PsyBooker – Calendar for Appointments
PsyBooker – Calendar for Appointments
Description
PsyBooker is the ultimate scheduling solution for therapists and psychologists who want to automate client scheduling.
It combines a simple booking interface, admin slot management, notifications, and full Google Calendar integration — right inside WordPress.
Main Features
- Easy Booking Form – clean and simple booking interface for clients
- Two-Way Google Calendar Sync – appointments are automatically created and updated in Google Calendar
- Flexible Slot Management – weekly and daily availability setup, including exceptions
- Email Notifications – automatic confirmations and admin alerts
- Timezone Support – automatic conversion for international clients
- Conflict Prevention – prevents overlapping or duplicate bookings
- Modern REST API – integrate with custom apps or frontends
Additional Features
- 👥 Perfect for private practice management
- 📅 Never miss appointments with automatic Google Calendar sync
- 💼 Professional booking experience for your clients
- ⚙️ Availability planning with weekly and daily override modes
- 🧭 Automatic timezone detection from browser
- 🔔 Customizable reminders (email and popup)
- 🧩 Adjacent slot blocking to prevent back-to-back sessions
- 🧠 Minimum lead time before booking (e.g., only next-day sessions)
- 🔐 Data encryption with external master key support
- 🛡️ Rate limiting and anti-spam protection
- 🧾 GDPR-friendly: export and erase user data via WP privacy tools
- 🧱 Shortcode support for embedding the booking calendar on any page
- ⚡ Works perfectly with caching and SEO plugins
External Services
This plugin connects to Google Calendar API to synchronize appointments and manage calendar events.
Google Calendar API
– Service: Google Calendar API (https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3)
– Purpose: To create, read, update, and delete calendar events and appointments
– Data sent: Calendar event details (title, description, date, time, attendees, Google Meet conference links), OAuth authentication tokens
– When: When user connects their Google Calendar, creates/edits/deletes appointments, or syncs calendar data
– Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
– Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
Google OAuth 2.0
– Service: Google OAuth 2.0 (https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token, https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth)
– Purpose: To authenticate users and obtain access tokens for Google Calendar API
– Data sent: OAuth authorization codes, client credentials, refresh tokens
– When: During initial Google Calendar connection and token refresh
– Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
– Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
Note: Google Calendar integration is optional and requires explicit user authorization. No data is sent to Google services unless the user chooses to connect their Google Calendar.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
Installation
- Upload the plugin to
/wp-content/plugins/psybooker-calendar-for-appointments/ - Activate it through the Plugins menu in WordPress
- Go to Settings PsyBooker to configure availability
- Connect your Google Calendar for synchronization
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Changelog
1.5.1
- Fix: Resolved caching compatibility issues (race condition with deferred scripts)
- Fix: Improved translation loading mechanism for better performance and stability
1.5.0
- Fix: Resolved incomplete database cleanup upon uninstallation (removed leftover options and tables)
- Dev: Codebase improvements to meet WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS)
- Dev: Fixed various PHPCS warnings and errors
1.4.4
- Security: Fixed WordPress security linter warnings for unsanitized input variables
- Security: Improved input sanitization for slot management forms
- Security: Added proper wp_unslash() usage before sanitization
- Security: Resolved WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared warnings
1.4.3
- Security improvements: Enhanced nonce verification and input sanitization
- Fixed WordPress security warnings for form processing
1.4.2
- Added automatic Google Meet conference creation for appointments
1.4.1
- Improved saving of weekly availability
- Persist dismissal of encryption key warning per-user
- Better stability for Google sync





