Highlighting Price Variation Options
Whilst CabGrid cannot currently automatically update the price based on booking form input, we have some recommendations for drawing your customer’s attention to the price variation buttons…
Automatically accept CabGrid Booking Requests
The Booking Management add-on cannot automatically accept or confirm bookings. However, it is possible to give this illusion to your customer by re-wording the email and messages shown during the booking process…
Add your logo to taxi booking notification emails
How to add a logo or image to notification emails sent from CabGrid Pro or the CabGrid Booking Management add-on
Invoicing, Accounting and Bookkeeping with CabGrid
CabGrid features to help with accounting, bookkeeping and invoicing customers.
Booking form unexpectedly shows mandatory information missing
Problem: when trying to summit a booking, the message “Mandatory information missing or invalid. Invalid fields have been highlighted.” always appears, even when all required fields are completed.
Hook CabGrid events on the front end with JavaScript
How to manipulate the CabGrid calculator and booking form when certain events occur through Javascript.
How to use CabGrid Pro v5 Alt Styles
CabGrid Pro version 5.8.14 includes a new set of built-in styles. Selecting these styles means custom CSS for these styles need not be entered in the custom CSS box. To use these styles, select ‘Alternative Styles v5’ under BASE STYLES in the OPTIONS tab of the CabGrid Pro WordPress admin panel.
Re-initialise/Reset CabGrid Pro to solve layout or loading errors
In certain circumstances the CabGrid Pro can fail to load required files after an update. This can result in the taxi calculator losing its layout and styling. This article provides details on how to reset and re-initialise CabGrid Pro.
Cash Payment Options
This article and accompanying video tutorial describe mechanisms for offering customers a cash payment option in CabGrid.
What’s new in CabGrid Pro version 5.8
CabGrid Pro version 5.8 introduces new one-way return switching, greater control of price table layouts, more informative labels for full addresses on booking forms, and more improvements.
Changing the Return/One-Way Icon Button with CSS Styling
CSS code snippets for Cab Grid Pro version 5 and above that change the appearance of the one-way/return button icon shown in the plugin calculator interface. These snippets can be added to the Custom CSS box under the OPTIONS tab in the Cab Grid Pro WordPress admin page.
WHAT’S NEW IN CABGRID PRO VERSION 5.7
CabGrid Pro version 5.7 introduces options to set number inputs via drop-down menus, adds validation to price formula fields, and provides a more secure rewritten link system.
Disable Floating Price Bar with CSS
How to disable the floating price banner displayed in the footer using CSS
WHAT’S NEW IN CABGRID PRO VERSION 5.6
CabGrid Pro version 5.6 introduces the following new features and changes. CabGrid Pro version 5.6 is a free update available to all CabGrid Pro version 5 and later users.The update is available via your WordPress admin either under UPDATES or PLUGINS. Subscribe to be...
Handling Unlisted Destinations – An Alternative Approach
What happens when a customer is looking for a journey to or from a place that isn’t listed in the AREAS tab? New features in Cab Grid Pro open scope for new techniques to handle these journeys by providing a streamlined process to request a custom quotation…
Customise taxi booking form based on user input
Ever needed to hide or show booking form fields based on the destination or passenger numbers selected by your customer? In Cab Grid Pro v5.5 dynamic CSS classes are added to the main Cab Grid element allowing subsequent manipulation of content through CSS.
Dedicated CabGrid Blocks for the WordPress Gutenberg Editor
CabGrid now includes dedicated Gutenberg editor blocks that allow the basic taxi price calculator, the CabGrid Pro calculator and booking form, and the CabGrid Pro Price Table to be positioned as block items within any WordPress post or page.
Make Built-in Cab Grid Pro Booking Form Fields Optional
Whilst NOT RECOMMENDED, it is possible to disable Cab Grid’s built-in booking form fields. This article describes how to use advanced settings (Defaults add-on or _settings.php) and CSS to hide built-in fields that are mandatory by default.
Adjusting Cab Grid Taxi Fare Prices Based on the Number of Passengers
This article explores ways taxi fare prices provided by Cab Grid may be adjusted based on the number of passengers, for example, when applying a surcharge for extra passengers or a discount for large groups.
Cab Grid is Built for Speed
Cab Grid passes Google Lighthouse performance audits with a perfect score of 100…. Google places significance on page speed and customers have limited patience loading websites. WordPress plugins and themes can slow load times if they’re not built with speed in mind. However, Cab Grid is built for speed….
Advanced Destination Selector on Mobile
Force mobile devices to use the searchable destination select box offered with the Cab Grid Pro desktop experience…
Hide Unsupported Destinations
Populate the destination list based on the selected pick-up location…
Cab Grid Pro v5.2 now supports the option to disable destinations where no price has been configured. Customers select a pick-up location (origin) and the destination list will adjust dynamically to only show journeys that have a price set.
Email notification configuration
How to configure a dedicated Cab Grid Pro email address distinct from the main WordPress Admin email address. Useful for auto-responders or dedicated booking processing.
Local currency support
Cab Grid can process online payments via Paypal (built-in) or other payment gateways (via add-ons). But what if your local currency is not supported by any of the payment gateways we offer?….
One solution is to use the deposit/surcharge field to convert the local currency price to a currency supported by the chosen payment gateway…
Cab Grid Pro Admin Error/Warning Messages
Cab Grid generates error or warning messages when it encounters a misconfiguration. Detailed error/warning messages are usually only displayed to WordPress admin users. They are not displayed to regular users or customers. This article details some common error messages or warnings and what possible solutions might be…
