PlugZap Booking Engine is a feature-rich, modular appointment-scheduling plugin that lets your clients book meetings and services directly on your WordPress site. Designed for high-performance and flexibility, it offers a white-label solution perfect for professionals, service-based businesses, and agencies who need a reliable booking system without the recurring monthly fees of external platforms.

The plugin is built with modern coding standards and is fully compliant, ensuring security, proper data escaping, and optimal performance. It features a seamless, multi-step booking wizard that guides customers through service selection, staff choice, and scheduling in a clean, intuitive interface.

**Key Features:

Multi-step booking wizard - Service → Host → Date/Time → Location → Details

• Timezone-aware — Automatic client timezone detection with full IANA support
• Team management — Multiple staff members with individual limits and calendars
• Meeting types — Unlimited services with custom durations, pricing, and buffers
• Multiple locations — Physical addresses and online meeting links
• Email notifications — 10 configurable templates with `{{shortcode}}` variables
• Google Calendar sync — Create, update, and delete events via service account
• Reserved time blocks — One-time or recurring (daily/weekly/monthly)
• Holidays & days off — Once, yearly, or monthly recurrence
• Custom fields — Two admin-configurable dropdown fields
• Look Busy — Scarcity effect by hiding a percentage of available slots
• CSV export — Download all bookings as a spreadsheet
• Scheduled reminders — 5-day and 24-hour automated email reminders via WP-Cron
• Auto no-show — Automatically marks missed appointments
• Footer builder — 4-column footer with links, copyright, and legal links
• Embeddable — Works anywhere the `[plugzap_booking]` shortcode is placed

• WordPress Version: 5.8 or higher.
• 7.4 or higher.

• Installation: Upload the plugzap-booking folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
• Activation: Activate the plugin through the WordPress Plugins menu.
• Core Configuration: Navigate to Booking Engine → Settings to set your business hours, branding, and global email settings.
• Team Setup: Add your staff members under Booking Engine → Team Members.
• Service Definition: Define your offerings in Booking Engine → Meeting Types.
• Deployment: Simply add the shortcode [plugzap_booking] to any page or post to display your booking wizard