{"id":11967,"date":"2025-07-09T11:40:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/?post_type=knowledgebase&p=11967"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:56:44","slug":"appointments","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Appointments feature in Modern Events Calendar (MEC) allows users to book time-specific slots for appointments, such as doctor visits, hair salon sessions, or any other one-on-one or limited-seat service that requires time-based booking. Unlike regular event bookings, appointments are structured around fixed time slots with customizable durations and availability schedules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>How to Enable Appointments<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Go to MEC Settings > Booking > Appointments<\/strong>.
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  2. Check the Enable<\/strong> box to activate the Appointments feature.
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  3. A new Appointments<\/strong> tab will appear when creating or editing events.
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    Note:<\/strong> The following features cannot be used in conjunction with Appointments due to incompatibility:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Event Repeating
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    • Hourly Schedule
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    • SEO Schema \/ Event Status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      <\/span>Setting Up Appointments in Events<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Once enabled, a new interface appears in the Event Edit > Date and Time<\/strong> section, with two tabs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Event<\/strong>: Contains the original Date & Time settings that were previously part of the general event setup.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Appointment<\/strong>: Where you define appointment-specific options.
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        <\/span>Appointment Settings<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        <\/span>Appointment Duration<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
        \"How\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        Defines how long each time slot will be. Available durations: 10 minutes<\/strong> up to 4 hours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/span>Buffer time<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

        This option lets you set a short break between consecutive appointments. The buffer time is defined in minutes and is applied after each appointment before the next one can start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If each appointment lasts 1 hour and you set a buffer of 10 minutes, a booking from 10:00 to 11:00 will automatically block the next available slot until 11:10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/span>Maximum bookings per day<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

        This option allows you to set a maximum number of tickets that can be sold per day for appointments. By defining this limit, you can prevent overbooking and ensure better management of daily availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/span>Availability<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        <\/span>Repeat Type<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

        This option lets you decide whether the defined time slots for appointments should repeat on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/span>Start Date<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

        You can specify your availability start date here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/span>Time Slots<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

        In this section, you can define the time slots during which you will be available. These settings determine when appointments can be booked based on your schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        You can define one or more time ranges per day (e.g., 9:00\u201317:00 and 19:00\u201322:00).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Add or remove time ranges using the +<\/strong> and \ud83d\uddd1 icons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/span>Adjusted Availability<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Adjusted Availability allows you to change your availability for specific dates without affecting your regular weekly schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        You can:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Shorten or extend your available hours for a specific date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Add multiple availability ranges for a single date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Temporarily mark a specific date as unavailable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          If your default availability is 8:00 \u2013 18:20, you can set 8:00 \u2013 15:20 for a specific date, without changing the default hours for other days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Controls:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          +<\/strong> Plus Icon: Add another availability range for the same date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \ud83d\uddd1 Left Trash Icon: Mark the selected date as Unavailable (no bookings allowed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \ud83d\uddd1 Right Trash Icon: Delete the adjusted availability entry entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          Note:<\/strong> Adjusted Availability always overrides your weekly availability for the selected date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          <\/span>Scheduling Window<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          The Scheduling Window<\/strong> feature allows you to control the time frame for booking appointments. It defines a “window” of availability for your customers, preventing them from booking too far in advance or too soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          This feature includes two settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Minimum Booking Time:<\/strong> This setting defines the minimum amount of time required between booking and the appointment itself. For example, if you set this to 4 hours, a customer won’t be able to book an appointment at 8 PM on the same day if it’s already 4 PM. This ensures you have adequate time to prepare.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Maximum Booking Time:<\/strong> This setting limits how far into the future customers can book appointments. For instance, you can prevent bookings six months from now by setting a maximum of two months. This helps you maintain a manageable and predictable long-term schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            By adjusting these two fields, you can ensure that your booking calendar remains predictable and that you have enough notice for every appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/span>Important Note<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            By default, events created with the Appointments<\/strong> feature are not displayed in MEC shortcodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            When an event is set as an Appointment, its visibility automatically changes to \u201cHide on Shortcodes.\u201d<\/strong>
            Even if you manually change it to \u201cShow on Shortcodes,\u201d it will revert back to \u201cHide on Shortcodes\u201d after updating the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            This behavior is intentional, as Appointment events can repeat indefinitely and in large numbers, making their display in shortcodes impractical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/span>Display Appointment Slots in Shortcodes<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            If you need to display Appointment events in shortcodes, you can enable this globally:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Go to MEC Settings > Booking > Appointment<\/strong> and enable the
            Display appointment slots in shortcodes<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Once enabled, Appointment slots will be included in MEC shortcode outputs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Note: Enabling this option may significantly increase the number of rendered items in shortcode views, especially for high-frequency appointment schedules.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

            <\/span>Multiple Appointment Selection (Optional)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            To allow booking of multiple slots:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            1. Go to MEC Settings > Booking > Booking<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. Set Date Selection<\/strong> to Checkboxes<\/strong> instead of Dropdown <\/strong>or Calendar<\/strong>.
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              Once enabled:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • Users can choose multiple time slots<\/strong> on the frontend using checkboxes.
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              • Works like selecting multiple tickets or occurrences in standard event bookings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Best for clients who may want multiple consecutive or non-consecutive appointments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                <\/span>Frontend Booking Behavior<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                Depending on your configuration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                • Dropdown <\/strong>or Calendar<\/strong> selection: user can choose only one<\/strong> time slot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                  • Checkboxes<\/strong> selection: user can pick multiple<\/strong> time slots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    All available slots are generated based on the Appointment Duration<\/strong> and Availability<\/strong> settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    <\/span>Use Cases<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                    • Personal consultations
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                    • Salons & barbers
                      <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • One-on-one tutoring\/coaching
                      <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Any service requiring exact time-slot bookings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                      <\/span>Limitations and Notes<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                      • Event Repeating is disabled
                        <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Hourly Schedule view is incompatible
                        <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Event Status and SEO Schema won’t work
                        <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Not compatible with recurring\/multi-day events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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