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๐Ÿ“…Calendar & Booking

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โž• Manual Booking from the Admin
Create bookings yourself from the Cowlendar admin for phone, walk-in or email customers. Find the Manual booking button and see how these bookings are listed.
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Bookings Calendar: View and Print Your Bookings
Use the Bookings calendar tab to see bookings in List, Day, Week and Month view, filter by service or teammate, show blocked dates and buffers, and print.
๐Ÿ“Š Services Availabilities: See Your Open and Booked Slots
See how many slots are open or booked for each service by day. Use the Calendar and List views of Services availabilities and book a customer in one click.
๐Ÿ›’ Abandoned Bookings
Understand the Abandoned tab in Cowlendar: bookings started but not completed, how long a slot stays locked in the cart and how to adjust the lock time.
๐Ÿ“… Fullday Services: Book Whole Days Without Time Slots
Set up a Fullday service in Cowlendar for day passes, open houses and events: capacity per day, show start and end time, pre-select the date and more.
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Bundle Services: Sell Several Time Slots in One Booking
Learn how to sell class packs and packages with Bundle (Multislot) services in Cowlendar: date labels, fixed or free number of slots and fixed quantity.
๐Ÿ”„ Rescheduling and Cancellation Rules for Your Customers
Set the minimum notice to reschedule or cancel, limit how many times a customer can reschedule and show or hide the buttons in emails in Cowlendar.
๐Ÿšซ Blocked Emails and Public Holidays
Stop specific emails from booking with you and block official public holidays of a country in one click. Learn how both work in Cowlendar General settings.
๐Ÿ“‹ Bookings Page: Tabs, Filters, Statuses and Export
Learn how to use the Cowlendar Bookings page: tabs, date range, service, teammate, type and status filters, sorting, row actions and CSV or XLSX export.
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ How to block dates for one service?
Block specific dates for a single service to prevent bookings.
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ How to block dates across all services?
Block dates across all services simultaneously for business-wide closures.
๐Ÿ”“ How to block timeslots for one service
Block individual time slots for a specific service without affecting the overall schedule.
๐Ÿ”“ How to block timeslots on all services?
Block time slots across all services simultaneously for breaks or team meetings.
How to Limit Group Bookings to One Reservation per Slot
Restrict a time slot so only one group reservation is accepted per slot.
๐Ÿ”’ How to change the amount of time a Cowlendar locks a booking while in cart? (aka cart lock time)
Configure how long selected time slots remain reserved while customers are in checkout.
Confirm or Decline New Bookings Manually
Enable manual booking approval so you can confirm or decline each booking request.
๐Ÿ“ How to use advanced service settings (Booking Rules)?
Configure advanced booking rules including notice periods, booking windows, and cutoff times.
โœ๏ธ How to setup a waitlist for a service?
Set up an automatic waitlist system for fully booked time slots.
๐Ÿ“ฎ How to set up Cowlendar in the Shopify POS app
Accept and manage bookings through your physical Shopify POS system.
๐Ÿ” How to Reschedule or Cancel Bookings in Shopify POS
Reschedule or cancel bookings directly from the Shopify POS interface.
๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘ How to set up different participant types for your service
Set up different participant categories (adults, children, seniors) with individual pricing.
๐Ÿ”ข How to set a minimum number of participants required to book a service?
Require a minimum number of participants before a service booking is confirmed.
๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ How to delete a booking?
Permanently delete a booking from Cowlendar records.
๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ How to Cancel a booking?
Cancel a booking with options to notify the customer and process a refund.
๐Ÿ„โ€โ™‚๏ธ How do I sell several timeslots at once as i'm selling a package of x bookings?
Sell packages of multiple booking sessions in Cowlendar.
๐Ÿ”ข How to Set Minimum and Maximum Booking Quantities per Service
Control minimum and maximum participant quantities allowed per booking.