Bookit — Booking & Appointment Calendar
by Nexcess · Booking & Events
Also makes 23 other plugins · 2.6M+ installs across the portfolio →
Appointment booking and event calendar for WordPress. Services, staff, availability, shortcodes, and email notifications. Prevents double-booking.
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Health
B 81/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
-20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “booking”, “booking calendar” and “calendar” for “double booking”, “appointments” and “availability calendar”. “booking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “double booking” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “booking calendar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “appointments” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “calendar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “availability calendar” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 69 average across 1,838 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 239.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 940 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Booking & Events plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 14 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 2 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| appointment calendar your tag | #7 | #13 | up 1 |
| double booking | #11 | #13 | 0 |
| appointment | #15 | #19 | 0 |
| double | #14 | #19 | down 3 |
| appointment booking your tag | #21 | #22 | down 2 |
| appointments | #13 | #19 | up 1 |
| staff | #21 | #21 | down 5 |
| availability calendar | #19 | #19 | down 4 |
| ajax calendar | #24 | #21 | down 2 |
| check availability calendar | #16 | #18 | 0 |
| staff booking | #17 | #17 | 0 |
| appointments booking calendar | #19 | #21 | up 1 |
| wordpress appointment plugin | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| free appointment booking wordpress plugin | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| appointment booking plugin for wordpress | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| wordpress appointment booking plugin | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| booking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| booking calendar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| calendar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
43 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 27 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “booking”, “booking calendar” and “calendar” for “double booking”, “appointments” and “availability calendar”. “booking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “double booking” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “booking calendar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “appointments” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “calendar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “availability calendar” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 9.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
14
releases in the last 12 months
2d ago
latest release · v2.6.0.7 · 29 Oct 2026
63
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 23% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ marperacet2.1y ago
Excelent
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ George Pattichis2.6y ago
Worked great for me. Even the free version offers lots of features that others charge for. Also, seeing the Events Calendar team picking this up means future updates coming up rock solid. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hreinink2.7y ago
Looks like StyleMixThemes is going for increase of revenue with less effort. First I discovered it with their Themes. Now with this plugin. I’ve had this plugin for years, removed it after I no longer offered any services, and now I want to reinstall it, and the Google integration is now a 19,99 add for 1 site. Also paid services is a paid add on. So don’t be triggered by the free plugin. It’s not easy to use without the additional paid integrations.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ medi33.0y ago
Payed Plugin crashes when you choose your own colours. It is also a big minus that between booking you don’t have an option for a break time. Also I have noticed if the booking appointments is a three hour long and it starts from 9 am – 12 pm.. than the other costumer has the option to book it from 10 am – 1 pm – which is not ok. If someone books the first hour, than you can not book until 12.15 pm. or 1 pm. This is why period time is needed, and so the other booking do not cover them selves up. Please fix this. This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by medi3.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sebastienbrochot3.1y ago
I had 2 problems with this plugins (the free one and the 2 sold) : the plugin is not fully translatable, even using Loco Translate. You have to edit the plugin files, which is painful and risky. The other problem was with the Google Calendar synch, that didn’t work for me even following step by step the documentation and reinstalling/retrying from scratch multiple times. I opened a ticket. Waited and waited. After 6 days, I asked for a refund. Suddenly, someone was ready to help me. It was too late, I already found another solution that works well on my site. THEY REFUSED TO REFUND THE PLUGINS ($200!) despite being 6 days after buying it, and asking repeatedly for assistance without being answered!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cieszkos3.6y ago
Plugin is not compatibile with PHP 8.X E-mail notifications doesn’t send… The rest of functionalities works. This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by cieszkos.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Babak3.7y ago
How to active Auto Approve all appointments? It’s not easy for clients to keep logging in wordpress to approve appointments
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ imagiobox3.7y ago
i need help, staff login redirects to my-account, also notification emails are not receiving neither for admins nor for customers.Also the booking page get stuck in the loading animation, can you share your support email address? phone number of chat link?
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-10-29 Version 2.6.0.7 Security – Hardened the public booking endpoint. Props to AndrewN for reporting. Security – Hardened price handling on the public booking endpoint. Props to cazy for reporting. 2.6.0.7
- 2026-10-15 Version 2.6.0.6 Security – Hardened payment handling on the public booking endpoint. Props to Alpaslan Fatih Sözer for reporting. 2.6.0.6
- 2026-09-14 Version 2.6.0.5 Security – Hardened the appointment management AJAX endpoints. 2.6.0.5
- 2026-09-01 Version 2.6.0.4 Security – Harden the Stripe Connect payment handler. Fix – Correct a price-formatting bug affecting some fractional-cents prices. 2.6.0.4
- 2026-08-26 Version 2.6.0.3 Security – Harden the PayPal payment handler. 2.6.0.3
- 2026-08-17 Version 2.6.0.2 Security – Harden the booking AJAX endpoint. Fix – Reused an existing customer for repeat guest bookings instead of creating duplicate records. 2.6.0.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 13 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.6.0.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-09-16 CVE-2026-89008 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.6.0.4 Patched in 2.6.0.5
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Bookit — Booking & Appointment Calendar < 2.6.0.1 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗2026-09-13 CVE-2026-88995 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects < 2.6.0.1 Patched in 2.6.0.1
- 2023-12-21 CVE-2023-50852 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 2.4.4 Patched in 2.4.4
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.9 Patched in 2.4.0
- 2023-06-20 CVE-2023-2834 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affects <= 2.3.7 Patched in 2.3.8
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 23 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Stripe, PayPal.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,091 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "appointment calendar", "booking calendar" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-20 5K+ → 4K+ down after 196 days in tier
- 2025-10-06 6K+ → 5K+ down after 183 days in tier
- 2025-04-06 7K+ → 6K+ down after 149 days in tier
- 2024-11-08 8K+ → 7K+ down after 132 days in tier
- 2024-06-29 9K+ → 8K+ down after 94 days in tier
- 2024-03-27 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-26 9K+ → 10K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-24 10K+ → 9K+ down after 21 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Appointment Booking Calendar 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags B -
Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Booking calendar, Appointment Booking System 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Booktics – Appointment Booking Calendar for Service Businesses 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
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