Author: Ian Misner

  • Getting started with Lightspeed POS for WooCommerce

    This page covers everything you need to go from a fresh install to a working sync between Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) and your WooCommerce store. Requirements Requirement Minimum version WordPress 6.0+ WooCommerce 8.0+ PHP 7.4+ Lightspeed account Active Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) This plugin is for Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) only. It is not compatible

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  • Booqable alternative: why WooCommerce store owners choose Rental Products instead

    If you’re running a rental business on WooCommerce and researching Booqable, you’ve probably noticed it’s a completely separate platform. That means migrating your entire operation away from WooCommerce, or running two disconnected systems. For the 15,000+ stores already using Kestrel plugins, that’s a non-starter. Here’s why Rental Products for WooCommerce makes more sense for existing

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  • How to handle rental quotes with WooCommerce Rentals

    WooCommerce rental quotes let you review orders before accepting payment with Rental Products for WooCommerce. Customers submit requests, you evaluate them, and stock only gets reserved when you approve. This workflow makes sense for rental businesses that need to verify availability before committing inventory, adjust pricing for specific requests, or control which orders get fulfilled

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  • Reserve rental stock only when orders are paid

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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