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The system will send the corresponding report to your company email address that you have indicated in Settings//Company information//Basic information.
The system will send the corresponding report to your company email address that you have indicated in Settings//Company information//Basic information.
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[[File:Daily report.png | border| center]]
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=Facebook and Instagram Bookings=
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Connect your SimplyBook.me booking system to your Facebook Business page and Instagram profile. That way you can book even more clients by having a “Book” button both on your Facebook Business page and your Instagram profile - all seamlessly integrated with your SimplyBook booking system.
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<span style="background-color:#ffe9e9; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; font-weight: bold;">Please note!</span><br>
*<span style="background-color:#ffe9e9; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">It is possible to connect booking option to Facebook Business and Instagram Business pages. This functionality cannot be added to a personal page.</span><br>
*<span style="background-color:#ffe9e9; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">The booking option is not shown on desktop Instagram version and can be used via mobile apps only.</span><br>
*<span style="background-color:#ffe9e9; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Bookingtroll theme is used for the booking widget by default. If you need to adjust the styling please use <span style="background-color:#cdeffc; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">[[Custom_Features#Custom_CSS|Custom CSS]]</span> feature.</span><br>
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;How to add and use booking option to Facebook/Instagram business page
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:1. Enable <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Facebook & Instagram Bookings</span> custom feature on your <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Custom Features</span> page.
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:2. Login to your Facebook/Instagram business account(s) in another browser tab.
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:3. Go back to SimplyBook.me interface and click on <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Settings</span> near <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Facebook & Instagram Bookings.</span>
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:4. Click on <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Connect with Facebook</span> button on the page you see.
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:5. You will be redirected to <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Facebook</span> interface to manage the permissions and connection to SimplyBook.me.<br>
:Please follow the steps 1-5 displayed below.<br>
:(If you have Instagram business profile connected to your Facebook business page you will be able to connect it there as well <br>
:and <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Book</span> button will automatically appear there)
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:6. Now you will have your services shown on your Facebook page with <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Book</span> buttons next to them that will redirect your clients to your booking site.<br>
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:7. You can also add booking option to your Facebook page posts so that the customers will be able to quickly book your services.
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;How to remove Book button from Facebook/Instagram pages
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:1. Navigate to <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Custom Features</span> -> <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Facebook & Instagram Bookings</span> -> <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Settings</span> on SimplyBook.me side.
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:2. Click on <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Logout</span> at the top of the page.
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:3. You will be redirected to Facebook interface, where you just need to <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">check the box with SimplyBook.me</span> and select <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Remove</span> option.
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;How to add and use booking option on Instagram only
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:1. Open your <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Instagram</span> mobile application and login to your business page.
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:2. Navigate to your <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">profile</span> and select to edit it.
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:3. Follow the steps 1-8 below to add <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Book</span> button that will lead the customers to your booking site:
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:For this integration type the theme you have set for the booking site will be applied.
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;How to remove Book option from Instagram business page
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:1. Open your <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Instagram</span> mobile application and navigate to editing your <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">profile.</span><br>
:Follow the steps 1-5 below to remove <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Book</span> button:
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:8. If you want to include intake form information to email templates, find the intake forms variables and add them to templates in Configuration//General Settings//Email and SMS settings//Templates.
:8. If you want to include intake form information to email templates, find the intake forms variables and add them to templates in Configuration//General Settings//Email and SMS settings//Templates.
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=Kiosk=
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[[File:Kiosk.png |left]]<br>The Kiosk Custom Feature allows you to accept bookings on your client booking site so in between bookings, data gets cleared. This makes privacy issues less of a concern.<br>
You can set the time when the customer will be redirected to home page of the booking site or to the beginning of the services booking steps in case you use widget after he/she completes the booking or if the page is left inactive.
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<span style="background-color:#ffe9e9; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">'''Please note!''' This feature is not compatible with <span style="background-color:#cdeffc; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">[[Custom_Features#Take_Me_Back_Home |Take me Back Home]]</span> custom feature.</span>
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;How to use
:1. Enable this feature on your <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Custom features</span> page, <span style="background-color:#d4f8e5; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">Other</span> section.
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:2. Select if you wish to clear client data with each new booking, set redirect time for after booking completion and in case of inactivity on the booking site on the settings side of the page.
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Save your preferences and you are done!
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The Take Me Back Home Custom Feature, allows you to bring clients back to your home page or selected URL after a booking has been performed on the booking page. Clients can press a link or they will be brought back to your homepage after a few seconds by a redirect script.
The Take Me Back Home Custom Feature, allows you to bring clients back to your home page or selected URL after a booking has been performed on the booking page. Clients can press a link or they will be brought back to your homepage after 10 seconds by a redirect script.
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<span style="background-color:#ffe9e9; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">'''Please note!''' This feature is not compatible with <span style="background-color:#cdeffc; padding:5px; border-radius:5px;">[[Kiosk_custom_feature |Kiosk]]</span> custom feature.</span>
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