Schedula – Smart Appointment Booking

Schedula is a complete appointment booking solution for WordPress. It helps service businesses accept online bookings 24/7, manage staff schedules, keep a clean calendar, and automate reminders — so you can focus on delivering great service. Whether you run a salon, clinic, training center, garage, consulting practice, or any local service, Schedula gives you a frictionless booking flow on the front end and a powerful, simple admin on the back end. • Mobile-first booking form • Services, categories, and variable durations • Staff schedules and availability • Email notifications and reminders • Clean admin calendar (day / week / month) • Works with any theme — no coding required Live demo: https://demos.vertimcoders.com/schedula-smart-appointment-booking-live-demo/ Docs: https://docs.vertimcoders.com/docs/schedula-smart-appointment-booking-doc Plugin site: https://vertimcoders.com/apps/schedula-pro-smart-appointment-booking/ Why Schedula • Convert more visitors with a fast, 3-step booking flow • Keep your calendar organized with color-coded services • Reduce no-shows with automated notifications • Scale easily with Pro features when you grow Who uses Schedula Beauty & wellness, medical & clinics, fitness & coaching, education & tutoring, garages & workshops, professional services (legal, finance, consulting), and more. Key Features (Free) Modern, responsive booking form Create services, categories, and pricing Variable service durations Staff members (basic) and availability Day/Week/Month admin calendar Email notifications (booking, update, cancel) Customer list with quick add from calendar Shortcode and Gutenberg block Translatable and theme-friendly Schedula Pro (Upgrade) Unlock advanced scheduling: Unlimited services and staff members Advanced form customization (steps, labels, fields) Multiple payment methods (Stripe, WooCommerce Checkout) SMS notifications and reminders Advanced templates for emails Google Calendar sync Reports & analytics dashboard Deposits, coupons, buffers, blackout dates AI-assisted slot optimization Learn more: https://vertimcoders.com/apps/schedula-pro-smart-appointment-booking/ Benefits For your customers Book in minutes on mobile or desktop See only real-time available slots Get instant email confirmations and reminders For your business Reduce manual admin and back-and-forth Keep staff schedules centralized Customize the form to match your brand Track bookings and customers in one place Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. Schedula – Booking Form Shortcodes Use the shortcode anywhere (pages, posts, widgets): [schedula_booking] Optional attributes (examples): * service=”ID” – preselect a service * category=”ID” – preselect a category * staff=”ID” – preselect a staff member * layout=”compact|steps” – choose form layout Example: [schedula_booking layout=”steps” service=”12″] Integrations Stripe (Pro) – secure payments at booking WooCommerce (Pro) – use existing checkout, tax, and receipts Google Calendar (Pro) – 2-way syncing per staff member WP Mail / SMTP – transactional emails Compatibility Works with any modern WordPress theme Compatible with Gutenberg and classic editor Tested with major page builders via shortcode and block External Services / Privacy To deliver some features, Schedula may connect to third-party services: Stripe – payment processing (customer name/email, appointment details, card/payment data via Stripe elements). Policies: https://stripe.com/privacy Google Fonts – optional fonts loaded by the browser (IP address may be transmitted to Google). Policies: https://policies.google.com/privacy IP2C (ip2c.org) – optional country detection for phone field (IP address to determine country code) ipapi.co – optional timezone detection fallback in admin (IP address to determine timezone) Email – uses WordPress wp_mail or configured SMTP to send transactional emails (recipient name/email, booking details) Site owners are responsible for displaying an appropriate privacy notice and obtaining any required consent in their jurisdiction. Developer Notes Source code (unminified assets included): https://github.com/vertim-coders/schedula-smart-appointment-booking Actions/Filters and template overrides are documented in the developer section of the docs.