bookinda

Add a professional online booking experience to your WordPress site in minutes. The Bookinda Booking Widget embeds your Bookinda booking flow natively, so visitors can book appointments without ever leaving your website.
Four ways to embed, no code required: a Gutenberg block, an Elementor widget, a Classic editor toolbar button, or the <code>[bookinda]</code> shortcode. Pick an inline iframe that sits right in your content, or a fullscreen lightbox that opens from a button.
The plugin is a lightweight client for the Bookinda SaaS booking platform (https://bookinda.hu). It loads your booking flow from your Bookinda subdomain (<code>{slug}.bookinda.hu</code>) and bridges its lifecycle events to your page as native DOM CustomEvents, so you can wire up your own analytics, CRM, or post-booking redirects.
You need an active Bookinda account to use this plugin. The plugin itself is free.
<h4>Perfect for</h4>
<ul>
<li>Salons, spas, barbershops, and beauty studios</li>
<li>Clinics, dentists, and medical practices</li>
<li>Personal trainers, coaches, and consultants</li>
<li>Any service business that takes appointments on a WordPress website</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gutenberg block in the Widgets category with sidebar InspectorControls for every parameter.</li>
<li>Elementor widget with three tabs (Content, Preselection, Style) in the sidebar.</li>
<li>Classic editor (TinyMCE) toolbar button with a dialog that inserts the appropriate shortcode.</li>
<li>Shortcode <code>[bookinda]</code> / <code>[bookinda mode="lightbox"]</code> for any template, widget area, or content block.</li>
<li>Inline mode: the booking iframe is embedded directly in the content (auto-resize).</li>
<li>Lightbox mode: a button opens a fullscreen modal with the booking flow (mobile-optimized with sticky continue button, ESC and backdrop click to close).</li>
<li>Preselection: pass <code>services</code>, <code>staff</code>, <code>category</code>, <code>promo</code>, <code>location</code> parameters to pre-select fields in the booking flow.</li>
<li>Host DOM events: <code>bookinda:complete</code>, <code>bookinda:error</code>, <code>bookinda:step</code>, <code>bookinda:resize</code> CustomEvents dispatched on <code>document</code> for custom integrations.</li>
<li>Optional GA4 and Meta Pixel tracking: if the host page already loads <code>gtag</code> or <code>fbq</code>, the plugin can fire a <code>purchase</code> event on booking completion. Configured via plugin settings (off by default).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Where to find your tenant slug</h4>
Your tenant slug is the prefix of your Bookinda URL: <code>https://YOUR-SLUG.bookinda.hu/manager/calendar</code>. The slug is the part before <code>.bookinda.hu</code>.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to Bookinda (https://bookinda.hu), a third-party SaaS booking platform operated by Bookinda Kft. The connection is required for the plugin to function: the booking widget is hosted by Bookinda and embedded in your WordPress site via an iframe.
What is sent to Bookinda:
<ul>
<li>When a visitor opens a page containing the booking widget, their browser loads <code>https://{your-tenant-slug}.bookinda.hu/embed/{your-tenant-slug}</code> in an iframe. The URL includes the embed configuration parameters you set (mode, color, preselected service IDs, etc.) and an analytics-only <code>source=wp-plugin</code> parameter so Bookinda can distinguish WordPress plugin traffic from other embed sources.</li>
<li>When the visitor proceeds with a booking, they interact directly with the Bookinda iframe. Any data they enter (name, email, phone, payment details) is sent to Bookinda’s servers, not to your WordPress site. The plugin does not collect or store visitor data on the WordPress site.</li>
</ul>
What is received from Bookinda:
<ul>
<li>The booking widget HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, served from the Bookinda CDN.</li>
<li>postMessage events containing booking lifecycle data (completion confirmation, step changes, iframe height). The plugin re-broadcasts these as DOM CustomEvents on the host page.</li>
</ul>
Service documentation:
<ul>
<li>Bookinda website: https://bookinda.hu</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://bookinda.hu/adatkezeles</li>
<li>Cookie Policy: https://bookinda.hu/cookie-szabalyzat</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://bookinda.hu/aszf</li>
<li>Data deletion request: https://bookinda.hu/adatok-torlese</li>
</ul>
By installing and activating this plugin you acknowledge that visitor interactions with the embedded widget are subject to Bookinda’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Please review them and ensure your site’s privacy notice reflects the data flow described above.

Bookinda Booking Widget

Native WordPress plugin for the Bookinda online booking widget. Gutenberg block, Elementor widget, Classic editor button, shortcode, lightbox.

Creavi

Creavi Appointment Booking Calendar is a free WordPress appointment booking calendar with Google and Outlook availability sync, reliable customer and admin reminders, built-in video meetings, and no monthly booking fee.
Create bookable services, define your availability, collect customer details, send confirmation emails, and let customers book online in a clean calendar flow. You can offer in-person meetings, phone calls, custom meeting links, or secure video meetings generated directly by the plugin.
Build a polished booking page in minutes with drag-and-drop Gutenberg blocks. Add a ready-made Service Hero section, a Booking Profile layout, an inline booking calendar, or a popup booking button without designing everything from scratch.
Creavi is built for consultants, coaches, clinics, salons, agencies, educators, and small service businesses that want a practical booking system without monthly booking software.
Easy Setup – Ready in 2 Minutes 
Watch how it works in action:
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Check out the live demo: <a href="https://wordpress.creavi.dk/booking/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://wordpress.creavi.dk/booking/</a> 
We’re open to any suggestions! Feel free to reach out via the support forum — we’re happy to hear your ideas and may implement them in future updates.
Free Features Included
Creavi gives small service businesses a complete booking setup for free, including calendar sync, automated reminders, custom booking forms, video meeting options, and ready-made Gutenberg booking page layouts.
<ul>
<li>Add booking button anywhere via shortcode: <code>[creavibc_booking_button id="123"]</code> (opens booking popup)</li>
<li>Embed full booking interface directly on page via shortcode: <code>[creavibc_booking_inline id="123"]</code></li>
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Support multiple booking widgets on the same page (different services)
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Smooth booking experience:
<ul>
<li>Popup or inline layout</li>
<li>Step-by-step flow: Date → Time → Details</li>
<li>Fully responsive and mobile-friendly</li>
</ul>
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Flexible availability settings:
<ul>
<li>Admin-defined available days via date picker</li>
<li>Rolling availability range (e.g. next 30–365 days)</li>
<li>Exclude specific dates (days off, holidays)</li>
<li>Minimum time before booking (buffer)</li>
</ul>
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Flexible weekday-based time slots:
<ul>
<li>Visual grid selector (e.g. Mon 9:00, Tue 10:30)</li>
<li>Different time slots per weekday</li>
<li>Optional slot duration: 20 / 30 / 60 minutes</li>
<li>Dynamic time slots based on selected date</li>
</ul>
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Smart timezone handling:
<ul>
<li>Admin timezone detection</li>
<li>Timezone modes:</li>
<li>Localized (auto-adjust to user timezone)</li>
<li>Locked (fixed business timezone)</li>
<li>Clear timezone indication on frontend</li>
</ul>
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Customizable booking form fields:
<ul>
<li>Toggle default Name & Email fields</li>
<li>Add unlimited custom fields (text or textarea)</li>
<li>Set any field as required</li>
</ul>
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Automated email notifications & reminders:
<ul>
<li>Sent to both admin and customer</li>
<li>Dynamic tags: <code>{name}</code>, <code>{email}</code>, <code>{date}</code>, <code>{time}</code>, <code>{service}</code> </li>
<li>Optional reminder emails before the appointment (reduce no-shows)</li>
</ul>
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Google Calendar integration:
<ul>
<li>Automatically push bookings to Google Calendar</li>
<li>Block already booked time slots from Google Calendar</li>
<li>Google Calendar link generation for attendees</li>
<li>Custom Google event title and description templates</li>
</ul>
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Outlook Calendar integration:
<ul>
<li>Automatically push bookings to Outlook Calendar</li>
<li>Per-service Outlook connection and sync</li>
<li>Block busy Outlook time slots on the frontend</li>
<li>Custom Outlook event title and description templates</li>
</ul>
</li>
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Calendar & scheduling:
<ul>
<li>Downloadable <code>.ics</code> (iCalendar) file</li>
</ul>
</li>
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Meeting & location options:
<ul>
<li>In-person meetings</li>
<li>Online meetings (video or custom link)</li>
<li>Phone call option</li>
</ul>
</li>
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Built-in video conferencing:
<ul>
<li>Automatic meeting link generation </li>
</ul>
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Personalization options:
<ul>
<li>Custom brand color</li>
<li>Personalized thank-you message</li>
</ul>
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Easy booking management
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<li>Clean and minimal admin UI</li>
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Works with Gutenberg, Elementor, and other page builders
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Multilingual & Translation Ready
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</ul>
<h3>Languages</h3>
This plugin is fully translation-ready and supports localization via translate.wordpress.org.
Available languages include: 
* English (default) 
* French 
* Danish
You can help translate this plugin into your language at: 
https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/creavi-booking-service/

Creavi Appointment Booking Calendar

Free WordPress appointment booking calendar with Google and Outlook sync, reliable reminders, built-in video meetings, and no monthly booking fee.

Bookinda Booking Widget vs Creavi Appointment Booking Calendar