---
title: Install and connect Reservations
description: Install the Commerce7 app, upload the plugin, and paste the connection key.
url: "https://clinkology.com/docs/reservations-install-2/"
updated: "2026-10-15"
category: Clink C7 Advanced Reservations
---

# Install and connect Reservations

## Before you start

1. WordPress has **Commerce7 for WordPress** installed, active, and connected to your tenant, so checkout works.
2. Your experiences are set up in Commerce7, and the times you want bookable are marked **Allow customers to reserve online**.

If Commerce7 for WordPress is not active, this plugin shows an admin notice and does not load the widget.

## 1. Install the app in Commerce7

1. In Commerce7, open the **App Store** and find **Advanced Reservations**.
2. Click **Install** and approve the permissions it asks for.
3. Open the app's **Settings** tab.
4. Download the WordPress plugin. The file is `clink-c7-reservations.zip`.
5. Copy the **connection key** from the same tab. It starts with `clk_`.

## 2. Install the plugin in WordPress

1. Go to **Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin**.
2. Upload the zip file, click **Install Now**, then **Activate**.

## 3. Connect

1. Go to **Clink C7 → Reservations**.
2. In **Commerce7 connection**, paste the whole key, including `clk_`.
3. Click **Save and connect**. You should see "Connected to *your-tenant*." The tenant comes from the key. There is no separate tenant field.

Booking widgets stay hidden from guests until the plugin is connected. Administrators see a short notice in their place, with a link back to the settings page.

## If it does not connect

- **That isn't a valid connection key.** Part of the key is missing. Copy it again from the app's Settings tab.
- **App not installed.** Install Advanced Reservations in Commerce7, then click **Test connection**.
- **Key not valid.** The key was regenerated in Commerce7. Copy the current key and save it again.
- **This key is for another Clink app.** Calendar, Products, and Reservations each have their own key. Paste the key from Advanced Reservations.
- **Key saved, but it couldn't be checked right now.** The key is stored. The plugin checks again within the hour. You can also click **Test connection**.

Clearing the key and saving turns the widgets off until you add a key again.