Salon Booking & Appointment Scheduling Lite
Advanced single-employee salon booking system with service blocking, schedule overrides, and WooCommerce integration.
Use with caution
Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 5 months ago, and scores 42/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Salon Booking & Appointment… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| appointment | >100 |
| booking | >100 |
| salon | #59 |
| scheduling | >100 |
| woocommerce | >100 |
About Salon Booking & Appointment Scheduling…
From the official readme · v1.1.1Description
Salon Booking & Appointment Scheduling Lite is a clean, lightweight appointment booking plugin for single-employee salons. It integrates with WooCommerce products as services and blocks time slots based on service duration so double bookings are impossible.
Features:
* Uses WooCommerce products as bookable services
* Smart time slot blocking based on service duration
* Per-date schedule overrides (custom hours or close entire day)
* Duplicate booking prevention (server-side check)
* Email confirmation to both admin and customer
* Past date and closed date prevention on frontend
* Buffer Time (Gap) between appointments for preparation
* Default duration fallback for services without specified time
* Beautiful Auto-Gradient UI matching your brand (Color Picker)
* Fully translatable (i18n ready with .pot file support)
* No inline CSS or JS — all assets properly enqueued
Installation
- Upload the
faiyum-salon-booking-litefolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu in WordPress
- Make sure WooCommerce is installed and activated
- Add your services as WooCommerce products (use Short Description for duration e.g. “45 minutes”)
- Create a page and add the shortcode
[salon_services] - Configure opening/closing times under Salon Booking → Settings
Frequently asked questions
Does this support multiple employees?
No, this is the Lite version designed for single-employee salons.
Do I need WooCommerce?
Yes. Services are managed as WooCommerce products.
How do I set service duration?
Add duration in the WooCommerce product Short Description. Examples: “45 minutes”, “1 hour”, “2 hours 30 minutes”. If left blank, the Default Duration from settings will apply.
Can I close specific days?
Yes. Go to Salon Booking → Calendar and click on a day to close it or change hours.
Can I change the button colors?
Yes! Go to Salon Booking → Settings and use the Primary Color picker. The system will automatically generate a beautiful gradient based on your chosen color.
Changelog
Major UI and features update. Added Buffer Time, Default Duration, Auto-Gradient Color Picker, and Help page. Please upgrade.
1.1.0
- Added: Buffer Time (Gap) between appointments for preparation
- Added: Default Duration setting for services without specified time
- Added: Smart Auto-Gradient Color Picker for frontend UI
- Added: Poppins Font for modern, beautiful typography
- Added: Help & Usage page in admin menu
- Improved: Responsive layout for service cards and mobile modal
- Improved: Better visual UI with gradients and hover effects
1.0.1
- WordPress.org compliance: moved all CSS/JS to external files
- Fixed: Modal now loads only on pages with the shortcode
- Fixed: Closed dates now blocked on frontend
- Fixed: Server-side duplicate booking check added
- Fixed: Past dates now blocked via HTML min attribute
- Added: Confirmation emails to admin and customer
- Added: Full i18n/l10n support with text domain
- Added: Status column in admin bookings table
1.0.0
- Initial release
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FAQ
Salon Booking & Appointment Schedul…: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 11, 2026
Is Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… free?
Yes. Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… safe to use in 2026?
Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 5 months ago, and scores 42/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Salon Booking & Appointment Sch…?
Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 346 times since it launched in May 2026. It was downloaded 82 times in the last 30 days.
Does Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… work with WordPress 7.1?
Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… is officially tested up to WordPress 6.9.10, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… need?
Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.1, was released on May 20, 2026 (5 months ago).
Who makes Salon Booking & Appointment Sch…?
Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… is developed and maintained by faiyum09.
What are the best alternatives to Salon Booking & Appointment Sch…?
The most popular alternatives to Salon Booking & Appointment Sch… are Easy Appointments (10K+ installs), EMC (10K+ installs) and Appointment Hour Booking (10K+ installs).
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