Arjun Regmi

<p>Take control of your appointment business with <strong>Patro Appointment Booking</strong> — a fast, modern WordPress booking plugin built around a beautiful Gutenberg block. Customers complete a clean, guided multi-step form to pick a service, choose a staff member, select a date and time, fill in their details, and confirm — all without ever leaving your site. You manage every booking from a dedicated, React-powered admin dashboard.</p>
<p>No coding required. No complex setup. Just drop the block onto any page and start taking bookings. 📅</p>
<p>Who is Patro Appointment Booking For?<br />
Patro Appointment Booking is built for any individual or business that takes scheduled appointments and wants an elegant, hassle-free booking experience for their customers.</p>
<p><strong>Salons & Beauty Studios</strong><br />
Give clients the freedom to book haircuts, treatments, and styling sessions around the clock. Block holidays, close weekdays, and let your calendar manage itself while you focus on the work.</p>
<p><strong>Consultants & Coaches</strong><br />
Let prospects book discovery calls and sessions directly from your site. Assign bookings to specific team members, get instant email alerts, and never miss a new client inquiry.</p>
<p><strong>Healthcare & Wellness Providers</strong><br />
Collect patient or client details at booking time, set a custom booking window, and manage appointment status — Pending, Approved, Canceled, Rejected, Completed — from one clear screen.</p>
<p><strong>Fitness Trainers & Gyms</strong><br />
Set your available days and hours, block out personal-training sessions per staff member, and let members self-book 24/7 without picking up the phone.</p>
<p><strong>Tutors & Educators</strong><br />
Create sessions as services, set their duration and price, and let students pick the slot that works for them. The form works equally well on desktop, tablet, and mobile.</p>
<p><strong>Any Service-Based Business</strong><br />
If your business runs on scheduled appointments, Patro Appointment Booking gives you the tools to automate bookings, reduce no-shows through email confirmations, and grow without adding admin overhead.</p>
<p>A free booking system gives your business the freedom to grow 📈</p>
<p>No more missed bookings — automatic confirmation emails keep customers informed.<br />
Your calendar, your rules — block dates, close weekdays, and set how far ahead clients can book.<br />
Mobile-first — the booking form looks great and converts on every screen size.<br />
Developer-friendly — REST API plus WordPress action and filter hooks for add-ons.</p>
<h3>Patro Appointment Booking Free Features</h3>
<p><strong>Beautiful Multi-Step Booking Form</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>React-powered booking flow: Services <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Date & Time <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Your Details <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Review <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Confirmation</li>
<li>Step-by-step sidebar navigator with active-state indicators and icon-headed panels</li>
<li>Collapsible sidebar for a distraction-free experience on smaller screens</li>
<li>Radio-style service cards with duration pills for instant clarity</li>
<li>Real-time calendar with blocked-date and closed-weekday enforcement</li>
<li>Fully responsive — sidebar collapses to a top bar on mobile, single-column on small screens</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Services & Staff Management</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Create unlimited services with name, duration, and price</li>
<li>Organise services into categories for easier browsing</li>
<li>Add staff members and assign them to one or more services</li>
<li>Optional staff-selection step in the booking flow — let customers choose who they book with</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Bookings Dashboard</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Central bookings screen with per-booking status management (Pending, Approved, Canceled, Rejected, Completed) plus search and date filtering</li>
<li>Update any booking status in one click</li>
<li>Full customer details stored per booking for easy reference</li>
<li>Automatic confirmation email to the customer on every new booking</li>
<li>Instant admin notification email so you never miss a reservation</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Flexible Settings</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Set your booking window — control how many days ahead customers can schedule</li>
<li>Block individual dates using the built-in date picker</li>
<li>Close recurring weekdays so your calendar reflects your real availability</li>
<li>Customise the thank-you message displayed after a successful booking</li>
<li>Configure admin notification email address and sender name</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Developer Friendly</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>REST API support</li>
<li>WordPress hooks and filters</li>
<li>Extensible architecture for custom integrations</li>
</ul>
<h3>Patro Appointment Booking Pro *(separate plugin)*</h3>
<p>Unlock powerful premium features with the optional Pro add-on:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Email Templates</strong> — fully customise customer and admin email HTML to match your brand</li>
<li><strong>Coupons & Discounts</strong> — create percentage and fixed-amount coupon codes for promotions</li>
<li><strong>reCAPTCHA</strong> — Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3 protection to stop spam bookings</li>
<li><strong>IP Rate Limiting</strong> — cap the number of bookings per IP address per day</li>
<li><strong>Role-Based Access</strong> — restrict the booking form to logged-in users or specific WordPress roles</li>
<li><strong>Layout Variants</strong> — Modern Card, Minimal, Compact, Step-by-Step Wizard, and Split Screen layouts, selectable per block from the Gutenberg inspector panel</li>
</ul>
<h3>5 Easy Steps to Get Started</h3>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin from <strong>Plugins <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Add New</strong> in your WordPress admin.</li>
<li>Go to <strong>Patro Appointment Booking <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Services</strong> and add at least one service (name, duration, price).</li>
<li>Go to <strong>Patro Appointment Booking <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Settings</strong> and set your booking window, notification email, and any blocked dates.</li>
<li>Open any page or post in the Gutenberg editor, search for <strong>Booking Form</strong>, and insert the block.</li>
<li>Publish the page — your customers can now book 24/7.</li>
</ol>
<h3>What Makes Patro Appointment Booking Stand Out</h3>
<p><strong>Gutenberg-native</strong> — no shortcodes, no iframes. The booking form is a first-class Gutenberg block that works seamlessly with the WordPress editor and any block-based theme.</p>
<p><strong>React-powered, fast-loading</strong> — the multi-step form is built with React for smooth, animated step transitions and a snappy user experience with no full-page reloads.</p>
<p><strong>Zero configuration clutter</strong> — every setting has a sensible default. You can have a working booking form live in under five minutes.</p>
<p><strong>Extensible by design</strong> — REST API endpoints and WordPress action and filter hooks let third-party add-ons build cleanly on top of the free core without hacks.</p>
<p><strong>Transparent booking flow</strong> — the collapsible sidebar shows customers exactly where they are in the process at all times, reducing drop-off and improving completion rates.</p>
<h3>Development</h3>
<p>The React admin app, the Gutenberg block, and the frontend booking form are<br />
compiled from the human-readable source in the <code>resources/</code> directory using<br />
@wordpress/scripts. The compiled output ships in <code>build/</code>. Both the source and<br />
the build manifest (<code>package.json</code>) are included in the plugin so the code can<br />
be inspected and rebuilt.</p>
<p>To build from source:</p>
<ol>
<li><code>npm install</code></li>
<li><code>npm run build</code></li>
</ol>
<p>Source locations:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>resources/admin/</code> — React admin app (compiled to <code>build/admin/</code>)</li>
<li><code>resources/blocks/booking-form/</code> — Gutenberg block (compiled to <code>build/blocks/</code>)</li>
<li><code>resources/frontend/</code> — frontend booking form components</li>
</ul>


Patro Appointment Booking

Let customers book appointments 24/7 via a Gutenberg block — manage services, staff, and bookings from one clean WordPress admin dashboard.

Wappointment team

<p>Get clients to quickly book a meeting with you by Zoom, GoogleMeet, phone or at your office</p>
<h3>Booking plugin for WordPress</h3>
<p><strong>Appointment booking calendar</strong> for personal coaches, teachers, therapists and service professionals of all kind.<br />
Get booked 24/7 with the most <strong>intuitive booking form</strong>.</p>
<p>Convert visitors into customers with a simple call to action.</p>
<p>The perfect <a href="https://wappointment.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Calendly alternative for WordPress</a>.</p>
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<p>Try the <a href="https://demo.wappointment.com" rel="nofollow ugc">demo of the booking calendar</a></p>
<h3>Scheduling system headache free</h3>
<h4>Provide your appointments the way you like</h4>
<ul>
<li>as a video Meeting over Zoom, GoogleMeet, Jitsi or Skype</li>
<li>over the Phone</li>
<li>or at your office</li>
</ul>
<h4>Sync bookings with Google Calendar</h4>
<ul>
<li>Setup a 2-way sync quickly with Google Calendar</li>
<li>1-way sync is available with any .ICS Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Ical, etc …</li>
</ul>
<h4>Avoid Double Bookings</h4>
<p>Keep your availability updated using our powerful centralized system.<br />
Your availability gets refreshed whenever something changes in your schedule:</p>
<ul>
<li>when a new client books you</li>
<li>when a client cancels his appointment</li>
<li>when you manually create new time slots during which you are busy or free </li>
<li>when a new event gets created on your synched personal calendar (Google Calendar, Apple iCal, Outlook Calendar)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Simplify your Booking Process</h4>
<p>Our <strong>user friendly booking form</strong> gives your clients a quick overview of your availability, making the booking process a breeze.</p>
<h4>Reduce No-Shows</h4>
<p>Your clients receive <strong>appointment confirmations and reminders</strong>.<br />
Quickly define when and how many of them do they receive (1 day before appointment, 1 hour before appointment).</p>
<h3>Make it simple for your customers</h3>
<ul>
<li>Clients book you within seconds, from their mobile phone, tablet or desktop computer</li>
<li>The available booking slots are displayed in your client’s timezone, no more confusion for your international clients</li>
<li>Clients receive a confirmation and as many reminders as you wish</li>
<li>Clients can easily save your appointment to their personal calendar</li>
</ul>
<h3>Manage your schedule simply</h3>
<ul>
<li>Unlimited bookings</li>
<li>User-friendly and intuitive interfaces with no coding involved</li>
</ul>
<h4>Availability Setup</h4>
<ul>
<li>Set your recurrent availability within seconds</li>
<li>Set your punctual availability and block your non-bookable time (non working days and hours, busy times, holidays, etc) in just few clicks</li>
<li>Select the timezone from which you operate</li>
</ul>
<h4>Appointments Settings</h4>
<ul>
<li>Set the duration of your meeting 5 min, 10 min, 15 min , 60 min etc …</li>
<li>Set the appointments’ approval mode: automatic or manual </li>
<li>Set how far in advance an appointment can be booked </li>
<li>Allow clients to cancel and reschedule appointments</li>
<li>Book an appointment on behalf of your customer</li>
<li>Connect your personal calendar to the booking system and automatically block times during which you are busy</li>
<li>Change the date and time format </li>
</ul>
<h4>Customizing the appearance</h4>
<ul>
<li>Quickly customize colors and texts for your booking form </li>
<li>4-steps booking process, each step is fully editable</li>
</ul>
<h4>Appointments’ Confirmations Reminders and Notifications</h4>
<ul>
<li>Receive email notifications when clients book, reschedule or cancel an appointment</li>
<li>Receive daily and weekly notifications</li>
<li>Customize and personalize your confirmations and reminders sent to your clients</li>
</ul>
<h4>Advanced options for edge use-cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Limit/Maximum active bookings per client</li>
<li>Force user account’s email for logged in users</li>
<li>Open new slots in new day at a specific time e.g.” new slots everyday at 11pm”</li>
</ul>
<h4>Have a Question?</h4>
<p>Our plugin is free, and easy to install. Try it first 🙂<br />
And for any question or doubt, you can reach us:</p>
<ul>
<li>Straight from the plugin in <em>Wappointment > Help</em></li>
<li>Here on the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wappointment/" rel="ugc">WordPress’ forum</a> </li>
<li>From <a href="https://wappointment.com/support?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">our contact page</a>.</li>
</ul>


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