How can I set up time slots for appointments?
Set the weekly schedule, each service’s duration and the notice rules; clients then see only real open times.
Calendar and availability
Time slots are the first thing to set up after you create your account. You define when each provider can be booked and how long each service takes, and the public page shows clients the open times that follow from that.
Under “Availability” you add rules for each provider: a day of the week, a start time and an end time, marked as available or blocked. You can add several rules for the same day, which is also how you leave a gap for a break, and vary the schedule from day to day (a shorter Saturday, say).
Each service has a name, a duration, a price and a currency. The duration is the time a booking blocks in the calendar. In the service settings you can also add a pause labeled “Interval (min)”, which is kept free after bookings, for example for cleanup or preparation.
The rules for the whole public page include a minimum notice and a maximum advance period. The defaults are 120 minutes and 60 days, and both can be changed for the page and separately for each service. A provider can also have a limit on appointments per day, and days off and one-off changes are handled with exceptions and blocks in “Availability”.
When you create a booking yourself in the bookings section, the system checks the provider’s availability and overlaps, but it ignores the pause and the notice rules. That makes it convenient for requests that come in by phone.
What to remember
- ✓Weekly rules per provider, with several time ranges per day
- ✓Service duration decides how much time a booking blocks
- ✓Pause after bookings, plus minimum notice and maximum advance period
Common questions
Can I offer one service in several lengths?+
Yes, by creating separate services, for example a 30-minute and a 60-minute version, each with its own name, duration and price.
Is it possible to take appointments outside regular hours?+
Bookings you create yourself still check the provider’s availability. For an out-of-hours request, first add an exception or extend the hours for that day, then create the booking.
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