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Booking for just one day?

DavRenn

Hello, I was wondering if it was possible to setup the new booking widget in version 14 (TOWeb Studio) to reserve time slots on just one specific day in the future? In this case, I would like to set the the widget up so that volunteers can sign-up on the website to help perform various roles and tasks during certain time slots on a specific day of a special event. Any ideas?

frangin62

DavRenn
Hello,
Look at the "Time" template -> Meeting Room (salle de réunion) or perhaps better, the "Museum" (Musée - Visite guidée)

DavRenn

Thank you for the suggestion. I tried setting up both. I do not seem to be able to set up booking for just one specific date in the future. I can set the widget up for just one day a week like just Tuesdays, but I don't have the knowledge to set it up for a single date. I think I don't understand the scheduling settings of the widget. Both the Museum (Musée - Visite guidée) template and the Meeting Room (salle de réunion) template look the same to me, like this:

What might I need to do, or what am I not doing correctly? Thanks for the help! I did ask the CoPilot and Gemini AI agents, but they didn't have any factual solutions!

DavRenn

Oops, I think I replied too fast! In my case, I need to set the fixed date as the event date. I then need to close the days of the week that the event does not fall on. Then, I needed to set Closure Dates for the time frame of widget creation, the start date, up to the week before the event date, which becomes the closure timeframe end date. Now, helpers can only volunteer on that single day of the event. Once this event is past, I'll have to reconfigure the widget for the next date or two of special events. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, I think it may be working for me in this application!

frangin62

DavRenn
Hello, Great if it works, please let us know how it goes, good or bad, during your next uses. 🙋‍♂️

DavRenn

I have booking set up for just two specific dates. I am happy, it works! However, the reservation-confirmation email messages are not being received by some of the clients or customers (the volunteers). I am receiving the "owner" email messages for bookings. I rechecked my server configuration in hosting and successfully ran the php test. It seems some email hosts do not like PHP mail messages from PHP servers where other email providers don't have a problem with servers sending PHP messages. Gmail, for example, doesn't block the PHP-sent booking-confirmation messages. Is there a way to make such messages more compatible and not get blocked by servers?

DavRenn

Oh, I just ran across this message in the forum, I thought I looked!

"Hello,
we recommend sending your emails via SMTP (instead of the unreliable PHP Mail).
For more information:
https://www.lauyan.com/fr/smtp.html

Sincerely,
LAUYAN SOFTWARE"

DavRenn

Hello! I've got booking working for specific dates, and it's a great feature! It's an improvement over paper sign-up sheets, lost clip-boards, empty ink pens, and poor penmanship!

I'm still fighting with my website's host servers and TOWeb regarding smtp email sending instead of PHP email. (The group's email account is a MS365 "tenant" under the host provider, GoDaddy.)

In the meantime, is there a way to configure or customize the last Booking screen that a user sees when completing and confirming a booking? The big, green checkmark and thank-you message is great. I was thinking it might be useful to include a summary of the reservation or booking on that screen as well.

frangin62

DavRenn
Hello!
Thank you for the feedback; indeed, it's a good option for rentals and other appointments.
Regarding your last question, you'll need to contact technical support this time, as it's no longer within our scope.
Best regards,
frangin62