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Shark Booking by Carson is an installable plugin for businesses that need a streamlined appointment booking flow on any WordPress site.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Admin booking list and calendar views (day, week, month) with filters.</li>
<li>Service management with duration, buffers, pricing, currency, and active status.</li>
<li>Resource management with service assignments and weekly schedule editing.</li>
<li>Availability management with weekly rules and date-specific overrides.</li>
<li>Frontend booking flow via shortcode.</li>
<li>Stripe Checkout flow for bookings.</li>
<li>Stripe webhook processing with idempotency safeguards.</li>
<li>Quote and pricing engine.</li>
<li>Manual admin actions for bookings (edit, delete, resend customer notification).</li>
<li>Built-in FAQ screen and Contact entry point in the admin menu.</li>
<li>Security hardening for public booking APIs (same-origin checks, rate limits, and nonce-aware permission callbacks for logged-in sessions).</li>
</ul>
Use <code>[booking_appointment_flow]</code> for the appointment booking flow.
<h3>External services</h3>
<h4>Stripe</h4>
This plugin uses Stripe Checkout and webhook APIs to process booking payments.
Data sent: checkout/payment fields such as transaction amount, selected items, customer email, and callback metadata needed to reconcile booking records.
When sent: when a customer starts checkout and when Stripe calls the webhook endpoint after payment events.
Terms of Service: https://stripe.com/legal/ssa 
Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy
<h4>Freemius</h4>
This plugin uses Freemius for subscription/account management and premium entitlement checks.
Data sent: installation/account metadata required by Freemius to manage plan/account status and entitlement.
When sent: during Freemius account/plan pages and entitlement synchronization checks.
Terms of Service: https://freemius.com/terms/ 
Privacy Policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/
<h4>What if email delivery fails?</h4>
The plugin uses WordPress <code>wp_mail()</code>. Delivery depends on your hosting mail setup or SMTP/mail plugin.

Shark Booking by Carson

Appointments, Stripe payments, and booking operations for WordPress.

LatePoint

LatePoint – The Lightweight Appointment Booking Plugin for WordPress
★★★★★
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LatePoint is a simple yet lightweight and powerful appointment booking plugin for WordPress. Built for service-based businesses, it helps your customers book appointments in just a few clicks, without the back-and-forth emails or clunky booking systems.
Whether you’re a coach, salon, consultant, or clinic, if your business runs on bookings, LatePoint makes it easy to manage your schedule, take payments, and let clients book online 24/7.
Set it up in 10 minutes. Look professional. Automate the boring stuff. Let LatePoint handle the heavy lifting so you can focus on your business.
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<h3>What You Can Do With LatePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li>Let customers book appointments online 24/7</li>
<li>Manage your calendar and availability with ease</li>
<li>Accept payments with Stripe (Braintree, Flutterwave, MercadoPago, Molie, PayPal, Paystack, RazorPay, Square, Woo, SureCart available in Pro)</li>
<li>Sync with Google Calendar (Pro)</li>
<li>Offer in-person or virtual sessions (Zoom/Google Meet with Pro)</li>
<li>Support for multiple staff, services, and locations</li>
<li>Send automatic confirmations and reminders</li>
<li>Customize booking forms to collect the info you need</li>
<li>Provide a customers dashboard to manage bookings (Pro)</li>
<li>View and control everything from a unified admin dashboard</li>
<li>Use coupons, addons, and follow-ups to boost engagement (Pro)</li>
<li>Let customers book multiple appointments at once (Booking Cart – Pro)</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://wpastra.com/review/latepoint-review/?utm_source=wordpressorg&utm_medium=plugin_listing&utm_campaign=free_plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">LatePoint Review: Is It the Right Booking Plugin for Your Service?</a>
<h3>Who Is LatePoint For?</h3>
LatePoint is trusted by freelancers, studios, agencies, and small business owners across many industries. If your business runs on appointments, LatePoint can save you time and make your life easier.
Salons & Studios
If you run a personal care studio, hair or nail salon, spa, massage therapist or tattoo studio, you’ll know how important it is to avoid no-shows, double-bookings, and awkward payment moments.
With LatePoint:
<ul>
<li>Customers can book online anytime</li>
<li>You can send automatic reminders so clients actually show up</li>
<li>Accept payments upfront or after the session</li>
<li>Sync your bookings with Google Calendar</li>
</ul>
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Coaches, Consultants & Trainers
If you run 1:1 sessions, group coaching, or online workshops, LatePoint keeps your schedule organized and sessions full.
<ul>
<li>Let clients pick time slots based on availability</li>
<li>Offer in-person or Zoom sessions</li>
<li>Sell service packages and recurring appointments</li>
</ul>
Clinics, Therapists & Healthcare Pros
For medical, wellness, or therapy practices, LatePoint helps you stay professional while giving patients a smooth experience.
<ul>
<li>Collect patient information with custom fields</li>
<li>Offer multiple services with different specialists</li>
<li>Manage multiple staff calendars and locations</li>
</ul>
Education & Classes
Whether you’re a tutor, language teacher, or run in-person classes, you can:
<ul>
<li>Let students book 1:1 or group sessions</li>
<li>Limit bookings to your preferred hours</li>
<li>Automate reminders and payments</li>
</ul>
Local Services & Agencies
Photographers, cleaners, auto services, repair shops, if your business depends on appointments, LatePoint makes it simple.
<ul>
<li>Show real-time availability</li>
<li>Set different schedules by service or team member</li>
<li>Let clients book 24/7, no calls or emails needed</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Makes LatePoint Unique?</h3>
LatePoint isn’t just another booking plugin, it’s designed to solve real-world scheduling problems with a smart, flexible approach.
<ul>
<li>Purpose-built for service providers: From solo pros to teams across locations, LatePoint adapts to your business.</li>
<li>Quick to launch, simple to manage: The built-in onboarding wizard walks you through the entire setup. You’ll go from install to taking bookings in under 10 minutes.</li>
<li>Mobile-first booking experience: Clients see clean, intuitive forms that work beautifully on phones, tablets, and desktops. Fewer clicks = fewer drop-offs.</li>
<li>Automation built-in: LatePoint handles confirmations, reminders, follow-ups, and payments. Skip the admin and focus on delivering your services.</li>
<li>Affordable, with a forever-free plan: You won’t get trapped in expensive subscriptions. Start with the free version, and upgrade when you need advanced features.</li>
<li>Native to WordPress: Built to feel like a natural part of your site, LatePoint works with most popular themes and page builders out of the box.</li>
</ul>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<ol>
<li>Install the plugin: Download LatePoint from the WordPress plugin repository and activate it on your site.</li>
<li>Complete the setup wizard: Walk through a simple onboarding process to set your timezone, services, staff, and availability.</li>
<li>Customize your booking form: Add custom fields to collect the information you need before a session. Choose which details to make required or optional.</li>
<li>Add booking to your site: Use a shortcode or LatePoint widget to place the booking interface into any page or post.</li>
<li>Start accepting bookings: Customers can now see your real-time availability, book appointments, pay (Pro), and receive confirmation emails.</li>
<li>Manage everything in your dashboard: View and manage appointments, customer information, payments, and notifications directly from your WordPress admin.</li>
</ol>
<a href="https://wpdocs.latepoint.com/getting-started-with-latepoint/?utm_source=wordpressorg&utm_medium=plugin_listing&utm_campaign=free_plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Follow the Step-by-Step Guide</a>
<h3>Features You’ll Love</h3>
✅ Visual booking form builder – Customize steps, services, and fields without touching code 
✅ Multi-step appointment scheduling – Clean, intuitive customer experience 
✅ Multiple services, agents & locations – Set schedules, prices, and availability per agent or location 
✅ Customer dashboard – Customers can view and manage bookings, cancel and reschedule 
✅ Admin dashboard – Full calendar view with filters for appointments, agents, and locations 
✅ Google Calendar sync – Keep everything up to date across platforms 
✅ Built-in notifications – Email, SMS, and WhatsApp notifications out of the box 
✅ Online payments – Connect Stripe or PayPal to accept payments during booking 
✅ Booking cart – Let customers book multiple appointments at once
<h3>Want To Unlock More?</h3>
LatePoint comes with a solid set of features in the free version, perfect if you’re just getting started. But if you’re managing multiple team members, need advanced scheduling logic, or want to offer online payments and video calls, the Pro version gives you that extra power.
Here’s what you unlock with LatePoint Pro:
<ul>
<li>Add unlimited agents and services</li>
<li>Accept payments using other methods, such as PayPal</li>
<li>Zoom and Google Meet integration</li>
<li>Set up advanced availability rules and service durations</li>
<li>Send custom reminders and follow-ups</li>
<li>Support for deposits, coupons, and recurring bookings</li>
</ul>
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<h3>Works With Your Stack</h3>
<ul>
<li>Works with most Popular WordPress themes (Astra, Kadence, GeneratePress and others)</li>
<li>Fully compatible with Elementor, Gutenberg, and page builders</li>
<li>LatePoint is compatible with WooCommerce but doesn’t need it to work</li>
<li>Extendable with official LatePoint add-ons (Zoom, WhatsApp, Packages, etc.)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Blocks</h3>
This plugin provides 6 blocks.
<ul>
<li>Customer dashboard: Adds a customer dashboard for LatePoint</li>
<li>Booking button: Adds a booking button</li>
<li>List of resources: Adds a list of bookable resources by type</li>
<li>Booking form: Adds a LatePoint booking form</li>
<li>Customer login: Adds a customer login form</li>
<li>Latepoint calendar: Adds a calendar of events</li>
</ul>
<h3>Trusted by 21,000+ Businesses</h3>
LatePoint has over 1,300 five-star reviews and is trusted by businesses worldwide, including the Nigerian Embassy, fitness chains, and solo freelancers.
If you want a modern, effortless way to let your customers book online, give LatePoint a try today.

LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events


Over the past 10 years I have used many WordPress plug-ins. The common theme I've always noticed is that developers are making them for developers versus putting the time and effort to craft a beautiful product.



If there was an award for the most thoughtful and elegant user interface and user experience, hands-down, it would go to LatePoint.



This is crucial for a booking plug-in because normal users interact with it every single day. I have tried other booking plug-ins and it's not something that I would want to have my clients interact with on a regular basis.



LatePoint is just on another level.


Amazing Craftsmanship With Every Detail


Latepoint offers excellent features and continues to evolve based on community feedback. I've tested other solutions, but Latepoint stands out as the best in its category.



Of course, accommodating new requests can sometimes make things a bit tricky, but the support team has truly stepped up—now a solid 10/10 in 2025 (a noticeable improvement from previous year).



This is my most honest review to date. If I could, I’d give them 5 stars and a half! Keep up the great work!


Great features, great support


Ive been using this plugin for 3+ years and watched it developing over time, can't say how much it helped our business to grow from zero to 1000+ clients. It always worked greatly and whenever we needed support, it was superfast!


Super amazing booking plugin that works!

Optimize your appointment scheduling with our plugin. Sync calendars, automate reminders, and keep your bookings organized.

Shark Booking by Carson vs LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events