Installation

Bookline is free and listed on WordPress.org, so you can install it from your dashboard. It works on any WordPress site: no WooCommerce or other plugin needed.

Install the plugin

1. Go to Plugins → Add New Plugin and search for Bookline.
2. Click Install Now on "Bookline – Appointments & Bookings", then Activate.

With a zip file instead, use Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin, choose the file, then Install Now and Activate.

A Bookline menu appears in your dashboard, with Calendar, Bookings, Services and Settings.

Set up in five minutes

1. Your hours. Go to Bookline → Settings → Schedule. Bookline starts with Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00. Change the hours, add a second range on days you close for lunch, and add any days off. See Schedule and days off.
2. A service. Go to Bookline → Services → Add Service. Give it a name, a description, its length and a price. For a class, set Places per time to the class size. See Services.
3. The booking form. Add a new page (for example "Book an appointment"), add the Booking Form block, and publish. In a classic theme or page builder, use the [bookline] shortcode instead. See The booking form.
4. A test booking. Open the page, pick a service, a day and a time, enter your details and confirm. You'll get the confirmation email, and the booking shows on Bookline → Calendar.

What's next

• Services covers lengths, buffer times, prices and group places.
• Managing bookings and the calendar shows how to work with bookings day to day.
• Emails explains which emails go when, and how to change their text.