Expand Your WooCommerce Store with Time and Date-Based Bookings
WooCommerce Bookings is a powerful extension that allows you to sell time and date-based bookings, adding a new product type to your WooCommerce site. It is perfect for those looking to offer appointments, events, and rentals, making it an ideal solution for service providers, event organizers, and rental businesses.
Key Features
Create Booking Slots
- Flexible Scheduling: Define booking slots that fit your needs, whether they last minutes, hours, or days.
- Custom Time Intervals: Allow bookings to span overnight or extend into the next day, perfect for accommodation bookings.
Intuitive Booking Management
- Effortless Management: Easily manage bookings through an intuitive interface.
- List and Calendar Views: View bookings in both list and calendar formats for easy management.
Multi-Person Bookings
- Group Booking Support: Allow multiple people to book the same time slot, accommodating group appointments and events.
Manually Create Bookings
- Admin Control: Create bookings manually from the backend to accommodate phone or in-person reservations.
Customer Email Notifications
- Automated Alerts: Send custom email notifications to customers when they book a product, ensuring they are informed of their bookings.
Custom-Tailored Booking Costs
- Flexible Pricing: Set custom booking prices based on various factors, including time, date, and booking duration.
Booking Confirmation Controls
- Approve Bookings: Control how bookings are confirmed, either automatically or manually, giving you full control over your schedule.
Control Booking Availability
- Availability Settings: Define when bookings can be made, allowing you to manage your availability and prevent double-bookings.
Other Great Features
- Resources Management: Assign “resources” to bookable products for added flexibility. Resources can be shared globally across multiple bookable products, ensuring efficient resource management.
- Global Availability Rules: Define global availability rules for each bookable product, making it easy to manage complex scheduling needs.
- Integration with Product Add-Ons: Enhance your bookings by integrating with the Product Add-Ons extension, allowing you to offer extras for each booking.
- Custom Email Notifications: Send personalized email notifications to customers when they book a product, enhancing the customer experience.
What’s New in Version 1.9?
- Accommodation Support: Added support for the free Accommodation for Bookings add-on, enabling you to create and manage overnight bookings for accommodations. Set check-in/check-out times, and apply special rates for weekends and holidays.
- Day Ranges for Custom Dates: Set availability and pricing rules for specific hours on certain dates, providing even more flexibility.
- Improved Booking Statuses: Enhanced the creation and management of custom booking statuses.
- Date/Time Picker Enhancements: Improved the date/time picker for better user experience and accuracy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I see a demo of Bookings in action?
Yes, you can view a demo of Bookings using the Resort theme at: Bookings Demo.
Can I add fields to the bookings form?
Yes, using the Product Add-Ons extension for WooCommerce, you can add extra fields to the bookings form. We have compiled documentation on integrating Product Add-Ons as well.
Does WooCommerce Bookings support WooCommerce Subscriptions?
While WooCommerce Bookings doesn’t currently support WooCommerce Subscriptions, it is on our development roadmap.
Does WooCommerce Bookings support recurring bookings?
While WooCommerce Bookings doesn’t currently support recurring bookings, it is on our development roadmap.
Can the same resource be used across multiple booking products?
Yes, resources can be used across multiple bookable products. To learn more, see: WooCommerce Bookings Resources.
Can customers modify their bookings?
Bookings can currently only be amended by the website administrator, allowing for controlled management of changes.
Can I book a specific day?
All bookings are time and date-based, rather than based on specific days, providing more flexible scheduling options.
WooCommerce Bookings is the perfect solution for businesses looking to offer a seamless booking experience. With its robust features and flexibility, you can manage bookings efficiently and provide an excellent service to your customers. Whether you’re running a rental service, hosting events, or offering appointments, this extension empowers you to tailor your booking system to meet your specific needs.
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