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|title=Custom | |title=Waiting List Custom Feature - SimplyBook.me | ||
|description=Manage demand with a waiting list for fully booked slots. Offer available slots to clients with ease. Activate this feature now! | |description=Manage demand with a waiting list for fully booked slots. Offer available slots to clients with ease. Activate this feature now! | ||
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|keywords=faq, frequently asked questions, booking software, appointment system questions, appointments online, calendar software, booking system, booking calendar, scheduling software, online appointment scheduling, online scheduling, plugins, custom features, additional functionality, waiting list, waitlist, booked days, waiting | |keywords=faq, frequently asked questions, booking software, appointment system questions, appointments online, calendar software, booking system, booking calendar, scheduling software, online appointment scheduling, online scheduling, plugins, custom features, additional functionality, waiting list, waitlist, booked days, waiting | ||
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[[File:Waiting list icon.png|left]] This custom feature empowers your customers to join a waiting list when all available appointments for a day are booked. It ensures that even when the schedule seems full, customers can express their interest in an appointment if a slot becomes available due to cancellation. | [[File:Waiting list icon.png|left]] This custom feature empowers your customers to join a waiting list when all available appointments for a day are booked. It ensures that even when the schedule seems full, customers can express their interest in an appointment if a slot becomes available due to cancellation. | ||
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If someone cancels an appointment, applicants registered on this day will receive an email invitation to book the recently opened slot. Define in the settings how often each notification is sent and when you don’t want to fill the spot, i.e. if there is a short time until the session starts. | If someone cancels an appointment, applicants registered on this day will receive an email invitation to book the recently opened slot. Define in the settings how often each notification is sent and when you don’t want to fill the spot, i.e. if there is a short time until the session starts. | ||
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'''Please note!''' | '''Please note!''' | ||
*Only the following calendar layout types are supported: modern, slots weekly, flexible weekly, flexible, flexible provider, weekly classes and daily classes.<br> | *Only the following calendar layout types are supported: modern, slots weekly, flexible weekly, flexible, flexible provider, weekly classes and daily classes.<br> | ||
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*When some timeslot becomes available all the client who have applied for this date waiting list receive the email notification and the one who is the first will be able to occupy the spot. | *When some timeslot becomes available all the client who have applied for this date waiting list receive the email notification and the one who is the first will be able to occupy the spot. | ||
*Client can have only one active waiting list booking for the specific service and provider for the specific date. | *Client can have only one active waiting list booking for the specific service and provider for the specific date. | ||
*During the process of the applying to the waiting list the clients fill in only the basic information or [[Client_Login_custom_feature|register/log in.]] All the rest([[Accept_payments_custom_feature|payments]], [[Products_for_Sale_custom_feature|products purchase]], etc. will be provided when the usual booking will be made) | *During the process of the applying to the waiting list the clients fill in only the basic information or [[Special:MyLanguage/Client_Login_custom_feature|register/log in.]] All the rest([[Special:MyLanguage/Accept_payments_custom_feature|payments]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Products_for_Sale_custom_feature|products purchase]], etc. will be provided when the usual booking will be made) | ||
*This feature cannot be enabled together with [[Multiple_Bookings_custom_feature|Multiple bookings]] | *This feature cannot be enabled together with [[Special:MyLanguage/Multiple_Bookings_custom_feature|Multiple bookings]] | ||
*Waiting List feature does not work for recurring services/classes booking. | *Waiting List feature does not work for recurring services/classes booking. | ||
*If you block time slots using calendar notes from the admin side, please be aware that this action will not affect the waiting list functionality. The waiting list's operation hinges on whether all available slots have been reserved or not. | *If you block time slots using calendar notes from the admin side, please be aware that this action will not affect the waiting list functionality. The waiting list's operation hinges on whether all available slots have been reserved or not. | ||
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:1. Enable "Waiting list" custom feature on your "Custom features" page, "Functional" section. | :1. Enable "Waiting list" custom feature on your "Custom features" page, "Functional" section. | ||
[[File:Waiting list enable path redesigned.png|1200px|center|link=https://help.simplybook.me/images/d/dd/Waiting_list_enable_path_redesigned.png]] | [[File:Waiting list enable path redesigned.png|1200px|center|link=https://help.simplybook.me/images/d/dd/Waiting_list_enable_path_redesigned.png]] | ||
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[[File:Waiting list templates redesigned.png|1200px|center|link=https://help.simplybook.me/images/7/7b/Waiting_list_templates_redesigned.png]] | [[File:Waiting list templates redesigned.png|1200px|center|link=https://help.simplybook.me/images/7/7b/Waiting_list_templates_redesigned.png]] | ||
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:4. You will be able to see all the waiting list applications in the corresponding report.<br> | :4. You will be able to see all the waiting list applications in the corresponding report.<br> | ||
:You can use the link near this custom feature to access it or navigate to Reports // Waiting list report using the left-side menu.<br> | :You can use the link near this custom feature to access it or navigate to Reports // Waiting list report using the left-side menu.<br> | ||
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:5. The clients can see own waiting list appointments in the specific tab on the booking website and can also cancel them there if they wish to. | :5. The clients can see own waiting list appointments in the specific tab on the booking website and can also cancel them there if they wish to. | ||
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