Mickaël Larguier

Giraforms is a Gutenberg-native form builder for people who want full control inside WordPress.
Build and manage forms directly in the block editor, using real blocks instead of shortcode builders. You can create contact forms, booking forms, surveys, registrations, quote requests and more while keeping all data on your own server.
<a href="https://tastewp.org/plugins/giraforms/" rel="nofollow ugc">Try Demo</a> | <a href="https://giraforms.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Pro</a> | <a href="https://giraforms.com/docs" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a>
<h4>Why Giraforms?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Truly native Gutenberg workflow — Build forms where you already build pages</li>
<li>Performance-focused — Frontend assets load only on pages that contain a form</li>
<li>Privacy-first by default — Submissions stay in your WordPress database</li>
<li>Built-in anti-spam stack — Honeypot, timestamp checks, Turnstile, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha</li>
<li>Flexible layouts — Use Columns, Groups, Headings and core blocks inside forms</li>
<li>Ready in minutes — Start from 10 pre-built templates or create from scratch</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>18 form field blocks</li>
<li>10 pre-built templates (contact, booking, survey, job application and more)</li>
<li>AJAX form submission (with graceful non-JS fallback)</li>
<li>Client-side and server-side validation</li>
<li>Honeypot + timestamp anti-spam</li>
<li>Captcha providers: Cloudflare Turnstile, reCAPTCHA v2/v3, hCaptcha</li>
<li>Submissions dashboard in WordPress admin</li>
<li>CSV export</li>
<li>Admin email notifications + user confirmation emails</li>
<li>Custom success message or redirect</li>
<li>GDPR consent field</li>
<li>Privacy options (disable IP and user-agent collection)</li>
<li>Mobile-friendly and translation-ready</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free vs Pro (quick overview)</h4>
Free is ideal if you need: 
– Contact/lead forms built in Gutenberg 
– Local entry storage in WordPress 
– CSV export and email notifications 
– Strong anti-spam and GDPR-friendly options
Pro is ideal if you need: 
– Payments with Stripe 
– Advanced booking workflows and calendar export 
– File uploads, signatures, ratings, geolocation, advanced phone 
– Conditional logic and multi-step forms 
– Webhooks, Brevo sync, statistics and custom email templates
<h4>Available Form Fields (Free)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Text — Single line text input</li>
<li>Number — Numeric input with min/max</li>
<li>Email — With built-in validation</li>
<li>Phone — Phone number input</li>
<li>URL — Website URL input</li>
<li>Textarea — Multi-line text area</li>
<li>Select — Dropdown with custom options</li>
<li>Checkbox — Multiple selections</li>
<li>Radio — Single selection</li>
<li>Date — Date picker</li>
<li>Time — Time selection</li>
<li>Password — Secure input</li>
<li>Hidden — Hidden data field</li>
<li>Range Slider — Visual numeric slider</li>
<li>Color Picker — Color selection</li>
<li>Consent — GDPR checkbox</li>
<li>Submit Button — Customizable button</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro Features</h4>
Unlock advanced capabilities with <a href="https://giraforms.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Giraforms Pro</a>:
<ul>
<li>File Upload — Accept file attachments in your forms</li>
<li>Star Rating — Collect ratings with a star field</li>
<li>Calendar — Inline calendar date picker</li>
<li>Booking — Booking fields with time slots, admin calendar view and calendar export</li>
<li>Phone (Advanced) — International phone input with country flags</li>
<li>Signature — Digital signature pad</li>
<li>Currency — Formatted currency input</li>
<li>Geolocation — Location-aware field</li>
<li>Stripe Payments — Collect payments directly inside your forms</li>
<li>Conditional Logic — Show/hide fields based on user input</li>
<li>Multi-step Forms — Split long forms into guided steps with progress bar</li>
<li>Custom Styles — Control fonts, colors, borders and label position per form</li>
<li>Access Restrictions — Limit forms to logged-in or logged-out users</li>
<li>Form Scheduling — Open and close forms on specific dates</li>
<li>Unique Entry Validation — Prevent duplicate submissions by email</li>
<li>Submission Statuses — Track and update entry status from the admin</li>
<li>Statistics Dashboard — View form performance and submission trends</li>
<li>Custom Email Templates — Branded notification emails</li>
<li>Webhooks — Send form data to external services via HTTP requests</li>
<li>Brevo — Sync form submissions with your Brevo contact lists</li>
</ul>
<h4>Use Cases</h4>
Giraforms is ideal for:
<ul>
<li>Contact forms</li>
<li>Booking and reservation forms</li>
<li>Survey and feedback forms</li>
<li>Job application forms</li>
<li>Event registration forms</li>
<li>Quote and order request forms</li>
<li>Newsletter subscription forms</li>
<li>Support ticket forms</li>
</ul>
<h4>Who is it for?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Freelancers and agencies building Gutenberg websites</li>
<li>Local businesses that need booking and lead forms</li>
<li>Teams that want data ownership and privacy-first form handling</li>
<li>Site owners who want to avoid bulky shortcode-based form builders</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pre-built Templates</h4>
Get started in seconds with 10 ready-to-use templates:
<ol>
<li>Contact Form</li>
<li>Registration Form</li>
<li>Newsletter Subscription</li>
<li>Feedback Form</li>
<li>Support Request</li>
<li>Quote Request (multi-column)</li>
<li>Event Registration (multi-column)</li>
<li>Job Application (multi-column)</li>
<li>Survey Form</li>
<li>Booking Form (multi-column)</li>
</ol>

Giraforms – Contact Form, Booking Form, Survey & Custom Form Builder for Block Editor

Build fast, GDPR-friendly forms in Gutenberg. Create contact, booking and survey forms with native blocks, local submissions, CSV export and strong an …

Mirza Md. Hasan

Kamrul Hasan

Themefic

Jahid Hasan

Sydur Rahman

Akanda Hasan

Hydra Booking is a flexible appointment scheduling and calendar management solution for WordPress
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Hydra Booking is a WordPress plugin that provides a complete appointment scheduling and calendar management system. It supports unlimited appointments and integrates with WooCommerce for payment processing. With its intuitive interface, Hydra Booking helps businesses of all sizes manage appointments and bookings efficiently.
<h4>🎉 WHO SHOULD USE HYDRA BOOKING</h4>
Hydra Booking is a flexible and powerful WordPress booking system designed to suit a wide range of industries. Whether you’re managing personal appointments, client consultations, or business schedules, Hydra Booking adapts seamlessly to your workflow.
<ul>
<li>
Freelancers: Ideal for freelancers offering services such as consulting, coaching, or design. Hydra Booking helps manage appointments effortlessly, ensuring a smooth and professional booking experience for clients.
</li>
<li>
IT Agencies: Suitable for IT firms that schedule client consultations, demo sessions, or support meetings. Hydra Booking streamlines scheduling so agencies can focus on delivering exceptional service.
</li>
<li>
Health & Wellness: Built for spas, wellness centers, massage studios, aromatherapists, therapists, and life coaches — Hydra Booking keeps your client appointments organized and your schedule stress-free.
</li>
<li>
Beauty & Lifestyle: From hair salons and barber shops to nail studios, cosmetology centers, and tanning salons, Hydra Booking helps lifestyle businesses simplify and automate their booking process.
</li>
<li>
Fitness & Sports: Suitable for yoga instructors, personal trainers, dance studios, Zumba classes, or golf sessions — Hydra Booking makes managing classes, memberships, and one-on-one sessions easy.
</li>
<li>
Medical & Clinics: Doctors, dentists, and healthcare professionals can rely on Hydra Booking for efficient patient appointment management with clear scheduling and calendar views.
</li>
<li>
Professional Services: Consultants, lawyers, real estate agents, gym owners, photographers, wedding planners, plumbers, and contractors can manage their client meetings with ease using Hydra Booking.
</li>
<li>
Education: Ideal for coaching centers, tutors, language schools, and seminar organizers — Hydra Booking helps educators manage classes, one-on-one lessons, and event registrations efficiently.
</li>
<li>
Service & Maintenance: Car repair shops, cleaning services, bike repair centers, and heavy vehicle workshops can streamline bookings and ensure smooth service delivery.
</li>
<li>
Sales & Marketing: Suitable for scheduling team meetings, marketing sessions, and client consultations — Hydra Booking helps teams stay coordinated and productive.
</li>
</ul>
In short, this appointment booking WordPress plugin empowers your clients to schedule, book events, and make payments directly on your website. With Hydra Booking, building a site like Calendly or Simply Schedule Appointments becomes easy and efficient. As a comprehensive tool for booking management, Hydra Booking includes both essential and advanced features to cater to all your appointment and scheduling needs. Here’s what Hydra Booking offers:
<h4>🎉 DIVERSE MEETING TYPES & LOCATIONS</h4>
Hydra Booking supports various meeting formats:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://demo.hydrabooking.com/one-to-one-meeting-zoom/" rel="nofollow ugc">One-on-One Meetings</a>: Personalize appointments with individual clients.</li>
<li><a href="https://demo.hydrabooking.com/one-to-group-meeting/" rel="nofollow ugc">Group Meetings</a>: Host group sessions and collaborate effectively.</li>
<li><a href="https://demo.hydrabooking.com/one-to-one-recurring-meeting/" rel="nofollow ugc">Recurring Meetings</a>: Set up recurring sessions for both one-on-one and group meetings</li>
<li>Versatile Formats: Support for one-on-one, one-to-group sessions.</li>
<li>Location Flexibility: Choose virtual, in-person, or phone-based meeting options.</li>
<li>Custom Locations: Add unique meeting location types.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎉 DIFFERENT MEETING LOCATIONS</h4>
Choose the suitable format and location for your appointments:
<ul>
<li>Online Meetings: Provide direct booking links for virtual appointments.</li>
<li>In-Person Meetings: Organize face-to-face sessions at physical locations.</li>
<li>Phone Calls: Offer phone-based consultations for convenience.</li>
<li>Custom Locations: Tailor location details based on specific needs.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎉 FORM INTEGRATION</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://demo.hydrabooking.com/meeting-with-contact-form-7/" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact Form 7 Compatibility</a>: Enable appointment scheduling with the widely-used Contact Form 7 plugin.</li>
<li><a href="https://demo.hydrabooking.com/meeting-with-fluent-form-integration/" rel="nofollow ugc">Fluent Forms Integration</a>: Effortlessly connect Hydra Booking with Fluent Forms for smooth booking management.</li>
<li>Gravity Forms Integration: Extend the functionality of your booking forms with easy integration between Hydra Booking and Gravity Forms.</li>
<li>Upcoming Integrations: Support for Sure Forms Integration, expanding flexibility and options.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎉 AUTOMATED NOTIFICATIONS and REMINDERS</h4>
Say goodbye to no-shows and cancellations with automated notifications for all bookings.
<ul>
<li>Email Notifications: Send booking confirmations, rescheduling updates, and reminders automatically.</li>
<li>Custom Notification Settings: Tailor notifications by booking status.</li>
<li>SMS Notifications (Pro): Notify via SMS or WhatsApp using Twilio integration</li>
<li>Slack & Telegram (Pro): Receive booking notifications directly in Slack or Telegram channels.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎉 PAYMENT OPTIONS</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://demo.hydrabooking.com/woocommerce-demo-meeting/" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce Integration</a>: Direct clients to WooCommerce’s secure checkout for payments.</li>
<li>Multiple Payment Options: Supports PayPal and Stripe for easy transactions.</li>
<li>Flexible Pricing: Designate certain bookings as free or paid.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎉SEAMLESS INTEGRATIONS</h4>
Hydra Booking integrates with leading tools to elevate your business:
<ul>
<li>CRM & Email Integration: Connect with CRMs like Zoho, AWeber, and FluentCRM.</li>
<li>Appointment booking calendar Sync: Integrate with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, and Outlook calendars to avoid double bookings.</li>
<li>Video Conferencing: Automatic <a href="https://demo.hydrabooking.com/one-to-one-meeting-zoom/" rel="nofollow ugc">Zoom</a> or <a href="https://demo.hydrabooking.com/one-to-one-meeting-with-google-meet/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Meet</a> links for virtual appointments.</li>
<li>Webhook Support (Pro): Transfer data across applications with ease.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎉 POWERFUL DASHBOARD & ANALYTICS</h4>
Track and analyze your business performance directly from your dashboard:
<ul>
<li>Real-Time Booking Insights: Monitor bookings, earnings, and completed and canceled appointments with options to view data daily, weekly, or monthly.</li>
<li>Performance Analytics: Visual reports provide insights into booking patterns and trends.</li>
<li>Instant Notifications: Receive real-time updates on bookings and site activity.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎉 BOOKING VIEWS</h4>
<ul>
<li>List and Calendar Views: Display bookings by list or calendar, sorted by daily, weekly, or monthly formats.</li>
<li>Custom Filters: Locate bookings by host, date, or other parameters.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎉 IMPORT & EXPORT</h4>
<ul>
<li>Export Options: Export data in JSON or CSV formats.</li>
<li>Import Support: Upload files to restore or migrate data with ease.</li>
<li>Settings Control: Import/export Settings, Hosts, Meetings, and Bookings.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎉 APPOINTMENT BOOKING FORMS</h4>
Create and customize appointment booking forms to simplify the booking process.
<ul>
<li>Add appointment calendar to forms for event selection.</li>
<li>Collect important attendee data through form integrations.</li>
<li>Use form insights to enhance customer service.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎉 ADVANCED AVAILABILITY & SCHEDULING OPTION</h4>
Effortlessly set and manage your availability for appointments & schedule booking so you can focus on delivering quality service.
<ul>
<li>Define weekly availability hours and days for appointments.</li>
<li>Set availability for specific date ranges or open-ended future dates.</li>
<li>Offer multiple meeting durations for clients to choose from.</li>
<li>Add date overrides to accommodate special occasions or changes.</li>
<li>Customize appointment descriptions for better service understanding.</li>
<li>Include buffer times between appointments for preparation or breaks.</li>
<li>Limit booking frequency and lock time zones if required.</li>
<li>Add custom questions to gather details about attendee needs.</li>
<li>Automatically adjust time zones for attendees, ensuring accuracy.</li>
<li>Create a Booking page with the power of WordPress Shortcode.</li>
<li>Manage all your online booking systems in one go.</li>
<li>Booking schedule with Online Booking Calendar</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎉 ADVANCED SETTINGS AND MANAGEMENTS</h4>
Easily manage hosts and accessibility settings
<ul>
<li>Hosts can easily manage meetings, bookings, availability, integrations, and much more</li>
<li>Admins now have full control over host access permissions.</li>
</ul>
In summary, Hydra Booking provides a complete and flexible system for managing appointments and scheduling in WordPress, making it suitable for a wide range of businesses and service types.
<h3>Join our Community to stay updated</h3>
Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/hydra-booking" rel="nofollow ugc">Facebook group</a> to stay informed with latest news and updates about Hydra Booking.
<h3>Our Support</h3>
We provide full support on the WordPress.org forums & <a href="https://portal.themefic.com/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">Our Website</a>. Check our <a href="https://themefic.com/support-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Support Policy</a>.
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
Hydra Booking uses <a href="https://appsero.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Appsero</a> SDK to collect some telemetry data. Appsero SDK does not gather any data by default. The SDK only starts gathering basic telemetry data when a user allows it via the admin notice. Appsero SDK DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY start gathering data, without confirmation from users in any case. We use this data to troubleshoot problems faster, make product improvements & ensure a great user experience for all our users.
<h3>Our Plugins</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/tourfic" rel="ugc">Travel and Hotel Booking Solution – Tourfic</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery" rel="ugc">Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery – BEAF</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-addons-for-contact-form-7/" rel="ugc">Ultimate Addons For Contact Form 7</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/instantio" rel="ugc">Instantio – WooCommerce Quick Checkout | Floating Cart, Side Cart & Popup Cart</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Our Themes</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/travelfic/" rel="ugc">Travelfic – Ultimate Travel Booking WordPress Theme</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/ultimate-hotel-booking/" rel="ugc">Ultimate Hotel Booking WordPress Theme</a></li>
</ul>

Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar


I recently tried out this new WordPress meeting booking plugin, and it’s honestly pretty impressive. It integrates with WooCommerce, Stripe, PayPal, and even Contact Form 7, which makes it super versatile. The automated reminders are a nice touch—they save time and help avoid mix-ups.



The setup was straightforward, and the interface feels intuitive. It’s still new, but it looks promising for anyone needing a solid scheduling tool. Definitely worth checking out if you’re looking to streamline bookings on your site!


Streamline Your Scheduling with This Promising New Plugin 🚀


Worst ever, i guess this team is not even testing the plugin, just installed plugin tried to create page with shortcode so i can check how it works from front side but on save page gives fatal error. 



As of quick release issue is resolved. 



thank you team for very quick release. This shows how dedicated you are people. 



thank you.


horrible experience, just installed and activate create page gives fatal error

A complete appointment scheduling and booking calendar for WordPress — integrates with WooCommerce, Google Calendar, Zoom, and more.

Giraforms – Contact Form, Booking Form, Survey & Custom Form Builder for Block Editor vs Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar