Description

The Bookly Waiting List adds a waiting list to the Bookly scheduling system, allowing clients to sign up for times that are already fully booked and receive automatic email notifications as soon as a spot opens up. It is designed for clinics, salons, offices, and studios that suffer from last-minute cancellations and want to reuse those openings without having to manually contact each interested client.

Key Features of the Bookly Waiting List

  • Sign-up for fully booked times
    Enables the option to join the waiting list when the slot is completely occupied.
  • Automatic spot notification
    Sends an email to clients on the queue as soon as a time becomes available due to a cancellation.
  • Service-based configuration
    Allows you to enable the waiting list only for specific services in the Bookly schedule.
  • Queue management panel
    Shows in the admin the clients registered for each slot, including date, service, and professional.
  • Customizable email templates
    Edit the content of the messages sent to confirm sign-up and notify about an open spot.

Benefits of the Bookly Waiting List

  • Making the most of cancellations
    Recovers revenue that would be lost when a client cancels at the last minute.
  • Less front-desk work
    Eliminates the manual task of calling interested clients when a spot opens up.
  • More filled schedule
    Increases professionals’ occupancy rate by redistributing times in real time.
  • Client experience
    Provides an alternative for those who wanted a fully booked time without forcing them to reschedule for another day.

Who Is the Bookly Waiting List For?

  • Beauty, physiotherapy, and dental clinics with a busy schedule and frequent cancellations the day before the appointment.
  • Beauty salons and barbershops that need to fit clients into prime times like Friday afternoons and Saturdays.
  • Tattoo studios, photography, and personal trainers that work with long time windows and want to fill last-minute openings.

How to Download the Bookly Waiting List

The Bookly Waiting List is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, install it in Plugins > Add New > Upload plugin, select the file, and activate it. The waiting list settings start appearing within the Bookly panel, for each service registered in the schedule.

By reducing friction between cancellations and rebooking, the Bookly Waiting List turns lost time into recovered revenue, without relying on parallel spreadsheets or manual contact from the team. The queued client becomes the natural substitute, and the day’s schedule stays full even with no-shows.

For those who already run Bookly as part of their daily appointment routine and notice that cancellations have become a costly pattern, this extension closes an important operational gap by automating a negotiation that normally consumes front-desk time.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bookly Waiting List GPL-licensed?

Yes. Bookly Waiting List is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use Bookly Waiting List on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install Bookly Waiting List on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.

How much does Bookly Waiting List cost at Ultrapack?

Bookly Waiting List costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does Bookly Waiting List include updates?

Yes. The current version of Bookly Waiting List is 4.0, published at Ultrapack on Aug 26, 2026. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is Bookly Waiting List scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of Bookly Waiting List goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.