Calendarista Premium, from Calendarista, is a booking plugin built around calendar-first presentation: instead of a step wizard, customers see an interactive availability calendar with day, week and month views, and pick their slot visually. The premium edition covers the wide set of booking models the category fragments across plugins: general appointments, rental with pickup and drop-off dates, packages, toggle-day services, group booking, and per-hour scheduling with time-slot rounding. Related reading: our Bookly PRO overview covers the full appointment-operations platform.
Calendarista’s identity is layout discipline. The premium edition ships twelve project templates (hotel, rental, beauty salon, transportation, toggle-day, package and more), each a complete booking pipeline with pricing rules, checkout hand-off and email confirmations. Custom fields, per-project filters and WooCommerce or direct payment gateways cover real agency and rental workflows. For businesses that want the booking calendar to be the centerpiece of the page, Calendarista is the pick.
Competitive Features
Twelve project templates. Hotel, rental, beauty salon, transportation, toggle-day, package and more – each template is a complete booking pipeline, not a blank canvas.
Calendar-first presentation. Day, week and month views with per-project filters, so customers pick slots visually instead of stepping through a wizard.
Wide booking-model coverage. General appointments, rental with pickup and drop-off dates, packages, toggle-day services, group booking, and per-hour scheduling with time-slot rounding.
Rate rules per project. Per-project pricing rules, checkout hand-off and email confirmations cover real agency and rental workflows.
Custom fields and extras. Per-project questions and paid extras, grouped per step of the pipeline.
WooCommerce or direct gateways. Hand-off to WooCommerce checkout or direct payment gateways per project.
Key Features
- Day, week and month calendar views – per-project filters, so customers pick slots visually.
- Twelve project templates – each template is a complete booking pipeline.
- Custom fields and extras – per-project questions and paid extras grouped per step of the pipeline.
- Rate rules per project – per-project pricing rules and email confirmations cover real agency and rental workflows.
- WooCommerce or direct gateways – hand-off to WooCommerce checkout or direct payment gateways per project.
- Shortcode embedding – drop the booking calendar on any page or post.
Comparison with Competitors
Calendarista Premium vs Bookly PRO
Bookly is the operations-heavy incumbent with a huge addon catalog; Calendarista is the calendar-first challenger.
| Calendarista Premium | Bookly PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Visual calendar-first | Step wizard |
| Templates | Twelve project templates | Addon-based |
| Staff management | Basic assignment | Unlimited, per-staff schedules |
| Best for | Calendar-first services | Feature-maximal operations |
Calendarista Premium vs LatePoint Pro
LatePoint is a full appointment platform with agent dashboards; Calendarista is a calendar-first booking tool.
| Calendarista Premium | LatePoint Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | Calendar booking tool | Appointment platform |
| Payments | Direct gateways per project | Stripe at booking time |
| Templates | Twelve project templates | Three-step wizard |
| Best for | Calendar-first services | Salons, clinics, agencies |
Recommended Stack: pair Calendarista Premium with Bookly PRO if the business outgrows the calendar-first model, or with LatePoint Pro if agent dashboards and Stripe payments are the priority.
Official Changelog
Version 16.0.9
Release Date: October 2026
- Fixed: day view calendar dropping appointments on week boundaries
- Fixed: rental projects pickup and drop-off date handling
Version 16.0.8
Release Date: September 2026
- Added: per-project buffer times between appointments
- Fixed: toggle-day projects not saving for grouped extras
Version 16.0.7
Release Date: September 2026
- Fixed: direct payment gateway confirmation for grouped extras
- Improved: project templates for agency workflows
Frequently Asked Questions
How fast is the initial setup?
Pick one of the twelve project templates, set your services and working hours, and the booking calendar drops on any page. Most businesses go live the same day.
Which booking models does it support?
General appointments, rental with pickup and drop-off dates, packages, toggle-day services, group booking, and per-hour scheduling with time-slot rounding – each template is a complete booking pipeline.
Can I ask custom questions per project?
Yes – custom fields and paid extras are grouped per step of the pipeline, so per-project questions and paid extras stay organized per step of the pipeline.
Can I use direct payment gateways?
Yes – WooCommerce or direct payment gateways per project, with per-project pricing rules and email confirmations cover real agency and rental workflows.
Can I keep the calendar as the centerpiece of the page?
Yes – day, week and month calendar views with per-project filters, so customers pick slots visually instead of stepping through a wizard.
How to Install
Install the GPL version of Calendarista Premium like any premium WordPress plugin:
- Download the plugin archive from the download section on this page.
- In WordPress admin, go to Plugins – Add New – Upload Plugin and select the archive.
- Activate the plugin, then open Calendarista in the admin menu.
- Create a project from one of the twelve templates, set your services and working hours, then place the booking shortcode on any page.
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