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'Look Busy' in Calendar Settings

In this Article Overview How It Works? How to Enable "Look Busy"? Supported Calendar Types Important Notes Overview The "Look Busy" feature is designed…

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  1. Overview
  2. How It Works?
  3. How to Enable "Look Busy"?
  4. Supported Calendar Types
  5. Important Notes

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In this Article

Overview

The "Look Busy" feature is designed to help you appear more in demand on your booking widget by hiding a percentage of your available slots. This creates a sense of urgency for your bookers, as the number of visible slots is reduced. It's important to note that this feature only affects the booking widget; your entire schedule remains available and bookable through the in-app appointment modal.

How It Works?

When you enable the "Look Busy" feature, you can specify a percentage of slots to hide from your total availability. Once set, this percentage of slots is randomly hidden from the widget. As bookers schedule new appointments, the number of visible slots remains constant until the actual number of slots available matches the number being shown. At that point, the widget displays the actual available slots.

For example: If you have four time slots available in a day and you choose to hide 50% of them, your clients might see only two available slots.

If you have ten time slots available in a day and you choose to hide 50% of them, this is how the slots would appear on the booking widget. 

How It Works? (image 1 of 2) What this shows If you have ten time slots available in a day and you choose to hide 50% of them, this is how the slots would appear on the booking widget. What this shows Illustrates the "How It Works?" section of "'Look Busy' in Calendar Settings". This screenshot appears in the "How It Works?" section of "'Look Busy' in Calendar Settings". The text alongside this image reads: If you have ten time slots available in a day and you choose to hide 50% of them, this is how the slots would appear on the booking widget. Immediately after, the guide continues: Go to Calendar Settings and select the desired calendar. Navigate to the Availability tab. Locate the Look Busy option. Turn it on and enter the percentage of slots you want to hide. Click Save. Image 1 of 2 What to chooseIf you have ten time slots available in a day and you choose to hide 50% of them, this is how the slots would appear on the booking widget. Next stepGo to Calendar Settings and select the desired calendar. Navigate to the Availability tab. Locate the Look Busy option. Turn it on and enter the percentage of slots you want to hide. Click Save.

How to Enable "Look Busy"?

  1. Go to Calendar Settings and select the desired calendar.
  2. Navigate to the Availability tab.
  3. Locate the Look Busy option.
  4. Turn it on and enter the percentage of slots you want to hide.
  5. Click Save.
How to Enable "Look Busy"? (image 2 of 2) What this shows Go to Calendar Settings and select the desired calendar. What this shows Illustrates the "How to Enable "Look Busy"?" section of "'Look Busy' in Calendar Settings". This screenshot appears in the "How to Enable "Look Busy"?" section of "'Look Busy' in Calendar Settings". The text alongside this image reads: Go to Calendar Settings and select the desired calendar. Navigate to the Availability tab. Locate the Look Busy option. Turn it on and enter the percentage of slots you want to hide. Click Save. Immediately after, the guide continues: Event Calendar Personal Calendar Round Robin Calendar Collective Calendar Service Calendar. Image 2 of 2 Where to goGo to Calendar Settings and select the desired calendar. Navigate to the Availability tab. Locate the Look Busy option. Turn it on and enter the percentage of slots you want to hide. Click Save.
Buttons and menus referenced Calendar SettingsAvailabilityLook BusySave
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All 5 steps in this procedure
  1. Go to Calendar Settings and select the desired calendar.
  2. Navigate to the Availability tab.
  3. Locate the Look Busy option.
  4. Turn it on and enter the percentage of slots you want to hide.
  5. Click Save.

Supported Calendar Types

  • Event Calendar
  • Personal Calendar
  • Round Robin Calendar
  • Collective Calendar
  • Service Calendar

Important Notes

  • Class Booking and Service Menu: The "Look Busy" feature is currently not applicable for class bookings and service menus.
  • Appointment Modal: All slots are shown in the in-app appointment modal, regardless of the "Look Busy" setting.
  • Recurring Appointments: For recurring appointments, a slot may appear hidden due to the "Look Busy" setting on future dates, but it will still be booked based on the first slot's date and time and the recurrence settings.

Frequently asked questions

How It Works?
When you enable the "Look Busy" feature, you can specify a percentage of slots to hide from your total availability. Once set, this percentage of slots is randomly hidden from the widget. As bookers schedule new appointments, the number of visible slots remains constant until the actual number of slots available matches the number being shown. At that point, the widget displays the actual available slots. For example: If you have four time slots available in a day and you choose to hide 50% of them, your clients might see only two available slots. If you have ten time slots available in a day and you choose to hide 50% of them, this is how the slots would appear on the booking widget.
How to Enable "Look Busy"?
Go to Calendar Settings and select the desired calendar. Navigate to the Availability tab. Locate the Look Busy option. Turn it on and enter the percentage of slots you want to hide. Click Save .

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