WPBookit - Appointment Booking WordPress Plugin 1.6.15

WPBookit is a comprehensive WordPress plugin designed to help businesses manage and streamline their appointment, reservation, and booking process directly on their website. It is suitable for a wide range of industries, including salons, clinics, consultants, fitness instructors, and other service-based businesses.

It's offered by Iqonic Design and is available as a free plugin on the WordPress repository, with a premium Pro version that unlocks advanced features and integrations.

Key Features of WPBookit

Feature

Description

Online Scheduling

Customers can view real-time availability and book appointments 24/7 from the website.

Service Management

Create and manage an unlimited number of services, each with its own duration, price, and custom settings.

Staff/Employee Management

Assign services to specific staff members, manage individual staff working hours, days off, and set custom time slots.

Booking Views

Offers flexible ways to display the calendar, such as a Default View with a dedicated calendar or a Step-by-Step booking flow.

Time Slot Customization

Define custom time slots, set the duration of appointments, and configure buffer times between appointments.

Online Payments

Integrates with various payment gateways (often in the Pro version or as add-ons) like Stripe, PayPal, Square, and WooCommerce checkout to accept payments or deposits during booking.

Calendar Sync

Two-way synchronization with external calendars like Google Calendar and Outlook 365 to prevent double-bookings and keep schedules up-to-date.

Email Notifications

Automated and customizable email templates for confirmations, reminders, cancellations, and follow-ups to both customers and staff.

Virtual Meetings

Integrations with services like Zoom and Google Meet to automatically generate meeting links for virtual consultations.

Customer Management

Maintain a detailed list of customers and guest users for easy reference and communication.

Reporting & Analytics

Generate reports, including revenue charts, to track bookings, performance, and financial data.

Custom Fields

Allow for adding custom fields to the booking form to collect specific information from clients.

Multi-Language Support

Translation and RTL (Right-to-Left) ready to cater to a global audience.

How It Generally Works:

Setup Services & Staff: The admin defines all available services, sets their duration and price, and creates profiles for the staff members who provide them.

Define Availability: The admin sets the general working hours, days off, and any special day schedules for the business and individual staff members.

Place the Form: The booking form/calendar is added to any page of the WordPress site using a shortcode or a Gutenberg block.

Customer Booking: A customer visits the page, selects a service, chooses a staff member (optional), selects an available date and time slot, fills out the form, and submits the booking (with optional payment).

Confirmation: The booking is registered in the WordPress dashboard, the staff member's calendar is updated (via sync), and both the customer and staff receive an automated confirmation email.