WordPress booking plugin for salons and hair studios
Per-stylist schedules and pricing, service-duration variety (cut, color, both), and SMS reminders to cut no-shows.
A salon site needs per-stylist scheduling, service-duration flexibility (cut vs color vs both), and a customer dashboard clients can use to book their next visit. MyBookaro’s provider-based model maps cleanly to a salon: each stylist is a provider with their own schedule, services, and prices.
Why provider-based booking fits a salon
Single-calendar booking plugins force every appointment through one shared schedule. That breaks the moment a salon has 3 stylists who each take their own days off, charge different prices, or specialize in specific services. MyBookaro models each stylist as a provider with their own weekly schedule, blackout days, services, and dashboard – so each stylist can manage their own day, while the salon owner sees the full picture.
How MyBookaro fits a typical salon site
Two lanes work well:
- Single Business - one salon, several stylists. Pick this for almost every salon site.
- MyListing Directory - if your site is a directory of salons across a city or region, with each salon running their own listing.
Features salons actually use
- Per-stylist weekly schedule and blackout dates
- Service-duration variety (cut 30min, color 2hr, color+cut 3hr+)
- Per-stylist pricing - juniors and seniors charge different amounts for the same service type
- Date exceptions for stylist days off, training, or vacation
- Customer dashboard so clients can book and manage their own visits
- Reminder emails 24h and 1h before the appointment - critical for walk-in rate
- Provider dashboard each stylist uses on their phone
- Review invite emails after the appointment
- WooCommerce checkout for prepaid services (Pro)
- Google Calendar push (Pro) — confirmed appointments appear on the stylist's personal calendar in seconds
- SMS reminders via Twilio (Pro) - best ROI tool a salon can deploy against no-shows
Setup walkthrough for a salon
- Install MyBookaro Lite from WordPress.org
- Run Setup Wizard, pick Single Business
- Add each stylist as a provider with their weekly schedule
- Define services per stylist with the right duration and price (Cut, Color, Color + Cut, Highlights, Toner, Treatment)
- Set blackouts for known days off (training, vacation)
- Place the booking form on your /book page and link it from the navigation
- Run a test booking on each stylist - confirm reminders fire
- Optional: upgrade to Pro for SMS reminders and Google Calendar sync
Pricing for salons
Lite covers everything above except payments, calendar sync, and SMS. Pro from $89/yr Single Site adds those three.
Bottom line for a salon
Single Business with multiple providers (one per stylist). Free in Lite. Upgrade to Pro for SMS reminders alone if you have a no-show problem – it routinely pays back the $89/yr in the first month.
Frequently asked questions
Can I have different prices per stylist?
Yes. Each provider (stylist) has their own services with their own prices. A junior stylist’s cut can be priced differently from a master stylist’s cut for the same service type.
How does it handle walk-ins?
Walk-ins are typically tracked outside the booking flow (drop the client in your POS or a paper book). MyBookaro is built for scheduled appointments. You can leave gaps in each stylist’s availability for walk-in capacity.
Can clients request a specific stylist?
Yes – this is core to the provider-based model. The booking form lets clients pick a stylist and only see that stylist’s availability and services.
Do you support color services with longer durations and deposits?
Different durations per service: yes (cut 30min, color 2hr, color+cut 3hr). Native deposit capture at checkout: deposits are framed today as payout-split settings (website share / provider share) rather than partial-charge deposits. For deposit-on-color flows, plan to take the full amount or use WooCommerce add-ons.
Can I run recurring monthly clients?
Recurring appointments are handled via provider availability and manual rebooking. Most salons rely on the customer dashboard so the client books their next month themselves.
