Ven Grand Hotel is a comprehensive, end-to-end accommodation service platform built using WordPress. This project was developed as a final project for the Content Design course at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University to digitalize the online presence of a luxury hotel, integrate a fully functional booking engine, and manage customer interactions.
- Real-Time Booking Engine: Integrated with VikBooking for room allocation, seasonal pricing, and real-time availability checks.
- AI-Powered Customer Support: Tidio AI chatbot integration for 24/7 instant visitor communication.
- Responsive & Premium UI: Built with Astra Theme and Elementor for a seamless, mobile-optimized experience across all devices.
- Performance Optimized: Configured with LiteSpeed Cache and WebP image optimization to ensure rapid page loading times on cloud hosting.
- Custom Localization: Translated complex booking backend systems into Turkish using Loco Translate for the local market.
- Dynamic Forms: Secure and modern customer inquiry forms managed via SureForms.
- CMS: WordPress (v6.9.4)
- Theme/Design: Astra Theme, Elementor, Ultimate Addons
- Core Plugins: VikBooking (Reservation System), Tidio (AI Chat), Loco Translate (Localization), LiteSpeed Cache (Performance)
- Database Management: Advanced MySQL relations (e.g.,
wp_vikbooking_rooms,wp_vikbooking_reservations) - Hosting: InfinityFree (Cloud setup with PHP/MySQL)
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A dynamic landing page featuring high-resolution visuals and a quick-search booking widget.
Detailed listings of room types (Standard, Deluxe, Suite) with capacities and pricing.
Interactive booking module running on the VikBooking engine.
Corporate identity pages and dynamic contact forms with mapping.
During the development phase, several architectural challenges were resolved:
- Localization Barrier: Overcame the lack of native Turkish support in the core booking engine by manually translating PO/MO files using Loco Translate.
- Resource Constraints: Solved server-side database connection issues on shared hosting by implementing aggressive HTML/CSS minification and WebP image compression.
- Deployment: Successfully migrated the complex local development environment (MAMP) to a live cloud server using All-in-One WP Migration, ensuring all permalinks and database relations remained intact.
- İbrahim Emir Akman *
This repository serves as a portfolio showcase. For a detailed breakdown of the UX design process, database logic, and future commercial scaling plans (VPS migration, Stripe/İyzico integration), please review the attached Project Presentation PDF.