Bookly Customer Groups (Add-on) 4.0

The **Bookly Customer Groups (Add-on)** is an extension for the popular **Bookly Pro** WordPress appointment booking and scheduling plugin. 

It is designed to give administrators greater flexibility in managing their client base by allowing them to **categorize customers into specific groups** and apply special rules or settings to those groups. 

### Key Features and Functionality: 

The add-on allows you to create groups for various administrative purposes, such as VIP clients, loyal customers, staff, or promotional segments, and then apply different rules to them in the booking process. 

1. **Shared Customer Settings:** 
* It allows you to assign a customer to a group and share similar settings among all members of that group. 

2. **Service Visibility Control:** 
* You can make certain services **visible only to customers who belong to a specific group** (e.g., "Premium Services" visible only to the "VIP Group"). 

3. **Payment and Pricing Customization:** 
* **Skip Payment Step:** You can configure the group to automatically skip the payment step in the booking process (ideal for prepaid, discounted, or free appointments for loyal clients). 
* **Available Payment Methods:** You can specify which payment methods are available to customers in a particular group. 
* **Group Discounts/Pricing:** This feature allows you to set specific pricing rules or discounts that apply only to the members of that group. 

4. **Default Appointment Status:** 
* You can set a **default appointment status** (e.g., automatically set to "Approved" instead of "Pending") for all bookings made by customers in that group. 

5. **Targeted Communication/Promotions:** 
* By segmenting your customer list, you can facilitate easier sorting and target specific groups for promotions, special announcements, or marketing campaigns. 

**Important Note:** The **Bookly Customer Groups (Add-on)** requires that you have the **Bookly PRO Add-on** installed and activated on your WordPress website, as it is an extension of the Pro version's functionality.