EMC – Embed Calendly Scheduling With Ease vs MotoPress Appointment Booking

EMC Scheduling Manager makes it easy to embed Calendly scheduling pages into your WordPress website. EMC is designed not only to embed scheduling pages, but also to help businesses improve booking completion and understand how visitors interact with their scheduling pages. Watch Demo Add Calendly booking forms anywhere on your site using a simple shortcode. Display your scheduling page inline, open it in a popup, or trigger it from a button — all without writing code. Whether you’re a consultant, coach, agency, or business owner, this plugin helps you turn website visitors into scheduled meetings quickly and easily. Upgrade to EMC Pro to unlock powerful tools for tracking bookings, improving conversion, upsell rates, and managing scheduling workflows more efficiently. Free Version Features The free version includes everything you need to start embedding Calendly scheduling pages in WordPress: Import Calendly event types directly into WordPress Embed scheduling pages with a shortcode Inline embed, popup button, and popup text widgets Visual widget customizer to generate embed shortcodes Prefill booking fields for logged-in users Customizable embed appearance Quick setup with no coding required Perfect for anyone who simply wants to add a Calendly booking widget to WordPress. Pro Version Features (Advanced Scheduling Tools) EMC Pro expands the plugin from a simple embed solution into a booking optimization toolkit, helping you increase completed bookings and understand what drives scheduling activity. Business Integrations & Marketing Tracking WooCommerce integration for booking after purchase Redirect users after scheduling to custom pages Track marketing campaigns Pass common UTM parameters like utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, utm_content, and utm_term directly to your booking pages. CRM-friendly leads Integrate booking data with your CRM to see exactly which campaigns are converting into booked calls. Analytics & Booking Insights Track booking activity and engagement Know which channels, pages, and campaigns drive appointments and revenue growth. Export analytics data for reporting Scheduling Workflow Tools View and manage bookings from your WordPress dashboard Send automated and manual email reminders from WordPress Advanced Embedding Features Dynamic embed options for flexible booking layouts Enhanced shortcode customization Elementor integration EMC Pro helps turn your booking widget into a powerful scheduling and conversion tool. Upgrade to EMC Pro to unlock powerful features designed to help you increase bookings and manage scheduling more effectively. Learn More >> Shortcode To simply embed a scheduling page, use: [calendly url="https://calendly.com/example/call" type="1"] Example with customization: [calendly url="https://calendly.com/example/call" type="2" text="Book Now" text_color="#ffffff" text_size="14" button_style="1" button_size="1" button_color="#2694ea" branding="false" hide_details="false" style_class="custom_form_style"] Use the dynamic embedder when you want to display multiple Calendly event types on a single page, allowing visitors to switch between them without reloading the page. [calendly_dynamic_embedder url="https://calendly.com/example/call" form_height="600px"] (Pro Feature) Customize your dynamic embedder with these options form_height – Calendar height style – 1 for Horizontal tab display, 2 for Vertical tab display tab_color – Tab color tab_active – Active tab color text_color – Text color text_size – Text size show_slots – 1 Yes, 0 No slots_max – Maximum slots available slots_text – Eg “Only %d slots left” where %d is automatically replaced with booking slots left (Pro Feature) Display your availability slots with [calendly_slots url=”https://calendly.com/example/call”] or [calendly_dynamic_embedder show_slots=”1″] (Pro Feature) Customize how your availability slots is displayed with text – Eg “Only %d slots left” where %d is automatically replaced with booking slots left text_color – Text color text_size – Text size max_slots – Maximum slots available Customization Use the Widget Customizer under Dashboard > EMC > Customizer or configure the shortcode manually. Available Options type 1 – Inline embed 2 – Popup button 3 – Popup text url – Calendly scheduling page URL text – Button or link text text_color – Button or link text color text_size – Text size button_color – Button background color button_size 1 – Small 2 – Medium 3 – Large button_style 1 – Inline 2 – Floating branding – Show or hide branding prefill_fields – Prefill form fields for logged-in users hide_cookie_banner – Hide cookie banner hide_details – Hide event details style_class – Custom CSS class redirection_url – Page URL to redirect users to after booking completion (Pro) Built for Booking Conversion EMC Scheduling Manager is designed to do more than embed scheduling pages: Encourage faster decisions with limited availability indicators (Pro) Present multiple booking options without overwhelming visitors (Pro) Track how visitors interact with scheduling widgets (Pro) Optimize booking flows using real usage data (Pro) If scheduling is part of your sales or lead generation process, EMC Pro helps you optimize your booking flow for conversion. Why Use EMC Scheduling Manager Designed for consultants, coaches, agencies, and business that rely on scheduled calls to generate leads & sales. Turn website visitors into scheduled meetings by embedding your scheduling pages directly inside WordPress. Reduce booking friction with inline widgets, popup buttons, and customizable scheduling layouts. Increase booking completion rates by displaying limited availability (e.g. “Only 3 slots left”), encouraging faster decisions while remaining transparent. Keep visitors on your website while they book, improving engagement and reducing drop-offs. Offer multiple meeting options on one page using dynamic embeds so visitors can quickly choose the right event. Upgrade to Pro to unlock booking insights, and conversion tools that help you understand and grow your scheduling activity. Start with the free version and upgrade to EMC Pro when you’re ready to unlock advanced scheduling features. Learn More >> Popular Use Cases EMC is used by professionals and businesses that rely on scheduled meetings to generate leads, sales, or revenue: Consultants & coaches offering paid or free strategy calls Agencies booking discovery calls and client onboarding sessions Freelancers managing availability without email back-and-forth Online educators scheduling 1:1 sessions or onboarding calls WooCommerce store owners linking products to post-purchase booking flows Upgrade to Pro to unlock advanced analytics, availability tracking, and booking optimization features. Disclaimer This plugin is an unofficial integration for embedding Calendly scheduling pages in WordPress and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Calendly. The free version may display optional promotional notices in the WordPress admin dashboard. These notices can be dismissed using the “Don’t show again” option. You can also disable them using the following filter: add_filter('emcs_promotions', 'emcs_show_promotions'); function emcs_show_promotions() { return false; }

MotoPress Appointment Booking Lite is a free WordPress plugin for scheduling appointments. Plugin Demo with the Dashboard access. Video Overview. 25+ Video Guides. Documentation. Code Reference & Style Kit for developers. Appointment Booking, Class Scheduling & Event Registration It’s a perfect WordPress appointment booking plugin for service businesses, large and small, such as beauty salons, barbershops, teachers, therapists and many other industries. It’ll easily match your business needs whether you are a solopreneur or a chain of entities. Mobile-friendly WordPress Scheduling Plugin Create a tailor-made WordPress booking calendar for smooth and intuitive appointment self-scheduling on your website. Wizard-like responsive booking form. Smooth UX and UI native to WordPress. Fast-loading and lightweight. Booking calendar with available & unavailable slots. Multiple locations, services, categories, and staff members. Service/appointment capacity for one-to-one and group bookings. Schedule multiple appointments within a single booking. Availability calendars for individual services. Booking calendars for individual services. Customizable booking form titles. Show or hide booking form fields. Client notes and booking comments. Terms & Conditions page. Booking Calendar Enjoy a responsive booking calendar with clickable dates – your clients choose available slots and instantly book an appointment! You can add a WordPress appointment booking calendar to your website in several ways: Within the appointment scheduling form for all services at once. Separate availability and booking calendars for each service individually. Plugin Setup Wizard for Quick Start We’ve packed our booking system with the Appointment Booking Setup Wizard, prompted instantly after the plugin activation. It helps you create a booking form in a few steps and start accepting your first reservations right away. Booking Management Get full control over your appointments, bookings, clients, and payments. Get multiple control panels to focus on a specific reservation or customer and manage booked appointments. Approve or deny incoming bookings automatically or by hand. Reschedule appointments. Add cash payments. Edit client information. Change booking status. Automatically process cancellations initiated by clients. View booking history and notes. Manage appointments with calendar view: monthly, weekly, and daily modes. Export appointment booking data to a CSV file. Scheduling Calendar Notifications & Reminders Send automated and timely appointment reminders to decrease no-shows and improve communication with your clients. Create and automate any other types of custom event-driven notifications. Automated & customizable emails to staff and clients. Appointment confirmation, Appointment cancellation, and Appointment reminder emails. Custom email notifications before and after appointments. Notify staff of upcoming bookings. Customizable email templates. Connect SMS messages with the Twilio add-on (paid extension). Sync Client Appointments to Their Calendars Cut no-shows with this simple yet powerful feature. After booking via the form, clients can opt to sync appointments they’ve just booked to their own calendars with one click. Works perfectly across Google, Apple, Outlook, and Yahoo Calendars. Payment Options The best WordPress appointment scheduler to get easily booked online and encourage more bookings with coupons. Pay-on-site (unlock 10+ more payment gateways in PRO). Allow deposit payments for each service individually. Coupon codes of a fixed or percentage value. Track payment history. Record payments by hand. User Area and Accounts for Customers Give your customers an option to create an account or automatically register it for everyone making a booking. Customer account creation. Profile management. Booking history. Booking Rules and Staff Management With our appointment plugin for WordPress, you can create staff schedules of any complexity, allow employees to operate in different locations, and enable account creation for every person. Booking Rules: Implement buffer periods between appointments. Set minimum and maximum advance reservation time frames. Configure time for booking completion. Create custom intervals for individual services for better timeslot flexibility. Set services to a 24-hour duration to accept full-day reservations. Staff Schedule: Manage staff schedules independently. Include lunch breaks, days off, and vacations. Create a different schedule based on location. Create staff accounts with WordPress user roles. Assign different permissions to staff members. Customize appointment duration and service cost based on the staff member. Сonnect Google Calendar (in PRO). Make it easy to book the entire day, without a specific timeframe. Group Scheduling: This is more than just a WordPress plugin for booking appointments – schedule team meetings, classes & events seamlessly for groups! The service/appointment can accommodate multiple clients simultaneously. You just need to enable group reservations and set the service capacity to accept multiple appointments for a time slot. Allow multiple independent customers to book the same time slot (classes, workshops, concerts, tours, etc.). Allow a customer to book for multiple people. Multiply service price based on group size. Set a min and max number of attendees for services. Data Management and Analytics Extract booking records for analysis, identify your best performing services, negative and positive trends to boost your business with the built-in analytics dashboard. Track booking performance. Analyze revenue generated. Identify the most popular coupon codes. Identify the most profitable payment gateways. Blocks for Gutenberg, Elementor, and Divi This WordPress appointment booking plugin ships with dedicated blocks that allow you to hide or show the booking calendar fields and change field labels in the visual interfaces of all popular WordPress page builders: The block editor: add the Appointment form block and turn on/off the needed settings in the right-hand block panel. Elementor: add the dedicated Elementor booking widget to any section and customize the form fields and labels in the widget settings panel. Divi: add the Divi booking module and pick which fields and with what text must appear in the appointment scheduling wizard. Our WordPress scheduler plugin adds a mobile-friendly, customizable booking form to your site, which works as an intuitive step-by-step wizard for your clients. Having configured the plugin settings, you can add this form as a shortcode, WordPress block, Elementor widget, or Divi module to any WordPress theme. We also provide dedicated listing blocks for the employee, service, service category, and location content that you can add to your site via these builders. You can optionally work with all these WordPress appointment plugin content blocks via traditional WordPress shortcodes. Customizable Appointment Scheduling Forms WordPress booking plugins from MotoPress cater to various needs and businesses. Booking forms are fully customizable: select from pre-styled calendar themes, customize colors, paddings, the appointment duration display, field labels, and more! Apply any customization changes via different page builders, including Elementor, Divi, or the block editor. Localization and Support The MotoPress Appointment scheduling WordPress tool is designed to serve different countries. Multilingual support for global reach: English, Italian, French, German, and Spanish. RTL support: Cater to right-to-left languages. Why Choose MotoPress WordPress appointment scheduling plugin? It’s simple – we give more crucial features at no cost than other free WordPress appointment booking plugins. Unlimited number of employees, locations, services, custom notifications, reminders in the free version with no extra fees. Multiple services booking. Sell online meetings and classes. Any currency. Booking, rescheduling, and cancellations options. Shortcodes or blocks for visual builders. Individual service booking calendars. Multi-location, staff management, employee scheduling, and more WordPress booking appointment plugin tools you can implement in minutes, configure in a few hours, and accept your first bookings right away! Powerful extensions A range of premium extensions to help you better manage your appointment business with the MotoPress Appointment Booking Lite plugin: WooCommerce: Smoothly integrate the WooCommerce plugin to connect any payment gateway and accept online appointment reservations. Twilio SMS: Connect the Twilio service in several clicks to automate appointment reminders and other notifications via SMS. Google Analytics: Integrate the Google Analytics tools to track interactions and sales through the appointment scheduling plugin. Square Payments: Add Square’s payment processing options to scheduling appointments, allowing your clients to make card or gift card payments, even without a need for a Square account. Checkout Fields Editor: Customize your appointment booking calendar forms with unique checkout options, add or delete fields. PDF Invoices: Send automated PDF invoices directly to your customers’ email addresses for every confirmed booking. Video Conferencing: Automatically generate online meeting details and send them to the customer. WordPress appointment scheduling plugin suitable for WordPress appointments have never been easier. Our WordPress appointment scheduling plugin is made for client-focused small businesses that work with appointments, classes, and sessions. Schools and tutors: Sell one-to-one lessons or group classes for your individual practice or tutoring centers. Medicare centers and doctors: Enable self-booking for your patients in one or multiple clinics. Sports institutions and health instructors: Save time by automating coaching sessions or training. Beauty salons and hairdressers: Sell unlimited services and appointments on WordPress and allow clients to book multiple ones during one transaction. Yoga studios: Add and customize a yoga lessons booking widget. Photographers: Allow clients to self-book photo shots and appointments with you. Tour and travel agencies: Sell tours and packages of any duration to groups and individuals. Massage therapist: Integrate the MotoPress appointment scheduler plugin to use a powerful, centralized dashboard to manage your clients, payments, and reservations. Rental equipment companies: Rent out any equipment, including boats, bikes, or party rentals. Law firms: Provide one-to-one and group consultations with powerful scheduling forms. Thanks to the automated appointment scheduling features, your clients will be able to self-book desired services for the needed time and date for one or many people, allowing you to cut down no-show rates without any expensive customer scheduling software. Explore our WordPress booking themes with hand-crafted designs and powerful functionalities. Appointment Booking PRO Upgrade to PRO to get the following capabilities: Add more payment gateways: Direct Bank Transfer, Stripe (Bancontact, iDEAL, Giropay, SEPA Direct Debit, and SOFORT, Apple Pay, Google Pay), PayPal. Sync website bookings to employee’s Google Calendars. Register new customers manually through the site’s backend. Add more recipients for email notifications. Appointment Booking Themes Check out our Appointment WordPress Themes where the Pro version of the WordPress Appointment Booking Plugin is included for free. Video playlist We’ve created a video playlist dedicated to specific features and updates of the Appointment Booking plugin. Learn how to add coupons, automate custom notifications, set up payment options and more! Watch all videos Booking solution for vacation rental If you want to automate bookings for your rental properties, check out MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin. Also, use WordPress calendar plugins to show your availability and booked slots. Copyright MotoPress Appointment Booking plugin, Copyright (C) 2020, MotoPress https://motopress.com/ MotoPress Appointment Booking plugin is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.