Installation & Getting Started

MHM Rentiva is a professional plugin designed to turn your WordPress site into a powerful vehicle rental platform. This guide walks you through installing the plugin from scratch and completing the initial configuration steps.

Tutorial Video

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1. System Requirements

For stable operation, your server and WordPress installation must meet the following minimum requirements:

Requirement	Minimum Version	Notes
WordPress	6.7+	The latest stable release is recommended.
PHP	8.1+	Required for security and performance.
WooCommerce	8.0+	Required for all frontend payment flows.
SSL Certificate	HTTPS	Required for payment gateways (Stripe, iyzico, etc.) to work.
Permalink Structure	Post Name	%postname% is recommended for SEO and routing.

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2. Step-by-Step Installation

MHM Rentiva is published on the WordPress.org plugin directory, so the ordinary route is the one WordPress offers itself. The other two methods are for installing a specific build rather than the current release.

Method A: From the WordPress.org directory (Recommended)

1. From your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New.
2. Search for MHM Rentiva.
3. Click Install Now and, once the process completes, click Activate.

From here on WordPress keeps the plugin up to date the same way it updates any other directory plugin — you do not need to download anything by hand again.

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🖼️ IMAGE: PLUGIN SEARCH SCREEN

(Screenshot showing the Plugins > Add New search results with MHM Rentiva listed)

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Method B: Uploading a ZIP file

Use this when you need a particular build — for example a version from the GitHub releases page — rather than the one currently in the directory.

1. Go to Plugins > Add New and click the Upload Plugin button.
2. Choose the ZIP file and click Install Now.
3. Once the process completes, click Activate Plugin.

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🖼️ IMAGE: PLUGIN ACTIVATION CONFIRMATION

(The screen showing the "Activate Plugin" button after a successful upload)

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Method C: Via FTP/SFTP

1. Extract the plugin ZIP file into a folder on your computer.
2. Connect to your server with an FTP client (such as FileZilla).
3. Upload the extracted folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
4. Activate the plugin from your WordPress dashboard.

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3. Automatic Post-Install Actions

When the plugin is activated, the following actions run automatically in the background:

1. Database Tables: Functional tables such as payment_log, sessions, and transfer_routes are created.
2. CPT Registration: The mhmrentiva_vehicle, mhmrentiva_booking and mhmrentiva_addon custom post types and their related taxonomies are registered.
3. Customer Role: A custom user role named mhmrentiva_customer is added.
4. Rewrite Rules: Permalinks are automatically refreshed for vehicle pages.

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4. Initial Setup Wizard

The first time you activate the plugin, the system automatically redirects you to the Setup Wizard. This wizard:

• Collects your basic company information.
• Automatically creates the required pages (Search, Vehicle Detail, Checkout, etc.).
• Verifies the WooCommerce integration.

Manual Navigation

If the wizard does not open automatically, you can start it manually via MHM Rentiva > Setup Wizard in the WordPress admin menu.

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Technical Details (For Developers)

During activation, the plugin uses register_activation_hook to fire the mhmrentiva_single_site_activation() function. That function keeps the database schema up to date through the DatabaseMigrator class.

When WP_DEBUG is enabled during development, installation errors will surface in the PHP logs or in the error notice boxes at the top of the screen.

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Section Summary

• PHP 8.1+ and WooCommerce are required.
• The Setup Wizard must be completed after installation.
• Database tables are created automatically on activation.

Changelog

Date	Version	Note
23.08.2026	6.0.7	Installation now starts at the WordPress.org directory; post-activation identifiers updated for the 6.0.0 renames.
23.04.2026	4.27.2	Documentation synchronized with the current plugin release.
18.03.2026	4.21.2	Design revision and expanded content.
26.02.2026	4.21.0	Initial version created.