Glitzy Booking Suite – Free WordPress Appointment Booking Plugin
Free WordPress appointment booking plugin with booking calendar, staff scheduling, online payments, recurring appointments, coupons and notifications.
Solid choice
Glitzy Booking Suite is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 62/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Rankings
Where Glitzy Booking Suite stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| appointment booking | >100 |
| appointment scheduler | #24 |
| booking calendar | >100 |
| booking system | >100 |
| online booking | >100 |
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Glitzy Booking Suite
From the official readme · v1.3.1Description
Glitzy Booking Suite is a powerful free appointment booking plugin for WordPress that helps businesses accept and manage online appointments from their website.
If you are looking for a free WordPress booking plugin, online booking system, appointment scheduler, or booking calendar, Glitzy Booking Suite provides the essential tools needed to create a professional appointment booking experience without a complicated setup.
Customers can choose a service, select an available staff member, pick a date and time, enter their details, and confirm their booking through a responsive step-by-step booking form.
The plugin is suitable for salons, spas, clinics, consultants, coaches, tutors, fitness businesses, repair services, home services, wellness businesses, and other appointment-based businesses.
Simply add the [glitzy_booking_form] shortcode to any page and start accepting online bookings.
Free Appointment Booking Features
- Free online appointment booking system for WordPress
- Responsive multi-step booking form
- Booking calendar and appointment scheduler
- Service booking management
- Staff scheduling and availability management
- Unlimited services and staff members
- Customer management dashboard
- Appointment approval and status management
- Recurring appointment booking
- Coupon and discount code support
- Stripe Checkout payment gateway
- PayPal Checkout payment gateway
- On-site payment option
- Payment history and transaction records
- Customer booking confirmation emails
- Administrator booking notification emails
- Twilio SMS booking notifications
- Google Calendar event synchronization
- Booking reports and analytics dashboard
- Mobile-friendly booking experience
- Shortcode support for easy page integration
- Clean and responsive WordPress admin interface
- Secure data validation, sanitization, and escaping
- WordPress coding standards compatible
WordPress Booking Calendar
Manage upcoming appointments from a centralized booking dashboard. The booking calendar helps administrators review scheduled appointments, customer information, selected services, staff members, booking status, and payment information.
Online Appointment Scheduler
Glitzy Booking Suite works as an online appointment scheduler directly inside WordPress. Customers can view available booking slots and complete the appointment process from your website without needing a separate booking platform.
Staff and Service Booking
Create multiple services, set service duration and pricing, add staff members, and manage staff availability. Customers can choose a service and an available staff member during the booking process.
Recurring Appointments
Allow repeat customers to create recurring appointments. This is useful for coaching sessions, treatments, classes, consultations, wellness appointments, and other services that customers book regularly.
Online Payments
The plugin can accept booking payments through optional Stripe and PayPal integrations. On-site payment can also be offered when online payment is not required.
Booking Notifications
Send booking confirmation notifications to customers and administrators. Optional Twilio integration can also send SMS booking notifications.
Google Calendar Integration
When configured by the administrator, confirmed bookings can create events in Google Calendar to make appointment management easier.
Coupons and Discounts
Create coupon codes to offer booking discounts. Coupons can be used as part of promotions, customer retention campaigns, or special offers.
Perfect For
- Hair salons
- Beauty salons
- Barber shops
- Spas and wellness centers
- Massage therapists
- Doctors and clinics
- Dentists
- Consultants
- Business coaches
- Tutors
- Fitness trainers
- Yoga studios
- Photographers
- Repair services
- Cleaning services
- Car services
- Home services
- Meeting scheduling
- Professional services
- Any business that accepts appointments
Why Choose Glitzy Booking Suite?
Glitzy Booking Suite combines a WordPress booking calendar, appointment scheduling, staff management, customer management, online payments, recurring bookings, coupons, notifications, and reports in one booking plugin.
The core appointment booking functionality is free, making it suitable for businesses that need a practical WordPress booking system without requiring a separate SaaS booking platform.
External Services
Glitzy Booking Suite can connect to the following optional third-party services only after an administrator enters credentials and enables the related feature, or when a customer explicitly chooses the corresponding payment method.
Stripe
Stripe Checkout is used to process online card payments.
When a customer chooses Stripe, the plugin may send the booking amount, currency, service description, booking or appointment ID, and customer email to Stripe for payment processing and payment verification.
Stripe Terms of Service:
https://stripe.com/legal/consumer
Stripe Privacy Policy:
https://stripe.com/privacy
PayPal
PayPal Checkout is used to create and capture online payments.
When a customer chooses PayPal, the plugin may send the booking amount, currency, and booking reference to PayPal for payment processing and verification.
PayPal User Agreement:
https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/useragreement-full
PayPal Privacy Statement:
https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full
Twilio
Twilio is used to send optional SMS booking notifications.
When enabled by the administrator, the plugin sends the customer’s phone number and booking notification text to Twilio when an SMS notification is triggered.
Twilio Terms of Service:
https://www.twilio.com/en-us/legal/tos
Twilio Privacy Notice:
https://www.twilio.com/en-us/legal/privacy
Google Calendar
Google Calendar API is used to create calendar events for bookings.
When enabled by the administrator, the plugin may send the booking title, customer name and email, booking date and time, and booking ID to Google when creating an event.
Google Terms of Service:
https://policies.google.com/terms
Google Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
No optional external integration is contacted unless it has been configured by the administrator or the customer selects the related payment method.
Privacy
Glitzy Booking Suite stores booking information in the WordPress database as required to manage appointments. Depending on the fields enabled in the booking form, this may include customer name, email address, phone number, appointment information, service, staff member, notes, payment status, and booking status.
Site administrators are responsible for providing an appropriate privacy policy and complying with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements.
Optional external services are documented in the External Services section above.
Source Code
All JavaScript and CSS source files used by the plugin are included in the plugin package. Human-readable JavaScript source files are available under assets/js/src, and runtime JavaScript files are available under assets/js.
No external build process is required to use the distributed plugin.
Installation
- Upload the plugin ZIP through Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
- Activate Glitzy Booking Suite.
- Open Glitzy Booking → Settings.
- Configure services, staff, availability, notifications, and payment options.
- Add the shortcode [glitzy_booking_form] to any page or post.
- Publish the page and start accepting online appointments.
Frequently asked questions
Is Glitzy Booking Suite free?
Yes. The core WordPress appointment booking system is free.
Is this a free WordPress booking plugin?
Yes. Glitzy Booking Suite provides free appointment scheduling, booking calendar, service management, staff management, customer management, recurring bookings, coupons, and other core booking features.
Can customers book appointments online?
Yes. Customers can select a service, staff member, available date and time, enter their information, and confirm the appointment through the booking form.
Can I use it as a booking calendar?
Yes. The plugin includes appointment and calendar management features for reviewing and managing bookings.
Does it support recurring appointments?
Yes. Customers can create recurring appointments for repeat bookings.
Can I accept online payments?
Yes. Optional Stripe and PayPal payment integrations are supported. You can also offer on-site payment.
Does Stripe prefill the customer email?
When Stripe Checkout is used, the booking email can be passed to Stripe so the customer does not need to enter it again.
What happens after a successful online payment?
After a verified successful payment, the booking can be marked as paid and approved and the customer is returned to the booking confirmation screen.
Are customer and admin booking emails supported?
Yes. The plugin supports booking notification emails for both the customer and administrator using WordPress mail functionality.
Can I send SMS booking notifications?
Yes. Optional Twilio integration can be configured for SMS notifications.
Can I sync appointments with Google Calendar?
Yes. When Google Calendar integration is configured, bookings can create Google Calendar events.
Does it work on mobile devices?
Yes. The frontend booking form is responsive and designed for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
What shortcode should I use?
Use: [glitzy_booking_form]
Changelog
1.3.1
- Escaped dynamic admin output identified during manual review.
- Prepared custom-table identifiers using WordPress database identifier placeholders.
- Preserved booking, payment, notification, and integration behavior.
1.3.0
- Addressed WordPress.org review feedback for enqueueing, escaping, prefixing, external-service disclosure, and PayPal return verification.
1.2.3
- Added customer email prefill for Stripe Checkout.
- Added Stripe payment verification after return.
- Automatically approve verified paid bookings.
- Improved booking workflow and payment reliability.
1.2.0
- Added WordPress.org compatible metadata.
- Replaced external chart library with local dashboard charts.
- Improved security, sanitization, and validation.
- Enhanced booking calendar performance.
- Improved recurring appointment management.
- Improved payment processing and reporting.
1.1.4
- Added booking confirmation screen.
- Improved customer booking experience.
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FAQ
Glitzy Booking Suite: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Glitzy Booking Suite free?
Yes. Glitzy Booking Suite is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Glitzy Booking Suite safe to use in 2026?
Glitzy Booking Suite is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 62/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Glitzy Booking Suite?
Glitzy Booking Suite is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 189 times since it launched in August 2026. It was downloaded 72 times in the last 30 days.
Does Glitzy Booking Suite work with WordPress 7.1?
Glitzy Booking Suite is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Glitzy Booking Suite need?
Glitzy Booking Suite requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Glitzy Booking Suite last updated?
The latest version, 1.3.1, was released on August 14, 2026 (2 months ago).
Who makes Glitzy Booking Suite?
Glitzy Booking Suite is developed and maintained by WP Craft Engineer.
What are the best alternatives to Glitzy Booking Suite?
The most popular alternatives to Glitzy Booking Suite are Appointment Booking Plugin (100K+ installs), Online Scheduling and Appoi… (60K+ installs) and Simply Schedule Appointments (50K+ installs).
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