We’ve just rolled out v8.9 of the Chauffeur Taxi Booking System, focused on smarter automation, clearer communication, and better control over your booking flow. This update brings new language files, calendar and notification tweaks, pricing flexibility, and quality-of-life improvements across the board.

Highlights

• New language packs: included for German, Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and Turkish.
• Calendar control: set the first day of the week (including Sunday-first for US format) and jump to filtered bookings by clicking a day in the admin calendar.
• Driver & webhooks: choose which booking statuses trigger driver notifications and booking webhooks.
• Pricing flexibility: use multiple Price Source Types inside Pricing Rules; define Included Kilometers per duration in Hourly.
• Less friction, more clarity: show coupon codes in emails, display the booking form name in booking details, and filter bookings by vehicle in the calendar.
• Peace of mind: automatic update checker and protection against double-importing demo data.

Full changelog — v8.9

• Added option to set customer’s email address in the “Reply-To” field for admin notifications.
• Added option to define “Included Kilometers” for each ride duration in the “Hourly” service.
• Added option to use multiple “Price Source Types” in the “Pricing Rules” module.
• Added coupon code display in email notifications.
• Added option to define booking statuses that trigger driver notifications.
• Added option to define booking statuses that trigger booking webhooks.
• Added option to set the first day of the week in the calendar (supports Sunday-first layout for US format).
• Added option to open the “Bookings” list filtered by a selected date when clicking a day number in the admin calendar.
• Added option to display the booking form name in booking details.
• Added protection against double-clicking the demo data import button to prevent duplicate imports.
• Added option to filter bookings by vehicle in the calendar view.
• Added automatic plugin update checker.
• Added initial language files: German, Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and Turkish.

Why this matters

Version 8.9 introduces several important and long-awaited improvements. One of the most requested features was the ability to control when drivers are notified — this is now possible based on the booking status. The same flexibility now applies to webhooks. Email handling has also been improved: administrators can now reply directly to customers, as the customer’s address is automatically used in the Reply-To field. Coupon codes are also included in notification emails for better clarity.

We’ve added professional translations for several languages that install automatically when you change the WordPress language — no extra setup required. These translations cover both the public and admin areas, and more languages will be added in future updates. Minor calendar enhancements, such as filtering by vehicle and opening day-specific bookings directly from the calendar, make everyday work smoother and faster.

As always, thanks for using Chauffeur. We’re continuously improving the product to help you run bookings with precision and ease.