A Complete Quick Start Guide

To start using AppointFox booking plugin you will need to setup at least one service, one staff member and one availability calendar.

The following are the steps to get started using AppointFox booking plugin.

Step 1: Setup a service

1. Login to your WordPress dashboard.
   Once AppointFox plugin installed, Click at AppointFox -> Services
   
2. Click Add New Service button.
   Fill in the required info and click Save button to save your new service.

Step 2: Setup a staff member

1. Next we will create a new staff.
   Click AppointFox -> Staffs
   
2. Click Add New Staff button. Fill in the required info and click Save button to save your new staff.Note: Don’t forget to assign a service to the staff to enable booking form.

Step 3: Setup availability calendar

1. Next we will setup availability calendar for the staff.
   Click AppointFox -> Availability
   
2. Click Edit to modify existing calendar. You can create a new one if you like.
   
3. Select the staff name to assign to. Click Save button to save changes.
   
4. If you want to modify the availability dates, click Settings button as per below.
   
5. Click on the pointed cell below to edit.
   Enter window(s) of time (9:00am-1:00pm, 2:00pm-6:00pm) or exact start times: (9:00am, 10:30am, 2:00pm) .
   Click Save to save the changes.
   
6. Scroll down a bit to configure Availability for Specific Days.
7. Click on the pointed cell below to edit.
   Enter window(s) of time (9:00am-1:00pm, 2:00pm-6:00pm) or exact start times: (9:00am, 10:30am, 2:00pm) .
   Click Save to save the changes.
   

Step 4: Setup booking page

1. Finally, we need to create a new page to display our booking form. You can use your existing page if you want.
   To create a new page: Click Pages -> Add New
   
2. Give the page a nice title and add this shortcode in the content section
   
3. Click Publish and click on the page’s permalink to see your booking form in action as per below.
   

Enjoy!