Title: gRDV Booking Author: grdv Published: September 1, 2026 Last modified: September 1, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/grdv-booking/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3676195) ![](https://ps.w.org/grdv-booking/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3676195) # gRDV Booking By [grdv](https://profiles.wordpress.org/grdv/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/grdv-booking.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/grdv-booking/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/grdv-booking/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/grdv-booking/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/grdv-booking/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/grdv-booking/) ## Description gRDV Booking is a focused, self-hosted appointment-booking plugin for businesses, consultants and service providers. Visitors book directly on your WordPress site, and booking records remain in your WordPress database instead of being sent to a separate booking SaaS by default. The plugin is designed for privacy-conscious operation, particularly for organisations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It combines data-minimising defaults, formal or informal German wording, configurable retention and transparent optional integrations. This does not replace your own legal assessment, but it gives you practical controls for a privacy-minded setup. Create any number of meeting types, define availability, publish the booking form with a shortcode and send branded confirmations to customers and a freely configurable internal recipient. No WordPress account or administrator role is required for that recipient. #### A focused alternative to large booking suites gRDV Booking deliberately concentrates on a clear appointment workflow instead of trying to be a marketplace, CRM or employee-management platform. It is a good fit when you want dependable scheduling, local data ownership and understandable settings without a mandatory external account. #### What you can do * Create and manage any number of meeting types. * Display a responsive booking form with the `[grdv_booking]` shortcode. * Configure active weekdays, daily time windows and slot intervals. * Add lead time and buffer time after appointments. * Collect customer name, email address, optional phone number and notes. * Review appointments in calendar and list views. * Create and edit bookings manually in the WordPress administration area. * Add global blocked times for holidays, absences and other unavailable periods. * Send branded email confirmations to customers and a configurable internal recipient. * Send one configurable appointment reminder to customers and the internal recipient. * Let customers cancel through a personal link with an optional cancellation deadline. * Include an ICS calendar link in confirmation emails. * Block unavailable times with an optional externally hosted ICS or Webcal calendar URL. * Choose formal or informal wording for customer-facing text. * Set a privacy policy URL and require acknowledgement before booking. * Automatically anonymize or delete old booking records after a configurable retention period. gRDV Booking is a complete, independently usable plugin. It has no trial period, usage quota, licence check or feature that expires after a period of time. ### Privacy gRDV Booking stores booking data in your WordPress database. Depending on your form configuration, this can include first name, last name, email address, phone number, notes, selected meeting type, appointment date and appointment time. The plugin includes a configurable retention setting. Old booking records can be anonymized or deleted automatically after the number of days chosen by the site administrator. The optional uninstall purge only runs when the last installed gRDV Booking edition is removed. Deleting Free while Pro is still installed, or deleting Pro while Free is still installed, preserves all shared bookings, meeting types, settings and scheduled tasks. If an administrator enters an external ICS calendar URL, your WordPress site requests that URL to read busy times and block matching slots. The URL is configured by the site administrator and is not enabled by default. The plugin does not create an account with gR DV, does not use an external booking platform by default and does not send booking records to gR DV. ### External services The optional ICS integration connects to the calendar URL entered by the site administrator. The request transfers the normal technical request data generated by the WordPress server, which can include its IP address and HTTP headers. Calendar event data returned by that provider is temporarily cached in the WordPress database and is used only to determine unavailable dates and times. The calendar provider, its terms and its privacy policy are selected and controlled by the site administrator. No external calendar is contacted until an administrator saves an ICS URL. Booking confirmation and notification emails are sent through the WordPress mail configuration chosen by the site operator. Depending on that configuration, the mail provider receives the recipient address, subject and message body needed to deliver the email. #### Bundled third-party software The administration calendar uses FullCalendar 6.1.20, bundled locally under the MIT license. The [maintained FullCalendar source code](https://github.com/fullcalendar/fullcalendar/tree/v6.1.20) is publicly available. #### gRDV Booking Pro For organisations that need advanced scheduling and administration features, gRDV Booking Pro is available separately. The Pro edition replaces the Free edition while continuing to use the existing booking data and settings. [Learn more about gRDV Booking Pro](https://gr-dv.com/business-tools-fuer-wordpress-grdv-booking). ## Screenshots [[ [[ ## Installation 1. Upload the `grdv-booking` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install the plugin through the WordPress plugin screen. 2. Activate `gRDV Booking`. 3. Open `gRDV Booking > Meeting Types` and create your appointment offers. 4. Open `gRDV Booking > Settings` and configure availability, email templates and privacy settings. 5. Under the email settings, choose the mailbox that should receive internal booking notifications. 6. Add the `[grdv_booking]` shortcode to the page where visitors should book appointments. ## FAQ ### Which shortcode displays the booking form? Use `[grdv_booking]` on any page or post. ### Does gRDV Booking send booking data to an external booking service? No. Booking records are stored in your WordPress database. The plugin only connects to an external URL if a site administrator explicitly enters an external ICS calendar URL in the settings. ### What is the external ICS calendar used for? If configured, gRDV Booking fetches the administrator-selected ICS calendar and uses its events to block unavailable appointment times. This integration is optional and disabled by default. ### Is this a trial or time-limited plugin? No. The plugin does not expire and does not restrict features after a trial period or usage quota. ### Who receives internal booking notifications? Enter any valid mailbox under `gRDV Booking > Settings > Email`. The recipient does not need a WordPress account and does not need to be a site administrator. If the field is left empty, the WordPress site administrator email is used as a fallback. ### Can customers cancel their appointments? Yes. Customer confirmation emails contain a personal cancellation link. You can configure how many hours before an appointment online cancellation should close. ### Does the plugin load Google Fonts or require an external booking account? No. gRDV Booking does not require an external booking account and does not load Google Fonts for the booking form. The form inherits the typography of your WordPress site. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “gRDV Booking” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ grdv ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/grdv/) “gRDV Booking” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/grdv-booking/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “gRDV Booking” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/grdv-booking) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/grdv-booking/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/grdv-booking/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/grdv-booking/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/grdv-booking/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Initial public release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1** * PHP version ** 8.1 or higher ** * Languages * [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/grdv-booking/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/grdv-booking/), and [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/grdv-booking/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/grdv-booking) * Tags * [appointments](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/appointments/)[booking](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/booking/) [calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/calendar/)[meetings](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/meetings/) [privacy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/privacy/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/grdv-booking/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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