Oryx Bookings

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Oryx Bookings – Service booking infrastructure with custom tables for managing appointments and reservations.

Author:Rabie Eltegani (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:6.0
WordPress version tested:6.9.1
Plugin version:1.1.3
Added to WordPress repository:05-02-2026
Last updated:09-02-2026
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Total downloads:338
Active installs:30+
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???? WHY CHOOSE ORYX BOOKINGS?
Most booking plugins force you to buy a “Pro” version to accept payments or manage staff. Oryx gives you everything for FREE.

  • WooCommerce Integration?FREE (Accept Stripe, PayPal, etc.)
  • Unlimited Services?FREE
  • Unlimited Staff Members?FREE
  • 6 Premium Form Designs?FREE
  • Interactive Admin Calendar?FREE

Stop paying monthly subscriptions. Oryx is the open-source solution for Salons, Clinics, and Service Businesses.

Oryx Bookings is a complete appointment and service booking system for WordPress. Manage services, staff, schedules, and accept bookings with a beautiful frontend form.

???? KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Unlimited Services & Staff — Create as many services and team members as you need.
  • WooCommerce Ready — Sell appointments like products and use any payment gateway.
  • Interactive Calendar — Visual calendar view to manage all your bookings at a glance.
  • 6 Booking Form Templates — Grid, Stepper, Accordion, Card Flow, Flat Split, and Focus Input.
  • Smart Scheduling — Real-time availability with automatic double-booking prevention.
  • Secure & GDPR-Ready — Built-in spam protection, rate limiting, reCAPTCHA v3, and WordPress privacy tools integration.

????️ DETAILED FEATURES

Services Management
* Custom name, duration, price, description, and featured image per service.
* Rich content editor with media support.
* Organize services into categories.
* Two scheduling modes: Staff-based (user picks staff) or Service-only (auto-assign based on company hours).

Staff & Team
* Staff profiles with name, job title, and photo.
* Flexible availability: follow company hours or set a custom weekly schedule.
* Individual days off per staff member.
* Assign multiple staff to each service.

Bookings & Workflow
* Real-time available time slots based on service duration.
* Booking statuses: Pending, Confirmed, Cancelled, Completed.
* Collects customer name, email, and optionally phone, address, and notes.
* Configurable form fields — enable or disable optional fields from Settings.

Interactive Calendar
* Full interactive calendar (day, week, month, and list views).
* Create, edit, drag-and-drop, and delete bookings directly from the calendar.
* Filter by staff or service.
* Visual color coding by booking status.

Working Hours & Holidays
* Set opening and closing times for each day of the week.
* Mark specific days as closed.
* Add company holidays — bookings are automatically blocked on those dates.

Elementor & Gutenberg Support
* Elementor Widget: Drag-and-drop from the “Oryx Bookings” category with live preview.
* Gutenberg Block: Search “Oryx – Booking Form” with server-side preview.
* Shortcode: Use [oryx_bookings] anywhere.

???? CUSTOMIZATION

  • Primary Color — Match your brand with a single color setting.
  • Display Toggles — Show or hide service image, description, price, duration, and staff image.
  • Custom Labels — Change step titles, button text, and the success message.
  • Redirect URL — Send customers to a thank-you page after booking.

???? SECURITY

  • Rate limiting per IP for slot lookups and booking creation.
  • Honeypot fields and time-based tokens to block bots.
  • Google reCAPTCHA v3 support.
  • Booking limits per email, IP, and phone number.
  • Email and IP blocklist.

Third-Party Libraries

This plugin includes the following third-party libraries:

Flatpickr

  • Version: 4.6.13
  • License: MIT
  • Copyright: Gregory Petrosyan

FullCalendar

  • Version: 6.1.10
  • License: MIT
  • Copyright: Adam Shaw

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