Group Bookings custom feature/en: Difference between revisions
Updating to match new version of source page |
Updating to match new version of source page |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
<languages/> | <languages/> | ||
{{#seo: | {{#seo: | ||
|title=Group Bookings custom feature - SimplyBook.me | |title=Group Bookings custom feature - SimplyBook.me | ||
|description=Allow group bookings for classes or events. Manage multiple attendees with ease. Activate this feature today! | |||
|titlemode=append | |titlemode=append | ||
|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, number of participants, several people per service, several people per class, booking many people at the same time, number of people selection, number if item selection | |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, number of participants, several people per service, several people per class, booking many people at the same time, number of people selection, number if item selection | ||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
[[File:Group booking new icon.png |left]] | [[File:Group booking new icon.png |left]] | ||
Group bookings is useful when you need your customers to be able to book appointment or reservation for many individuals at the same time. This Custom Feature creates a selection menu with the number of participants in the group. With this Custom Feature you can also use [[Special:MyLanguage/Custom_Features#Accept_Payments | payment custom feature]] at the same time so that the total payment for all participants will be paid in one payment at time of check-out even though only the group leader/organizer is registered. If you are using | Group bookings is useful when you need your customers to be able to book appointment or reservation for many individuals at the same time. This Custom Feature creates a selection menu with the number of participants in the group. With this Custom Feature you can also use [[Special:MyLanguage/Custom_Features#Accept_Payments | payment custom feature]] at the same time so that the total payment for all participants will be paid in one payment at time of check-out even though only the group leader/organizer is registered. If you are using [[Special:MyLanguage/Custom_Features#Service_Add-ons | Service Add-Ons]] feature, number of items will also be multiplied to the number of participants selected. | ||
<br><br> | <br><br> | ||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
=How to use= | =How to use= | ||
:1. Make sure that the Service provider is set able to accept X many clients at same time(or more depending on your needs). For this go Manage//Service Providers//select necessary provider//Service provider details//How many clients can this provider serve at same time? and set the X number of clients. | :1. Make sure that the Service provider is set able to accept X many clients at same time(or more depending on your needs). For this go Manage//Service Providers//select necessary provider//Service provider details//How many clients can this provider serve at same time? and set the X number of clients. | ||
[[File:Number of clients per provider.png | center]] | [[File:Number of clients per provider redesigned.png|1200px | center|link=https://help.simplybook.me/images/a/a6/Number_of_clients_per_provider_redesigned.png]] | ||
<br><br> | <br><br> | ||
:2. Activate Group Bookings custom feature on your Custom features page | :2. Activate Group Bookings custom feature on your Custom features page | ||
[[File:Group bookings enable path | [[File:Group bookings enable path redesigned.png|1200px | center|link=https://help.simplybook.me/images/8/80/Group_bookings_enable_path_redesigned.png]] | ||
<br><br> | <br><br> | ||
:3. Go to its settings on the right. | :3. Go to its settings on the right. | ||
[[File:Group bookings | [[File:Group bookings setings block redesigned.png|1200px| center|link=https://help.simplybook.me/images/2/2c/Group_bookings_setings_block_redesigned.png]] | ||
<br><br> | <br><br> | ||
:4. Here you can specify how many people can be booked in same booking, by same client and edit notification templates related to this feature. | :4. Here you can specify how many people can be booked in same booking, by same client and edit notification templates related to this feature below. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Min max group bookings redesigned.png|1200px| center|link=https://help.simplybook.me/images/9/9d/Min_max_group_bookings_redesigned.png]] | ||
<br><br> | <br><br> | ||
:(optional) You can additionally indicate minimum number of allowed group bookings if it is required for your services and as the result the clients will not be able to select the lower number of sessions on the service step of the booking process.<br< | :(optional) You can additionally indicate minimum number of allowed group bookings if it is required for your services and as the result the clients will not be able to select the lower number of sessions on the service step of the booking process.<br< | ||
:It is possible to set this minimum number for all the services you have. Then please do that in Custom features -> Group bookings -> right side of the page -> Min allowed bookings at a time | :It is possible to set this minimum number for all the services you have. Then please do that in Custom features -> Group bookings -> right side of the page -> Min allowed bookings at a time | ||
<br><br> | <br><br> | ||
:Or you can define some number per service/class in Manage -> Services/Classes -> select the service/class -> More options -> Min allowed bookings at a time | :Or you can define some number per service/class in Manage -> Services/Classes -> select the service/class -> More options -> Min allowed bookings at a time | ||
[[File:Group bookings | [[File:Group bookings per service minimum redesigned.png|1200px|border|center|link=https://help.simplybook.me/images/6/62/Group_bookings_per_service_minimum_redesigned.png]] | ||
<br><br> | <br><br> | ||
=How will it look like on the booking page:= | =How will it look like on the booking page:= | ||