Author: Ian Misner
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Reserve rental stock only when orders are paid
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By default, Rental Products reserves stock the moment an order is placed, regardless of payment status. This prevents double-bookings when customers use payment methods that don’t complete instantly (like bank transfers). Some rental businesses prefer a different approach: let customers place orders without tying up inventory, then reserve stock only when payment comes through. This
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How to change rental dates on a WooCommerce Rentals order
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When a customer needs to modify their rental dates after placing an order, you can’t edit the dates directly. The rental dates are tied to inventory reservations, so changing them requires canceling the original rental and re-adding the product with new dates. This guide walks you through the process step by step without losing inventory
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WooCommerce rental inventory: the complete guide
Rental Products for WooCommerce powers camera gear rentals, bouncy castle empires, wedding dress try-ons, ski equipment shops, party supply warehouses, tool libraries, costume rental businesses, and at least one company that rents out tiny houses on wheels. If you’re renting something we haven’t seen yet, we’d genuinely love to hear about it. But the plugin
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Rental products availability checker setup
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Nothing kills a rental sale faster than a customer finding the perfect product, adding dates, and discovering it’s unavailable. The availability checker in Rental Products for WooCommerce flips this so your customers select dates first, then browse only products available for their timeframe. Adding the availability checker The availability checker is added to your site
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Using the Rental Products calendar with your team
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Your delivery driver checks one app, the warehouse uses another, and you’re stuck fielding “what’s going out today?” calls. The iCal feed in Rental Products for WooCommerce exports bookings to Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar—giving everyone visibility without WooCommerce access. Enabling the calendar feed Once enabled, a Feed button appears on the Rentals →
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Creating rental bundles for WooCommerce
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Renting a camera, lens, and tripod separately means three bookings, three availability checks, and confused customers. Rental bundles solve this by packaging multiple products into a single rentable unit with unified pricing and automatic availability tracking. Rental Products for WooCommerce handles the complexity behind the scenes. Creating a bundle Each bundled item must already be
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Setting up rental pricing with WooCommerce
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Charging $50/day but customers only see a confusing total? Rental pricing controls how costs are calculated and displayed. Rental Products for WooCommerce offers three distinct pricing models—choose based on how your rental business operates. Pricing types Type How it works Best for Period Base price × number of periods Equipment rentals charged per day/week Period
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Security deposits for WooCommerce rentals
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Lost a $2,000 lens to a careless renter? Security deposits give you recourse. Security deposits protect your inventory by collecting a refundable amount at checkout. If equipment comes back damaged, you have funds to cover repairs. If it returns in good condition, you refund the deposit. Enabling deposits Deposits are configured per product: The deposit
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WooCommerce membership store credit: a better perk than discounts
Most membership programs offer the same tired perks: a percentage discount, early access to sales, free shipping. These work, but they’re passive. Your members receive them whether they engage or not. Membership store credit changes this dynamic. When actual money lands in a member’s wallet every month, you create a reason to come back, browse,
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How to set up recurring store credit with Constellation
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This guide shows you how to automatically deposit store credit into members’ wallets each time their membership renews. When a member pays their monthly (or annual) fee through Constellation, Account Funds will automatically credit their account with the amount you specify. Use case: You run a $25/month membership. Each month when the payment processes, the