Description

SpaVexa Manager helps spas, salons, and beauty clinics accept appointments on WordPress — without a monthly SaaS subscription.

Free features

Multi-step online booking form
Admin dashboard and booking calendar
Unlimited services and staff
Email booking confirmations (customer and admin)
Automated email appointment reminders
Win-back / rebooking email campaigns
WhatsApp click-to-chat button
Before/after gallery and testimonials
Opening hours, services list, and book button shortcodes
Gutenberg blocks for booking and services
Setup wizard for quick onboarding

Pro upgrade (optional)

Need deposits, packages, or reports? SpaVexa Manager Pro adds Stripe/PayPal deposits, SMS & WhatsApp Cloud API messaging, Google Calendar sync, packages, coupons, gift cards, PDF invoices, and more — with a one-time license (no monthly fees).

Shortcodes

[spavma_booking_form] — booking form
[spavma_book_button] — call-to-action button
[spavma_calendar] — date picker
[spavma_services] / [spavma_services_list] — service showcase
[spavma_staff] — team grid
[spavma_gallery] — before/after gallery
[spavma_testimonials] — client reviews
[spavma_opening_hours] — business hours
[spavma_whatsapp_cta] — WhatsApp button

Privacy

This plugin stores booking data in your WordPress database. It does not send customer data to external servers unless you configure optional integrations in SpaVexa Manager Pro (payments, SMS, etc.).

Installation

Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/ or install from the WordPress plugin directory.
Activate SpaVexa Manager through the Plugins menu.
Complete the setup wizard under SpaVexa Getting Started.
Add [spavma_booking_form] to a page.

FAQ

Is this really free?: Yes. The core booking system is free on WordPress.org. Pro features are sold separately as SpaVexa Manager Pro.
What is included in free vs Pro?: Free includes unlimited services and staff, the booking form, calendar, email confirmations, email reminders, rebooking campaigns, gallery, and testimonials. Pro adds deposits, packages, SMS/WhatsApp API, reports, and other business tools.
Does this require WooCommerce?: No. WooCommerce is optional and available in the Pro version.
Can I upgrade without losing bookings?: Yes. Deactivate the free plugin, install SpaVexa Manager Pro, and activate your license. Your existing services and bookings use the same data structure.
Where can I get help?: See SpaVexa documentation or use the WordPress.org support forum.

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Contributors & Developers

“SpaVexa Manager – Booking & Appointment Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.3.17

Update plugin display name and short description for clearer, more search-friendly branding (URL/slug unchanged)
Refine readme.txt tags for discoverability

1.3.16

Move the Popular badge to a floating corner ribbon on the card instead of sitting next to the title text

1.3.15

Move the Popular badge inline next to the service title instead of on its own line, so titles line up across cards whether or not a service is marked Popular

1.3.14

Pin the Book Now button to the bottom of every service/package card so buttons stay aligned across a row regardless of whether the Popular badge or a description is present

1.3.13

Force full-width Book Now buttons on service/package cards (align-self:stretch alone could be overridden by theme CSS, making the button narrower on cards with the Popular badge)

1.3.12

Fix duplicate block entries in the inserter (blocks were registered under 4 names each)
Fix missing front-end CSS/JS on pages built with blocks (asset loader only recognized shortcodes and the legacy Pro block name)
Prefix REST rest_base for bookings/customers post types (spavma-bookings, spavma-customers)
Restrict booking/customer post types to the plugin’s own capability, and remove them from the default REST controller (they carry customer PII)
Prefix remaining script/style handles and block.json namespaces (spavma-*)
Remove split-string obfuscation of a legacy option prefix in uninstall.php

1.3.11

Prefix Gutenberg editor JavaScript data as spavmaBlocksEditor
Reject any non-spavma wp_localize_script object during the free build

1.3.10

Add nonces to testimonial/gallery admin-post handlers (CSRF)
Document spavma_* shortcodes in readme (match registered tags)
Sanitize booking custom_fields before save

1.3.9

Keep uninstall legacy cleanup inside the prefixed function (Plugin Check globals)

1.3.8

Remove function_exists() around own uninstall helper (WordPress.org guideline)

1.3.7

Rename remaining spavma_ post types, meta, caps, and CSS to spavma_ (WordPress.org 4+ char prefix)

1.3.6

Fix fatal error: use global WP_Block_Type_Registry inside Spavma namespace

1.3.5

Fix duplicate Gutenberg block registration (spavma/* already registered notice)

1.3.4

Remove legacy brand strings from the free WordPress.org package

1.3.3

Unify all PHP identifiers under the spavma_ prefix (WordPress.org prefix review)

1.3.2

Prefix uninstall callback as spavexa_manager_uninstall (Plugin Check)

1.3.1

Rename free helper functions and PHP namespace to SpaVexaManager / spavexa_manager_ (WordPress.org prefix review)
Register spavexa_* shortcodes (legacy spavma_* tags still work)

1.3.0

Prefix slot cache transients as spavexa_manager_slots_ (WordPress.org naming)

1.2.9

Fix block.json UTF-8 BOM so Plugin Check can read apiVersion 3

1.2.8

Fix admin Calendar not rendering after ID rename

1.2.7

Add Business Hours settings (controls Available Times on the booking form)
Show loading state while Available Times load
Add Advanced Reset Everything (factory reset + setup wizard)

1.2.6

1.2.5

Fix New Booking: opens Quick Add Booking instead of the setup wizard
Create Pages from Getting Started is one-click (no wizard step 6)

1.2.4

Hide Pro-only settings UI that had no free implementation (SMS, waitlist, deposits, demo)
Ship email reminder template with the free build
Clarify free vs Pro FAQ (email reminders are free)

1.2.3

Show the Reminders settings tab in the free build (email reminders UI)

1.2.2

Unlock email reminders and rebooking for the free build (Guideline 5)
Longer plugin prefixes (spavexa_manager / SPAVMA_*) for WordPress.org compliance
Harden register_setting sanitization and package-balances REST permissions
Remove free-version package marker

1.2.1

Point product and documentation links to SpaVexa store URLs

1.2.0

Rebrand to SpaVexa Manager (slug spavexa-manager)
Remove service/staff quantity caps (Guideline 5 / trialware)
Enqueue admin notice CSS/JS via wp_enqueue (no raw inline tags)
Public staff REST returns display fields only (no email/phone/commission)
Uninstall deletes an explicit option whitelist only
Keep build tooling out of the WordPress.org zip

1.1.7

Compliance hardening for WordPress.org review

1.1.6

Gutenberg category pinned in the inserter
Block titles/descriptions always registered in PHP for reliable discovery

1.1.5

Fix blocks missing from inserter — load editor script + category

1.1.4

Fix Gutenberg blocks not appearing in the inserter (PHP registration)

1.1.3

Fix Gutenberg blocks category registration
Fix invalid block.json encoding that caused JSON decode notices
Inherit theme font on public booking UI
Show admin notice when WhatsApp CTA has no number configured

1.1.2

Stop auto-creating a Packages page on free (Pro-only shortcode)
Auto-remove empty Packages stub pages left from older free installs

1.1.1

Clean Gutenberg markup from testimonials
Guard invoice helpers when Pro classes are absent

1.0.1

Fix fatal error on plugin deactivation (License class guard)
Fix booking flow when Pro-only classes are not loaded

1.0.0

Initial WordPress.org release
Online booking form and admin calendar
Unlimited services and staff
Email confirmations, gallery, testimonials, WhatsApp button
Setup wizard and Gutenberg blocks