Solved: Re: Password protected appointment page

chaosnails · ‎04-17-2023

I know you can password-protect specific pages, but every time I go into the page settings for my Appointments page there isn't a section for password protect. Is that not possible for category pages or something?

Or is there a way of having the booking/appointment list be part of a standard page?

TheRealChipA · ‎04-17-2023

Actually, embedding it into a standard page, which you can then password protect, will work. You’ll just need to remember to remove “Book” from you navigation bar, and from any other page that might link to your booking page.

Also, I’d recommend putting something on your home page that says that New Clients must call to schedule their initial appointment.

If you need help or pointers about embedding a button for the Booking List and/or Popup, let me know.

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TheRealChipA · ‎04-17-2023

Hi @chaosnails. I’m not sure I understand why you’d want to password protect sales pages like Appointments and the Online Store. If you do that, then everyone who wants to buy or book something with you would have to have the password to do so.

Can you tell me why you want to protect a customer page like that?

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chaosnails · ‎04-17-2023

I'm trying to think of a way so current clients can have access to online booking and other people cannot, but the other people can still view the rest of the site.

I mean ideally, there'd be a way for specific clients to be able to view the booking calendar two months out and the rest of the clients only see one month out. if that makes sense

TheRealChipA · ‎04-17-2023

@chaosnails. It makes sense. Currently you can neither restrict customer-facing pages like this, nor can you restrict online appointments to existing customers. But……

I think I might have a work-around. But first I need to see your web site as it is right now. Can you send me your website address so I can noodle around it so I don’t give you something that might not work? LOL

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chaosnails · ‎04-17-2023

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Right now i'm trying to embed the online booking flow into a standard page and see if that'll work

TheRealChipA · ‎04-17-2023

Actually, embedding it into a standard page, which you can then password protect, will work. You’ll just need to remember to remove “Book” from you navigation bar, and from any other page that might link to your booking page.

Also, I’d recommend putting something on your home page that says that New Clients must call to schedule their initial appointment.

If you need help or pointers about embedding a button for the Booking List and/or Popup, let me know.

Chip A.
Square Expert & Innovator
(But NOT a Square employee, just a seller like you)

Was my post helpful? Take a moment to mark it as a possible "best answer." I hate the term, and wish we could just mark posts as "helpful." But this is our only mechanism at the moment. Just remember "Best answer" should be interpreted as "helpful," and nothing more. LOL. "Best" (ugh) answers help folks possibly find solutions to similar problems they are hoping to solve.

chaosnails · ‎04-17-2023

I got it working! thanks

TheRealChipA · ‎04-17-2023

Removed this comment. All good

Chip A.
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