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Easy Appointments

By Easy Appointments

Bookings & Scheduling / Booking & Reservations

Reviewed by Abdul Hameid

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Easy Appointments Review - In-Depth Analysis

Add a booking system to your WordPress site and manage appointments easily. Features flexible time management and custom email notifications.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.99/10

User Rating

4.3/5 (based on 131+ reviews)

Active Installations

10,000+

Update Frequency

Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

6 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Add a booking appointments system to your WordPress site and manage appointments with ease. It offers extremely flexible time management and supports multiple locations, services, and workers.

This plugin is suitable for various professions including lawyers, salons, mechanics, cleaning services, doctors, spas, personal trainers, private lessons, and escape rooms.

Key features include email notifications for appointment creation and updates, a responsive appointment form, and the ability to create custom form fields. It also supports internationalization and offers reports with CSV export options.

For additional features like Google Calendar integration, WooCommerce support, and SMS notifications, extension plugins are available for purchase.

Comparing to Alternatives

Easy Appointments is a popular booking plugin with several alternatives available that offer similar appointment scheduling features.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Offers a free version with essential booking features.
Includes a pro version with advanced scheduling options.
Supports custom development and graphic adjustments as noted by users.
Handles a high volume of bookings effectively according to user feedback.
Provides interval selection between start and end times for appointments.

Weaknesses

History of multiple security vulnerabilities with some high severity issues.
Customer support has been reported as slow or unresponsive by some users.
Some users find the plugin complicated and unintuitive to set up.
Google Calendar integration reportedly works only one way and can cause overbooking issues.

User Sentiment Analysis

With a rating of 4.3 out of 5 from 131 reviews, most users are satisfied with Easy Appointments, though about 15% of ratings are 1 or 2 stars, reflecting some notable issues.

Positive highlights

'Fast and effective support team' - marremasaze
'The entire support was perfect' - irinelmita
'No Issues so far' - karlf
'Selecting start and end time + interval' feature appreciated - José
'How to activate the license? Easy - Solved!' - nanuy

Common complaints

Lack of timely access to paid version and support forums after purchase.
Plugin not working as advertised with very poor support response.
Plugin is buggy and user-unfriendly with complicated functions.
Google Calendar sync issues causing overbooking and prioritization problems.

Weaknesses

Multiple security vulnerabilities including high severity XSS and sensitive data exposure.
Support responsiveness inconsistent, with some users reporting long delays.
User interface and setup complexity causing frustration for some users.
Google Calendar integration limitations leading to booking conflicts.

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users seeking a free or affordable appointment booking plugin with customizable features and who can manage occasional complexity and support delays.

Not ideal for

Users requiring robust security assurances, seamless Google Calendar two-way sync, or highly responsive support may find this plugin unsuitable.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version offers essential appointment scheduling features suitable for many basic booking needs.

Pro version

The pro version includes advanced scheduling options, custom development support, and additional features to enhance booking management.

Final Verdict

Easy Appointments is a capable booking plugin with a strong free offering and a pro version that adds valuable features. It enjoys positive user feedback for its functionality and support from some customers. However, it has a history of significant security vulnerabilities and mixed reviews regarding customer support and usability.

Potential users should weigh the plugin's strengths against its security risks and reported support issues. Those needing a secure, user-friendly, and well-supported solution might consider exploring alternatives, while others comfortable with its limitations may find it a cost-effective choice.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Easy Appointments plugin.

Appointment

Booking

Calendar

Screenshots

FAQ

Create cron task on your host that have this link : wget -q -O - <STIE_URL>/?_ea-action=clear_reservations > /dev/null 2>&1 . This will delete all reservations older than 6min.

Place following shortcode into your Page/Post content:

[ea_bootstrap]

For bootstrap there are options :
width : default value 400px
scroll_off : default value off
layout_cols : default value 1

all available shortcode options

Example :
[ea_bootstrap width=”800px” scroll_off=”true” layout_cols=”2″]

You can set bootstrap form in two columns with layout_cols option. Example :

[ea_bootstrap width="800px" scroll_off="true" layout_cols="2"]

If you want to have separate calendars base on worker for example. You can do that by setting default worker inside short code.
[ea_bootstrap worker=”1″]
Value is worker #id number. Examples :

[ea_bootstrap worker="1"] [ea_bootstrap worker="1" location="1"] [ea_bootstrap worker="1" location="1" service="1"]

Note: you can have only one calendar on one page.

Contributors and developers

“Easy Appointments” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Easy Appointments

Pro version Free Version Docs Live Demo

WPS

6.99

Average

Pro version

Ratings

4.3 out of 5 | 131

Version

4.0.3

Last updated

1 week ago

Active installations

10,000+

WordPress version

7.1.3 or higher

PHP version

5.3 or higher

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Easy Appointments Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (131)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (15)

Previous Versions

WPS

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