{"id":38958,"date":"2023-04-04T12:55:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T12:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=features&#038;p=38958"},"modified":"2023-04-17T13:56:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:56:20","slug":"appointment-schedule-types-overview","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/features\/appointment-schedule-types-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointment Schedule Types Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/plugins\/jetappointment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JetAppointment<\/a><\/em> schedules are available at <strong><em>Crocoblock &gt; JetPlugins Settings &gt; JetAppointments &gt; Working Hours<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jetappointment-working-hours-settings-1x.png\" alt=\"jetappointment working hours settings\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"common-settings\"><strong>Common Settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The standard settings available for all schedule types are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/time-settings-of-jetappointment-1x.png\" alt=\"time settings of jetappointment\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong>Duration <\/strong>drop-down menu allows selecting the default duration for each service and provider time in the <em>hours:min<\/em> format;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>Buffer Time Before<\/strong> and <strong>Buffer Time After<\/strong> drop-down options allow selecting the buffer time in the <em>hours:min<\/em> format;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>Locked Time Before<\/strong> drop-down menu allows selecting the time when the appointments cannot be made if there is less than this time left;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>When users can book appointments menu<\/strong> toggle sets a range of dates when you accept new appointments. It has two toggles: <strong>Any date in the future<\/strong> and <strong>Limited range from current date<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These settings look as follows on the frontend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/frontend-view-of-jetappointment-standard-settings-1x.png\" alt=\"frontend view of the jetappointment standard settings\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"time-slots\"><strong>Time Slots<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The <strong>Time Slot<\/strong> schedule type has unique back-end settings dividing the working hours into time slots and specifying their durations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/time-slot-settings-of-jetappointment-1x.png\" alt=\"time slot settings of jetappointment\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong>Multi Booking <\/strong>toggle if enabled, allows users to book several appointments at different times and different days and turns on the min\/max <strong>Slot Count <\/strong>fields;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Time slots <\/strong>schedule type in booking forms looks as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/time-slots-scheduled-in-forms-1x.png\" alt=\"time slots scheduled in forms\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"time-picker\"><strong>Time Picker<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The <strong>Time Picker<\/strong> schedule type has unique back-end settings allowing users to specify the visit duration time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/time-picker-settings-of-jetappointments.png\" alt=\"time picker settings of jetappointment\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Only start time toggle<\/strong> allows users to select the to choose the start of the appointment; the duration will be set automatically;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Min<\/strong> and <strong>Max Duratio<\/strong>n fields allow selecting the minimum and maximum duration for each service and provider time. If the <strong>Only start time toggle <\/strong>is enabled, the only <strong>Duration<\/strong> field is active without the possibility to set up min\/max duration time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The tutorial <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/articles\/jetappointment-how-to-set-time-picker-in-wordpress-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Setting Time Picker in WordPress Form<\/a> explains how to manage the <strong>Time Picker<\/strong> settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Time Picker <\/strong>schedule type in booking forms looks as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/time-picker-schedule-in-forms-1x.png\" alt=\"time picker schedule in forms\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recurring\"><strong>Recurring<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The <strong>Recurring<\/strong> schedule type has unique back-end settings allowing users to pick some appointments. This scheduled time enables users to select time slots from different dates and times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recurring-settings-of-jetappointments.png\" alt=\"recurring settings of jetappointments\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong>Book every<\/strong> drop-down menu allows the selection of one or some recurrence periods to let the end-user book regular appointments;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>Repeat Count<\/strong> fields define min and max recurring appointments the end-user can book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The tutorial <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/articles\/jetappointment-how-to-set-recurring-appointments-in-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Setting Recurring Appointments in WordPress<\/a> explains how to manage <strong>Recurring<\/strong> settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Recurring <\/strong>schedule in booking forms looks as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recurring-schedule-in-forms-1x.png\" alt=\"recurring schedule in forms\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all about the appointment schedule types.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial overviews the appointment schedule types provided by the JetAppointment plugin for Elementor and Gutenberg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"template":"","format":"video","builder-category":[],"feature-category":[541],"article-category":[454],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - 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