Amelia WordPress Booking Plugin

To add a booking calendar to WordPress, install a booking plugin, configure your services and availability, then embed the booking form on any page with a shortcode or block. The three strongest choices in 2026 are Booking Calendar (best for rentals and reservations), Simply Schedule Appointments (best for consultants and appointment-based se...

Amelia 9.7 is here, and it brings a few updates that can make a real difference in how you promote events, manage your setup, and deliver a smoother booking experience.

Some changes are designed to save you time behind the scenes. Others make it easier for customers to find what they need and complete a booking without unnecessary steps.

Let’s take a closer look...

Search either name and the other one turns up right beside it. That’s mostly a search-engine accident, not evidence they do the same job.

The Calendly vs Acuity Scheduling question trips people up because the two look interchangeable on a pricing page. They aren’t. Calendly is built for fast meeting booking. Acuity is built for paid client appointments...

You’re between clients. Standing in the hallway, phone in hand, trying to remember if that 3 PM appointment is confirmed or if you still need to handle that event check-in. You know the answer is somewhere in your WordPress admin… but that means hunting for your laptop, logging in, navigating the backend.

Sound familiar?

That’s exactly the problem the Amelia ...