How to Set Up Multi-Service Booking in BookingPress
BookingPress, a fast growing leader for bookings and appointments for WordPress, introduces a new, highly efficient capability you won’t find in any other booking plugin.
Meet multi-service booking, which is the ability for a client to select multiple categories or services at a time and let the plugin automatically transform them into one consecutive appointment.
That means with this add-on enabled, a customer can seamlessly book all appointments that are scheduled back to back, all in one bill!
Let’s help you understand its options better and set up the add-on step by step.
Who Should Use the Multi-Service Booking Add-on?
Yes, you have simpler versions, such as the Cart add-on by BookingPress for faster checkout and multiple services in a cart.
However, it works better for clients who want to book different services, times, or even for different people/groups in one checkout, not necessarily in one continuous session.
In contrast to that, the new Multi-Service Booking add-on creates a new paradigm of serving your clients, when all services flow together and make your clients happy.
Perfect for businesses like:
- Beauty and wellness industries.
- Coaches and schools.
- Clinics and solo practitioners.
For example, a client books a haircut service, then decides to also add other related services, e.g. eyebrow shaping in the same visit. Previously, they needed to make two separate bookings, but the Multi-Service add-on lets them select all these services in one go.
And not just that, the plugin automatically lines them up, first the haircut, followed by the eyebrow shaping. The salon gets one well structured appointment slot, where the total duration is calculated as a single block.
That’s why this add-on is perfect for businesses where clients want everything done in one visit, with each service/lesson/session flowing naturally into the next.
How Can the New BookingPress Add-on Improve Your Business?
Do you need this add-on? What does it bring in addition to the faster and smoother multi-service and multi appointment scheduling? The benefits are obvious:
- A happier client thanks a smooth, back to back session without gaps or overlaps.
- More filled slots for your business.
- Better structured workflow.
- Improved time management for your staff.
Ready to give it a go? Then let’s jump to the next step.
How to Set Up Multi-Service Booking Add-on
Let’s take a quick look at how it all works in the back office.
Availability
- BookingPress Professional Plan
- BookingPress Enterprise Plan
Installation
Get and activate the Multi-Service add-on from your account (for the first time) or dashboard (if already installed, go to the Add-ons menu). You don’t need to pre configure any settings. The add-on automatically enables multiple service selection for the chosen date in the booking form.
The booking form workflow for customers
- Customers can choose more than one service at a time in the booking form, including multiple categories.
- The plugin automatically combines their durations and customers are offered one continuous timeslot with all selected services.
- They provide their personal details as usual and optionally make a payment.
- In a customer account, if multiple services are included, a “+1” icon will appear next to the main service name.
Managing multi-service appointments
In BookingPress > Appointments, you can see bookings that include multiple services. They are listed separately by a comma in the service column.
Simply click to expand the appointment to see full booking details, including individual timeslots and prices.
Just as customers schedule such appointments on your WordPress site, you can create this appointment type with multiple services directly from the dashboard. You may also view payment records for such bookings in the Payments menu.
To customize email notifications to include these details, use the shortcode from our docs.
That’s it, probably the simplest BookingPress add-on in terms of configuration!
Finally, What’s Multi-Service Booking Add-on from BookingPress & When To Use It?
Stay ahead of the curve in your service business with BookingPress by offering your clients a new level of smooth and flexible scheduling, without manual selection.
Want a quick sum up? Here we go.
The Multi-Service add-on for the BookingPress WordPress booking plugin lets you work in the following scenario.
- How the Multi-Service add-on works: Multiple services that a client selects are combined into one single appointment slot, scheduled back to back automatically.
- Suitable for: Businesses that want to offer clients all in one session booking without gaps between services.
- Example: A student books a grammar practice + speaking session + vocabulary workshop. BookingPress bundles them into a single appointment, so the student enjoys one continuous study session without interruptions.
Make it real with the new BookingPress add-on that you can access directly from your WordPress dashboard. Enable the add-on to create one seamless appointment, where each service is lined up one after another, and make your clients satisfied as never before.
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