delay window for reservations

Hi augustodolce,

there is no option for that at this moment. But it can be added if there is need for it. ??

Best regards,
Nikola0

Hi Nikola,

I’m not sure if you had anymore requests for a delayed reservation, but it would really be appreciated for our application too! We are using it to schedule showings and in most cases we need to have enough time to give notice. Otherwise the plugin would be perfect for us! Thanks

Hi Jacobjohnpeters,

I will put new version online in next 24h. So I can add that option for delay in version after that. I need to create some automate tests for time management in order to ensure that everything works properly.

Best regards,
Nikola

Hi Nikola!

I love your plugin! I’m also interested in having 24h notice on booking, if that is possible!

Hi Kaibijainen,

you want that user have reminder of appointment like 24 before?

Best regards,
Nikola

Hi Nikola,

not exactly. I want that users could only make reservations that are starting after 24 hours from current time. For example, if I’m making the appointment on Friday 15:00, the earliest appointment I can make is starting at Saturday 15:00.

This is for the situations, when the employee is at work only when there is an appointment. This option would make it possible for the employee to be prepared on a 24-hour notice.

For me it would be two hours. I was wondering about this change in the logic.php file line 49:
$time_now = current_time( ‘timestamp’, false )+7200;

Hi Lathea,

you can try that, I thing it will work. I will put option for settings that value in minutes.

Best regards,
Nikola

Hi,

I am happy to say that new version is done and live on WordPress ?? . There is option for blocking user for example to make appointments at least 2 hours before. Name for options is Block time :. So if you want to have 24h before appointment you need to set this to 24h * 60min = 1440 .

Best regards,
Nikola

Hi Nicola!

Thank you for the update!
I tried to use it. Opened a connection for tommorow and set the block time for 1500 minutes: still I was able to book the next day. I even set the block time for 15 000 minutes… nothing changed. Is there something else I need to consider?

Another question appeared while I was testing the booking. If user chooses a time slot, and the closes the window without finishing the booking nor pressing “cancel”… It seems the timeslot stays locked for other users to book. For how long does it stay locked? Can I unlock them ? Or can I set them to unlock automatically after some time?

Has anybody else experienced this same issue? About the block time, I mean. Should it work just by typing in the block time, or is there something I need to check first?

My calendar can be seen here:
https://quest.kaibijainen.com/varaa-aika/
I have connection set to sunday, monday and tuesday
And now the block time is set to 20 000 minutes (basically 13 days) just for test purposes.
That means, I shouldn’t be able to book anything within almost two weeks. However now even booking for tommorow is possible.

Hi Kaibijainen,

it’s only check the current day. I will extend that to all days. This will be fix in next version.

Best regards,
Nikola

HI Kaibijainen,

this is fixed in version 1.8.3

Best regards,
Nikola

Thanksa lot, Nikola!