Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar vs BedBooking – Reservation System and Booking Calendar

Appointment Hour Booking is a WordPress plugin for creating booking forms for appointments with a start time and a defined duration over a schedule. The start time is visually selected by the end user from a set of start times calculated based in the “open” hours and service duration. The duration/schedule is defined in the “service” selected by the customer. Each calendar can have multiple services with different duration and prices. This plugin is useful for different cases like booking of medical services where services with different duration and prices may be available, for personal training sessions, for booking rooms for events, for reserving language classes or other type of classes and other type of services/resources booking where start times are selected and the availability is automatically managed using the defined service duration to avoid double-booking (the booked time is blocked once the booking is completed). Main Features: Easy visual configuration of calendar data and schedules Working dates, invalid/holiday dates and special dates can be defined Supports restriction of default, maximum and minimimum dates Open hours can be defined for each date Each calendar can have multiple services defined Each service can have its own price and duration Start-times are calculated automatically based in the open hours and service duration Available times are managed automatically to avoid double-booking Multiple services can be selected on each booking Services can have multiple capacity Automatic price calculation Customizable email notifications for administrators and users Form validation and built it anti-spam captcha protection Manual and automatic CSV reports iCal addon with iCal export link and iCal file attached into emails Calendar available in 53+ languages Multiple date formats supported Blocks for Elementor and Gutenberg Multi-page calendars Printable appointments list Features in commercial versions: Visual form builder for creating the booking form fields Booking form can be connected to payment process (Ex: PayPal Standard, PayPal Pro, Stripe, Skrill, Authorize.net, TargetPay/iDEAL, Mollie/iDEAL, SagePay, Redsys) Payments are SCA ready (Strong Customer Authentication), compatible with the new Payment services (PSD 2) – Directive (EU) Addons for integration with external services: reCaptcha, MailChimp, SalesForce, WooCommerce and others Addons with additional features: appointment cancellation addon, appointment reminders addon, clickatell and twilio SMS add-ons, signature fields, iCal synchronization, Google Calendar API, Zoom Meetings … Appointment Hour Booking can be used for: Booking services or resources: Define schedule, open hours, services, prices and durations and let the calendar plugin manage the schedule. Sample cases: Medical services, personal training, resource allocation, booking rooms, classes, etc… The services can have a maximum capacity (example: number of persons that can book/attend the service at the same time). The default capacity is 1. If the service capacity has been set to 1 the time-slot will be blocked for new bookings after getting one booking. If the service capacity has been set to a greater number (example: service with capacity 10) the time-slot will be blocked after filling the capacity (example: after getting bookings for a total of 10 persons). This feature is described in detail at https://apphourbooking.dwbooster.com/blog/2019/01/24/bookings-for-multiple-persons/ The Troubleshoot Area Use the troubleshot if you are having problems with special or non-latin characters. In most cases changing the charset to UTF-8 through the option available for that in the troubleshot area will solve the problem. You can also use this area to change the script load method if the booking calendar isn’t appearing in the public website. The Notification Emails The notification emails with the appointment data entered in the booking form can sent in “Plain Text” format (default) or in “HTML” format. If you select “HTML” format, be sure to use the BR or P tags for the line breaks into the text and to use the proper formatting. Exporting Appointments to CSV / Excel Files The appointment data can be exported to a CSV file (Excel compatible) to manage the data from other applications. That option is available from the “bookings list”, the appointments can be filtered by date and by the text into them, so you can export just the needed appointments to the CSV file. Other Versions and Features The free version published in this WordPress directory is a fully-functional version for accepting appointments as indicated in the plugin description. There are also commercial versions with additional features, for example: Ability to process forms/appointments linked to payment process (PayPal, Stripe, Skrill, …) Form builder for a visual customization of the booking form Addons with multiple additional features Payments processed through the plugin are SCA ready (Strong Customer Authentication), compatible with the new Payment services (PSD 2) – Directive (EU) that comes into full effect on 14 September, 2019. Please note that the pro features aren’t advised as part of the free plugin in the description shown in this WordPress directory. If you are interested in more information about the commercial features go to the plugin’s page: https://apphourbooking.dwbooster.com/download

For over 10 years, BedBooking has been a proven provider of a reservation system through a mobile app. Our commitment is reflected in the trust of our users, evidenced by more than 350.000+ downloads of the BedBooking app. Our WordPress BedBooking widget is designed to help those who want to specifically focus on their website as a sales channel. Increase your bookings by placing a booking calendar on your website! BedBooking – for whom? for people involved in short-term rentals (STR), renting apartments, agritourism, cottages, camping etc. for WordPress website owners who need a built-in calendar. Why Choose BedBooking? BedBooking is a commission-free reservation system. Keep 100% of your earnings. Our system lets you sell accommodation directly to your guests without any commission. Whole setup takes a few minutes. Our WordPress Plugin has global access. Your guests book from anywhere, anytime. Whether it’s via social media, email, or SMS, making a reservation is just a click away. BedBooking is not only a widget: download an BedBooking app and manage reservations. Our platform turns your smartphone or tablet into a mobile booking calendar, ensuring you’re always connected. Synchronization with Booking.com, Airbnb, and other OTA portals prevents overbooking. With a clear interface: adding a reservation by a customer from your website shortens the booking path and makes it easier for those interested in your offer to take action, the number of phone reservations will decrease because customers will have the ability to book the appointment themselves, in the case of a telephone reservation, you can seamlessly add a reservation on the calendar manually, you have full control over your business, and your own booking calendar is your command center. Customize your site with our blocks including: ✓ All Rooms Widget ✓ Search Form Widget ✓ One Room Widget …and make it easier for guests to find exactly what they need! Installation Create a BedBooking account To start using BedBooking, download the application for Android or iOS. BedBooking is also available in your web browser at www.bed-booking.com. Add your property details in the BedBooking application The Reservation System is configured via the BedBooking application. All you need to do is to add details of your facility, such as photos or room prices, to be able to launch the Reservation System. You can also upload the logo of your facility or choose the main color of the Reservation System. Log in to WordPress and add a widget to your website After logging in, you will be able to add the Reservation System widgets to your website as blocks in a very intuitive way. >>Download BedBooking – Reservation System and Booking Calendar now<<