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<p><strong>Stop sending customers to a separate booking site. Bring the booking form directly into WordPress — and watch your conversions soar.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Easy!Appointments for WordPress</strong> connects your self-hosted Easy!Appointments installation to your site in seconds. Your customers book appointments without ever leaving your page, on your domain, in your brand — all without a SaaS subscription, per-booking fees, or giving up control of your data.</p>
<p>Whether you run a salon, clinic, consultancy, agency, or any service-based business, setup takes minutes and the results are immediate.</p>
<h4>🧱 Built for Gutenberg — First-Class Block Support</h4>
<p>Love the WordPress block editor? So do we. The <strong>Easy!Appointments Gutenberg block</strong> lets you drop the booking form into any page or post in seconds — just like any other block. Search for “Easy!Appointments” in the block inserter, add it, and you’re done. Configure iframe dimensions and pre-select a provider or service right from the block settings panel. No shortcodes, no code, no fuss.</p>
<h4>🎨 Built for Elementor — Drag, Drop, Done</h4>
<p>Already building with Elementor? The <strong>Easy!Appointments Elementor widget</strong> integrates seamlessly into your Elementor workflow. Find it in the widget panel, drag it onto your canvas, and configure everything visually. Full property controls included — width, height, styling, provider and service pre-selection, all without touching a line of code.</p>
<h4>Also Works Everywhere Else</h4>
<p>Not using Gutenberg or Elementor? No problem — the classic <code>[easyappointments]</code> shortcode works in any page builder, theme, or editor that supports shortcodes.</p>
<h4>Why Easy!Appointments beats the rest</h4>
<p>Most booking plugins hold your data hostage. This one doesn’t.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>You own your data</strong> — it stays on your server, always</li>
<li><strong>No vendor lock-in</strong> — self-host Easy!Appointments for free</li>
<li><strong>Zero per-booking or per-user fees</strong> — grow without growing your costs</li>
<li><strong>Works with any theme</strong> — zero conflicts, zero bloat</li>
<li><strong>Clean booking UX</strong> — your customers will actually complete bookings</li>
</ul>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>🧱 <strong>Native Gutenberg block</strong> — insert the booking form like any other block</li>
<li>🎨 <strong>Elementor widget</strong> — fully visual drag-and-drop integration</li>
<li>📋 <strong>Shortcode support</strong> — <code>[easyappointments]</code> works everywhere</li>
<li>⚡ Connect to any Easy!Appointments installation in seconds</li>
<li>📱 Fully responsive — looks great on every device</li>
<li>👥 Multi-service and multi-provider support</li>
<li>🎯 Pre-select a provider or service via attributes</li>
<li>🪶 Fast and lightweight — no performance impact</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect for</h4>
<ul>
<li>Salons, barbershops & spas</li>
<li>Consultants & freelancers</li>
<li>Clinics & healthcare providers</li>
<li>Agencies & service businesses</li>
<li>Coaches, tutors & trainers</li>
</ul>
<h4>How it works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Navigate to <strong>Easy!Appts</strong> in your WordPress admin menu</li>
<li>Paste your Easy!Appointments installation URL and connect</li>
<li>Add the booking form using the <strong>Gutenberg block</strong>, the <strong>Elementor widget</strong>, or the <code>[easyappointments]</code> shortcode</li>
<li>Start accepting bookings instantly</li>
</ol>
<h4>Connecting Easy!Appointments with WordPress</h4>
<p>Install and activate the plugin and navigate to the <code>Easy!Appts</code> menu in the WordPress admin section. Connect to an existing Easy!Appointments installation by providing your URL. Once connected you can embed the booking form in any page using your preferred method.</p>
<h4>Gutenberg Block</h4>
<p>Open any page in the block editor, click the <strong>+</strong> button to add a block, and search for <strong>Easy!Appointments</strong>. Add the block and configure it from the settings panel on the right — set width, height, optional inline styles, and optionally pre-select a provider or service by ID.</p>
<h4>Elementor Widget</h4>
<p>Open a page in Elementor, search for <strong>Easy!Appointments</strong> in the widget panel, and drag it onto your canvas. All settings are available as Elementor controls — no custom code needed.</p>
<h4>Shortcode</h4>
<p>Use the <code>[easyappointments]</code> shortcode anywhere in your content:</p>
<pre><code>[easyappointments width="100%" height="500px" style="border: 5px solid #1A865F; box-shadow: #454545 1px 1px 5px;"]
</code></pre>
<p>The <code>width</code>, <code>height</code> and <code>style</code> attributes are optional and let you fine-tune the iframe appearance.</p>
<p>Pre-select a provider and/or service (IDs are found in your Easy!Appointments backend):</p>
<pre><code>[easyappointments provider="2" service="1"]
</code></pre>
<p><em>Minimum Requirements: WordPress v5.0 & PHP v5.6</em></p>
<p><em>Find out more at https://easyappointments.org/wordpress</em></p>


Easy!Appointments

Turn any WordPress page into a live booking system — with native Gutenberg and Elementor support.

timetailor

<p><strong>TimeTailor Salon Booking</strong> lets you add a professional online salon booking system to your WordPress site. It’s built for salon owners who manage their own bookings, as well as partners and agencies who set up booking systems and websites for salons.</p>
<p>Once installed, the plugin adds <strong>TimeTailor Salon Booking</strong> to your WordPress admin menu and guides you through setup step by step.</p>
<p>TimeTailor handles booking logic, payments, and salon management. The WordPress plugin connects your website to the TimeTailor platform and lets you embed the salon booking experience without custom development.</p>
<h3>Key features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>One-click booking from your site</strong> — clients launch the booking flow straight from your pages.</li>
<li><strong>Stripe payments and deposits</strong> — reduce no-shows with secure online payments.</li>
<li><strong>Live two-way sync</strong> — update a price or service in TimeTailor; your site updates automatically.</li>
<li><strong>Works with any WordPress theme</strong> — Astra, Kadence, Divi, Avada, GeneratePress, default block themes, and more.</li>
<li><strong>Flexible embedding</strong> — Gutenberg blocks and shortcodes work in any page builder that supports them.</li>
<li><strong>Unlimited staff and services</strong> included for free — no per-seat fees, ever.</li>
<li><strong>No developer required</strong> — set up the booking widget yourself in minutes.</li>
<li><strong>Test mode</strong> — preview the full booking flow before going live.</li>
<li><strong>Built for agencies and partners</strong> — manage booking systems for multiple salons from one account.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Who it’s for</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hair salons, barbershops, and beauty salons</li>
<li>Nail technicians, lash and brow studios</li>
<li>Spas, massage therapists, and wellness practitioners</li>
<li>Web agencies and partners building sites for salon clients</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pricing</h3>
<p>TimeTailor offers flexible pricing depending on how bookings are handled.</p>
<ul>
<li>Manually added appointments are <strong>always free</strong></li>
<li><strong>Online bookings</strong> include a small booking fee, which can be passed on to the <strong>person making the booking</strong> so it costs you nothing</li>
<li><strong>Unlimited</strong> team members and services</li>
<li><strong>Optional add-ons</strong> are available for advanced features</li>
</ul>
<h3>How it works</h3>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Open <strong>TimeTailor</strong> from the WordPress admin menu</li>
<li>Log in or create a TimeTailor account</li>
<li>Complete the setup steps shown in the dashboard</li>
<li>Embed the booking widget on your website</li>
<li>Start accepting online bookings</li>
</ol>
<p>Partners and agencies can set up booking systems for multiple salons from the same TimeTailor account.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the TimeTailor service to authenticate users, create TimeTailor accounts, fetch account and salon data, generate dashboard access links, and send salon owner invitations.</p>
<p>It sends requests to these TimeTailor endpoints:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>https://api.timetailor.com/auth/signin</code> to sign in an existing TimeTailor user</li>
<li><code>https://api.timetailor.com/wp/auth/signup</code> to create a new TimeTailor user or partner account</li>
<li><code>https://api.timetailor.com/wp/auth/profile</code> to fetch the authenticated user’s profile and salon locations</li>
<li><code>https://api.timetailor.com/auth/refresh-token</code> to refresh expired access tokens</li>
<li><code>https://api.timetailor.com/wp/auth/profile/generate-auth-link</code> to generate secure links into the TimeTailor dashboard</li>
<li><code>https://api.timetailor.com/wp/locations/{locationId}/experts/{expertId}/invite</code> to send a salon owner invitation email</li>
</ul>
<p>This service is provided by <code>TimeTailor</code>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Terms of service: <code>https://app.timetailor.com/terms</code></li>
<li>Privacy policy: <code>https://app.timetailor.com/privacy</code></li>
</ul>
<p>When the plugin connects to the external service, it may send:</p>
<ul>
<li>On login: the user’s email address and password</li>
<li>On signup: user type, business name, owner name, salon category, email address, password, selected language, IP address, and for partner accounts also partner first name and phone number</li>
<li>On authenticated account requests: access token or refresh token so the API can identify the connected TimeTailor account</li>
<li>When generating a location dashboard link: the selected TimeTailor location ID</li>
<li>When inviting a salon owner: the selected location ID, expert ID, first name, and email address of the invited owner</li>
</ul>
<p>The external service is used only when the site administrator uses the plugin features that require a connected TimeTailor account.</p>


TimeTailor Salon Booking

Salon booking software for WordPress. Take online appointments, accept Stripe payments, and embed your service menu on any page — built for salons.

Easy!Appointments vs TimeTailor Salon Booking