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# By Period of Time
The **Rental by Period Time** type sells rentals as fixed-duration packages. Instead of letting the customer freely pick a date range, you define a list of packages (e.g. "3-Day Pass", "Weekly Rental", "4-Hour Session") each with a fixed price. The customer selects a package and a start date — the end date is calculated automatically from the package duration.
{% hint style="info" icon="lightbulb-exclamation" %}
Use this type when your pricing is package-based rather than per-unit-time: weekly bike rentals, monthly equipment subscriptions, day-pass activities, or fixed-hour studio sessions.
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| Aspect | Rental by Day | Rental by Period Time |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
| Customer selects | Free date range (any duration) | A pre-defined package + start date |
| Pricing model | Price × number of days | Fixed price per package |
| Drop-off date | Customer picks | Auto-calculated from package duration |
| GD / ST | ✓ | — Not available |
| Daily pricing plan | ✓ | — Not available |
| Discount mechanism | Global Discount by days | Per-package Discount field |
| Locations / Round-trip | ✓ | ✓ |
## 1: Quick Start
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### Add General fields
Read in [overview](/brw/create-a-product/overview.md)
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### [Choose Rental Type](#id-2-choose-rental-type)
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### [Pricing Settings](#id-3-pricing-settings)
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### [Shared Fields](#id-4-shared-fields)
The following fields are shared across multiple rental types.
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### [Common Fields](#id-5-common-fields)
The following fields are shared across all rental types.
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### [Customize Fields in Product Editing](#id-6-customize-fields-in-product-editing)
You can add/remove fields in product editing.
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### Publish
Set a WooCommerce Regular Price for display purposes, then click **Publish**. The actual booking price is always calculated by BRW settings.
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## 2: Choose Rental Type
* Step 1: Add new product
* Step 2: Setup
* Product data: Rental
* Rental Type: Period of Time
## 3: Pricing Settings
### 3.1 Package Type unfixed\_time
A global setting that controls whether the session start/end time is fixed or customer-selectable. Applies to all Hour-type packages in this product.
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{% column %}
**🔒 Fixed Hour `no`**
* Package has a specific start and end time
* Customer cannot change the session time
* Example: "Morning Session 09:00–13:00"
* Fields: `pehour_start_time[]`, `pehour_end_time[]`
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**🕐 UnFixed Hour `yes`**
* Package defines duration in hours
* Customer chooses their own start time
* Example: "4-Hour Session" (start anytime)
* Field: `pehour_unfixed[]` (total hours)
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This setting only affects packages with **Type = Hour**. Day-type packages are unaffected — the customer always picks a start date and the end date is calculated by adding the package's day count.
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### 3.2 Packages packages
The main pricing table. Each row is one package option the customer can select. Add as many packages as needed — they are displayed as a dropdown or list in the booking form.
| Column | Meta key | Description |
| --------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ID | `petime_id[]` | Unique identifier for this package. Use alphanumeric characters, no spaces (e.g. `weekly`, `halfday`, `pkg3d`). Used internally to reference the package. |
| Price | `petime_price[]` | Fixed price for this package. Shown in the booking form when the customer selects it. |
| Type | `package_type[]` | Select **Hour** (`inday`) for same-day sessions, or **Day** (`other`) for multi-day packages. |
| Name | `petime_label[]` | Display name shown to customers (e.g. "Half Day", "Weekly Pass", "3-Day Rental"). Keep concise. |
| Discounts | `petime_discount[]` |
Optional discount value for this package. Reduces the package price by this amount
or percentage.
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**When Type = Hour** — additional fields appear:
| Field | Meta key | Description |
| --------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Total hours (UnFixed) | `pehour_unfixed[]` | Number of hours for this session package. Used when Package Type = **UnFixed Hour**. The customer picks the start time; end = start + this value. |
| Start time (Fixed) | `pehour_start_time[]` | Fixed session start time. Used when Package Type = **Fixed Hour**. |
| End time (Fixed) | `pehour_end_time[]` | Fixed session end time. Used when Package Type = **Fixed Hour**. |
**When Type = Day** — additional field appears:
| Field | Meta key | Description |
| ---------- | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Total days | `petime_days[]` | Number of days for this package. The drop-off date = pick-up date + this number of days. |
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**Example package table:**\
ID=`halfday` | Price=$25 | Type=Hour | Name="Half Day" | Hours=4\
ID=`fullday` | Price=$40 | Type=Hour | Name="Full Day" | Hours=8\
ID=`weekly` | Price=$180 | Type=Day | Name="Weekly Pass" | Days=7
{% endhint %}
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**Drop-off date:** Period Time type does *not* show a separate drop-off date picker in the booking form. The end date/time is calculated automatically once the customer picks a package and a start date.
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## 4: Shared Fields
Period Time type supports Locations, Round-trip, and Guests. There is **no separate Drop-off date** field — it is auto-calculated from the selected package.
## 5: Common Fields
These fields are shared across all rental types and documented on a dedicated reference page. Click any card to go directly to that section.
## 6: Customize Fields in Product Editing
When you create a product and want to remove unnecessary fields, you can follow these steps in [Customize - Rental Type](/brw/customize-rental-type.md)
