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Appointment Hour Booking
Lightweight booking-form plugin by CodePeople for time-slot appointments, with a free core and low-cost paid versions adding payments and add-ons.
Free installs10K+WordPress.org, active
Est. Pro installs~1.8KLikely 900–3.6K
Rating4.9/5524 reviews
Price from€59/yrFreemium
Last updated27 Oct 2026Version 1.6.03
Overview
Appointment Hour Booking (AHB) by CodePeople is a booking-form plugin for appointments that have a start time and a set duration. You build one or more calendars, define services with their own duration, price and capacity, set open hours, working days, holidays and special dates, and the plugin calculates bookable start times automatically while preventing double bookings.
The free version on WordPress.org is genuinely usable: multiple calendars, multiple services per booking, service capacity for small groups, automatic price calculation, admin and customer email notifications, a built-in captcha, CSV reports and printable lists, an iCal export add-on, and Gutenberg and Elementor blocks. What it does not do is take payments; the free form also has limited field options.
Paid versions
The Professional (1 site), Developer (5 sites) and Platinum (25 sites) versions are annual subscriptions priced in euros, and all three share the same features. They add:
- A visual form builder with conditional logic for custom booking fields.
- Payment add-ons for PayPal, Stripe, Square, Authorize.net, Mollie, Redsys and others, plus WooCommerce integration.
- Reminder, follow-up, status-update and cancellation add-ons, and Twilio or Clickatell SMS.
- Two-way Google Calendar sync, iCal import, Zoom meetings, webhooks for Zapier, coupons and time zone conversion.
Strengths are price and reliability: even the paid tiers cost far less than most rivals, and the plugin has a high WordPress.org rating from hundreds of reviews. The trade-offs are an older-feeling, form-centric interface, no deposits, packages, recurring series or location module, and no dedicated staff app; staff are handled as separate calendars assigned to WordPress users. Customers can cancel through links but there is no full self-service reschedule portal.
AHB is a good pick for small businesses, clinics or tutors that want dependable slot booking on a tight budget, especially if they can live without payments or only need the inexpensive Professional version.
Best for: Small businesses that want reliable time-slot booking for free or for a low annual fee.
Appointment Hour Booking is a dependable, low-cost choice: the free version handles calendars, services and capacity, and €59/year unlocks payments, reminders, SMS and calendar sync. It lacks the polish and advanced options (deposits, packages, staff apps) of the bigger booking suites.
Pros
- Capable free version with multiple calendars, services and capacity
- Paid tiers are inexpensive and include every add-on
- Two-way Google Calendar sync and Zoom in the paid versions
- Many payment gateways plus WooCommerce integration
- High WordPress.org rating from 500+ reviews
Cons
- Free version cannot take payments
- Form-centric admin feels dated compared with newer booking apps
- No deposits, packages, recurring series or locations
- No dedicated staff dashboard or customer reschedule portal
Key features
What Appointment Hour Booking highlights on its WordPress.org page and its own website, split by version.
Free version WordPress.org
- Multiple booking calendars
- Services with duration and price
- Service capacity for groups
- Open hours, holidays and special dates
- Automatic start-time calculation
- Double-booking prevention
- Multiple services per booking
- Admin and customer email notifications
- Built-in captcha
- CSV reports and printable lists
- iCal export add-on
- Gutenberg and Elementor blocks
Pro / paid adds From €59/yr
- Visual form builder with conditional logic
- PayPal, Stripe, Square and more gateways
- WooCommerce integration add-on
- Appointment reminder emails
- Cancellation links for customers
- Twilio and Clickatell SMS
- Two-way Google Calendar sync
- iCal import from external calendars
- Zoom meeting links
- Webhooks for Zapier
- Coupon codes
- Time zone conversion
Feature checklist
19 of 23 features we track in Booking & Appointments, feature score 76/100
Bookings & scheduling 6/8
Front-end booking calendar Key
Customers pick an available slot and book online.
Free booking forms with a calendar of auto-calculated start times.
Included
Multiple staff & services Key
Different services, durations and staff members with their own schedules.
Multiple calendars (e.g. one per employee) each with services, prices and hours.
Included
Multiple locations
Manage bookings across several locations.
No location module; not in the feature or version comparison lists.
Not included
Group bookings & capacity
More than one person per slot, with capacity limits.
Service capacity lets several bookings share one slot in the free version.
Included
Events & classes
Book places on events, classes or courses.
Capacity slots can host small classes; no event or ticketing features.
Partial
Recurring appointments
Customers book a repeating series of appointments.
Recurring appointment series are not listed in features or add-ons.
Not included
Buffer times & booking rules
Gaps between appointments, minimum notice and booking windows.
Minimum time before booking and min/max dates; no documented buffer between slots.
Partial
Custom booking form fields
Collect extra information when customers book.
Free form has limited fields; the visual form builder is in paid versions.
Partial
Payments 3/5
Online payments Key
Take payment at booking with Stripe, PayPal or similar.
PayPal, Stripe, Square, Authorize.net and other gateways in paid versions.
Paid version Professional
Deposits & partial payments
Collect a deposit now and the rest later.
No deposit or partial-payment option in the feature comparison.
Not included
WooCommerce checkout
Bookings paid through the WooCommerce cart and checkout.
WooCommerce add-on links booking forms to WooCommerce products.
Paid version Professional
Coupons
Discount codes for bookings.
Coupon Codes add-on in paid versions.
Paid version Professional
Packages & memberships
Sell bundles of appointments or recurring packages.
No appointment packages or bundles.
Not included
Customers & notifications 4/4
Customer portal Key
Customers view, reschedule or cancel their bookings.
Paid cancellation add-on gives customers cancel links; no self-service reschedule portal.
Partial
Email notifications & reminders Key
Confirmation and reminder emails.
Free sends confirmation emails; reminder and follow-up add-ons are paid.
Partial
SMS & WhatsApp notifications
Text or WhatsApp reminders.
Twilio and Clickatell SMS add-ons; no WhatsApp.
Paid version Professional
Time zone detection
Shows slots in the customer's own time zone.
Timezone Conversion add-on shows times in the customer's time zone.
Paid version Professional
Integrations & admin 6/6
Google Calendar sync Key
Two-way sync with Google Calendar to avoid double bookings.
Google Calendar API add-on with two-way sync.
Paid version Professional
Outlook & iCal sync
Sync with Outlook or Apple / iCal calendars.
iCal export in free; iCal import add-on (paid) syncs Outlook or Apple feeds.
Partial
Zoom & Google Meet links
Create online meeting links automatically.
Zoom Meetings add-on creates meeting links for bookings.
Paid version Professional
Zapier & webhooks
Send bookings to other tools.
WebHooks add-on posts bookings to Zapier or other services.
Paid version Professional
Staff dashboard
Staff log in to manage their own schedule and bookings.
WordPress users can be given access to manage their assigned calendars in admin.
Partial
Reports & analytics
Bookings, revenue and staff performance reports.
Free CSV reports and printable lists; stats per day and hour.
Included
Pricing
Free
$0On WordPress.org
Free
Freeper yearUnlimited
WordPress.org version; no payment processing.
Professional
€59per year1 site
Billed annually; also €6.99/month. Form builder, payment gateways, all add-ons, support and updates.
Developer
€118per year5 sites
Same features as Professional; also €13.99/month.
Platinum
€177per year25 sites
Same features as Professional; also €20.99/month.
Prices are list prices from the vendor's site, checked 14 Oct 2026. Many vendors discount the first year.
How many sites use Appointment Hour Booking?
Free installs from WordPress.org, the vendor's own claim, and our estimate of paid installs.
Free version (WordPress.org)
10K+
Active installations reported by WordPress.org.
Vendor claim
—
The vendor does not publish a total.
Estimated Pro / paid installs
~1.8K
Our estimate, see method below.
How we estimated this: About 15K free installs x 12% (the usual share of free sites that also run the paid version when some key features are paid, and store owners upgrade more often) gives 1.8K. Likely range: 900 to 3.6K. This counts sites running the paid version, including sites whose licence has lapsed. Estimates are rough and based on public figures as of 14 Oct 2026.
Stats & health
Weekly downloads
14,084 downloads last week, 3.7M all time
Rating breakdown
| Version | 1.6.03 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | 27 Oct 2026 (6 days ago) |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4 |
| Requires | WordPress 5.3.0+ |
| Support threads (2 months) | 3 of 3 resolved |
| On WordPress.org since | 9 Dec 2017 |
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FAQ
Is Appointment Hour Booking free?
Yes. Appointment Hour Booking has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at €59/yr.
How many sites use Appointment Hour Booking?
WordPress.org reports 10K+ active installations of the free version. We estimate around 1.8K sites run the paid version.
Does Appointment Hour Booking have front-end booking calendar?
Yes: included. Free booking forms with a calendar of auto-calculated start times.
Does Appointment Hour Booking have multiple staff & services?
Yes: included. Multiple calendars (e.g. one per employee) each with services, prices and hours.
Does Appointment Hour Booking have online payments?
Yes: paid version (Professional). PayPal, Stripe, Square, Authorize.net and other gateways in paid versions.
Does Appointment Hour Booking have customer portal?
Yes: partial. Paid cancellation add-on gives customers cancel links; no self-service reschedule portal.
Does Appointment Hour Booking have email notifications & reminders?
Yes: partial. Free sends confirmation emails; reminder and follow-up add-ons are paid.
Does Appointment Hour Booking have google calendar sync?
Yes: paid version (Professional). Google Calendar API add-on with two-way sync.
Can the free version of Appointment Hour Booking take payments?
No. Payment gateways such as PayPal, Stripe and Square, and the WooCommerce integration, are in the paid Professional, Developer and Platinum versions.
What is the difference between Professional, Developer and Platinum?
Only the number of sites (1, 5 or 25). All three are annual subscriptions in euros with the same features and add-ons.
Does it sync with Google Calendar?
Yes, in the paid versions. The Google Calendar API add-on offers two-way sync, and an iCal import add-on can pull in other external calendars.
Can I take group bookings?
Yes. Each service can have a capacity above one, so several people can book the same time slot, even in the free version.
Last updated 6 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit.