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Try it before you install:<\/strong> a live demo salon runs at https:\/\/demo.bookasalon.dk \u2014 real plugin, real calendar, nothing is saved and no emails are sent.<\/p>\n\n BookaSalon is a WordPress booking plugin built specifically for hairdressers, barbers, beauty salons and similar appointment-based businesses \u2014 not a general-purpose scheduler with a salon skin on top.<\/p>\n\n Every feature below works the moment you activate the plugin. There is no locked feature, no nag notice, no \"upgrade\" link, and no licence key field anywhere in the admin. There is no paid tier, and there is no licensing code in the plugin at all.<\/p>\n\n BookaSalon makes no outbound requests of its own. Ten typefaces ship inside the plugin and are served from your own domain: no font CDN, no third-party analytics, no update check, no phoning home. The statistics you see in the admin are counted and stored in your own database, never sent anywhere. Your visitors' IP addresses are not handed to anyone just for opening your booking page \u2014 which matters if you are the data controller under GDPR.<\/p>\n\n Two features can reach outside, and only if you switch them on yourself: Gmail sending, and the \"add to calendar\" links your customer clicks in their own browser. Both are documented under \"External services\" below.<\/p>\n\n Every automatic email is written to a delivery log with its result and, when something fails, the reason why. \"Did the customer get the confirmation?\" is the question a salon gets asked most, and you can answer it without guessing. The log keeps the last 90 days \u2014 it is a troubleshooting tool, not an archive.<\/p>\n\n BookaSalon does not contact any third party on its own. Fonts, scripts and\nstyles are all served from your own server, so simply having the plugin\nactive sends no visitor data anywhere.<\/p>\n\n Two optional features do talk to outside services, and only after you turn\nthem on yourself:<\/p>\n\n 1. Gmail \/ Google Workspace sending (optional)<\/strong>\nIf you choose \"Gmail\" under Settings > Email sending and connect your\naccount, the plugin talks to Google to obtain and refresh an access token,\nand to send mail on your behalf:<\/p>\n\n What is sent: your authorisation code\/token and the content of the emails\nthe plugin sends (booking confirmations, reminders and so on). No visitor or\ncustomer data is sent to Google outside of the emails themselves.\nGoogle's terms: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\nGoogle's privacy policy: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy<\/p>\n\n If you use a normal SMTP server instead, nothing goes to Google.<\/p>\n\n 2. \"Add to calendar\" links in emails and on the confirmation screen<\/strong>\nThe confirmation email and screen contain links to Google Calendar and\nOutlook that pre-fill the appointment. These are ordinary links \u2014 nothing is\ntransmitted until the customer clicks one, and it is then the customer's own\nbrowser that opens the calendar service.<\/p>\n\n The .ics download is generated by the plugin itself and involves no third\nparty.<\/p>\n\n\n No. Install the plugin like any other WordPress plugin, fill in your services and staff in the admin area, and add a shortcode to a page. No PHP or CSS required unless you want to fine-tune the design yourself.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. The widget's layout and colours are set by the plugin, not by your theme, so a theme's CSS cannot break it.<\/p>\n\n Typography is your choice. Pick \"match my website\" and the widget simply inherits your theme's font \u2014 which covers any font, including ones you have bought. Or choose the system font, or one of the ten typefaces bundled with the plugin. Accent colour and logo are yours to set either way.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes, via CSV export from your current system and BookaSalon's built-in import tool, which suggests how columns should map to services, staff and bookings.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Per-staff booking, multiple locations, email reminders and follow-ups, self-service cancellation\/rescheduling, closed days, time-limited offers\/discounts, statistics, CSV export and full branding (color\/font\/logo) are all included \u2014 there is no paid tier.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. BookaSalon runs entirely on your own WordPress installation. Booking data (customer name, email, phone) stays in your own database and is emailed only through your own configured mail method \u2014 nothing is sent to us.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\nEverything is free. Not \"free to start\"<\/h4>\n\n
Nothing leaves your server<\/h4>\n\n
You can see whether your emails actually arrived<\/h4>\n\n
Key features<\/h4>\n\n
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[bookasalon]<\/code> for the full widget, [bookasalon_button]<\/code> for a customizable button that opens the widget in a modal.<\/li>\n\/bookasalon\/<\/code>) ideal for pasting into your Google Business Profile booking link.<\/li>\nExternal services<\/h3>\n\n
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\/wp-content\/plugins\/bookasalon<\/code>, or install directly through the WordPress plugin screen.<\/li>\n[bookasalon]<\/code> shortcode to a page, or use [bookasalon_button]<\/code> to add a booking button anywhere on your site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Do I need to know how to code?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Will it work with my theme?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I import data from another booking plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Is it really free, with no artificial limits?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does BookaSalon send any of my customers' data to your servers?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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