Yatoon Booking System

Yatoon Booking System is a conversion-focused appointment booking plugin built specifically for salons, spas, and nail studios. Unlike generic booking plugins, Yatoon includes a service photo gallery, customer ratings, recurring appointments, and Square/Vagaro sync — features your competitors don’t have.

Free Features

Booking Flow
* Multi-step booking with animated progress bar and real-time availability
* Unlimited services with flexible pricing, duration, and options
* Up to 2 staff members with profile photos, rating stars, Popular/Experienced badges
* Closed Dates — bulk-block holidays and training days for all staff at once
* Waitlist system with “Text Us” fallback when no slots are available
* Recurring appointments — clients set up weekly/bi-weekly repeat bookings from confirmation page
* Custom booking form fields — drag-and-drop builder, 6 field types (allergy notes, reference images, skin type, and more)
* Tip / gratuity — preset percentages or custom amount at checkout

Customer Experience
* Google Calendar + Apple/Outlook (.ics) add-to-calendar on confirmation
* Rebooking nudge — configurable reminder shown after booking confirmed
* Customer self-service portal — view, reschedule, or cancel appointments
* Cancellation & no-show policy display

Photo Gallery & Catalog
* [yatoon_gallery] — upload multiple photos per service; auto-scrolling carousel on any page, desktop and mobile
* Infinite loop, bottom dot navigation (clickable), mobile swipe, desktop drag
* [yatoon_catalog] — display services as image cards with category filter tabs and Book button
* Catalog & Gallery settings page — control mode, columns, ratio, gap, lightbox, autoplay speed from admin — no shortcode editing needed

Reviews & Ratings
* Star rating email sent automatically after each appointment
* Clients tap 1–5 stars, optionally leave written review — no login required
* Admin review management — approve, reject, feature, or delete
* [yatoon_reviews] shortcode to display approved reviews (Pro)

Admin
* Dashboard with KPI cards (today, month revenue, no-show rate), 7-day trend chart, today’s timeline, Needs Attention panel
* Form Fields builder — drag-and-drop custom fields
* Closed Dates manager with live preview and quick-add buttons
* Clients page with notes, tags, and visit history

Upgrade to Pro

• Square & Vagaro calendar sync — block booked slots automatically, no double-bookings
• SMS reminders via Twilio — cut no-shows by up to 50%
• Google Calendar sync
• Unlimited staff members
• Deposit & prepay — require upfront payment for high-value or repeat no-show clients
• No-show tracking — auto-flag clients and require deposits on future bookings
• Waitlist auto-notify — email the next person instantly when a cancellation opens
• Service packages — sell pre-paid session bundles (Buy 5, get 1 free)
• [yatoon_reviews] — display customer star ratings on your site
• Branding controls — custom colors, logos, button labels
• Priority support

Shortcodes — paste these onto any page

Booking
* [yatoon_booking] — full multi-step booking form
* [yatoon_customer_portal] — customer appointment self-service portal
* [yatoon_manage_booking] — secure manage / reschedule / cancel page

Gallery & Catalog
* [yatoon_gallery] — photo carousel from all service gallery images
* [yatoon_gallery service_id="5"] — carousel for one specific service only
* [yatoon_gallery category="Custom Design"] — filter by service category
* [yatoon_gallery cols="5" limit="10" ratio="9/16" mobile_height="500px"] — full options
* [yatoon_catalog] — service image card grid with Book button
* [yatoon_catalog cols="4" category="Manicures"] — filtered catalog

Service Menu & Reviews
* [yatoon_service_menu] — restaurant-style service menu display
* [yatoon_reviews] — approved customer star ratings (Pro)

Gallery Shortcode Options

• cols — columns on desktop (default: 5)
• limit — max images to load (default: 50)
• ratio — image aspect ratio: 1/1, 4/3, 3/4, 9/16, 16/9 (default: 1/1)
• mobile_height — fixed height on mobile, e.g. 500px (optional, overrides ratio)
• mode — grid (default) or slider
• service_id — show only this service’s images
• category — show only this category’s images
• lightbox — 1 or 0 (default: 1)
• interval — autoplay speed in ms (default: 3500)

Installation

1. Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin → upload ZIP → Activate
2. Yatoon Booking System → Settings — configure your business details
3. Add [yatoon_booking] to your booking page
4. Add [yatoon_gallery] to your homepage for an auto-scrolling photo gallery
5. Upload gallery photos: Services → Edit any service → Gallery Images → + Add Images

External Services

Free version uses no external services. Freemius SDK is bundled for licensing.
* Freemius: https://freemius.com/ · Terms: https://freemius.com/terms/