quote amounts do not look correct.
Recommended WordPress environment
African Nomad Products
Recommended baseline environment for African Nomad plugins and accommodation sites.
Manager dashboard permission problems
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
What to check if a user cannot access the Accommodation Manager Console.
Geolocation and coordinates
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
How to handle missing or incorrect latitude and longitude values.
Free vs Pro
Understand what is included in the free version and what is planned for Pro/PMS editions.
What is included in the free version
Accommodation Booking Manager Free
A clear list of the main features currently included in the free plugin.
Features planned for Pro or PMS editions
Accommodation Booking Manager Pro
A high-level overview of features that are planned beyond the free version.