How to set up your first service on the Hoppy Appointments app?
✅ Step 1: Open the Hoppy Appointments app
1️⃣ From your Shopify admin, open the Hoppy Appointments.
2️⃣ Within the Hoppy Appointments dashboard, click on New Service.
✅ Step 2: Configure the General Tab
3️⃣ In the General Tab settings, configure the following:
- Associate a Product🔗:
- Select the product from your Shopify store that you want to offer as a bookable service.
(This will replace the standard "Add to Cart" button with a "Book Now" button on the product page.)
💡 Tip: Please select the product first before proceeding to the other settings.
- Booking Page Appearance🎨:
- Customise the aesthetics of your booking page: Background Colour, Text Colour, Icon Colour, Button Colour.
- Title and Description📝:
- Title: Provide a clear and concise title for the service.
- Description: Offer detailed information about the service.
- You can use placeholders like {{service_name}} and {{product_name}} to dynamically insert relevant details.
- Meeting Location🌐: Select the mode of the meeting:
- Google Meet: For virtual meetings.
- Zoom: For virtual meetings.
- Phone Call: For telephonic consultations.
- In Person: For face-to-face meetings at a physical location.
- Custom: Specify a custom location or method.
✅ Step 3: Set Availability.
4️⃣ Navigate to the Availability Tab to define when customers can book appointments:
- Weekday Availability📆: Set your regular working days and hours.
- Specific Dates📅 : Define availability for specific dates.
- Start and End Time⏰ : Specify the time range for bookings.
- Add Team Members👥 : Click on Teams to add team members who will be involved in the appointments.
5️⃣ Configure Meeting Duration—Set the duration for each appointment (e.g., 30 minutes, 1 hour) and other options like
buffer time, slot intervals, and lead time to suit your and your customers' convenience.
✅ Step 4: Access Customisation Tab
6️⃣ Navigate to the Customisation tab and customise the following:
- 🌐 Language: Select the language for your booking page.
- 🕒 Timezone: Choose your preferred timezone.
- 🕰️ Hour Format: Select between 12-hour or 24-hour time format.
- Click on Show Advanced Configuration to access additional settings.
7️⃣ Redirect After Booking- Choose what happens after a successful booking:
- 🚫 Do Not Redirect
- 🔗 Redirect the Customer
✅ Step 5: Set Booking Limits for Hoppy Appointment
8️⃣ Navigate to the Advanced Tab and configure the following:
- Set Booking limits-
- 📅 Booking Limit Per Day: Enter the maximum number of bookings allowed per day.
- ⏱️ Booking Limit Per Timeslot: Enter the maximum number of bookings allowed per timeslot.
- Collect Contact Information- Add Custom Questions
- Click on Add a Question❓ to include custom questions in the booking form.
- 📇 Under What Contact Information to Ask?, select the required fields:
- First Name: Mandatory
- Last Name: Mandatory
- Email: As per your selection from the dropdown.
✅ Step 6: Save and Publish
9️⃣ Click on Save to apply all changes.
🔟 Your appointment service is now live and will appear on your website associated with the selected product.
✅ Step 7: Additional Features in Hoppy Appointments
🔹 In the left side panel, you'll find additional options under the 'Hoppy Appointments' heading: Services, Bookings,
Team, and Settings.
Services 📋
- View all active and inactive services you've created.
Bookings📆
- See the list of all customers who have booked appointments.
- View both active bookings✅ and cancelled events❌.
- Use the filter 🔍 to search by customer name or email.
- You can also filter bookings by status using the dropdown📊:
Booked ✅ No Show ❌ Started 🕒 Pending ⏳ Completed ✔️ Arrived 🚶♂️
Delayed⌛ Paid💳
Team👥
- Add and manage team members who will handle appointments.
Settings⚙️
🔹 General Settings Tab
Customize your booking system behavior:
- 📅 Booking Limits:
- Use Daily Bookings Limit: Set a maximum number of bookings per day.
- Maximum Booking Per Timeslot: Limit the number of bookings per timeslot.
- 🔢 Show Free Slots Count: Display the number of available slots to customers.
- 🌍 Multi-Languages:
- Default Language: Set the default language.
- Enable Multiple Languages: Activate the widget in selected languages.
🔹 Translations Tab
Customize the text displayed on your booking calendar:
- 🛍️ Product Page Option:
- Product Page Button Label: e.g., "Book Now"
- 📅 General Calendar Texts: Add translated versions of the text in the given fields--> Customize calendar labels,
buttons, and messages:
- Booking Texts: "How long do you need?", "Confirm Your Booking", "No times available", etc.
- Form Labels: First Name, Last Name, Email, Required ⚠️, Invalid Email ❌
- Rescheduling: Heading, Button Label, Success Message
💡 Everything's configured! Your booking system is live and ready to keep your team and customers in perfect sync! 🔄
