Shark Booking by Carson is an installable plugin for businesses that need a streamlined appointment booking flow on any WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n
Features:<\/p>\n\n
Use This plugin uses Stripe Checkout and webhook APIs to process booking payments.<\/p>\n\n Data sent: checkout\/payment fields such as transaction amount, selected items, customer email, and callback metadata needed to reconcile booking records.<\/p>\n\n When sent: when a customer starts checkout and when Stripe calls the webhook endpoint after payment events.<\/p>\n\n Terms of Service: https:\/\/stripe.com\/legal\/ssa\nPrivacy Policy: https:\/\/stripe.com\/privacy<\/p>\n\n This plugin uses Freemius for voluntary site registration, subscriptions, billing, and telemetry when admins interact with SDK-driven account pages.<\/p>\n\n Data sent: standard Freemius installation and account telemetry as described by Freemius when opted in.<\/p>\n\n When sent: when admins open Subscription \/ account pricing pages or enroll in telemetry through the SDK.<\/p>\n\n Terms of Service: https:\/\/freemius.com\/terms\/\nPrivacy Policy: https:\/\/freemius.com\/privacy\/<\/p>\n\n The plugin uses WordPress Configure timezone and currency in Settings, then create Services, Resources, and Availability rules.<\/p><\/dd>\n Create or edit a WordPress page and add the shortcode You can manage bookings, services, resources, availability, email sender details (Email Configuration), Stripe keys, and other site preferences. Bookings \u2192 Flow Configuration is for copying the appointment shortcode only.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. Customer-facing wording uses built-in defaults. Flow Configuration only provides the shortcode.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. There is no package balance or bundled add-on catalog; use Services and Resources for what customers book.<\/p><\/dd>\n Use Email Configuration to set the From name and From address. Message subjects and bodies are fixed built-in templates.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. Only the sender name and address are configurable; template wording is defined by the plugin.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Each resource can be assigned to specific services and can have its own weekly and date-specific availability.<\/p><\/dd>\n Bookings are finalized after Stripe webhook confirmation at Yes. Admins can create, edit, update status, send notifications, and delete bookings from Booking List and Calendar.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes, in three feature-specific cases:<\/p>\n\n[booking_appointment_flow]<\/code> for the appointment booking flow.<\/p>\n\nExternal services<\/h3>\n\n
Stripe<\/h4>\n\n
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What if email delivery fails?<\/h4>\n\n
wp_mail()<\/code>. Delivery depends on your hosting mail setup or SMTP\/mail plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
shark-booking-by-carson<\/code> folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> (main file: shark-booking-by-carson.php<\/code>).<\/li>\nBookings > Settings<\/code> and configure timezone, currency, and Stripe keys.<\/li>\nBookings > Services<\/code>.<\/li>\nBookings > Resources<\/code>.<\/li>\nBookings > Availability<\/code>.<\/li>\n[booking_appointment_flow]<\/code> to a page and publish it.<\/li>\n\n
How do I set up the plugin for the first time?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How do I create a booking page?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
[booking_appointment_flow]<\/code>, then publish the page.<\/p><\/dd>\nWhat can I manage in the admin area?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I customize labels and messages on the booking steps?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does it support customer packages or add-on bundles?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How do I configure booking notification emails?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I edit email subjects or bodies in the admin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does it support multiple staff members or rooms?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How does Stripe confirmation work?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
\/wp-json\/sharkbooking\/v1\/stripe\/webhook<\/code>.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan admins manually create or edit bookings?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does this plugin connect to external services?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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Bookings \u2192 Subscription<\/code>).<\/li>\nBookings > FAQ<\/code>), the entered name, email, and message are sent to Shark Booking by Carson support via email.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
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[booking_appointment_flow]<\/code> shortcode. Removed the save_flow_wording<\/code> admin action.<\/li>\n0.2.30<\/h4>\n\n
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public\/views\/booking-form.php<\/code> view (booking uses appointment-flow.php<\/code>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n0.2.28<\/h4>\n\n
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wp_verify_nonce()<\/code> (per-key gate) so Plugin Directory tooling and reviewers can validate intent alongside sanitization.<\/li>\n$_POST<\/code> (no bulk wp_unslash( $_POST )<\/code>); service price uses numeric validation; resource weekly hours read from POST only after the admin action nonce passes.<\/li>\nbooksh_notice<\/code> \/ booksh_contact<\/code>.<\/li>\nwp_rest<\/code> behavior unchanged).<\/li>\nuninstall.php<\/code> and includes\/class-uninstaller.php<\/code> for standard directory uninstall handling when \u201cdelete data on uninstall\u201d is enabled (shared with Freemius after_uninstall<\/code> cleanup).<\/li>\nNonceVerification<\/code> \/ ValidatedSanitizedInput<\/code> fixes (scoped phpcs:disable<\/code> where verification is delegated; price_major<\/code> unslashed before sanitization).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n0.2.27<\/h4>\n\n
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admin\/class-admin-pages.php<\/code>): explicit nonce\/sanitized-input sniff directives, sanitize_text_field<\/code> notice parsing, refined admin_screen_compute_query_trust()<\/code> helper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n0.2.26<\/h4>\n\n
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FILTER_UNSAFE_RAW<\/code>-based GET reads for booking-return flags (shortcode sanitizes booking reference lookup first).<\/li>\npermission_callback<\/code> rules for authenticated vs anonymous booking POST helpers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n0.2.25<\/h4>\n\n
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{{placeholder}}<\/code> values in subjects and bodies).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n0.2.24<\/h4>\n\n
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