circle-questionHow to block dates or working hours

There are 2 ways to block off time on the booking app.

  • Use Block specific dates setting

  • Set up employee availability

⚙️ Option 1: Use Block specific dates setting

Steps to manage

1. Open the app > click Settings > srcoll down to Block specific dates > click Add blocked date

  1. Set the time range you want to block, select services to apply the blocked date

  1. Click Save

Example: What customers will see

Setup

  • Staff A works: 8:00 – 16:00

  • Service duration: 1 hour

  • Blocked: Dec 22–30 (holiday)

Result

  • ❌ No slots shown between Dec 22–30

  • ✅ Slots resume on Dec 31

Customers never see blocked dates on the booking popup.

Notes:

⚠️ Blocking time does not cancel existing bookings (You’ll need to reschedule or cancel them manually.)

⚠️ Blocked time overrides:

  • overlapping time slots

  • booking date range

  • staff availability


⚙️ Option 2: Set up employee availability

The available time of the service depends on available time of the team member.

If you want to edit the available time of a specific service. you need to

  • create a team member

  • edit availability time of team member to block off certain dates or time

  • assign team member to the service

Steps to manage

1. Open the app > click Services on the left menu > open the service you want to edit

2. In the service detail > Availability > click on team member name or create a new team member > it directs to team member detail

Another approach: Open the app > click Team Members > open the team member detail you want

3. In Availability section, click on a date you want to edit > The Edit Availability popup will appear > click Unavailable

4. Select date(s) to apply the time

  • click Sunday Dec 14, 2025, to apply the time to a specific date only

  • or click All Sunday to all time to all sundays

  • or click Day or week range > select multiple days you want to be unavailable

5. click Save

The blocked time will immediately disappear from customer booking options

What Customers Will See

When a time is blocked:

  • The time slot will not appear in the booking popup

  • Customers cannot select or book during unavailable periods

  • Only valid, available slots are shown

Example:

Stylist “Maria” is unavailable on March 8, 2026 because of a seminar.

  • In Maria’s availability: select March 8 → mark as Unavailable (all day).

  • Only Maria is unavailable; other team members remain bookable.


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