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Wix Bookings: Adding and Setting Up an Appointment Waitlist

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Important:
We are currently in the process of releasing the appointment waitlist, which is not available to everyone yet. 
The appointment waitlist helps increase your earnings by filling schedule gaps caused by last-minute appointment cancellations or reschedules. It also gives you the flexibility to take more appointments on a certain day, even if there are no cancellations. It is also a great way to collect leads.
For example, if your client sees no relevant slots are available for a haircut on their preferred day, or if they can’t find a relevant slot, they can join the waiting list. As soon as a spot becomes available, you can contact them and book them in. 
A screenshot showing the appointment waitlist in the booking calendar in the dashboard.
In this article, learn more about:

Adding the appointment waitlist in the dashboard

You add the appointment waitlist from the Booking Calendar in the dashboard. This allows you to stay as booked as possible throughout each day, as cancellations or reschedules occur. 

To add the appointment waitlist in the dashboard

  1. Go to Booking Calendar in your site's dashboard.
  2. Click the Waitlist icon  in the top right. 
  3. Click Get it now. 

Adding the appointment waitlist to your live site

Add a waitlist to your booking calendar on your live site so clients can easily join if their desired time is unavailable.

To add the appointment waitlist to your live site:

Wix Editor
Studio Editor
  1. Go to your editor.
  2. Go to your Book Online page:
    1. Click Pages & Menu  on the left side of the editor.
    2. Click Bookings Pages.
    3. Click the Booking Calendar page.
  3. Click the Booking Calendar element on your page.
  4. Click the Plugins icon . 
  5. Hover over Appointment Waitlist and click + Add. 
A screenshot showing how to add the appointment waitlist to the booking calendar page in the Wix Editor.

Adding clients to your appointment waitlist

You can add clients to the waitlist for your appointments at any time, using the Booking Calendar in your site's dashboard. 

To add a client to your appointment waitlist:

  1. Go to Booking Calendar in your site's dashboard.
  2. Click the Waitlist icon  in the top right. 
  3. Click + Add New. 
  4. Enter the Client Name. 
  5. Enter the appointment details, including: the Date, Start Time (Morning, Afternoon, Evening), Location.
  6. Select the relevant appointment from the Service drop-down. 
  7. Select the relevant staff member from the Staff drop-down. 
  8. (Optional) Enter a Note to self with any additional instructions, for example: "Client requested a phone call if no slots become available so they can schedule an appointment next week."
  9. (Optional) Click + Add Another Service if the client wants to be added to the waitlist for another service, and repeat steps 4-8 above. 
A screenshot showing how to add a client to the appointment waitlist.

Managing clients on the appointment waitlist

You can sort and filter your appointment waitlist to make it easier to manage. You can also share the service calendar for the requested service to arrange alternative dates and times with the client. 

To manage clients on the appointment waitlist:

  1. Go to Booking Calendar in your site's dashboard.
  2. Click the Waitlist icon  in the top right. 
  3. Choose what you want to do:

FAQs

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In this article
  • Adding the appointment waitlist in the dashboard
  • Adding the appointment waitlist to your live site
  • Adding clients to your appointment waitlist
  • Managing clients on the appointment waitlist
  • FAQs

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