How to set custom cron task for clearing reserved slots

Create cron task on your host that have this link : wget -q -O - /?_ea-action=clear_reservations > /dev/null 2>&1 . This will delete all reservations older than 6min.

by Easy Appointments 4.3 (131 reviews)

Easy Appointments

Name: Easy Appointments
Rating: 4.3 (131 reviews)
Author: Easy Appointments

The easiest free WordPress booking plugin. Create beautiful appointment booking forms with flexible scheduling and email notifications.

Easy Appointments ranks #1,627 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #18 of 641 in the Business category, a 4.3/5 rating from 131 reviews, and was last updated Sep 15, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v4.0.2.2 Current Version v4.0.2.2

Updated 19 hours ago Last Update on 15 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#18 of 641 in Business Top 5% by installs Downloads -76.4% this week Actively maintained

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Downloads

1.8M

+2,005 today

Support Resolved

40%

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Rating

86%

Review 4.3 out of 5

4.3 (131 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 74.2%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3

131 reviews

Overall 86%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

21 known vulnerabilities on record · 14 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Aug 19, 2026

Easy Appointments [easy-appointments] < 4.0.1

CVE-2026-19406 · Fixed in v4.0.1
Aug 6, 2026 UNPATCHED

Easy Appointments [easy-appointments] <= 3.12.26 (unfixed)

CVE-2026-14225 · No fix released
Jul 30, 2026 UNPATCHED

Easy Appointments [easy-appointments] <= 3.12.26 (unfixed)

CVE-2026-14223 · No fix released
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Easy Appointments [easy-appointments] <= 3.12.26 (unfixed)

CVE-2026-14226 · No fix released
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Easy Appointments [easy-appointments] <= 3.12.26 (unfixed)

CVE-2026-14188 · No fix released
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Easy Appointments [easy-appointments] <= 3.12.26 (unfixed)

CVE-2026-14221 · No fix released
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Easy Appointments [easy-appointments] <= 3.12.26 (unfixed)

CVE-2026-14222 · No fix released
Jul 29, 2026 UNPATCHED

Easy Appointments [easy-appointments] <= 3.12.26 (unfixed)

CVE-2026-14224 · No fix released
Jul 23, 2026

Easy Appointments [easy-appointments] < 3.12.28

CVE-2026-8789 · Fixed in v3.12.28
Jul 16, 2026

Easy Appointments [easy-appointments] < 3.12.28

CVE-2026-61946 · Fixed in v3.12.28

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.0.2.2
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.3 or higher
Author: Easy Appointments

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 131
Support Threads: 10
Resolved: 40%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Easy Appointments is for small businesses like salons, clinics, law firms, gyms, and other service providers who take bookings. It solves the problem of managing appointment scheduling online by letting customers book directly through a form while the business controls availability, staff, and email notifications.

Multiple locations, services, workers
Independent time slots per staff
Automatic email notifications
Booking confirm/cancel via email link
Responsive single or two-column forms
Custom form fields with drag-and-drop
Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3
CSV export of appointments

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Easy Appointments

Yes — the core plugin is 100% free and includes everything you need to start accepting bookings. Pro extensions are available for teams that need Google Calendar sync, SMS reminders, and online payments.

No. Customers book through the public-facing form without needing to register or log in.

Yes. Easy Appointments uses a responsive Bootstrap layout that adapts to any WordPress theme. You can also apply custom CSS to match your branding.

Create cron task on your host that have this link : wget -q -O - <STIE_URL>/?_ea-action=clear_reservations > /dev/null 2>&1 . This will delete all reservations older than 6min.

Form labels can change in settings page but if you want to translate rest of it you need to create translation file. Here is video tutorial for that : Screencast

To do this you must create one location / worker or service and set Name that starts with underscore. For example : _dummy, _location...

You have probably turned on option in PHP called asp_tags, you need to turn it off in order to plugin work properly.

Your hosting is probably blocking HTTP PUT and DELETE method. You must mark option called 'Compatibility mode' in settings.

To add more slots per (location, service, worker) combination just clone the existing one. For two slots you need to have that connection twice.

Place following shortcode into your Page/Post content: [ea_bootstrap] For bootstrap there are options : width : default value 400px scroll_off : default value off layout_cols : default value 1 all available shortcode options Example : [ea_bootstrap width="800px" scroll_off="true" layout_cols="2"]