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Oryx Bookings: WooCommerce Appointments & Scheduling (100% Free)

Oryx Bookings: WooCommerce Appointments & Scheduling (100% Free)

Description

πŸš€ WHY CHOOSE ORYX BOOKINGS?
Most booking plugins force you to buy a β€œPro” version to accept payments or manage staff. Oryx gives you everything for FREE.

  • WooCommerce Integration? βœ… FREE (Accept Stripe, PayPal, etc.)
  • Unlimited Services? βœ… FREE
  • Unlimited Staff Members? βœ… FREE
  • 6 Premium Form Designs? βœ… FREE
  • Interactive Admin Calendar? βœ… FREE

Stop paying monthly subscriptions. Oryx is the open-source solution for Salons, Clinics, and Service Businesses.

Oryx Bookings is a complete appointment and service booking system for WordPress. Manage services, staff, schedules, and accept bookings with a beautiful frontend form.

πŸ”₯ KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Unlimited Services & Staff β€” Create as many services and team members as you need.
  • WooCommerce Ready β€” Sell appointments like products and use any payment gateway.
  • Interactive Calendar β€” Visual calendar view to manage all your bookings at a glance.
  • 6 Booking Form Templates β€” Grid, Stepper, Accordion, Card Flow, Flat Split, and Focus Input.
  • Smart Scheduling β€” Real-time availability with automatic double-booking prevention.
  • Secure & GDPR-Ready β€” Built-in spam protection, rate limiting, reCAPTCHA v3, and WordPress privacy tools integration.

πŸ› οΈ DETAILED FEATURES

Services Management
* Custom name, duration, price, description, and featured image per service.
* Rich content editor with media support.
* Organize services into categories.
* Two scheduling modes: Staff-based (user picks staff) or Service-only (auto-assign based on company hours).

Staff & Team
* Staff profiles with name, job title, and photo.
* Flexible availability: follow company hours or set a custom weekly schedule.
* Individual days off per staff member.
* Assign multiple staff to each service.

Bookings & Workflow
* Real-time available time slots based on service duration.
* Booking statuses: Pending, Confirmed, Cancelled, Completed.
* Collects customer name, email, and optionally phone, address, and notes.
* Configurable form fields β€” enable or disable optional fields from Settings.

Interactive Calendar
* Full interactive calendar (day, week, month, and list views).
* Create, edit, drag-and-drop, and delete bookings directly from the calendar.
* Filter by staff or service.
* Visual color coding by booking status.

Working Hours & Holidays
* Set opening and closing times for each day of the week.
* Mark specific days as closed.
* Add company holidays β€” bookings are automatically blocked on those dates.

Elementor & Gutenberg Support
* Elementor Widget: Drag-and-drop from the β€œOryx Bookings” category with live preview.
* Gutenberg Block: Search β€œOryx – Booking Form” with server-side preview.
* Shortcode: Use [oryx_bookings] anywhere.

🎨 CUSTOMIZATION

  • Primary Color β€” Match your brand with a single color setting.
  • Display Toggles β€” Show or hide service image, description, price, duration, and staff image.
  • Custom Labels β€” Change step titles, button text, and the success message.
  • Redirect URL β€” Send customers to a thank-you page after booking.

πŸ”’ SECURITY

  • Rate limiting per IP for slot lookups and booking creation.
  • Honeypot fields and time-based tokens to block bots.
  • Google reCAPTCHA v3 support.
  • Booking limits per email, IP, and phone number.
  • Email and IP blocklist.

Third-Party Libraries

This plugin includes the following third-party libraries:

Flatpickr

  • Version: 4.6.13
  • License: MIT
  • Copyright: Gregory Petrosyan

FullCalendar

  • Version: 6.1.10
  • License: MIT
  • Copyright: Adam Shaw

Screenshots

  • Dashboard Overview: Quick stats and management.
  • Interactive Calendar: Drag-and-drop bookings visually.
  • WooCommerce Support: Seamless payment integration.
  • Services Management: Create and manage your bookable services.
  • Staff Management: Profiles with photos, schedules, and days off.
  • Booking Form (Frontend): Clean, responsive customer booking experience.
  • Elementor Widget: Drag-and-drop with live preview.

Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

  • Oryx – Booking Form Display a booking form with multiple template styles.

Installation

  1. Upload the oryx-bookings folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate the plugin from the Plugins screen
  3. Go to Oryx Bookings > Settings > Working Hours and set your business hours
  4. Add your team under Oryx Bookings > Staff
  5. Create your services under Oryx Bookings > Services and assign staff
  6. Add the booking form to any page using the Elementor widget, Gutenberg block, or [oryx_bookings] shortcode

FAQ

Is the WooCommerce integration really free?

Yes! Unlike other plugins that charge for β€œPro” addons to accept payments, Oryx Bookings integrates with WooCommerce out of the box for free.

How do I add a booking form to my site?

You have three options:
* Elementor β€” Drag the β€œBooking Form” widget.
* Gutenberg β€” Add the β€œOryx – Booking Form” block.
* Shortcode β€” Paste [oryx_bookings] into any page.

Can I use this without staff members?

Yes. Set the service’s Availability Mode to β€œService-only” and it will use your company working hours directly β€” no staff selection step.

How does the plugin prevent double-bookings?

Multiple layers: real-time availability checks, overlap detection, a temporary booking lock during processing, and a final server-side check before saving.

Can I customize the shortcode?

Yes. Example: [oryx_bookings template="stepper" primary_color="#EF4444" show_price="no"]. A Shortcode Generator is available in Settings.

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Contributors & Developers

“Oryx Bookings: WooCommerce Appointments & Scheduling (100% Free)” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

1.1.3

  • NEW: Interactive Admin Calendar (Day/Week/Month views).
  • NEW: Drag-and-drop booking management.
  • NEW: Google reCAPTCHA v3 integration.
  • NEW: Gutenberg Block with server-side preview.
  • IMPROVED: Added Phone, Address, and Notes fields.

1.0.1

  • Added Elementor widget with 6 templates.
  • Added GDPR personal data export and erasure.

1.0.0

  • Initial stable release.