Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar

Hydra Booking is a flexible appointment scheduling and calendar management solution for WordPress 👉 Our Official Website: Click Here 👉 Live Demo Link: Click Here 👉 Explore Pro: Play with Backend Options 👉 Buy Pro Version: Click Here 👉 Our Documentation 👉 Get Support: Click Here 👉 Join Our Facebook Group 👉 Join Our Community Hydra Booking is a WordPress plugin that provides a complete appointment scheduling and calendar management system. It supports unlimited appointments and integrates with WooCommerce for payment processing. With its intuitive interface, Hydra Booking helps businesses of all sizes manage appointments and bookings efficiently. 🎉 WHO SHOULD USE HYDRA BOOKING Hydra Booking is a flexible and powerful WordPress booking system designed to suit a wide range of industries. Whether you’re managing personal appointments, client consultations, or business schedules, Hydra Booking adapts seamlessly to your workflow.

• Freelancers: Ideal for freelancers offering services such as consulting, coaching, or design. Hydra Booking helps manage appointments effortlessly, ensuring a smooth and professional booking experience for clients.
• IT Agencies: Suitable for IT firms that schedule client consultations, demo sessions, or support meetings. Hydra Booking streamlines scheduling so agencies can focus on delivering exceptional service.
• Health & Wellness: Built for spas, wellness centers, massage studios, aromatherapists, therapists, and life coaches — Hydra Booking keeps your client appointments organized and your schedule stress-free.
• Beauty & Lifestyle: From hair salons and barber shops to nail studios, cosmetology centers, and tanning salons, Hydra Booking helps lifestyle businesses simplify and automate their booking process.
• Fitness & Sports: Suitable for yoga instructors, personal trainers, dance studios, Zumba classes, or golf sessions — Hydra Booking makes managing classes, memberships, and one-on-one sessions easy.
• Medical & Clinics: Doctors, dentists, and healthcare professionals can rely on Hydra Booking for efficient patient appointment management with clear scheduling and calendar views.
• Professional Services: Consultants, lawyers, real estate agents, gym owners, photographers, wedding planners, plumbers, and contractors can manage their client meetings with ease using Hydra Booking.
• Education: Ideal for coaching centers, tutors, language schools, and seminar organizers — Hydra Booking helps educators manage classes, one-on-one lessons, and event registrations efficiently.
• Service & Maintenance: Car repair shops, cleaning services, bike repair centers, and heavy vehicle workshops can streamline bookings and ensure smooth service delivery.
• Sales & Marketing: Suitable for scheduling team meetings, marketing sessions, and client consultations — Hydra Booking helps teams stay coordinated and productive.

In short, this appointment booking WordPress plugin empowers your clients to schedule, book events, and make payments directly on your website. With Hydra Booking, building a site like Calendly or Simply Schedule Appointments becomes easy and efficient. As a comprehensive tool for booking management, Hydra Booking includes both essential and advanced features to cater to all your appointment and scheduling needs. Here’s what Hydra Booking offers: 🎉 DIVERSE MEETING TYPES & LOCATIONS Hydra Booking supports various meeting formats:

• One-on-One Meetings: Personalize appointments with individual clients.
• Group Meetings: Host group sessions and collaborate effectively.
• Recurring Meetings: Set up recurring sessions for both one-on-one and group meetings
• Versatile Formats: Support for one-on-one, one-to-group sessions.
• Location Flexibility: Choose virtual, in-person, or phone-based meeting options.
• Custom Locations: Add unique meeting location types.

🎉 DIFFERENT MEETING LOCATIONS Choose the suitable format and location for your appointments:

• Online Meetings: Provide direct booking links for virtual appointments.
• In-Person Meetings: Organize face-to-face sessions at physical locations.
• Phone Calls: Offer phone-based consultations for convenience.
• Custom Locations: Tailor location details based on specific needs.

🎉 FORM INTEGRATION

• Contact Form 7 Compatibility: Enable appointment scheduling with the widely-used Contact Form 7 plugin.
• Fluent Forms Integration: Effortlessly connect Hydra Booking with Fluent Forms for smooth booking management.
• Gravity Forms Integration: Extend the functionality of your booking forms with easy integration between Hydra Booking and Gravity Forms.
• Upcoming Integrations: Support for Sure Forms Integration, expanding flexibility and options.

🎉 AUTOMATED NOTIFICATIONS and REMINDERS Say goodbye to no-shows and cancellations with automated notifications for all bookings.

• Email Notifications: Send booking confirmations, rescheduling updates, and reminders automatically.
• Custom Notification Settings: Tailor notifications by booking status.
• SMS Notifications (Pro): Notify via SMS or WhatsApp using Twilio integration
• Slack & Telegram (Pro): Receive booking notifications directly in Slack or Telegram channels.

🎉 PAYMENT OPTIONS

• WooCommerce Integration: Direct clients to WooCommerce's secure checkout for payments.
• Multiple Payment Options: Supports PayPal and Stripe for easy transactions.
• Flexible Pricing: Designate certain bookings as free or paid.

🎉SEAMLESS INTEGRATIONS Hydra Booking integrates with leading tools to elevate your business:

• CRM & Email Integration: Connect with CRMs like Zoho and FluentCRM(upcoming).
• Appointment booking calendar Sync: Integrate with Google and Outlook calendars to avoid double bookings.
• Video Conferencing: Automatic Zoom or Google Meet links for virtual appointments.
• Webhook Support (Pro): Transfer data across applications with ease.

🎉 POWERFUL DASHBOARD & ANALYTICS Track and analyze your business performance directly from your dashboard:

• Real-Time Booking Insights: Monitor bookings, earnings, and completed and canceled appointments with options to view data daily, weekly, or monthly.
• Performance Analytics: Visual reports provide insights into booking patterns and trends.
• Instant Notifications: Receive real-time updates on bookings and site activity.

🎉 BOOKING VIEWS

• List and Calendar Views: Display bookings by list or calendar, sorted by daily, weekly, or monthly formats.
• Custom Filters: Locate bookings by host, date, or other parameters.

🎉 IMPORT & EXPORT

• Export Options: Export data in JSON or CSV formats.
• Import Support: Upload files to restore or migrate data with ease.
• Settings Control: Import/export Settings, Hosts, Meetings, and Bookings.

🎉 APPOINTMENT BOOKING FORMS Create and customize appointment booking forms to simplify the booking process.

• Add appointment calendar to forms for event selection.
• Collect important attendee data through form integrations.
• Use form insights to enhance customer service.

🎉 ADVANCED AVAILABILITY & SCHEDULING OPTION Effortlessly set and manage your availability for appointments & schedule booking so you can focus on delivering quality service.

• Define weekly availability hours and days for appointments.
• Set availability for specific date ranges or open-ended future dates.
• Offer multiple meeting durations for clients to choose from.
• Add date overrides to accommodate special occasions or changes.
• Customize appointment descriptions for better service understanding.
• Include buffer times between appointments for preparation or breaks.
• Limit booking frequency and lock time zones if required.
• Add custom questions to gather details about attendee needs.
• Automatically adjust time zones for attendees, ensuring accuracy.
• Create a Booking page with the power of WordPress Shortcode.
• Manage all your online booking systems in one go.
• Booking schedule with Online Booking Calendar

🎉 ADVANCED SETTINGS AND MANAGEMENTS Easily manage hosts and accessibility settings

• Hosts can easily manage meetings, bookings, availability, integrations, and much more
• Admins now have full control over host access permissions.

In summary, Hydra Booking provides a complete and flexible system for managing appointments and scheduling in WordPress, making it suitable for a wide range of businesses and service types. Join our Community to stay updated Join our Facebook group to stay informed with latest news and updates about Hydra Booking. Our Support We provide full support on the WordPress.org forums & Our Website. Check our Support Policy. Privacy Policy Hydra Booking uses Appsero SDK to collect some telemetry data. Appsero SDK does not gather any data by default. The SDK only starts gathering basic telemetry data when a user allows it via the admin notice. Appsero SDK DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY start gathering data, without confirmation from users in any case. We use this data to troubleshoot problems faster, make product improvements & ensure a great user experience for all our users. Our Plugins

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• Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery - BEAF
• Ultimate Addons For Contact Form 7
• Instantio – WooCommerce Quick Checkout | Floating Cart, Side Cart & Popup Cart

Our Themes

• Travelfic – Ultimate Travel Booking WordPress Theme
• Ultimate Hotel Booking WordPress Theme

1.1.29 – Nov 13, 2025

• Fixed: Syntax error resolved.

1.1.28 – Nov 10, 2025

• Improved: Vulnerability issue resolved for security.
• Improved: Overall system security strengthened.

1.1.27 – Nov 09, 2025

• Fixed: Zoom host update settings error resolved.
• Updated: Information in readme.txt file.
• Compatibility: Fully compatible with WooCommerce v10.3.
• Improved: System stability and overall performance.

1.1.26 – Nov 02, 2025

• Updated: readme.txt information.

1.1.25 – Nov 02, 2025

• Improved: Added “WooCommerce Payment on Hold Until Payment” feature.
• Improved: Enhanced system stability for better overall performance.

1.1.24 – October 05, 2025

• Compatibility: Fully compatible with WordPress 6.8.3
• Update: Readme.txt information updated

1.1.23 – September 7, 2025

• Fixed: Broken HTML issue in meeting email subject title.

1.1.22 – August 11, 2025

• Updated: readme.txt file update

1.1.21 – August 10, 2025

• Updated: readme.txt file update

1.1.20 – July 31, 2025

• Fixed: Shortcode preview issue resolved.

1.1.19 – July 26, 2025

• Fixed: Vulnerability issue update for enhanced security.

1.1.18 – July 13, 2025

• Fixed: Media file uploader issue has been resolved.

1.1.17 – July 08, 2025

• Fixed: The Design issue has been resolved.
• Improved: System stability for improved performance.

1.1.16 – July 07, 2025

• New Feature: Import/Export feature added (Pro).
• Fix: Resolved issue with frontend dashboard notifications.
• Improved: Refined CSS and optimized code for improved performance.

1.1.15 – June 29, 2025

• Compatibility: Compatible with WooCommerce (v9.9.5).
• Compatibility: Compatible with Contact Form 7 (v6.1).

1.1.14 – June 15, 2025

• Fixed: Required validation issue with the textarea field on the booking form.

1.1.13 – June 03, 2025

• Fixed: Notification selection issue resolved.

1.1.12 – June 02, 2025

• Added: Updated information in readme.txt file.
• Updated: New screenshots added for updated settings.

1.1.11 – June 02, 2025

• Added: Unified Host Availability feature.
• Added: Slack integration for notifications.
• Added: Twilio integration for notifications.
• Added: Telegram integration for notifications.
• Fixed: Vulnerability issues have been resolved.

1.1.10 – May 26, 2025

• Fixed: Vulnerability issues have been resolved.
• Fixed: Time selection issue has been fixed.
• Fixed: Availability issue has been addressed.
• Added: Color functionality in the Appearance settings.

1.1.9 – May 18, 2025

• Added: Customizable email template system.
• Added: Rebooking option after booking cancellation.
• Fixed: Booking reschedule functionality issue.
• Fixed: Display issue on booking details page.
• Fixed: Color picker default data not loading properly.
• Fixed: Time slot visibility issue when the related booking is canceled.

1.1.8 – May 05, 2025

• Compatibility: Compatible with WooCommerce (v9.8.3).
• Compatibility: Compatible with Contact Form 7 (v6.0.6).

1.1.7 – April 24, 2025

• Updated: License information updated on the frontend dashboard.

1.1.6 – April 21, 2025

• Updated: Security issue has been updated.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WooCommerce (v9.8).
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress (v6.8).

1.1.5 – April 11, 2025

• Fixed: The Update issue has been resolved.

1.1.4 – April 10, 2025

• Fixed: The availability issue has been resolved.
• Fixed: Host selection notice issue has been resolved.
• Updated: Documentation URL in the settings has been updated.

1.1.3 – April 06, 2025

• Fixed: "Week starts from" setting issue has been resolved.
• Improved: System stability for improved performance.

1.1.2 – April 02, 2025

• Added: iCal export feature introduced.
• Added: Shortcode generator feature introduced.
• Fixed: The integration auto-hide issue has been resolved.
• Fixed: The date overrides issue has been resolved.
• Fixed: Group meeting creation issue in the PRO version.

1.1.1 – March 24, 2025

• Fixed: The availability issue has been resolved.

1.1.0 – March 20, 2025

• Introduced: Frontend dashboard for host and admin.
• Introduced: Free license creation settings.
• Fixed: PayPal payment issue resolved.
• Enhanced: Security for import/export functionality.

1.0.31 – March 13, 2025

• Fixed: The Timezone issue has been resolved.

1.0.30 – March 08, 2025

• Fixed: Woocommerce Block theme Checkout issue fixed.
• Fixed: Meeting forms translate issue fixed on frontend.

1.0.29 – February 25, 2025

• Fixed: Stripe currency data processing issue resolved.
• Fixed: Translate string functionality issue corrected.

1.0.28 – February 16, 2025

• Fixed: The booking schedule error has now been resolved.
• Improved: Booking question field control options updated.
• Improved: The Host banner image control settings added.

1.0.27 - 09/02/2025

• Improved: The mandatory address field has been removed from the booking form.
• Added: A booking comment/message field with flexible control settings.

1.0.26 - 08/02/2025

• Updated: Readme.txt file and plugin information.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WooCommerce (v9.6.1).
• Compatibility: Compatible with Contact Form 7 (v6.0.3).

1.0.25 - 06/02/2025

• Fixed: Single meeting host and data migration issues.

1.0.24 - 06/02/2025

• Fixed: The host availability issue has been resolved.

1.0.23 - 06/02/2025

• Fixed: Resolved issue with host selection.

1.0.22 - 03/02/2025

• Updated: Readme.txt file and plugin information.
• Fixed: Various issues for a smoother experience.

1.0.21 - 03/02/2025

• Added: Booking details page.
• Added: Filter feature for the booking list page.
• Improved: Revamped the booking list page design.

1.0.20 - 30/01/2025

• Compatibility: Compatible with WooCommerce (v9.6.0).
• Improved: Woo Payments integration feature.

1.0.19 - 19/01/2025

• Compatibility: Compatible with Fluent Forms (v5.2.10).
• Fixed: Resolved minor bugs and design inconsistencies.
• Improved: Enhanced system stability for improved performance.

1.0.0 - 11/11/2024

• Initial stable release