Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar vs Bookslots – Simple Booking & Appointment Scheduler

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

Bookslots is a powerful yet simple appointment booking and scheduling plugin for WordPress. Allow your clients to book appointments, consultations, and services directly from your website without endless email exchanges or calendar conflicts. Perfect For ✓ Service Businesses – Hair salons, barbershops, spas, beauty services ✓ Healthcare – Doctors, dentists, therapists, counselors ✓ Consultants – Coaches, advisors, lawyers, accountants ✓ Fitness – Personal trainers, yoga instructors, gym sessions ✓ Education – Tutors, teachers, training sessions ✓ Professionals – Real estate agents, photographers, freelancers Why Choose Bookslots? 🚀 Easy Setup – Get started in minutes with intuitive configuration 📱 Mobile Responsive – Beautiful booking forms on all devices ⏰ Timezone Smart – Automatically displays times in your visitor’s timezone 🎨 Customizable Themes – Choose from default or premium modern designs 📧 Email Notifications – Automatic booking confirmations for you and clients 📅 Calendar Download – Clients can download .ics files to add to their calendar 💼 Multi-Provider – Manage multiple staff members with individual schedules 🎯 No Conflicts – Real-time availability prevents double-bookings Key Features For Business Owners: * Unlimited services/calendars with custom durations * Multiple staff members with individual schedules * Flexible availability settings (days, hours, breaks) * Prevent last-minute bookings with advance notice * Control appointment intervals and buffer times * Email notifications for new bookings * Admin dashboard with booking overview For Your Clients: * Simple 3-step booking process * See real-time availability * Select preferred staff member * Choose convenient time slots * Download appointment to calendar (.ics) * Mobile-friendly interface * Timezone-aware scheduling Built for WordPress: * Standalone – no dependencies on other plugins * Works with any WordPress theme * Lightweight and fast – won’t slow down your site * Secure and WordPress-standards compliant * Regular updates and support How It Works Setup Your Services – Create appointment types (e.g., “Haircut – 30 minutes”) Add Your Team – Add staff members and set their working hours Embed the Form – Use shortcode [bookslots calendar="1"] anywhere Start Accepting Bookings – Clients book instantly, you get notified Shortcode Usage Basic form: [bookslots] Pre-select a service: [bookslots calendar=”58″] Position the form: [bookslots calendar=”58″ position=”center”] [bookslots position=”left”] [bookslots position=”right”] Video Demo Watch our quick 2-minute setup guide: Support Need help? We’re here for you! * Documentation * Support Forum * Report Issues Coming Soon (Pro Version) 🌟 Advanced Features: * Payment integration (Stripe, PayPal, WooCommerce) * Google Calendar & Zoom integration * SMS notifications * Custom email templates * Advanced analytics & reports * Client management (CRM) * Recurring appointments * Group bookings * Custom fields builder * Multi-location support * Export bookings to CSV Privacy Policy Bookslots stores booking information including: * Customer name and email address * Selected service and provider * Appointment date and time * IP address (for spam prevention) This data is stored in your WordPress database and is not sent to external services. You can delete bookings at any time from the WordPress admin. Credits