Set how far in advance clients can make bookings

You can set how far in advance clients can book on the widget by setting a first and last booking date from the settings page.

What is a first and last booking date?

First and last dates can be fixed or variable: a fixed date would be a specific calendar date like January 1st, 2023, and a variable date is an amount of days like 5 days from today.

This article covers how to set variable booking dates, to manage how far in advance clients can book on the widget. To set fixed booking dates, so that clients aren't able to book outside of specific dates (like April 15th, 2023 - October 31st, 2023), check out this support article: Set a first or last date for bookings.

You can also set how far in advance clients can book with a specific provider, by setting a first and last booking date in their provider settings.

Set a first booking date

A variable first booking date determines how far in advance clients can make bookings. For example, if you set a first booking date of 3 days, clients will only be able to make bookings at least 3 days in advance - in other words, the first day on the widget that clients will be able to book will always be 3 days away from the current date.

To set a first booking date, navigate to Settings > App Settings > First Booking Date. Turn on the checkmark for First booking date is active, and select the variable date option, then select a length of time from the dropdown and click Save.

Set a last booking date

A variable last booking date determines the maximum amount of time in advance that clients can make bookings. For example, if you set a last booking date of 4 weeks, clients will not be able to book more than 4 weeks in advance.

To set a last booking date, navigate to Settings > App Settings > Last Booking Date. Turn on the checkmark for Last booking date is active, and select the variable date option, then select a length of time from the dropdown and click Save.