Yes. The booking form is added via shortcode [vollstart-appointment-desk]<\/code>, which works in any page builder, theme, the block editor, or the classic editor.<\/p><\/dd>\nDoes the plugin send appointment reminders?<\/h3><\/dt>\nAutomatic reminders are coming in the Business plan. Currently, customers receive confirmation, cancellation, and reschedule emails.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Is all customer data stored on my own server?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. All data is stored in your WordPress database. No external services are used for core functionality. The plugin is GDPR-friendly by design \u2014 no customer data leaves your server.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Can my staff subscribe to their schedule in Google Calendar?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. The Pro plan includes an ICS feed that staff can subscribe to from Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar. Appointments sync automatically.<\/p><\/dd>\n
How is this different from Bookly or Amelia?<\/h3><\/dt>\nVollstart Appointment Desk combines online booking with a walk-in queue system and a reception cockpit. Most booking plugins focus only on online scheduling. Also: one price, no per-extension upsells \u2014 every Pro feature is included in the Pro plan.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Can I export bookings?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. The admin interface includes CSV export for appointments and customer data.<\/p><\/dd>\n
How do I get support?<\/h3><\/dt>\nEmail us at support@vollstart.com. We respond within 1 business day.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
1.0.2 - 2026-04-07<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix: Booking page button now uses current slug from options (not stale cached value)<\/li>\n
- Fix: Rewrite rules registered correctly (direct call instead of nested init hook)<\/li>\n
- Fix: Options loaded fresh on every tab switch \u2014 changes take effect immediately<\/li>\n
- Fix: Queue badge polling skipped when not in cockpit or queue tab<\/li>\n
- New: JS options framework (option_getVal, option_isActive) for reliable option access<\/li>\n
- New: 20 language translations (DE\/AT\/CH, FR, ES, IT, NL, PT, PT-BR, HU, PL, CZ, SV, DA, FI, EL, RO, BG, ZH-CN, JA)<\/li>\n
- New: Languages section in readme<\/li>\n
- Fix: Free team limit corrected in documentation (1 member, not 2)<\/li>\n
- Fix: Queue kiosk auto-resets to pull screen after timeout (was stuck on called notification)<\/li>\n
- Fix: Customer rating click now works (was failing because empty name was sent with rating-only update)<\/li>\n
- Fix: Customer name now shows in cockpit week view and next up box<\/li>\n
- Fix: Serial shown in full in support info (no masking)<\/li>\n
- Improvement: Appointment rating shown in cockpit detail view<\/li>\n
- Improvement: Cockpit week view shows customer name + service name<\/li>\n
- Improvement: Customer view button in cockpit appointment detail<\/li>\n
- Improvement: Customer tables wrapped in card layout (consistent with Files tab)<\/li>\n
- Improvement: Action buttons right-aligned in all tables<\/li>\n
- Improvement: Search placeholder style in customer table<\/li>\n
- Refactor: Single enrichAppointment() method replaces duplicate enrich blocks<\/li>\n
- Refactor: Single card() function for consistent card layout (SRP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.1 - 2026-04-07<\/h4>\n\n\n- Show Pro version in admin header and support info<\/li>\n
- Minor fixes and improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.0 - 2026-04-06<\/h4>\n\n\n- Initial release<\/li>\n
- Online appointment booking with calendar, services, and time slots<\/li>\n
- Walk-in queue system with kiosk page, live TV display, and staff service desk PWA<\/li>\n
- Reception cockpit \u2014 standalone front desk, no WordPress login needed<\/li>\n
- Slot holds to prevent double bookings<\/li>\n
- QR code check-in and check-out<\/li>\n
- Email notifications: confirmation, cancellation, reschedule, declined<\/li>\n
- ICS calendar file in confirmation emails<\/li>\n
- ICS feed for Google Calendar \/ Outlook sync<\/li>\n
- Customer CRM with appointment history and ratings<\/li>\n
- Custom fields per booking (2 in free, unlimited in Pro)<\/li>\n
- Blocked times for holidays, breaks, and closures<\/li>\n
- Team management with virtual members (no WP account needed)<\/li>\n
- Multi-desk queue with auto-assign and no-show timeout<\/li>\n
- TV display: portrait (rows) and landscape (grid) orientation<\/li>\n
- Multi-column booking layout \u2014 services, calendar, and form side by side<\/li>\n
- Inline month calendar in multi-column view<\/li>\n
- Admin: day view, week view, month view with CSV export and print<\/li>\n
- WooCommerce integration for paid appointments (Pro)<\/li>\n
- Buffer times for preparation and cleanup (Pro)<\/li>\n
- Custom queue themes with CSS upload (Pro)<\/li>\n
- \"Delete data on uninstall\" option (default off)<\/li>\n
- GDPR-friendly: all data stored locally, no external tracking<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Appointment scheduling & online booking with walk-in queue, reception cockpit, and double-booking prevention.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/293862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293862"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/sasonikolov"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=293862"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=293862"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=293862"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=293862"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en-ca.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=293862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}