The Date & Time settings in the Salonly Plugin allow you to configure booking time slots and control how customers select available hours and dates during the booking process. This section helps you define the structure and flexibility of appointment scheduling.
⚙️ 1. Accessing Date & Time Settings
- From your WordPress Dashboard, navigate to:
Salonly → Form Data → Date & Time - You’ll see the “Setup time slots” and “Time settings” sections.
🕒 2. General Settings
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Disable section | Toggle this option ON to hide the Date & Time section from the booking form. |
| Title | Set a title to display on the booking form (e.g., “Choose hours and dates”). |
| Sub Title | Add a short instruction or subtitle (e.g., “When do you like to start?”). |
| Tab Title [Multi step] | Customize the tab label if your booking form uses a multi-step layout (e.g., “Date”). |
💡 Tip: Avoid using special characters (&) in any title fields.
⏰ 3. Setup Time Slots
This section allows you to configure specific time intervals available for customer bookings.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Start time | Select the default start time for your booking calendar (e.g., 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM). |
| Time Slot List | Each time slot represents an available booking window. You can expand any slot to adjust or remove it. |
| Add (+) | Click the + Add button to create additional time slots as needed. |
| Delete (×) | Remove unwanted or inactive time slots using the × button on the right. |
Example: You can define 30-minute or 1-hour intervals to match your business operations.
🧭 4. Time Settings
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Allow multi-time booking | Enable this option to allow multiple customers to book the same time slot simultaneously. Useful for group appointments or services that handle multiple clients at once. |
🔒 If disabled, only one booking will be allowed per time slot.