Rox Appointment Booking – Event, Calendar & Appointment Scheduling

✅ Days Off Management – Block specific dates globally or per agent so customers can never book on closed days

✅ Group Bookings – Handle multiple attendees with capacity management (Pro)

✅ Multi-Service Cart – Allow customers to stack multiple services in one checkout with “Add More Item”

✅ Control Which Statuses Block a Time Slot – Choose exactly which appointment statuses (approved, pending, cancelled, etc.) hold a time slot, so cancelled appointments can free up their slot automatically

✅ Date & Time Format Controls – Switch between 12-hour and 24-hour clock, choose your preferred date format (MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, or YYYY-MM-DD), and toggle whether appointment end times are shown to customers

✅ Auto-Step Skip – When only one category or location is available, the booking flow removes that step automatically so customers are never asked to choose from a list of one

✅ Guided Setup Wizard – First-time setup wizard walks you through category, services, agents, and working hours so you can accept bookings in minutes

💳 Payment & Pricing of Booking Services

✅ Flexible Payment Options – Accept payments via Stripe, or manual/local payment

✅ Pay Later: Turn on this option for customers so they can pay later.

✅ WooCommerce Appointments Checkout – Let customers pay for appointments through WooCommerce, reusing its gateways with automatic order sync

✅ Deposits & Refunds – Configure fixed or percentage deposits with refund policy rules

✅ Invoices & Taxes – Generate professional invoices with tax calculations

🙋 Customer Self-Service Portal

Every customer gets their own private booking portal — completely separate from the WordPress admin. Once logged in, customers can manage everything themselves without contacting you.

My Bookings – View upcoming, past, and cancelled appointments. The next appointment is highlighted at the top. From here customers can: – Reschedule to another available slot (if you allow it) – Cancel an appointment (if you allow it) – Pay outstanding balances via Stripe – Book again with details pre-filled from a previous booking – Open a full booking detail drawer

Book New – Start a fresh booking from inside the portal using the same step-by-step flow as the public panel

Payment History – A record of all payments with totals and transaction details

Profile – Update personal details, contact info, profile photo, and communication preferences

The portal page is created automatically on plugin activation at /rox-appointment-dashboard . Customers who land on any wp-admin screen are redirected to their portal automatically. You can also let customers log in and be redirected straight to the portal immediately after booking.

👤 Agent Portal

Staff members get their own focused dashboard when they log in to WordPress — a deliberately streamlined view that shows only what they need:

• Appointments – Read-only list of their own assigned bookings
• Calendar – Read-only calendar filtered to their bookings
• Services – Read-only list of the services they are assigned to
• My Bookings – Appointments they made for themselves as a customer, where they can reschedule or cancel if you allow it
• Profile – Edit their own agent profile details

Agents never see the main WordPress dashboard, other agents’ bookings, customer data, or any admin settings.

Easy Business Operations

✅ Service Extras & Packages – Offer add-ons and bundled service packages

✅ Staff Commissions – Track and calculate staff earnings

✅ Reports & Analytics – Monitor bookings and utilization metrics

✅ Roles & Permissions – Control access with custom user roles and audit logging

✅ Notification Panel – Administrator dashboard for all system notifications

✅ AI Assistant Access (MCP) – Let Claude, Cursor or VS Code Copilot read and manage bookings, with read, edit and delete switches

📅 Advanced Calendar View

Track every appointment with a full visual calendar in day, week, or month view. Filter by location, service, agent, or customer to focus on exactly what you need. Drag and drop any appointment to a new date or time slot to reschedule it instantly — no need to open the appointment first. Agents get a read-only version of the calendar showing only their own bookings.

Custom Controls of Appointments

✅ Multi-Location Settings – Configure unique settings per business location

✅ Working Hours – Customize availability schedules for each location and staff member

✅ Holiday & Day Off Calendar – Centralized holiday management to easily avoid booking off-days.

Customer Management within Booking Plugin

Maintain a full customer database with search, filter, add, edit, and bulk delete. Each customer record stores their contact details, booking history, and communication preferences. Auto-create customer accounts at booking time so first-time bookers get a login without any extra steps.

Customers can also log in to their own self-service portal (see Customer Self-Service Portal below) where they manage their own bookings completely independently, without ever touching the WordPress dashboard.

Types of Booking

Rox Appointment Booking supports a wide variety of booking types, making it the ideal booking plugin for WordPress across multiple industries:

Appointment-Based Bookings

🔶 Professional Services Perfect as a WordPress plugin for appointment booking, Rox Appointment Booking handles scheduling for medical practices, consulting firms, legal offices, and coaching services. The appointment booking plugin WordPress functionality includes buffer times, recurring sessions, and automated reminders.

🔶 Hair & Beauty Salons Specifically designed as one of the top WordPress booking plugins for hair and beauty salons, with features for managing multiple stylists, service durations, and product add-ons. The booking calendar plugins for WordPress include color-coded staff schedules and walk-in management.

🔶 Health & Wellness Ideal for fitness trainers, yoga studios, massage therapists, and wellness centers. The WordPress plugin for booking appointments supports class capacity limits and recurring session packages.

Vehicle & Transportation

🔶 Transportation Services Schedule shuttle services, chauffeur bookings, and ride reservations with driver assignments and route management.

🔶 Classes & Workshops The WordPress plugin for booking classes manages educational sessions, training programs, and workshop registrations with waitlist functionality.

Service-Based Bookings

🔶 Professional Services The service booking WordPress plugin handles consulting, repair services, home services, and maintenance appointments with technician dispatch.

🔶 Table Reservations Restaurant and dining reservations with party size, seating preferences, and special occasion notes.

General Booking & Reservations

🔶 Multi-Purpose Appointment Plugin

As a versatile booking reservation plugin for WordPress, handle any type of time-based or resource-based reservation, including meeting rooms, sports facilities, photography sessions, and more.

🔶 Combined Booking & Payment Operating as a comprehensive WordPress booking and payment plugin, process reservations and payments in a single seamless flow.

Why Choose Rox Appointment Booking?

🟢 Comprehensive Feature Set

Unlike basic free booking plugins for WordPress options, Rox Appointment Booking provides enterprise-level functionality, including advanced automation, multi-channel notifications, and sophisticated pricing rules.

🟢 Google Calendar Integration

Among WordPress booking plugins with Google Calendar integration, Rox Appointment Booking offers both one-way and two-way synchronization to keep all your