Close time slots and periods
Several tools let you close or hide time slots, an entire calendar, or access to booking. Choose the right one for your situation.
Choose the right method
| Need | Solution |
|---|---|
| Block the same time slots every week on an ongoing basis | The padlock on the Close Time Slots page |
| Close a court for a dated period (works, off-season) | The Temporary Closure section in the calendar settings |
| Prevent booking based on the clock time (at night, for example) | System Time Closures |
| Reserve certain courts for certain subscriptions or periods | Authorized calendars and Advanced Planning for subscription plans |
| Block specific time slots occasionally (lesson, tournament) | A booking with a label, possibly repeated |
Lock recurring time slots with the padlock
- Go to Administration›Settings›Booking›Close Time Slots.
- Open the relevant calendar: a grid shows the time slots for each day of the week.
- Select the time slots to close and, if needed, enter replacement text for the Closed mention.
- Use Close all time slots or Open all time slots to process a full day.
- Click Save.
Closed time slots appear in grey with a small padlock on the booking grids.
Close a calendar for a dated period
To close a court from day A to day B, activate the Temporary Closure section in the calendar settings: start and end dates, optional comment, and the Hide Completely option to remove it from the user view.
Restrict booking based on the time
- Go to Administration›Settings›Booking›System Time Closures.
- Activate Enable System Time Closures.
- For each day of the week, define the time range during which booking is closed, for example from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
- Click Advanced Configuration to target specific subscriptions, calendars, or time slots, and click Add a Closure to combine several rules.
- Click Save.
During the closure, users can log in and view the calendars, but they cannot book. Club managers are not affected. Advanced configuration lets you, for example, open booking for weekend time slots only from 2:00 p.m. on the previous day, and only on padel courts.
The Random delay for booking opening option assigns each user a random delay of a few minutes each day when booking opens, to give everyone a chance to access the most popular time slots.
Reserve calendars for certain subscriptions
Each subscription plan defines its accessible calendars via the Authorized Calendars & Number of Days for Booking option in the Permissions tab, in Administration›Users›Access Rights›Subscriptions. For time-slot-by-time-slot rules based on periods, use advanced planning.
Automatically cancel incomplete bookings
When a user opens a booking to find a partner, you can have it cancelled automatically if it is not completed in time:
- Go to Administration›Settings›Booking›Automatic Cancellations.
- Activate Enable automatic cancellation of incomplete bookings.
- Set the two rules: the time before the start of the time slot from which an incomplete booking is cancelled, and the minimum time always left to the user after creation to find their partners.
- Choose the behavior for bookings created too late to benefit from this minimum time: Allow booking without automatic cancellation, or Prohibit booking.
- Click Save.
This feature relies on the booking opening and completion option, which can be configured in the Permissions tab of each subscription plan.
