VetCarePress Documentation

VetCarePress is a veterinary clinic management plugin for WordPress that handles patients, customers, medical records, vaccinations, lab results, messaging, and more.

Current Version: 1.0.2
Compatibility: PHP 8.1+, WordPress 6.4+

Getting Started

• Installation — System requirements, upload, and activation
• License Activation — Activate your license key
• First Steps — Set up your clinic and create your first patient

Admin Settings

Configure VetCarePress from WP-Admin > VetCarePress > Settings.

• Settings Overview
• General — Clinic info, colors, layout, measurement units
• License — License key management
• SMS — Twilio and Vonage configuration
• Features — Enable/disable modules, record type colors
• Vaccinations — Reminder intervals and templates
• Notifications — Email/SMS templates, admin alerts
• Advanced — URL slugs, OTP, pagination, attachments
• Captcha — reCAPTCHA v3 setup

Staff Dashboard

The frontend management interface for clinic staff — no WP-Admin access required.

• Overview — Setup and layout
• Searching & Browsing — Find customers, patients, browse by species
• Managing Customers — Add and view customers
• Managing Patients — Add and edit patients
• Medical Records — Create clinical notes, diagnoses, lab results, imaging, treatments, vaccinations
• Measurements — Track weight and temperature
• Messaging — Communicate with pet owners
• Record Sharing — Generate and manage share links

Core Features

Patients

• Patient Overview
• Creating Patients
• Patient Profiles
• Weight & Temperature Tracking

Customers (Pet Owners)

• Customer Overview
• Managing Customers
• Customer Authentication — OTP and PIN login

Medical Records

• Medical Records Overview
• Clinical Notes
• Diagnoses
• Medical Imaging — Including DICOM viewer
• Lab Results
• Treatments

Lab Configuration

Set up species-specific lab panels and reference ranges.

• Lab Configuration Overview
• Blood Panels & Markers
• Urine Panels & Markers
• Stool Panels & Markers
• Species Reference Ranges

Vaccinations

• Vaccination Overview
• Vaccination Types — Types, products, manufacturers
• Scheduling & Reminders — Automated reminder system

Taxonomies

• Taxonomy Reference — All 11 taxonomies explained

Customer Portal

The pet owner self-service interface.

• Customer Portal Overview
• Viewing Pets
• Customer Messaging

Messaging & Notifications

• Messaging Overview
• Admin Messaging
• Notification Overview
• Email Setup
• SMS Setup
• Notification Log

Sharing & Privacy

• Share Links — Patient and record sharing
• File Management — Secure file uploads and DICOM
• reCAPTCHA — Bot protection

Roles & Capabilities

• Roles & Capabilities — Staff role and 12 custom capabilities

Developer Reference

• Developer Overview
• REST API — 43 endpoints
• Hooks & Filters
• Template Reference — 31 overridable templates
• Database Tables — 7 custom tables
• Custom Post Types — 9 CPTs

Troubleshooting

• FAQ
• Common Issues