Rabie Eltegani

<blockquote>
🚀 WHY CHOOSE ORYX BOOKINGS? 
 Most booking plugins force you to buy a “Pro” version to accept payments or manage staff. Oryx gives you everything for FREE.
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce Integration? ✅ FREE (Accept Stripe, PayPal, etc.)</li>
<li>Unlimited Services? ✅ FREE</li>
<li>Unlimited Staff Members? ✅ FREE</li>
<li>6 Premium Form Designs? ✅ FREE</li>
<li>Interactive Admin Calendar? ✅ FREE</li>
</ul>
Stop paying monthly subscriptions. Oryx is the open-source solution for Salons, Clinics, and Service Businesses.
</blockquote>
Oryx Bookings is a complete appointment and service booking system for WordPress. Manage services, staff, schedules, and accept bookings with a beautiful frontend form.
<h4>🔥 KEY HIGHLIGHTS</h4>
<ul>
<li>Unlimited Services & Staff — Create as many services and team members as you need.</li>
<li>WooCommerce Ready — Sell appointments like products and use any payment gateway.</li>
<li>Interactive Calendar — Visual calendar view to manage all your bookings at a glance.</li>
<li>6 Booking Form Templates — Grid, Stepper, Accordion, Card Flow, Flat Split, and Focus Input.</li>
<li>Smart Scheduling — Real-time availability with automatic double-booking prevention.</li>
<li>Secure & GDPR-Ready — Built-in spam protection, rate limiting, reCAPTCHA v3, and WordPress privacy tools integration.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🛠️ DETAILED FEATURES</h4>
Services Management 
* Custom name, duration, price, description, and featured image per service. 
* Rich content editor with media support. 
* Organize services into categories. 
* Two scheduling modes: Staff-based (user picks staff) or Service-only (auto-assign based on company hours).
Staff & Team 
* Staff profiles with name, job title, and photo. 
* Flexible availability: follow company hours or set a custom weekly schedule. 
* Individual days off per staff member. 
* Assign multiple staff to each service.
Bookings & Workflow 
* Real-time available time slots based on service duration. 
* Booking statuses: Pending, Confirmed, Cancelled, Completed. 
* Collects customer name, email, and optionally phone, address, and notes. 
* Configurable form fields — enable or disable optional fields from Settings.
Interactive Calendar 
* Full interactive calendar (day, week, month, and list views). 
* Create, edit, drag-and-drop, and delete bookings directly from the calendar. 
* Filter by staff or service. 
* Visual color coding by booking status.
Working Hours & Holidays 
* Set opening and closing times for each day of the week. 
* Mark specific days as closed. 
* Add company holidays — bookings are automatically blocked on those dates.
Elementor & Gutenberg Support 
* Elementor Widget: Drag-and-drop from the “Oryx Bookings” category with live preview. 
* Gutenberg Block: Search “Oryx – Booking Form” with server-side preview. 
* Shortcode: Use <code>[oryx_bookings]</code> anywhere.
<h4>🎨 CUSTOMIZATION</h4>
<ul>
<li>Primary Color — Match your brand with a single color setting.</li>
<li>Display Toggles — Show or hide service image, description, price, duration, and staff image.</li>
<li>Custom Labels — Change step titles, button text, and the success message.</li>
<li>Redirect URL — Send customers to a thank-you page after booking.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔒 SECURITY</h4>
<ul>
<li>Rate limiting per IP for slot lookups and booking creation.</li>
<li>Honeypot fields and time-based tokens to block bots.</li>
<li>Google reCAPTCHA v3 support.</li>
<li>Booking limits per email, IP, and phone number.</li>
<li>Email and IP blocklist.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Third-Party Libraries</h3>
This plugin includes the following third-party libraries:
<h4>Flatpickr</h4>
<ul>
<li>Version: 4.6.13</li>
<li>License: MIT</li>
<li>Copyright: Gregory Petrosyan</li>
</ul>
<h4>FullCalendar</h4>
<ul>
<li>Version: 6.1.10</li>
<li>License: MIT</li>
<li>Copyright: Adam Shaw</li>
</ul>

Oryx Bookings: WooCommerce Appointments & Scheduling (100% Free)

The only 100% FREE Booking Plugin with WooCommerce Payments, Unlimited Staff, and 6 Premium Templates. No hidden costs.

Daniel van der Velden

Tidybot is a WordPress plugin that integrates with Tidycal to provide scheduling and appointment booking functionality directly on your website. The plugin displays a customizable chat-like widget that allows your visitors to book appointments through your Tidycal calendar.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Easy integration with Tidycal</li>
<li>Customizable widget position (bottom-right or bottom-left)</li>
<li>Adjustable button color to match your brand</li>
<li>Configurable delay time for automatic widget opening</li>
<li>Subscription verification system</li>
</ul>
Important Note: 
As of version 1.9.77, an email address is required for the widget to display on the frontend. This ensures proper subscription validation and prevents unauthorized usage.
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<ol>
<li>Email Address: Required for subscription verification and for the widget to display</li>
<li>TidyCal Embed Code: Paste your TidyCal embed code from your Tidycal account</li>
<li>Button Color: Choose a color for the widget button that matches your site’s branding</li>
<li>Chat Position: Select the position where the chat widget should appear (bottom-right or bottom-left)</li>
<li>Delay Time: Set the time in seconds before the widget automatically opens (0 = never)</li>
</ol>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the following external services:
<ol>
<li>
TidyCal Booking System 
What this service is for: TidyCal is used to embed your appointment scheduling calendar within the chat widget on your website. 
Data sent: The TidyCal embed code that you configure in the plugin settings. 
When data is sent: When a visitor views a page where the Tidybot widget is displayed. 
Service provider: TidyCal (https://tidycal.com) 
JavaScript loaded from: https://asset-tidycal.b-cdn.net/js/embed.js 
What the JavaScript does: Loads the TidyCal booking widget interface and handles appointment scheduling functionality. 
Terms of Service: https://tidycal.com/terms-of-service 
Privacy Policy: https://tidycal.com/privacy-policy
</li>
<li>
The Viking Webdesign API 
What this service is for: This service verifies your subscription status for using the plugin. 
Data sent: The email address you enter in the plugin settings. 
When data is sent: During initial plugin setup, when settings are updated, and periodically (every hour) to validate your subscription. 
Service provider: The Viking Webdesign (https://thevikingwebdesign.com) 
API endpoint: https://thevikingwebdesign.com/wp-content/check-subscription 
Terms of Service: https://thevikingwebdesign.com/terms-of-service 
Privacy Policy: https://thevikingwebdesign.com/privacy-policy
</li>
<li>
Plugin Update Service 
What this service is for: This service checks for and delivers plugin updates. 
Data sent: Your site URL and current plugin version. 
When data is sent: Periodically when WordPress checks for plugin updates. 
Service provider: The Viking Webdesign (https://thevikingwebdesign.com) 
Update URL: https://thevikingcoaching.com/wp-content/downloads/tidybotC.json 
What data is received: Plugin version information and update files when available. 
Terms of Service: https://thevikingwebdesign.com/terms-of-service 
Privacy Policy: https://thevikingwebdesign.com/privacy-policy
</li>
<li>
Content Delivery Network (CDN) 
What this service is for: Fast and reliable delivery of JavaScript files needed for the booking widget. 
Service provider: BunnyCDN (via TidyCal) 
Domain used: asset-tidycal.b-cdn.net 
What is loaded: JavaScript files for widget functionality 
When accessed: When a page with the booking widget is loaded 
Data sent: Standard HTTP request data (user agent, IP address) 
Terms of Service: https://bunny.net/terms/ 
Privacy Policy: https://bunny.net/privacy/
</li>
</ol>

TidyBot

A frontend planning tool that works with Tidycal agenda tool.

Oryx Bookings: WooCommerce Appointments & Scheduling (100% Free) vs TidyBot