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Adding a New Bus

Creating or updating a bus profile uses a 4-step wizard: General Info → Seat Configure → Pricing & Route → Advanced.

Step 1 — General Info​

The General Info screen is the initial configuration step when creating or updating a bus profile.

Add New Bus step 1: General Info

Basic Information​

  • Title Field — primary name of the vehicle (e.g. Royal Bus)
  • Description Editor — a WordPress-style rich text editor with Visual and Code formatting tools to add route details or service descriptions

Specifications & Configuration​

  • Bus no — unique vehicle identification number or code (e.g. RB-1)
  • Coach Type — dropdown to assign the structural category (e.g. Non AC)
  • Reservation on/off — toggle to enable or disable seat registrations for the bus

Bus Features​

  • Amenities List — checkboxes to highlight onboard features (e.g. Seating, Standing)
  • Add Feature Button — create and include new custom amenities on the fly

Media & Payment Sidebars​

  • Featured Image — primary vehicle photo, with Change Image / Remove
  • Bus Logo — upload container for the service's brand logo
  • Enable/Disable Gallery — toggle a photo gallery with an Add Image button
  • Payment Method — summary of active checkout configuration (e.g. WooCommerce, Cash on delivery) with a link to Payment Settings

Step 2 — Seat Configure​

Seat Type Selection & Global Toggles​

  • Seat Plan — enables manual seat selection for customers during booking
  • Without Seat Plan — lets the system assign seats automatically
  • Enable Multiple Cabin/Coach Configuration — enables multi-cabin booking for train-style reservations
  • Show Upper Deck — converts the vehicle layout into a double-decker bus

Double-Decker & Multi-Cabin Configuration​

Seat Configure: multi-cabin and double-decker layout

  • Number of Cabins/Coaches — enter the number of cabins for a train, or 1 for a single bus
  • Cabin Configuration — cabin name, an Enable Cabin toggle, and a Price Multiplier (Lower Deck) relative to the base fare (e.g. 1.0 = same as base price)
  • Cabin Lower Deck Preview — a drag-and-drop grid workspace with structural components (Door, Toilet, Driver, Window, Food Stall, Luggage, Stairs, Aisle, Exit, Clear) and a Generate Seat Plan button
  • Enable Upper Deck — turns on an independent upper deck layout with its own Price Multiplier (Upper Deck) (e.g. 1.5 = 50% higher) and a dedicated Upper Deck Preview canvas with a Generate Upper Deck Seat Plan button

Layout & Grid Settings​

Seat Configure: layout settings and interactive seat grid

Layout Settings Panel (Left Column)

  • Enable Seat-Wise Price Override — set custom fares for individual sellable seats
  • Driver Position — dropdown to position the driver's location (e.g. Right)
  • Seat Template — dropdown to instantly generate a complete seat layout
  • Seat Numbering — label generation method (e.g. Sequential: 1, 2, 3...)
  • Grid Dimensions — Seat Rows, Seat Columns, and Aisle Position
  • Generate Bus Seat — apply and render the seating matrix

Interactive Visual Grid Workspace (Right Column)

  • BUS FRONT Indicator — marks the front orientation of the vehicle
  • Drag-and-Drop Elements Toolbar — Door, Toilet, Driver, Window, Food Stall, Luggage, Stairs, Aisle, Exit, Clear
  • Seating Matrix Canvas — generated seat rows and columns with labels (e.g. A1–A4, B1–B4, up to H), with Add New Row and Enable Rotation tools

Right-Hand Summary Sidebars — Featured Image, Payment Method, and a General Info Summary box (bus name, bus number, coach type, reservation status)

Step 3 — Pricing & Route​

The Pricing & Route screen enables administrators to set up route schedules, boarding and dropping stops, passenger types, segment pricing matrices, and seasonal adjustments.

Add New Bus step 3: Pricing and Route

Boarding and Dropping Settings​

  • Stop List — sequential route stops with arrival times and roles (e.g. Berlin at 10:00 AM as Boarding, Frankfurt and Hamburg as Boarding+Dropping, Paris at 03:17 PM as Dropping)
  • Add New Stops Button — add additional stations to the route

Return Journey & Passenger Types​

  • Same bus return journey — enable return trips with a custom schedule or reversed route
  • Passenger Types — configurable categories (Adult, Child, Infant) with an Add Passenger Type button

Route Pricing Matrix & Discounts​

  • Route Pricing Matrix — a segment-by-segment fare table (e.g. Berlin → Frankfurt, Berlin → Hamburg) broken down by passenger type, alongside Full Bus Price and Full Bus Discount fields
  • Return Discount — percentage or fixed discounts applied specifically to return-journey ticket subtotals

Seasonal Pricing​

  • Date-Range Adjustments — a table plus an Add New Pricing Rule button to automatically apply fare adjustments for weekends and holidays

Step 4 — Advanced​

The final step enables administrators to set up extra services, pickup/drop-off overrides, scheduling dates, tax rules, and custom passenger registration forms.

Add New Bus step 4: Advanced settings

Extra Services​

  • Show/Hide Extra Service — enable or disable optional paid add-ons passengers can select during booking
  • Services Table — Service Name (e.g. Water), Service Price, Available Qty, Qty Box Type, and row-level Actions, plus an Add Extra New Service button

Pickup / Drop-Off Point Settings​

  • On/Off Pickup Point — enable or disable specific pickup location adjustments
  • Drop-Off Point Settings — manage specialized drop-off points with unique schedules

Date Settings & Operation Schedule​

  • Bus Operation Date Type — specific dates or repeated schedules
  • Operation Schedule — Repeated Start Date, Repeated End Date, Repeated after step count, and Advanced day for booking
  • Off Day — toggle buttons for days of the week to mark recurring weekly non-operational days
  • Excluded Dates — Add New Off Date / Add New Off Date Range to block individual dates or ranges

Tax Configure & Registration Form​

  • Tax Configure — integration panel linking to Configure WooCommerce Tax Settings when tax is not active
  • Registration Form — customize passenger details collected during booking: active fields like Passenger Name and Passenger Phone (Required), quick-restore fields (+ Passenger Email, + Passenger Address, + Gender), suggested tags (+ NID/Passport No., + Date of Birth, + Emergency Contact Number), and an Add New Field button
  • Back — return to the previous step (Pricing & Route)
  • Update — finalize and save all configurations for the bus profile