The Bookly Group Booking add-on transforms your standard appointment scheduling system into a powerful tool for managing multi-person reservations. Designed for businesses that offer workshops, classes, or group tours, this add-on allows your customers to book multiple spots for a single appointment slot in one seamless transaction. By enabling group bookings, you eliminate the friction of individual registrations and maximize your revenue potential while providing a smoother, more convenient experience for your clients.
Key Features
- Flexible Capacity Management: Easily define the maximum number of participants allowed for each service, giving you full control over how many people can join a single session.
- Multi-Person Selection: Customers can specify the number of attendees during the booking process, ensuring your calendar accurately reflects the remaining availability for that specific time slot.
- Automated Availability Updates: As spots are filled, the system automatically updates the availability for that time slot, preventing overbooking and ensuring a smooth scheduling experience.
- Seamless Integration: Designed to work natively with the core Bookly plugin, this add-on maintains the familiar, user-friendly interface your customers already trust.
- Customizable Booking Forms: Tailor the booking flow to collect necessary information for each attendee, ensuring you have the data you need for every participant in the group.
- Reliable Notifications: Keep both the service provider and the group organizer informed with automated email and SMS notifications that reflect the total number of attendees booked.
Use Cases / Who It’s For
The Bookly Group Booking add-on is an essential upgrade for any business that operates on a “one-to-many” service model. If your business involves hosting events where multiple people participate simultaneously, this tool is built for you.
Fitness studios and yoga instructors can use it to manage class sizes, ensuring that sessions do not exceed the capacity of the studio. Educational centers, language schools, and workshop hosts can allow students to book seats for specific training sessions, making it easy to manage enrollment numbers. Additionally, tour operators and activity providers can use this functionality to allow families or groups of friends to book an entire tour or a block of spots for a guided experience in a single go. By streamlining the booking process, you reduce the administrative burden on your staff and provide a professional, efficient interface that encourages more bookings.
Setup / How It Works
- Installation: After purchasing, install and activate the Bookly Group Booking add-on alongside your core Bookly plugin.
- Service Configuration: Navigate to your Bookly services menu. You will find new options to enable group booking for specific services.
- Define Capacity: Set the maximum number of participants allowed for the service. This limit determines how many spots can be booked before the time slot is marked as unavailable.
- Frontend Experience: Once configured, your customers will see an option to select the number of people attending when they choose a service. The booking form will automatically calculate availability based on the remaining spots.
- Management: View your group bookings directly in the Bookly calendar, where you can see the total number of attendees for each appointment, allowing you to prepare appropriately for your sessions.
Similar Plugins
While various appointment scheduling plugins exist for WordPress, the Bookly Group Booking add-on is specifically engineered to extend the functionality of the Bookly ecosystem. Alternatives for group scheduling often include standalone booking platforms like Amelia, Calendly, or Simply Schedule Appointments, which may offer similar group booking capabilities but require migrating your entire scheduling infrastructure away from the Bookly platform.