Freemius

carsonleung

<p>Shark Booking by Carson is an installable plugin for businesses that need a streamlined appointment booking flow on any WordPress site.</p>
<p>Features:</p>
<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>
<p>Use <code>[booking_appointment_flow]</code> for the appointment booking flow.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<h4>Stripe</h4>
<p>This plugin uses Stripe Checkout and webhook APIs to process booking payments.</p>
<p>Data sent: checkout/payment fields such as transaction amount, selected items, customer email, and callback metadata needed to reconcile booking records.</p>
<p>When sent: when a customer starts checkout and when Stripe calls the webhook endpoint after payment events.</p>
<p>Terms of Service: https://stripe.com/legal/ssa<br />
Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy</p>
<h4>Freemius</h4>
<p>This plugin uses Freemius for subscription/account management and premium entitlement checks.</p>
<p>Data sent: installation/account metadata required by Freemius to manage plan/account status and entitlement.</p>
<p>When sent: during Freemius account/plan pages and entitlement synchronization checks.</p>
<p>Terms of Service: https://freemius.com/terms/<br />
Privacy Policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/</p>
<h4>What if email delivery fails?</h4>
<p>The plugin uses WordPress <code>wp_mail()</code>. Delivery depends on your hosting mail setup or SMTP/mail plugin.</p>


Shark Booking by Carson

Appointments, Stripe payments, and booking operations for WordPress.

shoregmbh

<p>Make booking easy for your customers With Shore Booking Widget, your customers can book appointments directly on your website. No redirects, no complications. Whether you run a hair salon, beauty studio, or any other service business – give your customers the booking experience they deserve.</p>
<p>Perfect for service businesses Hair salons, barbershops, beauty studios, nail salons, massage therapists, personal trainers, consultants – if you take appointments, this widget is for you.</p>
<p><strong>⚠️ Important: You must have a Shore account to use this plugin.</strong></p>
<p>Sign up for Shore at: <a href="https://signup.shore.com/en/signup/booking?source=onecom_wordpress" rel="nofollow ugc">shore.com/en/booking-marketing</a></p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Three ways to display your booking system, Pick the style that works best for your website:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Embedded Booking Page – The full booking interface lives right on your page. Customers stay on your site from start to finish.</li>
<li>Standard Button – A clean button that opens your booking system. Simple and straightforward.</li>
<li>Floating Button – A button that stays visible while your customers browse. They can book anytime without scrolling back up.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Customize it your way. Make the widget match your brand:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Choose from 16 background colors</li>
<li>Pick from 7 text colors</li>
<li>Live preview in admin settings</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Multi-language Support:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The widget automatically detects your WordPress site’s language</li>
<li>or you can pick manually from: English, German, French, Spanish</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Easy to use, No coding skills needed:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Use shortcode <code>[shore_booking]</code> on any page or post</li>
<li>Customize height for embedded view</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Google Analytics Integration:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Automatic event tracking via Google Tag Manager</li>
<li>Track booking interactions and conversions</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Prerequisites</h4>
<p>Before installing this plugin, you need to:</p>
<ol>
<li>Sign up for Shore at: https://signup.shore.com/en/signup/booking?source=onecom_wordpress</li>
<li>Create your booking system in your Shore dashboard</li>
<li>Get your configuration token from Shore</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>⚠️ Without a Shore account and configuration token, the plugin will not work.</strong></p>
<h4>Usage</h4>
<p>After activation, go to <strong>Settings > Shore Booking</strong> to configure:</p>
<ol>
<li>Enter your Shore configuration token</li>
<li>Choose your display type (Embedded, Standard Button, or Floating Button)</li>
<li>Select language preference</li>
<li>Customize button colors (if applicable)</li>
<li>Save settings</li>
</ol>
<p>Use the shortcode <code>[shore_booking]</code> on any page or post to display the booking widget.</p>
<p><strong>Shortcode Examples:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Basic: <code>[shore_booking]</code></li>
<li>Custom height: <code>[shore_booking height="600px"]</code></li>
<li>Custom language: <code>[shore_booking locale="de"]</code></li>
<li>Both: <code>[shore_booking height="800px" locale="fr"]</code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Support</h4>
<p>For plugin support, visit the support forum.</p>
<p>For Shore platform support, check our <a href="https://help.shore.com/en" rel="nofollow ugc">support page</a></p>
<h3>Additional Information</h3>
<h4>Plugin Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>Active Shore account</li>
<li>Configuration token from Shore</li>
</ul>
<h4>Developer Notes</h4>
<p>The plugin follows WordPress coding standards and is optimized for performance with a streamlined codebase.</p>
<h4>Privacy Policy</h4>
<p>This plugin connects to Shore’s booking service (connect.shore.com) to display booking interfaces. When users interact with the booking widget, data is transmitted to Shore’s servers according to Shore’s privacy policy.</p>
<p>The plugin also integrates with Google Tag Manager (if present on your site) to track booking events for analytics purposes.</p>
<p>No user data is stored by the plugin itself on your WordPress site.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by Shore GmbH<br />
Website: https://shore.com<br />
Booking Platform: https://shore.com/en/booking-marketing/</p>


Shore Booking Widget

Integrate Shore's booking system into your WordPress site with embedded booking, standard button, or floating button display options.

Shark Booking by Carson vs Shore Booking Widget