=== Appointment Booking Scheduler === Contributors: weblizar Donate link: https://weblizar.com Tags: appointment, booking, calender, appointment-scheduler, booking-scheduler, scheduler Requires at least: 3.8 Tested up to: 4.9.8 Stable tag: 1.1 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html == Description == Appointment Booking Scheduler WordPress plugin can book and manage appointments for you in your WordPress website through very easy steps. It provide the number of options and settings to manage your booking system **Benefits Of Online Booking System** Nowadays, more and more people benefit from online solutions that offer booking services. It is fast and convenient way to control booking process with minimum efforts and maximum result. Appointment scheduler is designed to automate booking process and introduce easy way to manage your booking from any desktop or mobile device you have. Having calendar with real-time availability can become a significant promotion of your business and may encourage clients to book online services right from your website. **Features You Will Get** * Accept Online Appointment On Your Website Online appointments are really important if you have a service based business. * Appointments Management Dashboard Manage all your appointments from one place. * Check All Appointment Statistical Report Stay up to date with all your records statistically. * Calendar View For Admin With Appointment Status Filter Like Pending / Approve / Cancel / Completed Check all available service status (appointment status wise) * Calendar View For Admin With Extra Filter Like Services / Customers Check all available service status (service wise, customer wise, date wise) * Set Business Booking Hours Let your customer's know when you are open for services and your closing time. * Create Modify Services Create and modify unlimited services depending upon your business requirements * Categorize Services Create a top tier service category to bifurcate sub-services for better clarification * Paid & Free Booking Mention to your user before he/she opts for any service whether it is paid or free. * Manage Appointment With Search And Pagination Option Track all your appointments thoroughly for any particular Customer, Date, Service etc. * Export Your Appointments List Export every bit of data from your dashboard with just one-click in CSV format. * Export Your Clients and Customers List Launching any new service? Want to inform all your existing customers? Export your customers list in CSV format with single click. * Customize Booking Settings All booking settings are customized through admin panel. * Customize Frontend Booking Appearance Frontend Theme Color change, Logo show/hide setting, logo width/height setting, show phone, email setting * Backup Services Keep your data secured by taking a backup * Backup Customers Ensures your customers data is safe and secured with you. * Custom Time Slot Duration Settings Specify time slot duration to your service * Custom Time Slot According To Service Duration Specify time dedicated to your service * Set Booking Instruction For Clients And Customers Remind your client on each step of booking what to do next * Custom CSS Setting to Customise Design and Style With Own CSS Change layout of your Appointment Booking Scheduler according to your need. * Email Notifications Settings Choose how you want to send emails to your customers. * Send Booking Notification Message To Clients and Customers A booking confirmation email will be send to your customer after successful appointment booking. A reminder mail is also sent before an appointment. * Notify Customer On Booking, Confirm, Cancel Send service booking email, service pending email, service cancellation email, and service approval email to your clients. * Notify Administrator when Someone Book New Appointment Be notified when you get a booking on your website * Set Business Time OFFs Mention any particular time off if you are closed. * Set Lunch Hours Specify your lunch hours. * Set Repeating Time OFFs / Holidays Put your holidays on repeat mode. (For ex: Every Wednesday for four weeks) * Turn OFF Weekends Using Holiday Feature Mention any day off, week off, celebration off, festival off if you are closed for any special occasion. * Complete Settings Panel More plugin settings including 1) General setting 2) Business Info 3)Business Hours 4) calendar Settings 5) Remove Plugin. * Set System Time Format Automatically detects from WordPress * Set System Date Format Automatically detects from WordPress * 50+ Currency Settings Select your country currency to make payments easier * Set Frontend Theme Color Choose any color from color picker available * Display Business Logo On Booking Form Put your company logo on front * Show Business Information On Booking Form Mention your address, phone number, email address, business hours etc. * Show Business Opening Hours On Booking Form Inform when you are up to take bookings. * Show Social Media Links On Booking Form Get connected with your customers through your social media profile. * Customize Next And Previous Buttons During Booking & Scheduling Process Name your *Next* and *Previous* buttons according to your need. * Plugin Details & Guide A short hand guide book to use your plugin. So, your feedback is also appreciated. You can ask support question on WordPress forum support of this plugin. We try our best to resolve each & every issue through our support team. ### Upgrade To Pro & Get More * Get best appointment booking experience on WordPress websites. * Allows your customers and clients to schedule unlimited online booking on your website. * System allow to create unlimited services for booking. * Create unlimited staff or services provider with your services, connect staff with relevant services. * You can also accept booking form customer on free services. * Create premium and paid services to accept payment on customer booking. * Get all system overall report on single page into admin dashboard of the plugin. * System notify each and every associated aspect of the plugin like Administrator, Staff and Client when any booking event occurs. * Send notification to administrator on booking, approving and cancelling appointments. * Send notification to staff on booking, approving and cancelling appointments which is associated. * Share your social profiles and activity with social links. * Configure your booking system by watching our simple video tutorials. * Our team is always available to help you to resolve every problem you face. * Admin can mange all appointment using appointment management dashboard. * Display business opening hours to your customers with booking button link into any of widget and sidebar area of website. * Export your appointment as CSV file and you can take hard copy print out to handle your appointment on the spot. * Export your clients list easily in CSV file. * Get customers appointments so fast and in quick mode with best appointment system. * Booking interface is build for mobile and portable device friendly. * Create, add, modify, assign new or exiting appointment with staff into system is so easy. * Set your staff time table according to shift or service providing timing. * All appointments large calendar view for administrator with fillers. * System sent all booking details to customers via email. * All approved appointment sync to your google calendar account automatically. * PayPal the most secure and worlds trausted payment gateway to accept payments on paid appointment booking. * Stripe payment gateway, one of the best software platform for running an internet business. * Razorpay payment gateway, easiest way to accept, process and disburse digital payments for businesses in India. * Customize the booking interface color according to your WordPress. * Complete and proper understandable documentation for installation and configuration. * Send appointment reminders to customers and staff so they can't forget their timings. = Live Appointment Scheduler Pro Pro Demos = * [Appointment Scheduler Pro Demo](http://demo.weblizar.com/appointment-scheduler-pro/) * [Appointment Scheduler Pro Admin Demo](http://demo.weblizar.com/appointment-scheduler-pro-admin-demo/wp-admin/) * **Username:** userdemo * **Password:** userdemo == Installation == **Appointment Booking Scheduler [Installation Guide]** 1. You can: * Upload the 'appointment-booking-scheduler' folder to '/wp-content/plugins/' directory via FTP. * Upload the full ZIP file via *Plugins -> Add New -> Upload* on your WordPress Administration Panel. * Search **Appointment Booking Scheduler** in the search engine available on *Plugins -> Add New* and press *Install Now* button. 2. Activate plugin through *Plugins* menu on WordPress Administration Panel. 3. Ready, now you can enjoy it, and if you like it and find it useful. == Screenshots == 1. screenshot-1 2. screenshot-2 3. screenshot-3 4. screenshot-4 5. screenshot-5 6. screenshot-6 7. screenshot-7 8. screenshot-8 9. screenshot-9 10. screenshot-10 11. screenshot-11 12. screenshot-12 13. screenshot-13 14. screenshot-14 15. screenshot-15 16. screenshot-16 17. screenshot-17 **How to use Appointment Booking Scheduler?** 1. Download the plugin using WordPress.org or you can download the plugin through WordPress admin dashboard 'Plugins -> Add New' 2. After download and activate plugin, go to 'Appointment Booking Scheduler' tab on WordPress Dashboard. 3. Add **[abs_booking]** shortcode on any Page or Post to display booking form on the website. The user will select the service and time accoding to his/her need and then fill his/her detail and confirm the appointment for booking. After the successfull booking both the administrator and client will receive the pending notification through e-mail. Admin will go to the plugin dashboard and change the status of appointment from pending to approve or cancel from back-end and the client will receive the appointment confirmation or cancellation notification. == Changelog == For more information, see [Weblizar](https://www.weblizar.com/) = 1.0 = * CSS code update for frontend * Information Update = 1.0 = * Release for WordPress users. = Docs & Support = You can find [docs](http://weblizar.com/documentation/), [FAQ](http://www.weblizar.com/faq/) and more detailed information about Appointment Booking Scheduler on [Weblizar](http://www.weblizar.com). If you were unable to find the answer to your question on the FAQ or in any of the documentation, you should check the [support forum](https://wordpress.org/plugins/appointment-booking-scheduler/) on WordPress.org. = We Need Your Support = It is really hard to continue development and support for this free plugin without contributions from users like you. If you are enjoying using our Appointment Booking Scheduler plugin and find it useful, then please consider [__Making a Donation__](http://www.weblizar.com). Your donation will help us to encourage and support the plugin's continued development and better user support. = Translators = Please contribute to translate our plugin. Contact at `contact (at) weblizar (dot) com`. == Frequently Asked Questions == Please use WordPress [support forum](https://wordpress.org/plugins/appointment-booking-scheduler/) to ask any query regarding any issue.