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Everything runs inside this plugin \u2014 no theme dependency and no required companion plugins.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Create services with duration, price and status<\/li>\n<li>Manage staff, working hours, breaks and assigned services<\/li>\n<li>Customer records with booking history<\/li>\n<li>Appointment list and admin calendar<\/li>\n<li>Availability engine with open time slots<\/li>\n<li>Mobile-friendly booking form via shortcode <code>[haq_booking]<\/code> or Gutenberg block<\/li>\n<li>Email confirmation, cancellation and reschedule notices<\/li>\n<li>Customer cancel and reschedule via secure token links<\/li>\n<li>GDPR export \/ erase personal data support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Shortcode<\/h4>\n\n<p>Place this shortcode on any page:<\/p>\n\n<pre><code>[haq_booking]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<p>Or insert the <strong>HAQ Booking<\/strong> block in the editor.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Optional extensions<\/h4>\n\n<p>An optional commercial add-on can extend HAQ Booking with messaging, payments and calendar sync. The free plugin works fully on its own.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Privacy<\/h4>\n\n<p>The plugin stores customer name, email, phone, optional messaging number, appointment details and related notes in your WordPress database. The free plugin does not send data to third-party APIs.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>haq-booking<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>, or install through the Plugins screen.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>HAQ Booking \u2192 Settings<\/strong> and set your business name and notification email.<\/li>\n<li>Add services and staff under <strong>HAQ Booking<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Place the <code>[haq_booking]<\/code> shortcode on a page, or insert the HAQ Booking block.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>Settings<\/strong>, select that page as the Booking page (needed for cancel\/reschedule email links).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20require%20a%20specific%20theme%3F\"><h3>Does this require a specific theme?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. It works with any standard WordPress theme.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"where%20is%20data%20stored%3F\"><h3>Where is data stored?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>In custom tables in your WordPress database (<code>wp_haqb_*<\/code>).<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20customers%20cancel%20or%20reschedule%3F\"><h3>Can customers cancel or reschedule?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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