Your Schedulista scheduler can be embedded into your own website so that clients can book with you without having to leave your site. Our dedicated plugin for WordPress sites allows you to embed the scheduler using WordPress shortcode instead of full HTML code.
As of June 2022, the WordPress platform offers three options for websites:
WordPress.com - a free website service hosted by WordPress
WordPress.com with a paid subscription plan - a website hosted by WordPress that offers more features and flexibility. The ability to add plugins and HTML to your site is available with the WordPress Pro paid subscription.
WordPress.org - a free website platform that provides the most flexibility to create and develop your own "self-hosted" website. WordPress.org websites require a third-party site hosting service like GoDaddy, Namecheap, Bluehost, etc.
Your scheduler can only be embedded on WordPress.com sites with the paid WordPress Pro (formerly Business or eCommerce plans) subscription or on WordPress.org sites. HTML code limitations prevent the scheduler widget code from working on sites on the WordPress Free plan (formerly Premium, Personal, or Free plans). Find out which option is best for what you need.
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Schedulista WordPress plugin
The Schedulista WordPress plugin makes it easy to add a "Schedule Now" button or embed the scheduler widget to a WordPress.org website or a WordPress.com website with a Business or eCommerce plan subscription.
The Schedulista plugin is not available for the free WordPress.com sites. The scheduler widget cannot be embedded with HTML code on the free sites, either.
Instructions for WordPress.org site
(1) Log-in to the administrator console for your WordPress.org site
(2) Go to Plugins in the menu and select Add New
(3) Search for "Schedulista" and click Search Plugins
(4) In your search results, you'll see the Schedulista - Online Scheduling Plugin
(5) Click Install Now to install the Schedulista WordPress Plugin.
(6) After the plugin is installed, click Activate Plugin
(7) Copy the WordPress shortcode from the Add to your website settings page in Schedulista
Note: You can copy either embed as button or embed as widget.
(8) Paste the WordPress shortcode into the page where you want the Schedule now button (or widget) to appear
Instructions for WordPress.com site with WordPress Pro subscription
Note: This requires a subscription to the WordPress.com Business or eCommerce Plans. The plugin is not available for WordPress.com sites on the Premium, Personal, or Free plans.
(1) Go to WordPress.com and sign into your account
(2) Click the My Site button in the upper left corner
(3) In your site editor, click on Plugins in the menu
(4) Search for Schedulista and click on the result
(5) Click the Install button (more from WordPress.com here)
(6) Copy the WordPress shortcode from the Add to your website settings page in Schedulista.
Note: You can copy either embed as button or embed as widget.
(7) Paste the WordPress shortcode into the page where you want the Schedule now button (or widget) to appear.
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