What Is Round-Robin Scheduling? How Teams Distribute Appointments Fairly
Round-robin scheduling rotates appointments, meetings, and leads evenly across a team. See how it works, its types, and how it differs from CPU scheduling.
ARB booking guides and tutorials
Start with the booking basics
- Booking vs reservation: understand how the terms are used.
- Add online booking to WordPress: follow a website setup guide.
- Set up booking availability in WooCommerce: explore the availability setup process.
Explore your booking workflow
Planning and availability
Decide what customers can book, how long a booking lasts and when it is available. Use the article list to explore time slots, buffer time and availability.
Payments, policies and communication
Find guides to booking payments, cancellation wording, confirmation messages and reminders. Choose the article that matches the part of your workflow you are planning.
Find ARB product and setup information
Use the ARB product page to learn about the plugin. Open the ARB documentation for product-specific setup and reference material.
Common questions
Do these guides replace the ARB documentation?
The guides explain booking concepts and workflows. The documentation provides product-specific setup and reference information. Use the resource that matches the question you are trying to answer.
Where can I get help with an ARB issue?
Visit the ARB support page for the available support path. Have your ARB, WordPress and WooCommerce versions, steps to reproduce the issue and any error message ready.
Product and workflow guides
69 guides
What Is Online Appointment Scheduling? How It Works and Its Benefits
Online appointment scheduling lets clients book, reschedule, and cancel appointments in real time. See how it works, its benefits, and what you need.
ARB Integrations: Payment Gateways, Calendars, Page Builders, and Every Tool It Connects With
See every tool ARB connects to: WooCommerce gateways, one-way Google Calendar sync, Elementor, WPBakery, WPML, plus the gaps it does not cover yet.
How to Take a Deposit for Bookings: Policy, Wording, and WooCommerce Setup
Take a deposit for bookings the honest way: pick a model, write the policy and request wording, set up WooCommerce, and collect the balance without auto-charging.
How to Set Up Recurring Bookings in WordPress: A Step-by-Step Guide
Set up recurring bookings in WooCommerce: publish a repeating schedule, cap seats per class, and see why auto-charged series need a different tool.
How to Set Up Booking Availability in WooCommerce: A Step-by-Step Guide
Set up booking availability in WooCommerce: capacity limits, lead time, bookable hours, buffer time, and blackout dates, step by step in ARB.
How to Set Buffer Time Between Appointments in WooCommerce with ARB
Set buffer time between WooCommerce appointments in ARB in 4 steps, using the Availability tab's vacant period field, with the worked math and honest limits.
How to Send Appointment Reminders (That Actually Reduce No-Shows)
Send appointment reminders that cut no-shows: the ideal cadence, email vs SMS, copy-paste templates, and step-by-step setup, including the WooCommerce path.
How to Reduce No-Shows for Appointments: 7 Proven Tactics
Reduce appointment no-shows with 7 proven tactics: reminders, confirmations, policies, and deposits. See what a WooCommerce booking plugin automates.
How to Offer Group Bookings and Classes: A Step-by-Step Guide
Offer group bookings for classes, tours, and events in WooCommerce: set per-person pricing, cap capacity, and add a group discount, step by step.
How to Manage Bookings in WooCommerce with ARB (Confirm, Reschedule, Cancel, and Let Customers Self-Serve)
Manage WooCommerce bookings with ARB: confirm, edit, reschedule, cancel, and remind customers from admin, plus let them self-serve from My Account.
How to Manage Booking Cancellations and Rescheduling
Manage booking cancellations and reschedules in six steps: set a policy, enable self-cancel, refund through WooCommerce, and free the time slot.