Salon Booking Wordpress Plugin

A complete and easy to manage appointments booking system for busy Salons.

Salon Booking is a complete and easy to manage appointments booking system to help your business getting more reservations on your website and saving a lot of time with your agenda management tasks.

Salon booking has been developed thinking about the most common needs of Hairdressing salons, Barbers shops, Beauticians, Therapists, Spas, Clinics, Sport facilities rentals etc.

LIST OF MAIN FEATURES

Back-end calendar
Montly view
Weekly view
Daily view
Bookings export
Adding reservation from daily view
Block out time slots from daily view

Salon general settings

Email notifications on new reservation
Email notification to selected assistant
Email reminder for the customers
Email followup
Email review notification
Email notification custom logo
Custom email message to the customers
SMS notification on new reservation
SMS notification to selected assistant
SMS reminder for the customers
SMS followup
SMS verification code against spam
SMS Aplhanumeric ID supported
Twilio, Plivo and 1p1sms providers supported
Whatsapp notifications supported
set you favourite date and time format
set when your week starts
WordPress Editors as Salon Administrator

Salon booking rules

Three bookings methods BASIC / ADVANCED / HIGH END
Booking time range ( from a minimum of .. to a maximum of in advance )
Multiple weekly timetable rules
Time range validty option for the weekly booking rules
Multiple holidays rules
Offset between reservations
Change booking form steps order ( Date&time – Services – Assistants – Checkout – Payment or reverse )
Manual booking confirmation
Users booking cancellation
Pause online booking form

Salon payments options

Enable on-line payments
Pay later option
Percentage or fixed amount deposit
Automatic cancellation option for unpaid reservations
Hide prices
Decimals and thousand separators option
PayPal
Stripe
Custom payment methods development on request
Official add-on for “Mollie”, “Square”, “Worldpay”, “Paystack”, “RedSys” and “Paytrail”

Salon checkout options

Enable guest checkout
Force guest checkout
Limit the number of services bookable at the same time
Control form fields
Log-in with Facebook account
Enable Advanced Discount System
Adding custom fields

Two ways Google Calendar synchronisation

Synchronise reservations on salon administrator’s Google Calendar account
Salon admin can add and cancel reservations from his Google Calendar account

Front-end booking form styling

Choose among three different booking form sizes according to your page layout
Custom colors palette generator

Assistants settings

Multiple weekly timetable rules
Multiple holidays rules
Limit reservations to specific services
Multiple reservations for the same slot for classrooms booking
Google Calendar synchronisation
SMS notification when he’s booked
Email notification when he’s booked

Services settings

Price
Duration
Unit per hour
Category grouping
Multiple weekly timetable rules
No assistant required option
Service break ( now you can select up to 3 hours divided in multiples of your average session duration )
Conditional “Secondary services”
Direct booking link
Exclusive service

Advanced Discount System

Create unlimited coupon codes
Create unlimited discounts based on multiple criteria

for more details on this section visit: https://www.salonbookingsystem.com/advanced-discount-system-for-salon-booking-plugin/

Customers archive

List of customers
Details page of each customer with list of his reservations and feedbacks
Customer’s bookings statistics

Reports

Stats on reservations and revenues
Stats on reservations and revenues by services
Stats on reservations and revenues by assistant
Stats on reservations and revenues by customers
Email weekly report

Tools

Importing system from other platform (Users, Services and Assistants)

Frontend pages

Booking form page [salon/]
Private customers reservations management page [salon_booking_my_account]
Assistants bookings calendar [salon_booking_calendar]
Assistants list [salon_booking_assistant]
Services list [salon_booking_services]

Restful API

A complete set of API to use Salon Booking System inside your third party applications
API DOCS: https://app.swaggerhub.com/apis-docs/Salon-Booking/Mobileapp/1-oas3

Themes & Plugin compatibility issues**

Disable Bootstrap Javascript
Disable Bootstrap CSS

More information at Salon Booking System.” rel=”nofollow”>http://salonbookingsystem.com/).

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Upload `salon-free` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 1. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 1. Go to Salon > Settings to complete your salon settings

Frequently Asked Questions

= What kind of business this plugins best fits? =

This plugin has been developed thinking about the specific needs of Barber Shop, Hairdressing salon, Beauty Centres and Spas.

= Which version of WordPress this plugin requires? =

The plugin has been tested on WordPress 4.0

= Which version of php is supported? =

The plugin supports php 5.4 and above version.

= Is it multi language ready? =

YES, Salon Booking comes equipped with a lot of languages translation. Just set your favourite Wordpress language and Salon Booking will use that language. You can easyly manage the translation using a plugin like LocoTranslate.

Languages available:

https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/salon-booking-system/

If you want to contribuite to plugin translation please visit:

https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/salon-booking-system/

= Are there any conflicts with other plugins? =

Some caching plugins could generate conflicts with our plugin.

= Is it possible to customise the look and feel of the plugin front-end? =

Yes, go to “Settings > Style > Color combination” options

= Is It possible to manage multiple locations? =

Yes but with a dedicated add-on that you can find here:

https://www.salonbookingsystem.com/downloads/salon-booking-system-multi-shops/

= I’m using Divi theme and the categories accordion doens’t work

Look at this guide: https://www.salonbookingsystem.com/divi-theme-accordions-issues/

Changelog

16.10.2019

Security issue fixed
Added a new ID column inside Services and Assistants sections
Added a new “Duplicate” link for Services and Assistants
Fixed issue with Stripe
Changed the behaviour of the RESCHEDULE button
Added REPEAT BOOKING option on Booking My Account page
Fixed issue on Assistant selection
Automatic update for Codecanyon version users
Added Quick Edit action for Assistants
Fixed missing customer address inside the notifical email

09.10.2019

Minor fixes

08.10.2019

Fixed issue with the broken booking form layout
Fixed issue with missing customers reservations inside his personal account page

03.10.2019

Fixed security issue
Restored “Enable Advanced Discount System” option
Improved order of some options settings on back-end
Restored the “Welcome screen” on the very first plugin activation
Added a new “Services categories” item menù to easily access to them

22.09.2019

Fixed bug with languaes on Polylang
Custom checkbox field checked by default even on back-end
OVH add-on bug fixed

17.09.2019

Added a custom field validation on back-end booking creation

13.09.2019

Fixed wrong customer details inside the feedback email request
Added booking cancellation for guest users
Advanced Discount System enabled by default
Fix for wrongly cancelled reservations after payment

06.09.2019

Fixed “Stripe locale”
Added option to disable the first email notification before the payment completion
Fixed back-end settings selects items order
Added a “shop_id” parameter to the Services and Assistants shortcode for Multi-Shops support

21.08.2019

Fixed Services Shortcode booking link when Multi-Shops is enabled
Display the Shop name inside the Google Calendar event when Multi-Shops is enabled

29.07.2019

Fixed Polylang compatibility issue
Fixed Services import tool

24.07.2019

Fixed bug wrong “Manage account” button inside notification email
Fixed WPML and Polylang compatibility

15.07.2019

Updated API
Fixed “BASIC” Booking Method
Fixed bug of wrong booking price inside email notification
Added a new option to disable “Choose an assistant for me”

02.07.2019

Added new option inside the “Google Calendar” tab: publish “Payment pending” reservations
Fixed bug with services “Book now” button
Fixed random association of assistant to the reservation when “Change order” is active
API bugs fixed
API updated

18.06.2019

Fixed bug “You need higer permission…” on first install
API updated

10.06.2019

Added post timestamp to API
Fixed slow Lock/Unlock time slots
Fixed issue with front-end date-picker availabilty representation
Fixed bug with Estonian language

28.05.2019

Updated Stripe API library
Fixed bug with front-end assistans calendar shortcode
Fixed issues with discounts rules
API integration to support Multi-Shops add-on

22.05.2019

Fixed issue of missing menu items

09.05.2019

Fixed bug on checkout
Fixed php warnings

05.05.2019

Fixed bug on check-out when “guest checkout” is enabled

03.05.2019

New email notifications layout
New weekly email report layout
Booking process last step restyled
Fixed booking search by ID
Fixed back-end booking details page html markup
Fixed bugs with WPML

14.04.2019

Fixed bug on blocking hours from daily view calendar
Fixed bug on alert message when select a not available date/time from back-end
Make Google Calendar event details text strings translatable
Translate Facebook login pop-up
Direct service booking URL fixed
Fixed bugs on API
Added new API endpoints

05.04.2019

Fixed issue with missing translations

04.04.2019

Fixed issue with php 7.2

03.04.2019

Fixed bug on services order when added to booking from back-end
Fixed bug with Eesti language
Fixed bug with custom colors
Fixed all Php warnings and notices
Fixed issue with Google Calendar authentication
Fixed Email Reminder custom text
Fixed issue with blocking hours on back-end calendar
Fixed overlapping services inside the assistant skills field
Fixed issue with reservation with Free amount and Confirmed status
Added RTL compatibility
Added Hide on front-end option inside services settings page
Booking Amount field now is editalbe
Added links to add reservation to Google Calendar, MS Outlook and ICal inside notification email

23.02.2019

Fixed bug sanification issues with WordPress 5.1
Fixed bug with Facebook login
Fixded bug on front-end calendar shortcode
Fixed bug on block hours form back-end calendar
Fixed bug on “complete” button disappeared
Fixed bug on “display_post_states” function
Added Welcome screen on activation
Added “RE-SCHEDULE” feature on “Booking my account” page

03.02.2019

Improved back-end assistant/service selection UI
Back-end calendar “Assistant view” option now is saving the setting
Fixed missing text-domain text strings
Updated .pot file with missing text strings
Fixed bug with Bulgarian language
Added option to customize SMS notification
Google Calendar authentication issue fixed
SMS to multiple assistants fixed
Added parameter for customers profile custom fields

03.01.2019

Fixed bug on front-end booking form
Fixed bug on conditional secondary services
Fixed bug with Bulgarian language

18.12.2018

Fixed bug with Chinese languages
Fixed bug with back-end calendar weekly view
Fixed bug with “Assistant selection > only from back-end”
Fixed bug with WPML
Improved bookings representation on daily view

03.12-2018

Removed useless files from Goole API library
Fixed bug with back-end calendar
Fixed bug on discounts

22.11.2018

Added new option to disable the “second shift” into the booking rules
Added new option to enable the assistant selection only from back-end
Added new “visible” = “public” parameter to [salon_booking_calendar] shortcode
Added new “days” parameter to [salon_booking_calendar] shortcode
Added possibility to cancel a reservation from Google Calendar
Added Whatsapp support for SMS notifications
Added “amount to be paid” inside the booking details
Added more booking details inside the SMS notification
Added assistant availability check inside the drop-down menù during back-end booking creation
Fixed bug on customers search field
Fixed bug on adding customers from back-end
Fixed back-end calendar starting week day
Fixed service booking direct link
Fixed bug on custom field saving

17.10.2018

Fixed bug on user importing tool

09.10.2018

Removed online payments options from the free version

08.10.2018

Fixed bug with the import tool
Fixed bug with the Romanian language
Fixed bug on back-end calendar date status bar
Removed booking limits from the free version
Removed online payments options from the free version
Bug fix for reservations with php error
Bug fix assistant selection on mobile
Google Calendar authentication process
Bug fix with time slot block
Increased the follow up email characters number

15.09.2018

Removed bookings limit
Removed license activation
Replaced the plugin domain
Proper sanitization of all input data

03.09.2018

Php minimum requirement is 5.4 version
Added a CSS class to “free” services on front-end booking form
Added a CSS class to “SMS code verification” step
Fixed conflict with WPMAIL SMTP
Fixed bug with “bookings overlap”
Fixed bug with “Holidays rules”
Fixed bug with services selection from back-end on IOS device
Fixed email notification to multiple assistants
Fixed missing booking ratings stars into back-end
Fixed missing translating strings
Fixed php errors
Fixed Google Calendar API library
Fixed discount bug on back-end
Fixed bug with AVADA theme

13.07.2018

Fixed bug on by assistant daily view on back-end calendar

09.07.2018

Fixed bug

02.07.2018

Added a new tab with the customer personal data form inside “Booking my account page”
Integration with “Wp Privacy Exporter and Eraser” API
Now discounts can be added from the back-end to each reservation
Added “multiple reservations” option inside the assistant page details
Fixed error with Czech language
Fixed bug with WPML and Slovenian language
Fixed modal window for feedback submission
Fixed mispelled text strings in English

14.05.2018

Improved back-end calendar daily view UI to add a new reservation or block some timeslots
Added two new front-end shortcodes to list assistants [salon_booking_assistant] and services [salon_booking_services]
Bug fix with Romanian language
Bug fix with German language
Bug fix with Dutch language
Fixed back-end booking search by user name
Fixed bug on reports section
Fixed bug with Brazilian Real
Fixed bug with Brazilian language
Fixed bug with Estonian language
Added a parameter to limit the assistants inside this shortcode [salon_booking_calendar assistants=5 ]
Fixed back-end booking modal window scroll on mobile

09.04.2018

fixed bug with German language
fixed bug with Russian language
fixed some php notices and warnings

28.03.2018

fixed bug on daily view back-end calendar / position of reservations

16.03.2018

Now you can add holidays rules from back-end calendar daily view
Added a new option to setup your favourite back-end calendar view
Improved back-end settings UI
Fixed bug with Estonian and Catalan language on date picker
Fixed problem with long texts on booking form buttons
Fixed bug with booking cancellation time
Fixed bug on “save” booking from back-end

30.01.2018

Fixed bug with date/time picker localization
Fixed bug with “force guest check-out”

23.01.2018

Possibility to add custom fields on checkout form

08.01.2018

Fixed bug on datepicker – weird date
Fixed bug on “Pause online booking form” switch option
Fixed php error
Fixed booking modal window from back-end calendar on tablet

02.01.2018

Settings refactoring
Fixed booking editing modal window bug on tablet
Fixed bug on Revenue by service report
Fixed bug on https websites on PayPal

11.12.2017

Fixed bug with translation files
Fixed bug with Deutsch

28.11.2017

All the languages available are already bundled and available inside the plugin
Fixed bug with Dutch language
Fixed bug with WPML

31.10.2017

Fixed bug on booking system
Fixed javascript error on booking form

20.10.2017

Fixed bug with “Exclusive service” option
Fixed bug with SMS notifications to customers
Fixed bug with the appointment system

26.09.2017

Added a second availabilty control at the end of booking process to avoid double bookings
Fixed missing alert on Assistant unavailability when adding reservations from back-end
Added “DELETE” button on “New reservations from back-end calendar”
Fixed bug with Swedish language
Fixed “Invalid license” issue
Added a new option to send out an email to the client after one day from the last appointment asking for a review submission
Fixed bug with php 5.3 version
Added Polylang support
Removed “Always” option from the “Booking time range”

04.09.2017

Advanced Discount System bundled into Salon Booking
Drag&Drop to sort assistants order
Automatic refresh of “Assistants calendar” when new reservations has come
Display comment reviews inside “Reservations history” tab on “Booking my account” page

26.07.2017

Improvements of Google Calendar synch – now add new customers on reservation from G.C.
Fixed bug on booking system
Added URL of reservation inside Google Calendar event description
Fixed bug on adding new customer with an existing email address
Fixed date format consistent into GC event
Removed auto-login URL expiration
Improved booking rule “Always valid” option login

10.07.2017

Fixed bug on booking system
Fixed bug on reservations date format on Google Calendar
Fixed bug on booking rules after the 5th rule

04.07.2017

Fixed bug with booking system
Fixed services “Auto draft” bug
Fixed Yoast Free conflict

28.06.2017

Fixed bug with Yen currency on Stripe

20.06.2017

Fixed conflict with YOAST PREMIUM
Fixed missing padding on the front-end booking form
Coupon field not editable from mobile device
“close” button on date/picker now it can be translatable
Fixed bug with French version
Fixed bug with Importing modal window

23.05.2017

Now you can add reservation from back-end calendar daily view
Added fixed amount deposit option
Optimized the performance of the booking form process more quick
Fixed booking system algorithm
Fixed bug on prices that use thousands
Fixed bug on Date/Time picker on Finnish language
Fixed booking that overrides salon closing time

27.04.2017

Fixed bug on booking system
Fixed back-end calendar daily view hours representation
Fixed assistants and services booking rules time intervals
Improved back-end calendar daily view
If total import is 0 no payment pending email notification
Services disappeared after updates bug fixed
SSL check

10.04.2017

Fixed bug on front-end when “change order” option is active

31.03.2017

Fixed status bar back-end calendar daily view
“Create new user” option now is disabled by default
Bug on services custom order on back-end fixed
Bug on assistant selection on front-end fixed
Bug on booking system – reservations that overrides closing time – fixed
Fixed bug on thousand separator on Stripe
Changed the “Services break” intervals options
Added an alert on parallel reservations on back-end
Removed rollback to 2.3
Added untraslateble text strings

07.03.2017

Fixed bug on Assistant selection
Fixed bug on booking system ( overriding salon closing time )
Fixed bug on booking system ( date availability when parallel booking is available )

28.02.2017

Fixed bug on booking status
Fixed bug on thousand separators
Required checkout form fields options on back-end
Added “Choose an assistant for me” default option on front-end
Fixed fatal error on thank you page after payment on PayPal

07.02.2017

Fixed incompatibility with YITH Wish list and YITH Zoom magnifier
Fixed wrong representation of free slots on back-end
Fixed Google Calendar sync issues
Fixed 0 error on password recovery
Added pagination to Customers section
Fixed bug on conditional secondary services
Fixed missing new customer email notification
Fixed error on booking system with “change order” active

25.01.2017

Fixed wrong branches

24.01.2017

Wrong representation of available slots on back-end time-picker
Google Calendar sync issues ( canceled reservations not deleted from G.A.)

17.01.2017

Untraslatable text strings
Problem with date picker – date selection automatic reset
Higlited fully booked dates
Improved fields validation
Fixed some bugs Booking My Account page
Minor restyling of reports stats
Fixed new conflicts bugs with Yoast plugin
Improved back-end calendar – representation of dayli availability, total reservations and total revenues per day

13.12.2016

Fixed bug with Yoast
Fixed bug with holidays rules after 27 rules

30.11.2016

Fixed bug on associating services to assistant
Fixed bug for disappeared customers list
Fixed bug on holidays rules when more than 27
Fixed bug on sending reminder to Canceled reservations
Fixed bug on YOAST conflict
Fixed bug on mobile selection of services on checkbox

21.11.2016

Fixed bug on booking editing
Fixex bug on “booking” page setting
Fixed bug on a missing text string translation
Fixed bug on missing reports

18.11.2016

Fixed bug on date picker of booking rules

14.11.2016

Fixed bug with cyrillic alphabet
Holidays rule issues fixed
Improved customer search
Improved bookings search with new filters
Fixed html markup bug into front-end booking form
Selective js and css loading of bootstrap files into the back-end
Dummy content load once fixed

21.10.2016

Bug with Woocommerce categories fixed
Bug with “Accept reservation” button fixed
Bug with “Email address missing” when “Force guest checkout” option is active fixed
Selection of customers on back-end booking creation for Salon Staff user fixed
Timezone +9 on back-end calendar fixed
Booking my account page redesigned
Settings pages layout improved

25.07/2016

Bug fixed on timepicker when “change order” option was enabled
Bug fixed on Adding a reservation from back-end when no new customers option is selected
Bug fixed with French language
Compatibility issue with Purpose theme fixed
Booking process speed optimization

13.07.2016

SMS bug fix
Holidays rules bug fix
Report filter bug fix

06.07.2016

Ip1sms bug fix
Google Calendar booking URL fixed
Removed CDN links
Pages transition effect and date/time picker fixed
Resend email notification option fixed
Back-end calendar daily view fixed
Holiday rules for assistants not saved fixed
Checkout as a guest option ADDED
Booking form color customization settings ADDED

15.06.2015

Bug fixed on booking rules
Bug fixed with Google Calendar sync.
Bug fixed with Holidays rules for assistants
Restored alert message when select a service that overlaps the closing time

03.06.2015

Bug fixed on date and time picker for French language
Bug fixed on add booking from back-end when “Assistant selection” option is not active
Improvement: date and time picker icons now clickable
Improvement: added the booking review inside the back-end calendar tool-tip
Fixed bug on reservation position on calendar daily view
Fixed bug on booking added from back-end by the Salon staff

18.05.2015

Bug fixed with SMS and email reminder
Bug fixed with assistant selection
Bug fixed with missing translating words
Bug fixed with service drag&drop sorting
Bug fixed with reservations added by back-end
Bug fixed with 120 minutes average session duration
Bug fixed with time picker of back-end bookings management

12.05.2016

Bug with Polish language

22.04.2016

Bug fixed on customer search inside back-end booking details
Bug fixed on double email notification
Bug fixed on adding services to a booking from back-end
Bug fixed on wrong status for booking with “manual confirmation” option enabled

14.04.2016

Salon staff role bug fix
Parallel booking bug fix
Time format inside Booking My Account page
Resend SMS verification code bug fix
Wrong time format inside Calendar daily view
Google Calendar syncronization legal time bug fix
Improvement back-end calendar weekly view
Front-end booking form restyling
Blank page after reservation approval from back-end bug fix

11.03.2016

Fixed bug on calendar daily view
Fixed bug on SMS verification code
Fixed bug on Holidays rules
Fixed minor CSS bugs

03.03.2016

Fixed Italian strings inside Assistant and Service detail page

19.02.2016

Fixed bug with French and Deutsch languages
Fixed bug when payment on Paypal is cancelled
Fixed bug with “Not available days” on services

08.02.2016

Fixed issue with timezone on Google Calendar integration
Fixed bug with services prices over 2000 as value

05.02.2016

Fixed bug on booking algorithm
Fixed issue with timezone on Google Calendar integration
Fixed issue on front-end date picker

22.01.2016

Fixed bug on booking algorithm
Fixed minor Php Warnings and Notices
Changed the order of Salon booking back-end menù
Layout improvements to the back-end Calendar

12.01.2016

Fixed bug on front-end
Fixed bug on front-end “error alert” on last step
Fixed bug on automatic updates alert

08.01.2016

Fixed bug – Screen options
Fixed bug – Assistant overbooking
Fixed bug – SMS notifications not sent
Fixed bug – Managing Services categories
Fixed bug – Custom message on disabled booking
Fixed bug – Redirect page with Manual booking confirmation option active
Fixed bug – Hide price option missing
Fixed bug – Google Calendar settings error loop
Changed text strings text-domain
CSS improvements on front-end and back-end

18.12.2015

Fixed bug on hour format option

14.12.2015

Fixed bug on Timezone issues
Fixed bug on available hours for “tomorrow bookings”
Fixed bug on services duration calculation
Fixed bug on slot availability after booking cancellation
Fixed bug on Plivo SMS notification sending on selected assistant
Bookings, Services and Assistants back-end columns improvements
Back-end calendar small improvements ( added the name of the assistant on reservation detail)
Date and time picker improvements on mobile and tablets

1.3.1 25/11/2015

Fixed bug on time picker
Fixed bug on services duration calculation

1.3.0 12/11/2015

Bug on customer login
Bug on back-end bookings archive
Wrong link inside the license activation alert
Wrong amount on payment step when deposit is disabled

1.2.0 05/10/2015

minor front-end redesign
Unit per hour bug fix
AM/PM time picker fix
other minor bug fix

1.1.0 15/09/2015

fixed css bug on time-picker
fixed bug on custom email inside email notification template
fixed bug on “Booking allowed from” time range
minor css and mark-up fixes

1.0.6 27/07/2015

fixed bug on date picker (first week not bookable)
fixed css compatibility with twitter bootstrap based theme

1.0.5 07/07/2015

fixed WPML compatibility issue
fixed real time availability control on date/time picker
fixed booking range selection issue
fixed time-session average duration bug

1.0.4 02/06/2015

Ajax loading option
Currency position option
New Address field
Time selection fix
Date picker fixes for Dutch and Norway languages
Missing translations strings
Modified many english text strings

1.0.3 22/05/2015

Date-picker multi-languages support fix

1.0.2 19/05/2015

Date-picker multi-languages support fix

1.0.1 13/05/2015

Added “Assistant selection” option
Added “SMS Verification” option
Add “Salon staff” new users role
Fixed booking system bug