Are you looking to add a booking system to your WooCommerce store? Maybe you want to offer appointments, reservations, or rentals. Whatever your need may be, WooCommerce Bookings has got you covered. In this article, we will take you through the simple steps to set up a booking system with WooCommerce Bookings.
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Requirements
Before we get into the steps, it’s important to note some prerequisites. Here’s what you’ll need:
- A WordPress website with WooCommerce installed.
- The WooCommerce Bookings extension.
- Depending on your requirements, you may need additional WooCommerce extensions. For example, if you want to offer appointments, you may also need the “WooCommerce Appointments” extension.
Step 1: Install The WooCommerce Bookings Extension
The first step is to purchase and install the WooCommerce Bookings extension. Once you’ve purchased it, you can download the plugin from your account page.
To install the plugin, go to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to “Plugins” > “Add New”. Then, click the “Upload Plugin” button at the top of the page.
Select the WooCommerce Bookings zip file that you downloaded and click the “Install Now” button. Once the plugin is installed, click the “Activate” button.
Step 2: Create Your Booking Products
Now that you’ve installed the WooCommerce Bookings extension, you can start creating your bookable products. To do this, go to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to “Products” > “Add New”.
On the product editing page, you’ll notice some new options related to bookings. These include:
- “Booking Duration” – the time that each booking will last.
- “Booking Availability” – the range of dates and times that customers can book.
- “Resources” – if you have limited resources, you can set how many are available for each booking.
Once you’ve set these options, you can save your product and it will be ready for customers to book.
Step 3: Configure Your Booking Settings
Now that you’ve created your booking products, it’s time to configure some global settings that apply to all bookable products. To do this, go to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to “WooCommerce” > “Settings” > “Products” > “Booking Options”.
Here, you can set options such as:
- “Booking Cancellation” – can customers cancel their bookings?
- “Booking Confirmation” – do customers need to confirm their bookings?
- “Booking Limit” – how many bookings can be made at once?
- “Time slot length” – how long each time slot should be.
Step 4: Set Up Your Payment Gateway
Before customers can book your products, you need to set up your payment gateway. Depending on your requirements, this could be PayPal, Stripe, or another payment processor.
To set up your payment gateway, go to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to “WooCommerce” > “Settings” > “Payments”. Here, you can select which payment methods you want to enable and configure the settings for each one.
Step 5: Let Customers Book
Now that everything is set up, it’s time to let customers start booking. Depending on which booking type you’ve set up, customers will either see a calendar or a list of available time slots.
When they make a booking, they will be prompted to enter their details and to pay using the payment gateway you set up earlier.
Once the booking is complete, you and the customer will receive a confirmation email containing all the details of the booking.
Conclusion
Setting up a booking system with WooCommerce Bookings is a simple process that can benefit a variety of businesses. Whether you’re offering appointments, rentals, or reservations, adding a booking system can make the process easier and more efficient for you and your customers.
With these steps, you should be able to get started with WooCommerce Bookings and start offering bookable products on your WooCommerce store.