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Actively maintained Tested with WP 7.1 #2 in appointment

EMC – Embed Calendly Scheduling With Ease

Embed Calendly scheduling features in WordPress and optimize your booking flow with custom design, availability indicator, and conversion tools.

Active installs10K+10K+ tier
Downloads · 30d18.4K▲ 6.9× vs prev. 30d
Rating4.8/514 reviews
Health score73/100Good
All-time downloads430.5KSince Oct 2020
Support resolved0 / 10% in last 2 months
RequiresWP 4.6PHP 7.4+
Downloads · 7d8.5K▲ 9.1× week over week
Our verdict

Solid choice

EMC is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10K+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 3 days ago, and scores 73/100 on our health check.

  • Proven at scale on 10K+ active sites
  • Actively developed — last update 3 days ago
  • Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
  • Momentum — downloads up 588.9% vs the previous 30 days

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

1.6K3.2K4.7KJun 28Aug 11Sep 25
Yesterday392
Daily average (1y)401
Peak day8,241Mar 12, 2026
Last 12 months146.1K

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where EMC stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
appointment #45 935 Best appointment plugins →
booking >100 2,037 Best booking plugins →
Calendly #1 94 Best Calendly plugins →
scheduling #2 2,027 Best scheduling plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 5.933.3%
  • 4.211.5%
  • 5.811.0%
  • 3.86.3%
  • 5.75.4%
  • Other32.4%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 from 14 reviews

  • 5★85.7%
  • 4★7.1%
  • 3★7.1%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About EMC

From the official readme · v5.9

Description

EMC Scheduling Manager makes it easy to embed Calendly scheduling pages into your WordPress website.

EMC is designed not only to embed scheduling pages, but also to help businesses improve booking completion and understand how visitors interact with their scheduling pages.

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Add Calendly booking forms anywhere on your site using a simple shortcode. Display your scheduling page inline, open it in a popup, or trigger it from a button — all without writing code.

Whether you’re a consultant, coach, agency, or business owner, this plugin helps you turn website visitors into scheduled meetings quickly and easily.

Upgrade to EMC Pro to unlock powerful tools for tracking bookings, improving conversion, upsell rates, and managing scheduling workflows more efficiently.

Free Version Features

The free version includes everything you need to start embedding Calendly scheduling pages in WordPress:

  • Import Calendly event types directly into WordPress
  • Embed scheduling pages with a shortcode
  • Inline embed, popup button, and popup text widgets
  • Visual widget customizer to generate embed shortcodes
  • Prefill booking fields for logged-in users
  • Customizable embed appearance
  • Quick setup with no coding required

Perfect for anyone who simply wants to add a Calendly booking widget to WordPress.

Pro Version Features (Advanced Scheduling Tools)

EMC Pro expands the plugin from a simple embed solution into a booking optimization toolkit, helping you create custom booking widget design, increase completed bookings and understand what drives scheduling activity.

Advanced Customizer

  • Customize the booking widget to match your site’s design
  • Add custom CSS for greater control over buttons, fonts, colors, spacing, borders, hover states, and positioning
  • Control the widget’s position instead of being limited to the default bottom-right placement

Business Integrations & Marketing Tracking

  • WooCommerce integration for booking after purchase
  • Redirect users after scheduling to custom pages
  • Track marketing campaigns Pass common UTM parameters like utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, utm_content, and utm_term directly to your booking pages.
  • CRM-friendly leads Integrate booking data with your CRM to see exactly which campaigns are converting into booked calls.

Analytics & Booking Insights

  • Track booking activity and engagement
  • Know which channels, pages, and campaigns drive appointments and revenue growth.
  • Export analytics data for reporting

Scheduling Workflow Tools

  • View and manage bookings from your WordPress dashboard
  • Send automated and manual email reminders from WordPress

Advanced Embedding Features

  • Dynamic embed options for flexible booking layouts
  • Enhanced shortcode customization
  • Elementor integration

EMC Pro helps turn your booking widget into a powerful scheduling and conversion tool.

Upgrade to EMC Pro to unlock powerful features designed to help you increase bookings and manage scheduling more effectively.

Learn More >>

Installation & Setup

After installing EMC Scheduling Manager:

  1. Connect your Calendly account using the API Key settings.
  2. Make sure all required API configurations and permissions are accepted when generating your Calendly API key.
  3. Save your API settings.
  4. Run a sync to confirm that your Calendly data is being imported correctly.
  5. Use basic/advanced customizer to configure your scheduling settings.

Shortcode

To simply embed a scheduling page, use:

[calendly url="https://calendly.com/example/call" type="1"]

Example with customization:

[calendly url="https://calendly.com/example/call" type="2" text="Book Now" text_color="#ffffff" text_size="14" button_style="1" button_size="1" button_color="#2694ea" branding="false" hide_details="false"]

Use the dynamic embedder when you want to display multiple Calendly event types on a single page, allowing visitors to switch between them without reloading the page.

[calendly_dynamic_embedder url="https://calendly.com/example/call" form_height="600px"]

(Pro Feature) Make your embed widget fit your existing design

  • style_class – Custom CSS class to match your theme’s design

(Pro Feature) Customize your dynamic embedder with these options

  • form_height – Calendar height
  • style – 1 for Horizontal tab display, 2 for Vertical tab display
  • tab_color – Tab color
  • tab_active – Active tab color
  • text_color – Text color
  • text_size – Text size
  • show_slots – 1 Yes, 0 No
  • slots_max – Maximum slots available
  • slots_text – Eg “Only %d slots left” where %d is automatically replaced with booking slots left

(Pro Feature) Display your availability slots with

[calendly_slots url=”https://calendly.com/example/call”] or [calendly_dynamic_embedder show_slots=”1″]

(Pro Feature) Customize how your availability slots is displayed with

  • text – Eg “Only %d slots left” where %d is automatically replaced with booking slots left
  • text_color – Text color
  • text_size – Text size
  • max_slots – Maximum slots available

Customization

Use the Widget Customizer under Dashboard > EMC > Customizer or configure the shortcode manually.

Available Options

  • type

    • 1 – Inline embed
    • 2 – Popup button
    • 3 – Popup text
  • url – Calendly scheduling page URL

  • text – Button or link text
  • text_color – Button or link text color
  • text_size – Text size
  • button_color – Button background color
  • button_size

    • 1 – Small
    • 2 – Medium
    • 3 – Large
  • button_style

    • 1 – Inline
    • 2 – Floating
  • branding – Show or hide branding

  • prefill_fields – Prefill form fields for logged-in users
  • hide_cookie_banner – Hide cookie banner
  • hide_details – Hide event details
  • redirection_url – Page URL to redirect users to after booking completion (Pro)

Custom CSS

The Advanced Customizer allows you to further customize the appearance and positioning of your booking widget using CSS.

You can customize:

  • Button borders, border radius, and icon
  • Font family, size, and weight
  • Button and text colors
  • Spacing and sizing
  • Other widget elements using CSS selectors

Built for Booking Conversion

EMC Scheduling Manager is designed to do more than embed scheduling pages:

  • Encourage faster decisions with limited availability indicators (Pro)
  • Present multiple booking options without overwhelming visitors (Pro)
  • Track how visitors interact with scheduling widgets (Pro)
  • Optimize booking flows using real usage data (Pro)

If scheduling is part of your sales or lead generation process, EMC Pro helps you optimize your booking flow for conversion.

Why Use EMC Scheduling Manager

Designed for consultants, coaches, agencies, and business that rely on scheduled calls to generate leads & sales.

  • Turn website visitors into scheduled meetings by embedding your scheduling pages directly inside WordPress.
  • Reduce booking friction with inline widgets, popup buttons, and customizable scheduling layouts.
  • Increase booking completion rates by displaying limited availability (e.g. “Only 3 slots left”), encouraging faster decisions while remaining transparent.
  • Keep visitors on your website while they book, improving engagement and reducing drop-offs.
  • Offer multiple meeting options on one page using dynamic embeds so visitors can quickly choose the right event.
  • Upgrade to Pro to unlock booking insights, and conversion tools that help you understand and grow your scheduling activity.

Start with the free version and upgrade to EMC Pro when you’re ready to unlock advanced scheduling features.

Learn More >>

Popular Use Cases

EMC is used by professionals and businesses that rely on scheduled meetings to generate leads, sales, or revenue:

  • Consultants & coaches offering paid or free strategy calls
  • Agencies booking discovery calls and client onboarding sessions
  • Freelancers managing availability without email back-and-forth
  • Online educators scheduling 1:1 sessions or onboarding calls
  • WooCommerce store owners linking products to post-purchase booking flows

Upgrade to Pro to unlock advanced customizer, analytics, availability tracking, and booking optimization features.

Disclaimer

This plugin is an unofficial integration for embedding Calendly scheduling pages in WordPress and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Calendly.

The free version may display optional promotional notices in the WordPress admin dashboard. These notices can be dismissed using the “Don’t show again” option.

You can also disable them using the following filter:

add_filter('emcs_promotions', 'emcs_show_promotions');

function emcs_show_promotions() {
    return false; 
}

Frequently asked questions

How do I display scheduling forms on pages?

Add the shortcode: [calendly url="https://calendly.com/example/call" type="1"] to any page or post.

How do I connect to Calendly?

Enter your Calendly API key in the API Key tab on the EMC Scheduling Manager settings page. Important: When generating your Calendly API key, make sure you accept/enable all required API configurations and permissions. If these are not accepted, EMC may not be able to sync your Calendly data correctly.

How do I style my embed widget?

Go to Dashboard → EMC → Customizer, select an event type, and adjust the settings to generate a shortcode.

How do I add a custom CSS class to the embed?

For EMC Pro users, use the style_class option: [calendly url="https://calendly.com/example/call" style_class="custom_form_style"]

Changelog

5.9 – 23-09-2026

  • Added support for EMC Pro advanced customizer
  • Tested & ensured compatibility with the latest WordPress version

5.8 – 27-08-2026

  • Ensured event type sync is backward compatible
  • Tested & ensured compatibility with the latest WordPress version

5.7 – 16-07-2026

  • Tested & ensured compatibility with the latest WordPress version

5.6 – 01-06-2026

  • Improved inline popup button styling
  • Tested & ensured compatibility with the latest WordPress version

5.5 – 29-04-2026

  • Improved compatibility with older PHP versions

5.4 – 06-04-2026

  • Prevent duplicates on event types sync
  • Redirect correcly when sync button is clicked
  • Performance improvement

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

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FAQ

EMC: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026

Is EMC free?

Yes. EMC is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is EMC safe to use in 2026?

EMC is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10K+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 3 days ago, and scores 73/100 on our health check.

How many websites use EMC?

EMC is active on 10K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 430,517 times since it launched in October 2020. It was downloaded 18,436 times in the last 30 days.

Does EMC work with WordPress 7.1?

Yes. The developer has tested EMC up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 4.6 or newer.

What PHP version does EMC need?

EMC requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was EMC last updated?

The latest version, 5.9, was released on September 23, 2026 (3 days ago).

Who makes EMC?

EMC is developed and maintained by Simpma.

What are the best alternatives to EMC?

The most popular alternatives to EMC are Easy Appointments (10K+ installs), Appointment Hour Booking (10K+ installs) and Booking Package (10K+ installs).

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