Descripció
Shark Booking by Carson is an installable plugin for businesses that need a streamlined appointment booking flow on any WordPress site.
Features:
- Admin booking list and calendar views (day, week, month) with filters.
- Service management with duration, buffers, pricing, currency, and active status.
- Resource management with service assignments and weekly schedule editing.
- Availability management with weekly rules and date-specific overrides.
- Frontend booking flow via shortcode.
- Stripe Checkout flow for bookings.
- Stripe webhook processing with idempotency safeguards.
- Quote and pricing engine.
- Manual admin actions for bookings (edit, delete, resend customer notification).
- Built-in FAQ screen and Contact entry point in the admin menu.
- Security hardening for public booking APIs (same-origin checks, rate limits, and nonce-aware permission callbacks for logged-in sessions).
Use [booking_appointment_flow] for the appointment booking flow.
External services
Stripe
This plugin uses Stripe Checkout and webhook APIs to process booking payments.
Data sent: checkout/payment fields such as transaction amount, selected items, customer email, and callback metadata needed to reconcile booking records.
When sent: when a customer starts checkout and when Stripe calls the webhook endpoint after payment events.
Terms of Service: https://stripe.com/legal/ssa
Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy
Freemius
This plugin uses Freemius for subscription/account management and premium entitlement checks.
Data sent: installation/account metadata required by Freemius to manage plan/account status and entitlement.
When sent: during Freemius account/plan pages and entitlement synchronization checks.
Terms of Service: https://freemius.com/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/
What if email delivery fails?
The plugin uses WordPress wp_mail(). Delivery depends on your hosting mail setup or SMTP/mail plugin.
Instal·lació
- Upload the
shark-booking-by-carsonfolder to/wp-content/plugins/(main file:shark-booking-by-carson.php). - Activate the plugin in the WordPress admin.
- Go to
Bookings > Settingsand configure timezone, currency, and Stripe keys. - Create services under
Bookings > Services. - Create resources under
Bookings > Resources. - Add availability rules under
Bookings > Availability. - Add
[booking_appointment_flow]to a page and publish it. - Configure the Stripe webhook endpoint to:
/wp-json/sharkbooking/v1/stripe/webhook
PMF
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How do I set up the plugin for the first time?
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Configure timezone and currency in Settings, then create Services, Resources, and Availability rules.
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How do I create a booking page?
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Create or edit a WordPress page and add the shortcode
[booking_appointment_flow], then publish the page. -
What can I manage in the admin area?
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You can manage bookings, services, resources, and availability.
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Does it support multiple staff members or rooms?
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Yes. Each resource can be assigned to specific services and can have its own weekly and date-specific availability.
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How does Stripe confirmation work?
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Bookings are finalized after Stripe webhook confirmation at
/wp-json/sharkbooking/v1/stripe/webhook. -
Can admins manually create or edit bookings?
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Yes. Admins can create, edit, update status, send notifications, and delete bookings from Booking List and Calendar.
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Does this plugin connect to external services?
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Yes, in three feature-specific cases:
- Stripe payment and webhook APIs are used for checkout/payment processing when Stripe keys are configured.
- Freemius is used for account, plan, and entitlement checks tied to premium module loading.
- If an admin submits the in-plugin Contact form (
Bookings > FAQ), the entered name, email, and message are sent to Shark Booking by Carson support via email.
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Registre de canvis
1.0.1
- Bug fix on permission access
- Bug fix on the issue where saved Services, Packages, Additional Services, Resources & Availability doesn’t save occassionally
- UI Enhancement across all pages
1.0.0
- Initial release with services, resources, availability rules, bookings, Stripe checkout, webhook confirmation, and email notifications.