{"id":162481,"date":"2019-02-15T09:42:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T09:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/?p=162481"},"modified":"2025-04-28T06:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T06:12:48","slug":"shopify-booking-app-upcoming-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/shopify-booking-app-upcoming-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide For Booking App for Shopify – [ Upgraded Features ]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We have introduced 6 different types of bookings in the Booking App<\/a> for Unlimited Booking Scenarios.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a merchant, you can add bookings to your store products and allow customers to book slots as per their choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, the booking service can be offered for any profession using the app whether it’s a-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hotel booking service, bike renting service, movie ticket booking service, online bookings for tuition classes, live concert booking, and the list still goes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering these requirements, Webkul has come up with the thought of improving the “Add Booking” form in the Booking App. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The app allows merchants to offer 6 different types of booking services to their customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, the merchant can now offer the booking service of any profession using Booking App by Webkul<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s move to Explore 6 different booking types to add bookings to existing store products\/services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Different Booking Types<\/h3><\/div>
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Till now, the booking app was limited to only two types of booking either Appointment Type or Concert Type booking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, We have introduced four more booking types. Thus, You can have multiple ways of creating slots for different booking scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to it, You can now offer rental services to your customers as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Booking<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1. One Day Booking <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If You want to offer any booking service for a day then you can go with this booking type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take examples:-<\/strong> Cab Booking Service, One Day Car Booking Service, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can set a duration i.e. a Date Range for your booking service & select the weekdays when the bookings will be available for the customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, the customers will choose a date and book for the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This way, you can create One Day Booking<\/strong> for your customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Appointment Type booking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this booking type, You can add booking products\/services by setting up a fixed duration i.e. Date Range when Your product\/service will be available for booking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, You can proceed to choose the days when You offer the service & create slot timings when the service is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Example:-<\/strong> Doctor’s Appointment Booking Service, Dental Booking Service, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can set the doctor’s availability for clinic visits (Admin Location) or home checkups (Customer Location).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, Select the weekdays when the service will be provided and create multiple slots to be chosen by the customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Rent Type Booking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If You want to offer a venue booking service for concerts, parties or live events then, You can go with the range date slot type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this booking type, You can set duration i.e. a Date Range from the backend when the venues will be available for the booking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Example:-<\/strong> Venue Booking Service for Parties, Events or Concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The customers will choose the from & to<\/strong> date when they want to book the venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Rent Type with Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This Type of booking is typically used when you are offering rental services on your store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Example<\/strong>:- Bike Rental Service, Dress Rental Service, Furniture or Home Appliances on Rent, Bridal Jewelleries on Rent, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can set a fixed duration i.e. Date range when the service will be available for booking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, customers will visit your website, select a start Date-Time and an end Date-time to book the product\/service on rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXPLORE<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.  Concert Type Booking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If You want to offer service for multiple day events or concerts then, You can go for Fixed Date Slots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Example:-<\/strong> multiple days booking for an event or seminar, multiple day event schedules, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You as a store owner can add date range slots for any multiple days event and customers will select any of the date slots to book for that event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Concert Type with Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If You want to offer multiple days bookings for any live event or musical concerts with a fixed time interval, You can create fixed date time slots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Example:<\/strong>– Live Musical Concert, Venue booking for multiple Day events at Offices or Schools, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this Scenario, Customers will book the service for some specific days & a fixed time interval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXPLORE<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

These are the 6 distinct booking types for multiple booking scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get Ready to Explore..!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overwrite Specific Days<\/h3><\/div>
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Close Booking <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to this, we have introduced the “Overwrite Specific Days”<\/strong> feature for multiple booking types in the app. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, admin can now create slots on some specific days or time duration that will overwrite the previous slots created for any booking product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that admin can now close booking for some specific days or time period of any of his created slots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, the admin will now have more flexibility in booking creation with the Booking App by Webkul<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule Updation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the appointment type bookings, you can now update the time slots on specific dates in case you are not available to provide services on the previously created slots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This newly updated slots will overwrite the previous slots created for the booking product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bulk Overwrite Specific Days<\/h3><\/div>
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We have come up with the feature of bulk overwrite specific days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, from now onwards, you can select multiple booking products at a time and create different slots for the selected booking products on specific days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will overwrite the previous slots created for the booking product these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select the products & click the “Overwrite Specific Days” button on the top. After that, select the overwrite type either “Duration” or “Particular Date” and create slots to close bookings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update Booking Type<\/h3><\/div>
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You will now have the option to change the booking type if the product\/service is not booked by the customer yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this, you need to visit the “Booking Products<\/strong>” section of the app and you will get the option on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clicking the “Choose Booking Type”, you will be redirected to the “Availability<\/strong>” section from where you can select another booking type for the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Choose a booking type and create booking slots accordingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This way, you can change the booking type of the products\/services that are not booked by the customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Introduced Booking Product Listing Page<\/h3><\/div>
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Have a separate page to list all the bookings products\/services<\/strong> listed in your store. You can anytime create a menu from your Shopify store and make it appear on your store front end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admin can also create a menu of Seller Listing Page on his\/her store by referring to below-given steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n