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Updated July 31, 2026 6 min read

Overview

The Setup Guide in Settings walks you through the essential configuration: button appearance, notifications, consent text, and spam protection. Use it on first install or when onboarding a new site manager.

Step-by-step guide

Open the Setup Guide

  1. Go to WordPress Admin → WP Travel Kit → InquiryFlow.
  2. Click the Settings tab.
  3. In the left category nav, click Setup Guide.

Button and display

  1. Click Button & Display in the left nav (or follow the guide link).
  2. Set Button label — text shown on the pill-shaped button (default: Plan My Trip).
  3. Choose Button shape:
  • Pill — shows label text
  • Circle — icon only
  1. Pick Brand color for the floating button.
  2. Enable Show on WP Travel Engine trip pages for trip singles.
  3. Enable Show on blog posts and pages for posts and static pages.
  4. Click Save at the top.

See Inquiry button for display rule detail.

Notifications

  1. Open Notifications.
  2. Enter Admin notification emails — comma-separated list of addresses.
  3. Click Send test notification and check your inbox.
  4. Click Save.

See Email notifications.

  1. Open Form & Consent.
  2. Edit Consent checkbox text — shown above the submit button.
  3. Optionally set Privacy policy URL — links from the consent line.
  4. Click Save.

Spam and security

  1. Open Spam & Security.
  2. Choose Captcha provider:
  • None — honeypot and rate limiting only
  • hCaptcha — add site key and secret key
  1. Click Save.

See Spam and security.

Mark setup complete

  1. Return to Setup Guide.
  2. Review the checklist status.
  3. Click Mark setup complete to dismiss the onboarding prompt.

Tips

  • Run a real test submission from a trip page after saving — not just the email test.
  • Configure WhatsApp early if it is a primary channel — WhatsApp chat.
  • Set Lead retention period under Data & Privacy before you accumulate large volumes.

Common mistakes

  • Saving settings without clicking the top Save button — changes are not persisted until saved.
  • Skipping the test notification — SMTP or spam filters often block the first real inquiry email unnoticed.
  • Enabling hCaptcha without entering both site key and secret — submissions will fail until keys are valid.

Troubleshooting

IssueFix
Setup Guide won’t mark completeSave each section first; refresh the Settings page
Test email not receivedCheck Notifications addresses; see Troubleshooting
Button still default stylingHard-refresh the front end; clear cache