WP BASE Booking of Appointments, Services and Events
WP BASE Booking of Appointments, Services and Events
Description
WP BASE Booking of Appointments, Services and Events is a complete service and appointment booking e-commerce solution that allows business owners accept hourly or daily appointment reservations from front end and manage or manually create appointments from admin side.
It is easily extendable with addons and highly customizable with settings, shortcodes and filter/action hooks. Various free and premium extensions, including addons for integration with WooCommerce, Google Calendar, PayPal, Stripe, Twilio, WPML, BuddyPress, Zoom, Jitsi, Agora are available.
Visit our demo website for examples and learn more at WP BASE.com.
Documentation
- Developer and user instructions can be found in our Knowledge Base
Unique Features
- All-in-one booking e-commerce solution for hourly, daily, multi daily service and event bookings with Multi Vendor/Multi Store option
- Clients can pick service, provider, time slot, fill booking form, modify any selection and confirm booking on the same page. During the whole booking process, everything is in your client’s viewport.
- Loads its css and javascript files only to the pages it is used. It does not pollute whole website.
- WP BASE can be used in post content, inserted to templates, sidebar widgets and even to popups.
- Unprecedented working hour setting procedure allows even irregular work schedules easy to set.
- Extremely sound software and database design allows hundreds of locations, services, providers each having own complex schedules to be used without having significant effect on page load speed.
- With optional addons, it can be used as a Marketplace with GeoDirectory support, it can integrate with Woocommerce, Google Calendar, BuddyPress with BuddyBoss support, Easy Digital Downloads, Zoom and several other third party platforms.
General Features
- Designed for maximum conversion rate: No steps, no page refreshes. Booking is as easy as 1 click. Also Flex Steps booking method is selectable for smaller footprint
- Uses ajax: Client stays on the same page even after changing service or date
- Intuitive: On page load, automatically shows your current availability for your popular service. Client can further browse through other dates and services.
- Responsive: Automatic adaption to different page and screen widths
- Mobile device support: Automatic detection of mobile phone connection and switching to appropriate display
- Easy Setup: With just one click and a single shortcode you can create a fully functional booking page and start accepting bookings immediately
- Flexible: Several booking methods (weekly, monthly, in table view) and themes to select from
- Multi site support: Automatic creation of database tables for existing and new subsites in Multi Site Installation
- Scalable: Can be extended to thousands of services and providers. Many addons to choose from.
Services
- Unlimited number of services can be defined
- Service durations can be set from 5 minutes to 30 days
- Services can be custom sorted
- For each service description and featured image can be defined to be displayed in tooltip
- Services can be assigned to any unique member of the website
- Services can have any capacity with or without assigned providers allowing more than one booking/client per slot
- Services can have categories and only selected category can be listed on front end
Service Providers
- Unlimited number of service providers can be defined
- Providers can be assigned to one or more services
- Providers can view their assignments on their account page
- Providers can be randomly assigned to a booking if client does not have a preference
- Providers can create/edit/delete own services, confirm/edit own bookings, manage own working hours and holidays if set so
- Client can select first provider, then service among services provided by the provider on the front end
Working Hours
- Working hours are configured using a unique, simple, intuitive graphical interface
- Any combination of working hours for each week day up from 5 minutes intervals can be easily entered
- Even irregular schedules can be set in just seconds
- Services can have own working hours making them usable without service providers
- No need to define break hours: If not picked as a working time, a slot is automatically assigned as a break time
- Multiple working hour tables for services, service providers can be opened, displayed and saved at the same time
- Copy/paste of working hours from one service to another or to several services
Payment Methods
- PayPal and Stripe gateways included
- Manual Payments, e.g. bank transfer, cash at shop, cheque
- Pay Later: Allows requesting payment from client only after provider or admin accepts booking
- Digital Wallet: Allows selling bookings as service packages (premium addon)
- WooCommerce integration as premium addon
Listing of Bookings by the Client on the Front End
- Client can view own bookings as list or on daily, weekly, monthly schedules
- Display according to status, start and end dates
- Dynamic search, filtering and sorting of the booking list
- Selectable and custom sortable columns
- Cancellation of bookings by the client using confirmation email or button on the website with adjustable limit time
Booking and Editing on the Admin Side
- Manual Booking by admin on behalf of a client, e.g. appointments accepted over phone or email
- Manual booking can be selected to respect the same availability conditions as the front end
- Fast manual booking for repeat customers by Rebook button with selecting first available time
- Filtering of bookings by month, service and balance (negative/positive)
- Search over booking ids, user names, emails, booking note and any of the client fields
- Selecting and editing multiple bookings by a single or multiple admins
- Bulk status change of selected bookings possible
Emails
- Automatic email sending with separate custom templates for confirmation, pending, cancellation, completion states
- Sending of test emails to check configuration
- Multiple email addresses can be defined for multiple admins
- Automatic and manual sending of notification emails for each appointment status
- Possibility to use all booking and user variables in the templates
- Possibility to use list of bookings shortcode in the email templates, i.e. inform user about their past, future or all bookings
Look and Feel
- Configurable confirmation and pending message popup with HTML support
- Configurable Terms & Conditions popup on front end. If enabled, client cannot apply without confirming terms
- Booking in list/table view or weekly or monthly calendars, selectable within the shortcode and auto switching for mobile devices
- Selection from 12 included jQuery UI standard themes to match your WordPress theme
- Custom jQuery UI theme or css file can be created to override existing styles and saved against being overwritten by plugin updates
Help System
- Setup Wizard with description of basic settings
- Inline settings help inside the plugin
- Further documentation available at WP BASE.com
Localization
- Automatic adaptation to time and date formats, start day of the week settings of WordPress
- All front end messages and texts can be easily customized or translated on admin side without any additional tool
- Ready for translation for other (admin side) texts
- Support for RTL and calendars starting on Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Performance
- Integrated Native Object Caching
- Lazy Load function for fast page loading
- Compatible to major caching plugins
- Free from PHP sessions. No front end cookie writing (cookies are set with ajax). Thus graceful to server side caching
- Scalable to virtually unlimited bookings, services and providers
Developer Friendly
- Integrated Custom Functions tab which can be used to add own php codes without the need for modifying php files
- About 300 WordPress hooks for further customization (With addons more than 1200)
- Automatic recognition of shortcodes in page templates
- Functions to read/add/edit/delete bookings, services, providers
- Debug mode to help locate errors
Other Features
- Automatic removal of unconfirmed (pending) bookings after a preset time
- Client can cancel own bookings using link in email, or their account, if allowed so
- Client can confirm own booking using link in email, e.g. to verify their email address
- Admin side schedules display bookings in weekly and monthly views. Free slots are clickable to add a new booking
- Clients can be automatically registered as WordPress users upon submission and notified about their registration
- Account page that displays user submitted values and booking list is automatically created for clients
- Admin toolbar submenu to access plugin created pages
- JavaScript and css files are only loaded on plugin related pages both on front end and admin side, to reduce conflicts
- Compatible with major page builders and caching plugins
- Admin side graphical reports for bookings and revenue
- Easy Digital Downloads integration
- More than one booking can be made with a single checkout (Shopping Cart)
- Clients can be limited to make certain number of bookings per day, week or month (quota)
With Advanced Features Premium Addon
- Advanced Features Addon is a must use for professional websites. It extends functionality and display of your website in several ways.
- Additional booking View “Flex View” which combines advantages of all other views into one
- Classic sidebar widgets can be used for booking
- GDPR compliance (Erase and export user data upon user request)
- Timezone support: Automatically dedect client timezone to let them display available time slots in their own timezones
- Possibility to define Trial Services for which clients can make booking for limited number of times
- Social Login with Google, Facebook, WordPress accounts
- REST API and webhooks
Premium Addons
- BuddyPress: Adds settings, list of bookings and calendars on BuddyPress/BuddyBoss front end user pages. Integrates with notifications and groups.
- Coupons: Applies discount over total payable amount upon submission of coupon code. Start and end dates, maximum usage, applicable services and/or providers can be selected.
- Custom Pricing: Payment and down payment amounts can be formulated depending on any variable, for example to apply special price for happy hours
- Digital Wallet: Adds a deposit system to your website that allows your clients to purchase credit points or service packages and then redeem it at a later point for your services.
- Extras: Allows adding unlimited number of “extras” which can be used to offer selectable additional service options to the client. Extras can be applied to locations, services and service providers.
- Event Bookings: Any post/page/custom post can be easily configured to be bookable as event
- Google Calendar: Integrates Google Calendar with WP BASE. Any new booking can be added to GCal as a new event and any new event entered in GCal can be added as a new booking in WP BASE. Updates in case of editing and cancellation are automatic.
- Group Bookings: Allows client book for more than one person with a single booking. Client can provide a list of participants who can also receive emails. Person Types are supported
- Locations: Services can be assigned to one or more location. This feature can also be used to group services and limit their availability depending on capacity, e.g. multiple doctors using a single examination room
- Marketplace: Users can register to the website, sell their services and manage their bookings. They can establish and manage their team of providers
- Multi Language: Allows booking selections and variables to be displayed in preferred language of the visitor
- Online Meetings (Zoom & Jitsi & Agora): Allows integration with Zoom, Jitsi and Agora video/audio conferencing system
- Service Bundles: Allows admin combine two or more services as jobs of a bundle and sell them as a single service. Time delays between service jobs can be set.
- Payment Gateways: 2checkout, authorize.net AIM, Paypal, Stripe support available.
- PDF Attachments: Allows dynamically creating PDF files with booking details and attach them to emails
- Recurring Appointments: Allows clients select recurring appointments on the front end with selectable recurring frequencies daily, every other day, weekly, biweekly and monthly.
- Reminder & Follow-up emails: Sends automatic reminder emails to clients before appointment time and to clients whose bookings have negative balance and below a set amount
- Seasonal Working Hours: Allows weekly “alternative” schedules to be defined and assigned to services and service providers, making it possible to create working hour settings changing every week within the year, e.g. for shift work
- SMS: Sends SMS messages as confirmation, pending, cancellation, completion and reminder using Twilio service. Different message templates for different groups (client, provider, admin) can be used.
- User Defined Fields: Allows admin add unlimited number of fields in the confirmation form. Text, textarea, option/select and checkbox fields are supported. User defined select/option functions can be added.
- Variable Durations: Allows service durations to be variable based on date, time and/or provider. Also allows clients pick desired duration for configured services within set limits
- Waiting List: Allows clients to apply for a waiting list when desired time slot is full. When there is an opening in the service, clients in the waiting list are informed by email.
- Woocommerce Integration: Integrates WP BASE with WooCommerce and allows selling of services as Woocommerce products
- WP BASE Developer Package: includes all current and future addons usable in multiple client websites
Screenshots
Schedules (Event Calendar showing bookings) on admin side
Monthly Calendar Booking View with Minimalistic Design
Setup Wizard
Front End List of Bookings
Admin Dashboard
Admin Bookings
Service settings
Working Hour settings showing copy/paste feature
Holiday settings with multiple days selection
Edit service
Monthly Calendar Booking View with Classic Design
Custom Texts feature to localize front end messages and texts
Email settings and template editor
Edit client
Account page
Shortcode Help Page
Monthly Calendar booking view
Weekly Calendar booking view
Book in Table view
Admin Dashboard
Flex Steps booking method
Book in Table view with slider
Weekly Calendar with slider
Booking Schedules
Faq
Either insert [app_book] shortcode to any WordPress post/page or use Setup Wizard on admin menu.
Yes. WP BASE will run independently on each subsite of a WordPress network.
Yes. WP BASE will work with page builders like Elementor, Divi, WP Bakery, etc. For a list of tested page builder plugins please see our Knowledge Base.
Yes. It will work with all popular caching plugins, without disabling their caching capability. For a list of compatible plugins please see our Knowledge Base.
Unlimited. WP BASE is exceptionally scalable. It can be used for a single service, as well as thousands of services without significant impact on page speed.
Unlimited. WP BASE can create dynamic calendars that have service selection menu and update with service selection, and it can also create those with a fixed service. In both cases there is no limit.
If you installed WP BASE on a single site WordPress and you do not have any bookings, WP BASE will completely delete all its tables and settings during uninstall. If you have bookings or installed the plugin on a multi site, please see our Knowledge Base.
With unlimited services, unlimited service providers, unrestricted bookings, PayPal and Stripe gateways, email sending feature, WP BASE Core is a fully functional booking system which is sufficient for most of booking needs. However, if your business requires more, we do have Premium addons. WP BASE Core which you can download from wordpress.org, will always stay free.
Reviews
Verry great plugin.
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This plugin is absolutely fantastic. The documentation, the options, the flexibility, the simplicity—I love it and highly recommend it. On top of that, the customer service is exceptional. Well done and keep up the good work!
Excellent plugin and responsive, high-quality support.
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They really helped me with using and customizing the system.
I recommend them.
Great plugin and Excellent Support
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Nothing might be perfect but...WPBase is a great starting point to develop your booking platform. Customizable, easy set-up and excellent developer support.
Excellent and Highly Customizable Plugin
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I’m using this plugin for a client with multiple locations, each with specific capacities, as well as two shifts per day, also with defined capacities. It supports bookings that can span multiple days, handling holidays by skipping them and continuing the service afterward. Automated emails and cancellations work great. The plugin is highly flexible and can be tailored to suit almost any need. The knowledge base and support are also great.
Amazing plugin
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The most complete booking plugin in wordpress!
Excellent Plugin!
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I had issue with the Plugins not notifying Provider/Admin when there are new pending request in the que and Hakan was able to pin point the issue in less than a day. It was caused by a different plugin. He was a great help. The plugins works the way I wanted it to work and other other plugin work just as well.
Thank you again,
1st Class Style, 1st Class content, 1st Class support
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I manage a website for a small village community. One of the essential features of the website is the ability to book the village hall. I searched for a suitable plugin in the WordPress CMS, trying out many options. I needed a simple tool that allows users to select a date and start and finish time from the front end. However, most of the plugins at the top of the search results didn't offer this feature without requiring a premium subscription. After trying out several plugins, I found WP Base. Although it required a subscription, I was impressed by the presentation and features of the Essentials bundle and the Variable Durations Add-on. WP Base provided everything I needed at a competitive price and had the best front-end presentation and user-friendliness. Whenever I needed guidance, Haken responded quickly and was very helpful.
A very good and very complete appointment booking plugin
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WP Base is an ultra-complete plugin for making appointments. I use it for a directory of professionals on which you can make appointments, receive appointment reminder SMS and emails, and even have appointments directly by video, payable via the site. It's the perfect solution for my project, there are a large number of integrations and features that can be activated/deactivated as needed. I specify that I use Geodirectory for the directory and Buddyboss for the community. And WP BASE integrates these two plugins, it's just perfect. In addition to that, as soon as I am in difficulty with a configuration or when I have a question, Hakan responds very quickly, he always has a solution, it is a pleasure to benefit from such support. I do not regret my choice and I recommend this plugin and this developer without hesitation.
Comprehensive plugin, feature rich, excellent support
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We purchased the full licence of WP-Base for a BuddyBoss (buddypress) Membership website.
Our Member types can purchase AirBnb type products from each other.
Hakan has been extremely pro-active in fine tuning and tweaking the plugin to suit our needs. Adding additional features with each new update.
I have used many Booking plugins in the past, all with various features, but WP-Base has a huge amount of customisations you can make, lots of hooks for developers and full control over styling of calendars etc.
I love it for our purpose, it suits us perfectly.
Thanks Hakan from great customer support.
Excellent work!
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After searching and trying for ages to find a booking plugin we were lucky to find WP BASE
The free core gives you all the power to setup a comprehensive booking service. All the others we have tested you will pay for most of these features. We use it for services, resort bookings, events and tours. For us, the only modules not included in the free version are:
- Take payments online. Although you can setup Direct Payments you can have more gateways when getting the WooCommerce addon (purchase). Our feeling is that the plugin needs more gateways options but is sure it will come with time.
- Service providers. A paid addon is available to setup service providers at a very affordable rate.
The plugin was design with a well though logical flow and the moment you understand it, you can setup a booking system which will not break the bank. In most cases – for free!
On top of it the support is super quick - only the time zone will delay a request sometimes for an hour or 3.
Thanks Hakan – we are sure this booking plugin will grow as one of the most used in the world!
Changelog
V6.5.2 October 10, 2026
- Fix: For past bookings in the Schedules on the front end, service background color can be different than set color
- Fix: Sorting of service providers by name may not work properly
- Fix: Vulnerability reported by patchstack
V6.5.0 September 30, 2026
- New: Service Providers, Payment Gateway PayPal and Payment Gateway Stripe addons are now free
- Tweak: When client clicks cancel on PayPal website and returns to website, now pending booking directly removed without waiting expiration
V6.4.0 August 18, 2026
- Tweak: Cookie usage has been reduced
- Tweak: Compatibility with WP7.1
V6.3.2 July 14, 2026
- Changes and fixes related to premium addons:
- Tweak: Improvement in Multi Vendor admin UI
V6.3.1 July 5, 2026
- New: category_optgroup attribute for [app_book] disables category display
- Changes and fixes related to premium addons:
- Fix: When status of bookings are bulk changed, Webhooks give error
V6.2.0 May 18, 2026
- Fix: If number of services are more than 50 and categories are defined, there can be a PHP error while getting services by category
- Changes and fixes related to premium addons:
- New: REST API and Webhooks in Advanced Features
- New: Event Bookings now support person types
V6.1.0 April 7, 2026
- New: Cards – New service, location and provider selection view by vertical cards
- Fix: In Classic design, selected cells are not emphasized
- Changes and fixes related to premium addons:
- Tweak: Extras of the booking can be edited by the cient
- Tweak: Is Connected to Stripe column for Vendors List
- Fix: If service image is updated, location image having the same ID also updated and vice versa
- Fix: When Client ID or Private Key for Stripe is empty, Commissions List gives PHP error
- Fix: Selection Required setting of Extras is not obeyed
V6.0.0 March 10, 2026
- New: Clients can view their bookings in Schedules and use it to edit their bookings
- Tweak: Better caching for Schedules
- Tweak: Datatables assets separated, reducing file size loaded on booking pages
- Change: Front End Edit addon has been retired and its functions integrated into the core
- Dev: Compatibility with WordPress 7.0
- Dev: moment.js will now be used from WP library
- Fix: Date/time columns of List of Bookings, Credit History and Vendor Commissions tables are not sorted correctly
- Changes and fixes related to premium addons:
- New: Commissions can be paid with Stripe Connect
- Tweak: In Online Meetings, Agora video interface is renewed and SDK updated
- Tweak: Grid element support for [app_vendor_services] shortcode
- Change: In Google Calendar, when service providers use their calendar, and Google Meet is activated, website account no more records Meet and sends invitation (otherwise there will be two invitations)
- Fix: In Recurring Appointments, when a booking is created on admin side, UDF values of parent are not copied to children