Medical Appointment Calendar SMS

Description

Medical Appointment Calendar SMS seamlessly integrates Google Calendar with automated SMS and email notifications for medical appointment bookings.

Developed by Majdi Draouil — IT Administrator, Media Consultant and Journalism Trainer.

Key Features

  • Google Calendar Integration — Automatically sync appointments
  • 10+ SMS Providers — Twilio, Vonage, Plivo, MessageBird, Sinch, Clickatell, Infobip, Telnyx, Bandwidth, SMS77
  • Automatic Notifications — SMS confirmations with unique 4-digit booking numbers
  • Email System — Automatic confirmations to patients and doctors
  • Beautiful Dashboard — Modern admin interface with statistics
  • Booking Management — Complete appointment history
  • Email Logs — Track all communications
  • Multi-Region Support — Works worldwide

External Services

This plugin connects to third-party services to send SMS notifications and sync with Google Calendar. You must configure at least one SMS provider.

SMS Providers

The plugin sends appointment confirmations via SMS. You choose which provider to use:

Twilio — https://www.twilio.com
* Purpose: Send SMS appointment confirmations to patients
* Data sent: Patient phone number and appointment message
* When: Automatically when appointment is created in Google Calendar
* Terms: https://www.twilio.com/legal/tos
* Privacy: https://www.twilio.com/legal/privacy

Vonage (Nexmo) — https://www.vonage.com
* Purpose: Send SMS appointment confirmations to patients
* Data sent: Patient phone number and appointment message
* When: Automatically when appointment is created
* Terms: https://www.vonage.com/legal/
* Privacy: https://www.vonage.com/legal/privacy-policy/

Plivo — https://www.plivo.com
* Purpose: Send SMS appointment confirmations to patients
* Data sent: Patient phone number and appointment message
* When: Automatically when appointment is created
* Terms: https://www.plivo.com/legal/tos/
* Privacy: https://www.plivo.com/legal/privacy/

MessageBird — https://www.messagebird.com
* Purpose: Send SMS appointment confirmations to patients
* Data sent: Patient phone number and appointment message
* When: Automatically when appointment is created
* Terms: https://www.messagebird.com/en/terms
* Privacy: https://www.messagebird.com/en/privacy

Sinch — https://www.sinch.com
* Purpose: Send SMS appointment confirmations to patients
* Data sent: Patient phone number and appointment message
* When: Automatically when appointment is created
* Terms: https://www.sinch.com/terms-of-use/
* Privacy: https://www.sinch.com/privacy-notice/

Clickatell — https://www.clickatell.com
* Purpose: Send SMS appointment confirmations to patients
* Data sent: Patient phone number and appointment message
* When: Automatically when appointment is created
* Terms: https://www.clickatell.com/legal/general-terms-notices/
* Privacy: https://www.clickatell.com/legal/general-terms-notices/privacy-notice/

Infobip — https://www.infobip.com
* Purpose: Send SMS appointment confirmations to patients
* Data sent: Patient phone number and appointment message
* When: Automatically when appointment is created
* Terms: https://www.infobip.com/terms-of-use
* Privacy: https://www.infobip.com/privacy-policy

Telnyx — https://telnyx.com
* Purpose: Send SMS appointment confirmations to patients
* Data sent: Patient phone number and appointment message
* When: Automatically when appointment is created
* Terms: https://telnyx.com/terms-and-conditions
* Privacy: https://telnyx.com/privacy-policy

Bandwidth — https://www.bandwidth.com
* Purpose: Send SMS appointment confirmations to patients
* Data sent: Patient phone number and appointment message
* When: Automatically when appointment is created
* Terms: https://www.bandwidth.com/legal/
* Privacy: https://www.bandwidth.com/legal/privacy-policy/

SMS77 (seven) — https://www.seven.io
* Purpose: Send SMS appointment confirmations to patients
* Data sent: Patient phone number and appointment message
* When: Automatically when appointment is created
* Terms: https://www.seven.io/en/company/terms/
* Privacy: https://www.seven.io/en/company/privacy/

Google Calendar API

Google Calendar — https://calendar.google.com
* Purpose: Sync appointment data from your Google Calendar
* Data sent: OAuth authentication tokens only (no patient data)
* When: Hourly automatic sync or manual sync via dashboard
* Terms: https://policies.google.com/terms
* Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Users must configure their own API credentials. No data is transmitted without user setup.

Credits

Developed by Majdi Draouil
Website: https://linktr.ee/majdidraouil

Installation

  1. Upload plugin to wp-content/plugins directory
  2. Activate through WordPress admin
  3. Go to Appointments Settings
  4. Configure Google Calendar API credentials
  5. Select and configure SMS provider
  6. Save settings and start syncing

FAQ

Do I need Google Calendar API?

Yes, create OAuth 2.0 credentials from Google Cloud Console.

Which SMS provider should I choose?

  • USA: Twilio, Telnyx, Bandwidth
  • Europe: MessageBird, SMS77, Vonage
  • Middle East/Africa: Infobip, Clickatell
  • Global: Twilio, Vonage, Plivo

How often does it sync?

Hourly automatic sync, plus manual sync anytime.

Reviews

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Contributors & Developers

“Medical Appointment Calendar SMS” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Google Calendar integration
  • 10 SMS providers support
  • Email notification system
  • Admin dashboard
  • Booking management