Start Booking Team

<h4>Online scheduling and booking plugin</h4>
<p>At Start Booking, we believe that a simple online booking experience is critical to any highly converting website. <a href="https://www.startbooking.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" title="Start Booking" rel="friend nofollow ugc">Start Booking</a> is a WordPress booking plugin that is focused on helping individuals and businesses manage customers, book more appointments, and sell their services.</p>
<p>The appointment scheduling plugin seamlessly connects with the Start Booking cloud platform to power your online booking and display your services or classes anywhere on your WordPress site. The plugin has been developed to adopt and inherit your WordPress theme styles, so minimal (if any) updates are needed to give your website a performant and professional looking booking calendar.</p>
<p>With appointment booking from Start Booking, you will find a nice balance between the booking tools available to you straight from the WordPress admin and that which is available from within the Start Booking platform itself. From our experience, most businesses don’t want to run the day-day of their business directly within their WordPress admin. Because of this, we developed the Start Booking <a href="https://www.startbooking.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" title="online scheduling software" rel="friend nofollow ugc">online scheduling software</a> to help you manage your services, appointments, classes and business better while leveraging your WordPress website as a tool and integral part of the experience.</p>
<h3>Embedding the booking system</h3>
<p>Once the plugin is installed, there are a few options for displaying your booking calendar. If you are using the Gutenberg editor (WordPress 5.0+), you will have the option to use our blocks to embed your booking form. If you are not using Gutenber, we still support shortcodes for the legacy booking experience.</p>
<h4>Gutenberg Blocks</h4>
<p>To use the Gutenberg blocks, navigate to any page or post that you want to display your booking form.</p>
<h4>Services Block</h4>
<p>The first and most popular option is the services block. This block will display a booking flow (which is configurable) for a user to select a service and date they want to book and the plugin will return available openings based on your Start Booking settings.</p>
<h4>Single Service Availability</h4>
<p>The second appointment booking option is a lot like the services block except with the single service availability shortcode, you predefine what service you want selected so that the user skips selecting a service and only selects a date & time.</p>
<p>Example usage for this would be if you have single pages on your website for each of your services. You could embed the single service availability shortcode directly into each page so your user could book that service in context. This really helps your user by not having to search for the service in the general service availability booking experience.</p>
<p>To use this shortcode, place <code>[startbooking_cta services="YOUR SERVICE ID" ]Book Now[/startbooking_cta]</code> shortcode in your post, page, widget etc. Be sure to replace “YOUR SERVICE ID” with your actual service ID. You can view your service ID’s directly from the plugin wp-admin settings page. Lastly, you can add multiple service ID’s (comma separated) to have a bundle of services preselected for booking appointments.</p>
<h4>Class & Group Booking Block</h4>
<p>The third booking calendar option is to display a list of your classes that your users can join. Classes can be anything from yoga classes to group meetups. The main difference between the service and class booking experiences is that services will display to your customers available openings (times that you have open) where as the classes experience displays times that were predefined and can support multiple users joining a class.</p>
<p>To use the the classes block, add the block in any of your posts or pages that you want.</p>
<p>For each of these options, there are additional settings such as the ability to change the booking button colors so they better match the look of your online calendar, changing the text in the flow, etc. To learn more about the available options of the <a href="https://www.startbooking.com/wordpress-booking-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" title="WordPress booking plugin" rel="friend nofollow ugc">WordPress booking plugin</a> please visit the <a href="https://help.startbooking.com/category/5-wordpress?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" title="Start Booking WordPress Articles" rel="friend nofollow ugc">Start Booking WordPress plugin knowledge base</a>.</p>
<h3>Booking Integrations</h3>
<h4>Google Analytics</h4>
<p>With the Google Analytics integration, you’ll be able to understand how and when customers are booking appointments with you.</p>
<h4>Google Calendar (Two-way Sync)</h4>
<p>The <a href="https://help.startbooking.com/article/44-google-integration-overview?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" title="Google Calendar Integration" rel="friend nofollow ugc">Google Calendar integration</a> takes all your appointments and pushes them (including a brief description) directly into your Google Calendar.</p>
<h4>Stripe Payments</h4>
<p>Accepting payments from your customers has never been easier with the Start Booking Stripe integration.</p>
<p>The Stripe integration enables you to accept payments from customers directly from your website and gives you the flexibility to require payment to book appointments if you want. In addition, the Stripe Booking integration gives you the ability to review customer payments, storing customer credit cards all from your own Stripe account.</p>
<p>Learn more about <a href="https://help.startbooking.com/article/36-how-to-setup-stripe-payments-for-online-booking?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" title="how to setup Stripe payments for online booking" rel="friend nofollow ugc">how to setup Stripe payments for online booking</a>.</p>
<h4>Mailchimp</h4>
<p>With the Mailchimp integration, all your customers will be automatically added to the Mailchimp list of your choosing.</p>
<h4>Webhooks</h4>
<p>As a developer, you have the option to configure webhooks for your online booking, which makes it incredibly easy to integrate the scheduling plugin with other systems and applications. This feature enables developers to receive real-time notifications as soon as events occur, such as new bookings or cancellations. The webhooks are straightforward to set up and can be customized to meet individual requirements. As a result, developers can create a booking system that caters to their specific needs and integrates smoothly with their existing systems and workflows. You can learn more from the <a href="https://developers.startbooking.com/" title="Online Booking Developer Center" rel="friend nofollow ugc">Start Booking developer center</a>.</p>
<h4>Zapier</h4>
<p>Start Booking is seamlessly linked to over 5,000 applications and services through Zapier. These include CRM systems, payment gateways, communication apps, and more. Enhance your Start Booking experience by integrating it with the tools you’re already accustomed to, simplifying the management of your bookings within your established workflow.</p>
<h4>Zoom</h4>
<p>Automatically create Zoom meetings with the Start Booking Zoom integration. Stay connected with Zoom meetings and start offering virtual appointments. Learn more about the <a href="https://www.startbooking.com/blog/introducing-the-zoom-and-start-booking-integration/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" rel="friend nofollow ugc">Zoom and Start Booking integration</a>.</p>
<h3>Online Booking Feature List</h3>
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<p><a href="https://www.startbooking.com/features/online-booking?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" rel="nofollow ugc">Streamlined Online Booking</a>: Start Booking offers a user-friendly and intuitive booking process, allowing customers to easily schedule appointments and services.</p>
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<p>Calendar Integration: Seamlessly integrate Start Booking with popular calendar platforms, such as Google Calendar, ensuring accurate scheduling and preventing double bookings.</p>
</li>
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<p>Multiple Service Offerings: Efficiently manage and offer a wide range of services with different durations, prices, and availability.</p>
</li>
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<p>Automated Notifications: Keep customers informed with automated email and SMS notifications for appointment reminders, confirmations, and rescheduling updates.</p>
</li>
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<p>Resource Management: Easily allocate and manage resources, such as staff members or rooms, to ensure efficient scheduling and utilization.</p>
</li>
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<p><a href="https://www.startbooking.com/features/online-payments?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" rel="nofollow ugc">Payment Integration</a>: Integrate with Stripe payment gateway, enabling secure and hassle-free online payments during the booking process.</p>
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<p>Reporting and Analytics: Gain valuable insights into your business performance with comprehensive reporting and analytics features, allowing you to make data-driven decisions.</p>
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<p>CRM Integration: Connect Start Booking with your CRM system to streamline customer management, capture client information, and enhance personalized customer experiences.</p>
</li>
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<p><a href="https://zapier.com/apps/start-booking/integrations" rel="nofollow ugc">Zapier Integration</a>: Seamlessly connect Start Booking with over 5,000 applications and services via Zapier, expanding its capabilities and integrating it into your existing workflow.</p>
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<p>Mobile-Friendly: Access Start Booking and manage appointments on the go with a responsive and mobile-friendly interface.</p>
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<p>Customizable Booking Rules: Set specific rules and restrictions for your bookings, such as minimum or maximum lead times, cancellation policies, or booking prerequisites.</p>
</li>
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<p><a href="https://www.startbooking.com/features/integrations?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" rel="nofollow ugc">Booking Integrations</a>: Integrate Start Booking with other third-party software, such as communication tools, marketing platforms, or project management systems, to create a seamless workflow.</p>
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<p>Custom Fields: Collect additional information from customers during the booking process, providing a personalized experience for you and your customers.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>What’s Next</h4>
<p>The team at Start Booking have assembled an aggressive roadmap and look to provide you and your customers the best <a href="https://www.startbooking.com/wordpress-booking-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" title="WordPress booking plugin" rel="friend nofollow ugc">WordPress booking plugin</a> on the market.</p>
<p>While we strive to provide the best calendar booking plugin, we know sometimes issues happen. During those times we will do everything we can to resolve your issues and problems as quick as possible. You can find us at the Start Booking <a href="https://help.startbooking.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plugindescription" title="support center" rel="friend nofollow ugc">help center</a>.</p>


Scheduling Plugin – Online Booking for WordPress

Online booking and scheduling for WordPress. Book services or classes with a modern and easy appointment booking calendar.

Roland Murg

<p>The booking calendar plugin for WordPress. WP Booking System is used by more than 10,000 active users, with a satisfaction rate that borders on 5*!</p>
<p>Is this booking calendar for you?</p>
<ul>
<li>Do you rent something out, like a holiday home, a boat or something else? </li>
<li>Do you have a WordPress website and need a bit of help to keep track of your rentals through a booking calendar?</li>
</ul>
<p>…then yes! The WP Booking System is perfect for your needs.</p>
<p>Get easy online booking with this lightweight and powerful booking system.</p>
<h3>A set-and-forget booking calendar for your rental business</h3>
<p>WP Booking System is a simple booking calendar for WordPress. You will be up and running in just a few minutes. You can create booking calendars and forms, and you can manage your bookings. You can easily customize the booking calendar to fit your needs.</p>
<p>Start receiving bookings from your visitors today!</p>
<h3>Display available dates in your booking calendar</h3>
<p>With just one click you can create the first booking calendar for your holiday home or rental business. Already have bookings made? You can manually manage the calendar’s availability in just a few seconds.</p>
<p>Now your booking calendar is up to date with the latest bookings and available dates!</p>
<h3>Create a form and enable clients to make bookings online</h3>
<p>The beauty of this WordPress booking calendar is that it allows your website visitors to book available calendar dates on the spot through a fully customizable booking calendar form.</p>
<p>Enable your clients to use the rental calendar fast and easy. In just three simple steps, clients will be able to reserve a slot on your booking calendar:</p>
<ul>
<li>Hover over the booking calendar to pick a starting date. Click on it, then move the cursor to select the number of days to book. (clients can easily see booked days by using the booking system legend)</li>
<li>Next, fill in the booking system form (you can edit the form fields at any time to make sure clients submit the most relevant information you need; mark fields as compulsory or optional)</li>
<li>Finally, click the booking button to make a reservation.</li>
</ul>
<p>With the premium version of the booking system, you can allow customers to make online bookings using the top payment platforms available at the moment!</p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://www.wpbookingsystem.com/demo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here to see a demo of the premium version</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>You can review and manage calendar bookings from the back-end, so you are always in control. You can even set up automatic calendar notifications so you will receive an email when a booking is made. Now you’re all set to receive online bookings through your booking calendar.</p>
<h3>Receive and manage bookings</h3>
<p>All your bookings are saved in your rental calendar and are beautifully displayed so you can easily access them and view the booking details.</p>
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<h3>Features of the Free version:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Create your own booking system: a booking calendar and a booking form!</li>
<li>Receive and manage bookings</li>
<li>Save extra booking information</li>
<li>Generate a shortcode to insert the booking calendar and booking form into a page or post</li>
<li>Use the Gutenberg block to embed the booking calendar</li>
<li>WP Booking System Widget</li>
<li>The booking calendar supports multiple languages</li>
</ul>
<h3>EXTRA FEATURES OF THE PREMIUM BOOKING CALENDAR VERSION:</h3>
<ul>
<li>The booking system can accept online and offline payments</li>
<li>iCalendar Sync, Import and Export</li>
<li>Create an unlimited number of booking calendars</li>
<li>Create an unlimited number of booking forms</li>
<li>Create your own rental calendar legend: apply your own colors and text</li>
<li>Split days selection</li>
<li>Display multiple months</li>
<li>Change the first day of the week</li>
<li>Change the start month / year</li>
<li>Display an overview reservation calendar</li>
<li>Edit multiple dates with just one click</li>
<li>Display tooltips with extra info</li>
<li>Hide calendar bookings from the past from your visitors</li>
<li>Set the minimum number of days that the visitor must book</li>
<li>Show the week’s number on the booking calendar</li>
<li>Automatically block booked days directly</li>
<li>Send booking notifications</li>
<li>User management within the booking system</li>
<li>Very easy to translate into any language</li>
<li>Professional support for any question related to the booking calendar</li>
<li>Download the Premium version at: <a href="https://www.wpbookingsystem.com" rel="nofollow ugc">www.wpbookingsystem.com</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>This WP Booking Calendar Plugin is for…</h3>
<p>Any rental business should use the WP Booking Calendar plugin to keep track of their rental calendar throughout the year.</p>
<ul>
<li>Property rentals: bed & breakfast, hotels, hotel rooms, cottages, apartments, houses, apartment rooms (use WP Booking System even when you are renting through AirBNB, Booking.com etc.)</li>
<li>Boat rentals</li>
<li>Car & motorcycle rentals</li>
<li>Sports equipment rentals (full day ski equipment rental, bike rentals, skates rentals etc)</li>
<li>Events rentals (full day trainings/courses, parties, weddings, baptisms, corporate events, business meetings, conferences etc)</li>
<li>Speakers, singers, photographers, videographers, inspectors can also benefit from using WP Booking system</li>
</ul>
<p>The booking system will soon become an indispensable tool in your business, and you will find yourself using it daily to manage reservations in your calendar.</p>
<h4>How the booking calendar helps your clients</h4>
<ul>
<li>Clients can make calendar bookings online, by accessing your website</li>
<li>No need to call to make a reservation</li>
<li>They can see the available calendar dates and manage their schedule to make a booking</li>
<li>They can make simple and fast bookings from the comfort of their own home, directly from their mobile phones</li>
</ul>
<h4>Key booking system benefits for your business</h4>
<ul>
<li>Collect relevant information about your clients through the booking system form (configure the rental calendar form to your needs). No need to call or collect this information at the desk.</li>
<li>Use the WP Booking System on the go, from your mobile phone. The WP Booking Calendar can be used from mobile devices with ease – simply log in to your website and make any necessary edits just like on a computer.</li>
<li>Manage bookings offline – when you meet with a client 1:1 and they want to make a future booking, simply log in to your website, access the booking calendar and make the reservation on the spot, for them.</li>
<li>Stay up to date with calendar bookings by receiving email confirmations and reminders</li>
</ul>
<h4>WP Booking System in a nutshell…</h4>
<p>Get organised and start receiving bookings with WP booking system. With this WP plugin you can create booking calendars, booking forms and accept bookings via your website. Setting it up is really easy and you will be up and running in just a few minutes. Bookings will be clearly listed in your booking calendar and you can stay organised. The booking calendar plugin works simply and it can be translated into several languages.</p>


WP Booking System – Booking Calendar


This is a complicated plugin with many, many options for every eventuality. Luckily, their support is superb and Roland or Claudia reply swiftly to help you navigate the controls.



Oliver


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The booking calendar plugin for WordPress. Get easy online booking with this lightweight and powerful booking calendar.

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