=== Yatra - Travel Booking & Tour Management ===
Contributors: MantraBrain
Tags: travel, booking, tour, travel agency, tour booking
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 3.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Tours & activities on WordPress: trips, departures, PayPal & Pay Later, guest accounts, emails, reports. Yatra Pro adds card gateways, deposits, and modules.

== Description ==

**✈️ Yatra** is a WordPress plugin built for **tour operators, activity providers, and travel brands** that need real trip inventory—not a generic shop. The free version includes a full booking office: trips, availability, checkout, customer records, and essential emails. **[Yatra Pro](https://wpyatra.com/pricing/)** unlocks premium payment methods and a suite of Pro modules you can turn on as your business grows.

**Official site:** 🌐 [wpyatra.com](https://wpyatra.com/) · 📖 [docs.wpyatra.com](https://docs.wpyatra.com) · 💬 [WordPress.org forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/yatra/)

= 🎬 See Yatra in action =

🎥 **[Watch the Yatra 3.0 walkthrough on YouTube](https://youtu.be/cHmC-x7y0TQ)** — trips, bookings, checkout, and traveler accounts in a few minutes. For release highlights and upgrade notes, see **[Yatra 3.0 on wpyatra.com](https://wpyatra.com/yatra-3-0/)**. More tutorials: **[MantraBrain on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@MantraBrain)**.

= ✈️ Why teams pick Yatra =

* 🗺️ **Travel-first data model** — Departures, capacity, traveler types, and itineraries match how tours are actually sold.
* 🧭 **One admin workspace** — Modern Yatra dashboard inside wp-admin; less tab-hopping than bolting travel onto a generic commerce stack.
* ⚖️ **Honest Free vs Pro** — Core booking, CRM-style records, reviews, and PayPal / Pay Later are in the free plugin. Card gateways and advanced modules are in Pro—no surprise paywalls on basics like “save a trip” (saved trips / wishlist are a **Pro** feature when enabled in settings).
* 🔒 **Your site, your data** — Bookings and customer data stay in your WordPress database; payments go through the gateways you configure.

= 🎁 Free plugin — what you get =

**Trips and catalog**

* Unlimited trips with rich descriptions, gallery, difficulty, duration, meeting points, included/excluded lists
* Itinerary builder (day-by-day)
* Per-trip FAQs and custom attributes
* Destinations, activities, categories, and archives visitors can browse

**Bookings and customers**

* Booking lifecycle (e.g. pending, confirmed, completed, cancelled) with references
* Traveler details, notes, and operational views your staff use daily
* Customer accounts: booking history, payments, profile, and document access (e.g. invoices, vouchers, itineraries) where you enable them
* Guest checkout and registered users

**Pricing and availability**

* Sale and regular pricing, traveler-based pricing (adults, children, custom types)
* Departures, capacity, and recurring availability rules
* Discounts and coupons

**Payments (free)**

* **PayPal**
* **Pay Later** (book now, confirm or pay offline—ideal for bank transfer, cash on arrival, or invoice workflows)

**Email**

* Core delivery settings and essential traveler templates (e.g. booking, payment, cancellation, reminder)

**Front end**

* Templates for trip listings, single trip, booking flow, checkout, and account
* Blocks and shortcodes to place trips, search, login, and account on any page
* Responsive layouts; works with well-coded block and classic themes

**Reviews and reporting**

* Reviews with moderation and trip-level display
* Admin reports for bookings, revenue, and trends

**Quality and extensibility**

* PHP 7.4 or newer, structured codebase
* Hooks and filters for customization; template overrides in your theme
* REST-oriented flows for booking and account experiences in 3.x

= 🧩 Blocks and shortcodes =

Use the **block editor** or **classic shortcodes** to drop catalog widgets, search, and account UI into any page.

**Blocks** (search the inserter for “Yatra” or the block name):

* **Tour** — block name `yatra/tour` (trip grid; same data options as the **`[yatra_trip]`** shortcode).
* **Activity** — `yatra/activity`.
* **Destination** — `yatra/destination`.

**Shortcodes** (attributes shown are the main filters; all accept string values as in the plugin defaults—use `yes` / `no` or `0` / `1` where noted):

* **`[yatra_trip]`** — Trip listing. Alias: **`[yatra_tour]`** (same output; kept for backward compatibility). Useful attributes include `order` (asc or desc), `featured` (0 or 1), `per_page`, `category`, `destination`, `activity`, `difficulty`, `price_min`, `price_max`, `duration_min`, `duration_max`, `search`, `columns`, `show_pagination` (yes or no), `title`. Example: `[yatra_trip featured="1" per_page="6" columns="3"]`
* **`[yatra_activity]`** — Activity archive-style listing. Attributes include `order`, `per_page`, `columns`, `activity` (slug or comma-separated slugs), `show_trip_count`, `show_description`, `show_image`, `show_pagination`, `hide_empty` (yes or no), `title`.
* **`[yatra_destination]`** — Destination showcase. Attributes include `order`, `per_page`, `columns`, `destination` (slug or comma-separated slugs), `show_trip_count`, `show_description`, `show_image`, `show_pagination`, `hide_empty`, `featured_only` (yes or no), `title`.
* **`[yatra_search]`** — Advanced tour search form. Toggle parts with `show_filters`, `show_categories`, `show_destinations`, `show_activities`, `show_price_range`, `show_duration`, `show_difficulty` (yes or no), plus `placeholder` and `button_text`.
* **`[yatra_login]`** — Customer login form. Attributes include `show_register`, `show_forgot_password`, `remember_me` (yes or no), `redirect_url`, `title`, `subtitle`.
* **`[yatra_my_account]`** — Account dashboard for logged-in users (same React experience as the virtual account URL). Legacy attributes are accepted for backward compatibility but do not change the 3.x UI.
* **`[yatra_discount_and_deals]`** — Discounted trips. Attributes include `order`, `per_page`, `columns`, `discount_type` (all, percentage, fixed, or group), `min_discount`, `max_discount`, `category`, `destination`, `show_original_price`, `show_percentage`, `show_time_left`, `show_pagination`, `show_filters`, `title`.

**Note:** Older Yatra 2.x docs sometimes mentioned **`[yatra_cart]`**, **`[yatra_checkout]`**, or **`[yatra_mini_cart]`**. Those shortcodes are **not registered in Yatra 3.x**—checkout and booking flow use the plugin’s front-end routes and templates instead. See **[docs.wpyatra.com](https://docs.wpyatra.com)** for URLs and page setup.

= 🎨 Compatible with popular themes =

Yatra works with most well-coded block themes, classic themes, and major page builders. **Recommended themes** (optional—not required):

* 🧳 **[Resa](https://wordpress.org/themes/resa/?ref=yatrapluginorg)** — official Yatra travel theme by MantraBrain
* 🧱 **[Blocksy](https://wordpress.org/themes/blocksy/?ref=yatrapluginorg)** — modern block theme
* ⚡ **[Kadence](https://wordpress.org/themes/kadence/?ref=yatrapluginorg)** — fast, flexible theme

= 🔗 Quick links =

* 📖 **[Documentation](https://docs.wpyatra.com/)** — installation, blocks, shortcodes, and operations
* ✨ **[All features](https://wpyatra.com/features/)** — full capability list with Free vs Pro labels (use this instead of a separate “extensions” catalog; Pro modules are summarized there and on 💳 **[Pricing](https://wpyatra.com/pricing/)**)
* 🎯 **[Live demo](https://demo.wpyatra.com/)** — see Yatra on a real WordPress demo
* 🆘 **[Support portal / contact](https://mantrabrain.com/contact)** — help and commercial support routing

= 💙 Join the community =

* ⭐ **[Rate Yatra five stars](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/yatra/reviews/?filter=5)** — helps other operators find the plugin
* 💬 **[Facebook community](https://www.facebook.com/groups/yatrawordpressplugin)** — connect with other Yatra users
* 📧 **[Email support](mailto:mantrabrain@gmail.com)** — direct email for product questions
* 🐛 **[GitHub — issues & contributions](https://github.com/MantraBrain/yatra)** — bug reports and pull requests

= 🚀 Try Yatra risk-free =

* 🧪 **[Create a free demo site (WordPress Playground)](https://try.new/plugins/yatra)** — spin up a temporary WordPress with Yatra pre-installed; no local setup required

= 💎 Yatra Pro — when you are ready to scale =

**[Compare plans and buy Yatra Pro](https://wpyatra.com/pricing/)** — same Pro software on every tier; plans differ by **site activations** and **support level**.

**Premium gateways (examples)**

* Stripe, Razorpay, Mollie, Paystack, Square, Authorize.Net, bank transfer (region and account dependent)

**Pro modules (enable under Yatra → Modules)**

* Flexible Payments — deposits and partial payments
* Dynamic Pricing — rules for seasonality, demand, early bird, last minute
* Advanced Discount — group-style discounts alongside coupons
* Google Calendar sync
* Additional Services — sell extras with the trip
* Trip Consent — digital waivers and signatures
* Email Automation — extended templates, sequences, logs
* Custom booking questions — drag-and-drop extra fields
* Mailchimp, Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics 4 Enhanced
* Abandoned Booking Recovery

**Traveler experience**

* Saved trips / wishlist when Pro is active and wishlist is enabled in settings

**Support**

* Premium or priority support depending on plan; see [wpyatra.com](https://wpyatra.com/) for current terms and **money-back window** for paid licenses.

== Installation ==

🛠️ **Quick setup**

1. Install and activate **Yatra** from this screen or upload the ZIP under Plugins → Add New → Upload.
2. Complete the setup wizard (currency, basics, permalinks as prompted).
3. Add destinations and activities, then create your first trip under **Yatra → Trips**.
4. Configure **PayPal** and/or **Pay Later** under Yatra payment settings (free). Add **Yatra Pro** when you need card gateways or Pro modules.
5. Place the booking experience on your site using Yatra templates, **blocks**, or **shortcodes** (see **🧩 Blocks and shortcodes** in the description above and [docs.wpyatra.com](https://docs.wpyatra.com)).

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Is Yatra free? =

Yes. The plugin on WordPress.org is free and includes the core booking stack for many operators. **Yatra Pro** is a paid upgrade for premium gateways and Pro modules.

= Do I need code skills? =

No for day-to-day operation. Developers can override templates and use hooks for custom workflows.

= Which payments are free vs Pro? =

**Free:** PayPal and Pay Later. **Pro:** Stripe, Razorpay, Mollie, Paystack, Square, Authorize.Net, bank transfer (as supported for your account and region).

= Can I take bookings without charging a card immediately? =

Yes. Use **Pay Later** for offline confirmation, invoices, or pay-on-arrival flows.

= Does Yatra work with my theme? =

It works with most modern WordPress themes. Yatra ships front-end templates; your theme controls global layout and typography. For suggested pairings, see **🎨 Compatible with popular themes** in the description above.

= Are invoices and vouchers only in Pro? =

Travelers can access invoices, vouchers, and itineraries from the account area on the free plugin when your site is configured for it. Pro expands payment choices and business modules—it does not remove core documents by default.

= How do saved trips / wishlist work? =

Saved trips appear when **Yatra Pro** is active and **wishlist** is enabled in Yatra settings.

= Is Yatra GDPR-friendly? =

Use WordPress privacy tools together with Yatra: export or delete user-related data as required by your policy. Payment data is handled by your chosen gateways under their terms.

= Where is documentation? =

See **[docs.wpyatra.com](https://docs.wpyatra.com)** and **[wpyatra.com](https://wpyatra.com/)** for features, Pro, and updates.

= Where are shortcodes and blocks documented? =

See **🧩 Blocks and shortcodes** in the description above. Full walkthroughs (pages, permalinks, checkout URLs) are in the documentation.

= Does Yatra provide cart or checkout shortcodes? =

**Not in 3.x.** Use the plugin’s booking and checkout routes and templates. Catalog, search, login, and account still have shortcodes and blocks as listed in the description.

== Screenshots ==

📷 **Screenshots** (as shown on WordPress.org)

1. Yatra dashboard inside WordPress — bookings, revenue, and quick access to daily tasks
2. Trip Creation Process — content, pricing, media, and settings in one workspace
3. Trip list & All listing page — search, filters, and status at a glance
4. Trip Booking Process — hero, itinerary, and book flow
5. Global Settings - Payment Gateways etc.
6. Traveler account — bookings, payments, and documents
 

== Changelog ==

= 3.0.0 =
* Major 3.0 release: redesigned admin experience, streamlined booking and traveler account flows, expanded gateway and module architecture for Pro, and ongoing hardening for production travel sites.
* See the plugin’s release notes and [wpyatra.com](https://wpyatra.com/yatra-3-0/) for highlights. **Always back up** before upgrading from 2.x; follow migration guidance in documentation.

= Earlier versions =
* For 2.x changelog entries, see the plugin’s GitHub releases or historical notes on the vendor site.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 3.0.0 =
Major release. Back up your site and database before upgrading from 2.x. Update free Yatra from WordPress.org first; then align Yatra Pro with a version compatible with 3.0.

== Additional Information ==

= Privacy =

Booking and customer data are stored in your WordPress database. Payment processing is performed by the gateways you enable; review each provider’s privacy and PCI documentation.

= Credits =

Yatra is developed by **MantraBrain**. Third-party libraries include components such as React (admin UI), Vite, TanStack Query, and others as shipped in the plugin package.

= Contributing =

Issues and contributions: [GitHub — Yatra](https://github.com/MantraBrain/yatra)

If Yatra helps your business, a ⭐ **five-star review** on WordPress.org and considering **💎 Yatra Pro** when you need paid features both help sustain development. Thank you for using Yatra.