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Carvan
Carvan is a WordPress theme built for car rental agencies and vehicle listing businesses. It gives you a place to present your fleet, take reservations on your own site and let visitors filter cars by make, model, price, category or rental duration.
- Version
- 1.0.5
- Released
- Feb 11, 2025
- Developer
- designthemes
- Type
- WordPress theme
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $3.99 on its own
What’s new in Carvan 1.0.5
Version 1.0.5
Latest
- FixedDirectory addon plugin XSS issue and CSRF issue
- ImprovedCompatible with latest WordPress Version
- ImprovedCompatible with latest Elementor Version
What it does
Running a rental business online means more than posting photos of cars. Customers want to compare vehicles, check terms and book without picking up the phone. This theme brings those pieces together: each car gets its own listing with specs, images, rental terms and pricing, and an integrated booking interface handles reservations directly from your website. Search filters help visitors narrow a large fleet down to the few cars that match their trip.
The theme suits a small local rental service as well as a larger vehicle listing portal. You can start from the demo with a one-click import, then adjust flexible layouts and customizable widgets and design elements to match your brand. The responsive design adapts to phones, tablets and desktops, multiple payment options are supported for transactions, and WPML compatibility lets you build a multilingual site for customers who speak different languages.
Best for
- Local car rental agencies taking online reservations
- Vehicle listing portals with large, varied inventories
- Agencies building multilingual rental sites for clients
Features
Advanced search filters
Visitors can find cars by make, model, price, category or rental duration, which helps them narrow down your fleet quickly.
Integrated booking system
Manage reservations directly from your website through a booking interface that handles scheduling for both you and your customers.
Detailed vehicle listings
Each car can show specs, images, rental terms and pricing, so customers have the information they need before they book.
Multiple payment options
The theme supports several payment gateways, giving customers more than one way to pay for their rental.
One-click demo import
Set up your site to look like the demo in one step, then replace the sample content with your own vehicles and details.
Flexible layouts and widgets
Adjust page layouts and use customizable widgets and design components to give the site a look that fits your brand identity.
Responsive design
Pages adapt to mobiles, tablets and desktops, so customers can browse and book cars from whatever device they use.
Multilingual and WPML compatible
Build a site in several languages with WPML so you can serve customers who speak different languages.
Questions about Carvan
Can customers book a car directly on my site?
Yes. Carvan includes an integrated booking system, so reservations are managed from your own website. Customers pick a vehicle and schedule their rental through the booking interface, and you handle those reservations without needing a separate booking service.
How do visitors find the right car in a large fleet?
The theme has advanced search filters that let visitors sort through vehicles by make, model, price, category or rental duration. This works well for listing portals with many cars as well as smaller agencies that want customers to compare options quickly.
Can I run the site in more than one language?
Yes. The theme is described as multilingual and WPML compatible, so you can create a site that supports several languages. That is useful for rental businesses in tourist areas or regions where customers speak different languages.
Will my site look like the demo when I start?
The theme offers a one-click demo import that sets up your site like the demo. From there you can change the flexible layouts, widgets and design elements to reflect your own brand and add your real vehicles.
Is Carvan free?
The code of Carvan is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. GPL Feast is a paid service: a plan or a single purchase gives you the download and automatic updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of Carvan is this?
Version 1.0.5, released Feb 11, 2025. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them, and members get them as automatic updates.
How do I update Carvan?
Install the free GPL Feast Updater on your site and connect it with your API key. It installs new versions of Carvan automatically and keeps a backup, so you can roll back.
