How do WordPress hooks work for appointments in Amelia

Amelia provides several hooks related to appointments, allowing you to modify appointment data before it is saved or retrieved, or run custom actions when an appointment is added, updated, fetched, or deleted. These hooks help you extend Amelia safely without modifying core plugin files.

Hooks require programming knowledge, and support is limited to general guidance.

Appointment added

How do I modify an appointment before it is added?

amelia_before_appointment_added_filter

Type: filter

Use this filter to modify appointment data before it is added from the back end.

				
					function example($appointment, $service, $paymentData)
{
    // change appointment data
    return $appointment;
}

add_filter('amelia_before_appointment_added_filter', 'example', 10, 3);

How do I run code before an appointment is added?

amelia_before_appointment_added

Type: action

Runs before an appointment is added from the back end.

				
					function example($appointment, $service, $paymentData)
{
    // do action
}

add_action('amelia_before_appointment_added', 'example', 10, 3);

How do I run code after an appointment is added?

amelia_after_appointment_added

Type: action

Runs after an appointment is added from the back end.

				
					function example($appointment, $service, $paymentData)
{
    // do action
}

add_action('amelia_after_appointment_added', 'example', 10, 3);

Appointment updated

How do I modify an appointment before it is updated?

amelia_before_appointment_updated_filter

Type: filter

Use this filter to modify appointment data before it is updated from the back end.

				
					function example($appointment, $removedBookings, $service)
{
    // change appointment data
    return $appointment;
}

add_filter('amelia_before_appointment_updated_filter', 'example', 10, 3);

How do I run code before an appointment is updated?

amelia_before_appointment_updated

Type: action

Runs before an appointment is updated from the back end.

				
					function example($appointment, $removedBookings, $service)
{
    // do action
}

add_action('amelia_before_appointment_updated', 'example', 10, 3);

How do I run code after an appointment is updated?

amelia_after_appointment_updated

Type: action

Runs after an appointment is updated from the back end.

				
					function example($appointment, $oldAppointment, $removedBookings, $service, $paymentData)
{
    // do action
}

add_action('amelia_after_appointment_updated', 'example', 10, 5);

Appointment status updated

How do I run code before an appointment status is updated?

amelia_before_appointment_status_updated

Type: action

Runs before the appointment status is updated from the back end.

				
					function example($appointment, $requestedStatus)
{
    // do action
}

add_action('amelia_before_appointment_status_updated', 'example', 10, 2);

How do I run code after an appointment status is updated?

amelia_after_appointment_status_updated

Type: action

Runs after the appointment status is updated from the back end.

				
					function example($appointment, $requestedStatus)
{
    // do action
}

add_action('amelia_after_appointment_status_updated', 'example', 10, 2);

Get appointments

How do I modify appointments before they are retrieved?

amelia_get_appointments_filter

Type: filter

Use this filter to modify appointments before they are retrieved for the back end.

				
					function example($appointments)
{
    // change appointments
    return $appointments;
}

add_filter('amelia_get_appointments_filter', 'example', 10, 1);

How do I run code before appointments are retrieved?

amelia_get_appointments

Type: action

Runs before appointments are retrieved for the back end.

				
					function example($appointments)
{
    // do action
}

add_action('amelia_get_appointments', 'example', 10, 1);

Get appointment

How do I modify an appointment before it is retrieved?

amelia_get_appointment_filter

Type: filter

Use this filter to modify appointment data before it is retrieved for the back end.

				
					function example($appointment)
{
    // change appointment data
    return $appointment;
}

add_filter('amelia_get_appointment_filter', 'example', 10, 1);

How do I run code before an appointment is retrieved?

amelia_get_appointment

Type: action

Runs before an appointment is retrieved for the back end.

				
					function example($appointment)
{
    // do action
}

add_action('amelia_get_appointment', 'example', 10, 1);

Appointment deleted

How do I run code before an appointment is deleted?

amelia_before_appointment_deleted

Type: action

Runs before an appointment is deleted from the back end.

				
					function example($appointment)
{
    // do action
}

add_action('amelia_before_appointment_deleted', 'example', 10, 1);

How do I run code after an appointment is deleted?

amelia_after_appointment_deleted Type: action Runs after an appointment is deleted from the back end.

				
					function example($appointment)
{
    // do action
}

add_action('amelia_after_appointment_deleted', 'example', 10, 1);