Welcome to July’s Monthly Newsletter!
Hello everyone, welcome to our July newsletter for Simply Schedule Appointments. This is where we gather all the information about our newest updates and other plugin-related news into one short and sweet summary each month. We hope you enjoy it!
Simply Schedule Appointments News for July – How Time Goes By!
Officially Installed on 40,000+ Websites
The Simply Schedule Appointments WordPress Booking Plugin hit a huge milestone this month, reaching 40,000 website installations! We’re so thankful to everyone who uses SSA as their go-to scheduling solution for WordPress.
After over 6 years of development and steady growth, this is an awesome achievement and we hope to continue improving and supporting the lovely WordPress community for years to come.
Updated Compatibility with WordPress 6.6
Speaking of the WordPress community, we were fully prepared for the latest 6.6 core release. Simply Schedule Appointments was thoroughly tested to make sure your appointment booking calendar works smoothly as you transition your website to the latest version of WordPress.
Happy Birthday to Booking Flow! Just Born A Year Ago…
The Booking Flow feature is officially one year old this month, we wanted to celebrate by going over a quick recap of this awesome customization option!
Booking Flows are a unique set of options that allow you to change the way your customers see and interact with your Appointment Types. Each flow displays a different combination of Views, or screens, during the booking process. And each View can also be further customized to your liking!
Booking Flows come in three different flavors:
- Expanded Flow: The default flow that everyone knows and loves
- Views: date selection > time selection > booking form
- Express Flow: The new trailblazing flow that was highly requested and anticipated
- Views: date + time selection > booking form
- First Available Flow: The handy flow to help fill up your schedule in the near future
- Views: next available date selection > booking form
Throughout the last year we underwent a lot of testing and updates to make sure the Booking Flows feature is working smoothly on everyone’s website. We’re very proud of this achievement and we hope you get to enjoy it too.
In Other News – Feel Free to Peruse
New Accessibility Legislation – Situation Information
Our team at NSquared is always on top of accessibility-related matters especially in the digital world. Because of that we built Simply Schedule Appointments to be WCAG 2.1 AA compliant to make sure your website’s booking calendars can be used by everyone regardless of disabilities.
We’re beginning to see more laws being made in an effort to make the web more accessible, and we wanted to let you know some highlights of legislations that are underway or are already taking effect:
- EU Accessibility Act (EAA) is a law going into effect June 28, 2025 for newly marketed products and services
- Designed to make everyday products and services accessible to persons with disabilities in the European Union
- Covered Products and Services:
- Products: Computers, operating systems, smartphones, TV equipment, ATMs, payment terminals, e-readers, ticketing, and check-in machines.
- Services: Phone services, banking, e-commerce, transport information, e-books, audiovisual media services.
- ADA Title II Regulation Update for State and Local Government Website Content required to comply 2-3 years from April 2024 depending on the population it serves
- The rule mandates that state and local governments follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA
- Covered Public State and Local Government Institutions
- Offices that provide social services
- Courts and election offices
- School Districts, public schools, community colleges, universities
- Police and Fire Departments
- Libraries
- Hospitals and healthcare clinics
- Public transit agencies
While you can rest assured that Simply Schedule Appointments is fully compliant with both these new legislations, we wanted to give you a heads up so that you can make sure that your website is also compliant throughout. However, if you feel overwhelmed or just have some accessibility related concerns with your website, please reach out to the team at AAArdvark – certified and vetted accessibility experts who can help with site audits and remediation.
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