Bookly

Bookly is a free scheduling plugin for WordPress that allows accepting online bookings on your website and automating your reservation system. Manage your booking calendar, services, client base, save time and money – all in one place. Join more than 70,000 businesses all around the world that have already automated their online booking system!
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Bookly is designed to grow your online sales and make easy appointments. This is a one-stop shop for any businesses from hair salons or photography to wealth management and transportation. You can start easily with the free version of Bookly and once your business scales you can operate ultimate scheduling software with the paid version available with the Bookly Pro add-on, and various add-ons.
PLEASE NOTE that online payments, unlimited number of staff members and services, and ability to install add-ons are NOT AVAILABLE in the free version. If you would like to find out more about features available with the Bookly PRO add-on, please check our <a href="https://demo.booking-wp-plugin.com/?utm_campaign=wp_description&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=WP_ORG/" rel="nofollow ugc">demo</a>.
<a href="https://www.booking-wp-plugin.com/?utm_campaign=wp_description&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=WP_ORG" rel="nofollow ugc">Bookly Homepage</a> | <a href="https://www.booking-wp-plugin.com/pricing?utm_campaign=wp_description&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=WP_ORG" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro Features</a> (Bookly Pro add-on required) | 
<a href="https://www.booking-wp-plugin.com/add-ons?utm_campaign=wp_description&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=WP_ORG" rel="nofollow ugc">Add-ons</a> (Bookly Pro add-on required) | <a href="https://support.booking-wp-plugin.com/hc/en-us?utm_campaign=wp_description&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=WP_ORG" rel="nofollow ugc">Bookly Help Center</a> | <a href="https://www.booking-wp-plugin.com/demo/free/?utm_campaign=wp_description&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=WP_ORG" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo</a>
<h3>1. Benefits for the customers</h3>
Online Scheduling with Bookly couldn’t be any easier for your customers. The booking form is perfectly responsive on any device, and all that customers need to do is pick their desired service and time, provide you with a few personal details, and voilà – it’s done! Your customers will receive an email or SMS notification before the appointment, and it will be automatically added to your Appointment Booking Calendar.
<h3>1.1 When you install Bookly on your website, your customers will be able to:</h3>
– quickly schedule and book appointment without having to directly contact you or your employee; 
– make a booking on any device, since Bookly design is fully responsive; 
– select the category, the service, and employee to perform the service; 
– define the dates and time that work best for them and the booking system will offer only available time slots; 
– fill in the minimum amount of contact details; 
– get an email and SMS notification confirming their online reservations; 
– get SMS reminder about an upcoming appointment.
<h3>1.2 Bookly Key Benefits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Saves time – no action necessary after booking is confirmed</li>
<li>Friendly booking interface – easy navigation</li>
<li>Minimal data input required</li>
<li>Responsive booking form – works on any device</li>
<li>Never forget a booked appointment with SMS and email notifications</li>
</ul>
<h3>2. Benefits for the business owner</h3>
No coding experience required to set up Bookly. We did our best to make it as easy and quick as possible to install and start using Bookly free scheduling software on your WordPress website. And with our Bookly Pro add-on and other add-ons, you will bring online scheduling experience for you and your customers to the next level.
You will be able to navigate the Booking Admin Panel like a pro, approve and adjust your appointments, and automate your online scheduling to concentrate on the most important part of your business – serving your customers and grow sales.
You can change the layout and modify the appearance of the booking form to match your business, website, and branding, manage your services and the customers’ list and send email and SMS notifications – all in one place.
<h3>You can use a wide range of Bookly features to configure your Appointment Scheduler and manage your bookings effectively:</h3>
– easily and effectively manage your Customer list and Appointment Calendar online from the Admin panel; 
– add an unlimited number of clients to your searchable and sortable Customer list; 
– add new customer directly from the calendar; 
– setup and customize SMS settings right from Bookly backend; 
– notify customers and a service provider about approved, pending and canceled appointments via SMS and Email notifications; 
– view calendar in monthly/weekly/daily format; 
– filter, search and sort booking list; 
– automatically approve or cancel appointments.
<h3>Configure the booking form to suit your needs:</h3>
– customize every step of your booking form, including editable headings, texts, and buttons; 
– translate all user interface and notifications into 40+ languages via WPML plugin; 
– add as many booking forms on your website as you want; 
– show or hide specific fields if you don’t want them to be visible to your customers; 
– use pre-defined default values for Category, Service and Employee fields in your booking form; 
– choose the way your customers will see your booking form on the front-end (e.g., show or hide the calendar, show each day in one column, display blocked time slots); 
– display available time slots in the client’s time zone; 
– set duration for each service separately; 
– choose an individual color for each service in order to color code appointments internally in your Appointment Booking Calendar; 
– organize services into categories (you can add up to five services with the free version of Bookly);
<h3>2.1 Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fast online booking with intuitively manageable forms</li>
<li>The fully customizable appearance of the booking form with no coding involved</li>
<li>Unlimited number of booking forms on your site</li>
<li>Comprehensive admin area with an intuitive interface</li>
<li>Monthly/weekly/daily calendar view for the service provider</li>
<li>Manageable list of your customers</li>
<li>Filterable, sortable and searchable booking list of your customers</li>
<li>Variable duration for each service (5 min – 7 days)</li>
<li>Services grouped into categories</li>
<li>Customizable SMS and email notifications settings right from the Bookly backend</li>
<li>WPML integration for multi-language support</li>
<li>Automated SMS Mailing Campaigns for various marketing purposes</li>
<li>Blocks for Elementor and Gutenberg</li>
</ul>
<h3>3. Bookly Pro add-on features:</h3>
Bookly Pro add-on allows you to use more features and settings, install other add-ons for Bookly, includes six months of customer support, and provides you with advanced capabilities for automating your online scheduling system. Some of them include:
<ul>
<li>Unlimited number of staff members with an individual working schedule and ability to manage their profiles and online booking calendar</li>
<li>Unlimited number of services with additional settings (padding time, visibility, limitations, etc.)</li>
<li>Ability to receive secure and flexible online payments on your website</li>
<li>Online payment processing with PayPal, Stripe, 2Checkout, Authorize.Net, Mollie, Payson, PayUbiz, PayU Latam</li>
<li>Additional templates for Email notifications (e.g., reminders about upcoming appointments, follow-up messages, birthday greetings, next day agenda, etc.)</li>
<li>Advanced features for customizing your online booking form (show address fields, birthday fields, Facebook login, timezone switcher)</li>
<li>Google Calendar integration</li>
<li>WooCommerce compatibility</li>
<li>Importable and exportable customer list which includes info about appointments and payments</li>
<li>Built-in analytics so you will be able to see a comprehensive report about the number of bookings, customers and payments received</li>
<li>Integration with Zoom, Google Meet and Jitsi</li>
<li>Mailchimp integration (via add-on)</li>
<li>Ability to export appointments via ICalendar feed</li>
<li>Ability to purchase and use dozens of paid add-ons for deeper customization of your booking system (group bookings, custom fields, service extra items, recurring appointments, deposits, coupons, personal staff cabinet and user account for your clients, automatic invoicing, waiting list, and much more!)</li>
</ul>
<h3>4. Who can benefit from using Bookly:</h3>
Bookly for WordPress is designed to be used by local businesses or individual providers who offer different services to customers. Since the booking form can be fully customized and personalized, it is successfully used in many business segments such as Healthcare, Beauty, Education, Medicine, Consulting etc., as well as by individual professionals.
Also, Bookly is an excellent solution for web studios and developers, who are looking for ways to improve the appointment process for their customers.
<h3>Online scheduling for:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Salon & Beauty (hair salons, nail salons, cosmetology centers, tanning studios, barbershops)</li>
<li>Health and wellness (wellness, spa & massage, aromatherapy, baths)</li>
<li>Medicine (clinics, doctors, dentists, medical centers)</li>
<li>Education (education centers, tutors, language schools, private lessons)</li>
<li>Fitness & Gyms (yoga classes, personal trainers, health clubs, fitness centers, dance instructors)</li>
<li>Professional services (coaches, consultants, lawyers, photographers, consulting psychologist, cleaning services)</li>
<li>or any other services which can be scheduled and reserved online using the booking system.</li>
</ul>
<h3>FURTHER READING</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.booking-wp-plugin.com/?utm_campaign=wp_description&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=WP_ORG" rel="nofollow ugc">Bookly Online Scheduling plugin</a> official page</li>
<li><a href="https://support.booking-wp-plugin.com/hc/en-us?utm_source=WP_ORG&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=wp_further_reading" rel="nofollow ugc">Help center</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.booking-wp-plugin.com/demo/free/?utm_campaign=wp_furtherreading&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=WP_ORG" rel="nofollow ugc">Bookly demo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://demo.booking-wp-plugin.com/?utm_campaign=wp_furtherreading&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=WP_ORG" rel="nofollow ugc">Bookly Pro add-on demo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.booking-wp-plugin.com/add-ons?utm_campaign=wp_description&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=WP_ORG" rel="nofollow ugc">Add-ons for Bookly Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtube.com/c/Bookly?utm_source=WP_ORG&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=wp_further_reading" rel="nofollow ugc">Youtube channel</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>AFTER ACTIVATION</h3>
<ul>
<li>Add at least one service (Bookly menu > Services).</li>
<li>Add a staff member linked to your service (Bookly menu > Staff members).</li>
<li>Customize the appearance of your online booking form (Bookly menu > Appearance).</li>
<li>Publish the booking form on your website (WordPress sidebar menu > Pages/Posts).</li>
</ul>

Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly


The best plugin for booking many different services. But plase dont do me nextime messages like this "The plugin Bookly PRO has been deactivated. Bookly v22.9 is required. And WP.org version is 22.8."



Thanks.


Best reservation plugín with many addons


Tuve problemas con la visualización del calendario y después de estar escribiendonos durante una semana o más, dieron con la solución.


Gran servicio de atención al cliente


The best booking plugin and an excellent support.


Very good plugin and excellent support

Appointment booking system for WordPress — schedule appointments, manage calendars, send reminders, take payments. Start booking today!

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<h4>WordPress Appointment Booking Plugin</h4>
<a href="https://sugarcalendar.com/bookings/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Sugar Calendar Bookings</a> is a lightweight yet powerful WordPress booking plugin that makes appointment scheduling simple for you and your customers. Set up your booking system in minutes, accept online bookings and payments, and manage all your appointments from a beautiful admin calendar.
Whether you run a salon, consulting practice, healthcare office, or any service-based business, your clients get 24/7 access to book appointments while you stay in complete control of your schedule. No coding required. No bloated features you don’t need.
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 This plugin is the Lite version of Sugar Calendar Bookings Pro, which comes with multiple employee management, staff scheduling, per-service email templates, and more. <a href="https://sugarcalendar.com/pricing/bookings/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to purchase the best premium WordPress appointment booking plugin now!</a>
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<h4>Booking Forms That Convert</h4>
Add a professional booking form to any page on your WordPress site in seconds. Your customers choose a service, pick an available date and time from the booking calendar, enter their details, and complete payment. The entire booking process takes about 60 seconds from start to finish.
The booking form is fully responsive, works on all devices, and is designed for maximum conversions. Embed it anywhere using the dedicated Gutenberg block, the <code>[sugar_calendar_bookings_form]</code> shortcode, or the native Elementor widget.
You can customize the form appearance with light and dark modes, choose between 2-column and 3-column time slot layouts, and filter which services to display on each page.
<h4>Service Management</h4>
Create unlimited services with custom names, descriptions, feature images, colors, durations, and pricing. Organize your services with tags and assign them to specific locations and staff members.
Each service can have its own working schedule, so you can offer different appointment types at different times. Support both in-person appointments and online meetings with flexible location options.
<h4>Admin Calendar & Appointment Management</h4>
Manage all your bookings from a clean, intuitive admin calendar built right into your WordPress dashboard. Switch between month, week, day, and agenda views to see your appointment schedule exactly how you want it. Appointments are color-coded by service for quick visual reference.
View appointment details, reschedule bookings, process cancellations, and keep track of customer notes with the built-in activity log. Filter by service, status, or search by customer name, email, or phone number to find any appointment instantly.
<h4>Availability & Scheduling</h4>
Set your availability with weekly working hours and multiple time periods per day. Need to block off holidays or set special hours for a specific date? Use date overrides to manage your booking calendar with ease.
Control how far in advance customers can book with minimum and maximum advance booking windows. The availability system automatically prevents double-booking and only shows open time slots on your booking form.
<h4>Online Payments with Stripe</h4>
Accept credit card payments directly through your booking form with the built-in Stripe integration. Customers pay when they book, reducing no-shows and saving you time.
The plugin uses Stripe Connect for a quick, secure setup. You can also accept on-site payments for customers who prefer to pay in person. Manage all transactions, issue refunds, and track revenue from the payments dashboard in your WordPress admin.
<h4>Email Notifications & Reminders</h4>
Keep everyone informed with automated email notifications. Customers and staff receive instant emails when bookings are created, confirmed, updated, or cancelled. Customize every email template with smart tags that automatically fill in appointment details like customer name, service, date, time, and location.
Set up appointment reminders to reduce no-shows. Customers receive a reminder email before their scheduled appointment so they never forget.
<h4>Customer Management</h4>
Build your customer database automatically as bookings come in. Every customer profile includes their contact information, complete booking history, and any notes you add. The system automatically detects returning customers by email or phone to avoid duplicate records.
<h4>Who Is Sugar Calendar Bookings For?</h4>
Sugar Calendar Bookings is the ideal appointment scheduling solution for any service-based business that needs a simple, reliable system to manage calendars and accept reservations on WordPress.
<h3>Salons & Spas</h3>
Hair stylists, beauty therapists, and wellness practitioners love this plugin because clients can schedule their own appointments 24/7. Set up services with different durations and prices, manage your availability, and accept payments online to reduce no-shows.
<h3>Consultants & Coaches</h3>
Business consultants, life coaches, and career advisors use our appointment scheduling plugin to let clients reserve one-on-one sessions directly. Your availability calendar syncs with your schedule so clients always see accurate openings.
<h3>Healthcare Providers</h3>
Doctors, therapists, dentists, and other healthcare professionals rely on Sugar Calendar Bookings to manage patient appointments efficiently. The clean scheduling form and automated confirmations save front-desk staff hours of manual work.
<h3>Fitness & Personal Training</h3>
Gym owners, personal trainers, and yoga instructors use the scheduling system to let clients reserve training sessions and classes. Set different services for different workout types and manage your weekly availability with ease.
<h3>Education & Tutoring</h3>
Tutors, music teachers, and academic advisors use our scheduling plugin to manage student appointments. Students pick available time slots from your calendars and receive automated reminders so no session gets missed.
<h3>Professional Services</h3>
Photographers, lawyers, accountants, and real estate agents use Sugar Calendar Bookings to manage client meetings and consultations. The professional scheduling form makes a great first impression.
<h4>Easy Setup in Minutes</h4>
The plugin comes with a guided setup wizard that walks you through the entire configuration. Create your first service, set your working hours, connect Stripe for payments, and you’re ready to accept appointments. The whole process takes less than 5 minutes.
<h4>Switching from Another Plugin?</h4>
Moving to Sugar Calendar Bookings from Amelia? Our built-in migration tool imports your services, locations, customers, and appointments automatically. No manual data entry required.
<h4>Full Sugar Calendar Bookings Feature List</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://sugarcalendar.com/bookings/features/online-appointment-booking/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Online booking form</a> – Multi-step booking flow with service selection, date/time picker, contact form, and payment.</li>
<li><a href="https://sugarcalendar.com/bookings/features/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Stripe payments</a> – Accept credit card payments via Stripe Connect. Free to set up.</li>
<li>On-site payments – Accept in-person payments without online processing.</li>
<li><a href="https://sugarcalendar.com/bookings/features/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Service management</a> – Unlimited services with custom names, descriptions, images, colors, durations, and pricing.</li>
<li>Multiple employees – Full staff management with individual profiles and working schedules.</li>
<li>Smart employee assignment – Automatic best-available staff selection when customers choose “Any”.</li>
<li><a href="https://sugarcalendar.com/docs/bookings/a-complete-guide-to-sugar-calendar-bookings-settings/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Availability management</a> – Weekly schedules with multiple time periods and advance booking windows.</li>
<li>Per-employee scheduling – Custom working hours and availability for each staff member.</li>
<li>Date overrides – Holiday management and special hours for specific dates.</li>
<li><a href="https://sugarcalendar.com/docs/bookings/a-complete-guide-to-sugar-calendar-bookings-calendar/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Appointment calendar</a> – Month, week, day, and agenda views with color-coded bookings.</li>
<li>Employee calendar columns – Day view with separate columns for each team member.</li>
<li><a href="https://sugarcalendar.com/bookings/features/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Email notifications</a> – 11 notification types for customers and staff (booking confirmation, booking pending, update, cancellation, reminder, and payment refund).</li>
<li>Appointment reminders – Automated email reminders before scheduled appointments.</li>
<li>Service-level email templates – Custom notification content per service.</li>
<li>Smart tags – Dynamic content in email templates (customer name, service, date, time, location).</li>
<li><a href="https://sugarcalendar.com/bookings/features/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Location management</a> – Support in-person and online appointment locations.</li>
<li>Customer management – Customer profiles with booking history and contact details.</li>
<li>Customer self-cancellation – Customers cancel bookings via unique confirmation code.</li>
<li>Payment management – Track payments, process refunds, and monitor revenue.</li>
<li>Service-level payment settings – Different payment gateways per service.</li>
<li>Currency settings – Multiple currencies with custom symbol and format options.</li>
<li>Employee real-time availability – Live availability status for staff members.</li>
<li>Gutenberg block – Dedicated booking form block for the WordPress editor.</li>
<li>Shortcode support – <code>[sugar_calendar_bookings_form]</code> for any editor or page builder.</li>
<li>Elementor widget – Native Elementor integration for drag-and-drop booking form placement.</li>
<li>Setup wizard – Guided configuration for quick first-time setup.</li>
<li>Dashboard widget – Appointment and revenue overview on the WordPress admin dashboard.</li>
<li>Tags system – Organize services and customers with custom tags.</li>
<li>Activity log – Notes and audit trail on appointment detail pages.</li>
<li>Translation ready.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Integrations</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://sugarcalendar.com/bookings/features/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Stripe</a> – Accept credit card payments directly through your booking form via Stripe Connect.</li>
<li>Elementor – Native booking form widget for the Elementor page builder.</li>
<li>Gutenberg – Dedicated booking form block for the WordPress block editor.</li>
</ul>

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