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The public booking page

What this page is — a guide to the booking page as the person booking sees it. If you are an administrator setting one up, start at share and embed.

What it is for — choosing a day, choosing a time, and leaving your details, in three steps.

The problem it solves — settling a meeting time without a chain of emails.

Route: /public/calendar/<slug> · No sign-in required.

Figure 1 — Step one: choose a date.

1. The three steps​

StepYou do
DatePick a day. Only days the organisation offers are selectable
TimePick from the free slots on that day
DetailsGive your name and email, and anything else asked for

The sidebar tracks where you are, and a completed step gets a tick.


2. Choosing a date​

Days in the past, and days the organisation does not work, cannot be chosen. Use the ‹ and › arrows to move between months.

Selecting a day with no free time left will simply offer no slots at the next step — try another day.


3. Choosing a time​

Figure 2 — Step two: choose a time. The selected agent and date are confirmed above.

Free times are grouped into Morning, Afternoon and Evening. A group with nothing free says so rather than disappearing.

Above the slots, the page confirms the agent you are booking with and the date you chose.

Check which timezone the times are in before you book

The times on this page are shown in your own timezone, and the page does not display a timezone anywhere.

If the organisation you are booking with is in a different country, the time you pick will not read the same to them. A 9:00 am appointment in their timezone can appear here as an early-morning or late-evening slot.

Confirm the time in the notes, or in your confirmation email, if you are booking across timezones.


4. Leaving your details​

The last step asks for your name and email, both required, and whatever else the organisation has chosen to ask — often a phone number and a note about what you would like to cover.

Your email is how you are recognised: booking twice with the same address links both bookings to you.


5. After you book​

You will see a confirmation, and the organisation receives the booking immediately. If they have invitations switched on you will get one by email or WhatsApp.

To change or cancel, contact the organisation — this page books, it does not manage.


6. Don't confuse this with…​

An accountBooking does not create a login. There is nothing to sign in to
The organisation's own calendarYou see free times, never their events

7. Troubleshooting​

SymptomCause
No days can be selectedThe organisation offers no availability in that month. Try the next one
A day is selectable but has no timesEverything on that day is taken, or outside their hours
The times look far too early or too lateSee the warning in §3 — they are in your timezone
The page will not submitName and email are required