Learn about the upcoming inventory settings, including not showing upcoming inventory, automatically advancing to the next date, and listing the next date.
New to the Booking Page? Read the first article in this series for an introduction to the Booking Page.
Which plans include this feature?
Legacy: Soho, Pro, Plus, Enterprise, Flex
New: Starter, Growth, Managed | Learn more about our new plans or how to change your plan.
Where can I find this feature using the top menu?
Manage > Layout > Booking Page
What more do I need to use this feature?
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Admin permissions to configure Booking Page options.
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic, new or both?
- The Booking Page feature is available to both those using items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our classic version of Checkfront, and those using products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our newest version of Checkfront.
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New to Checkfront - Products ✨ With our newest version of Checkfront, we have added Products (Inventory > Products) as the successor to items (Inventory > Items). Are you interested in migrating to our newest version? Please reach out to our Technical Support team for more information. |
Managing upcoming settings
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Do Not Show Upcoming Items/Products
Back to topThis is the default option if the Upcoming section is active. As long as this option is selected, no upcoming items/products are displayed to the Customer.
If a Customer clicks on a day in the calendar that doesn't have any items/products available for booking, they receive a message to confirm that.
Automatically Advance to the Next Available Date
Back to topWhen this feature is active, if a Customer searches for an item/product, then the booking calendar automatically opens at the next available date for that item/product. This saves the Customer the need to go through the calendar looking for availability manually.
This option is recommended for individually listed items through a booking link or the Booking widgets.
List the Next Available Date for Each Item or Product
Back to topSelect this option if you want your Customer to be shown items/products on their next available date. If left unchecked, the Customer is shown the current date or date selected, even if nothing is available.
By default, this option shows upcoming items/products only on calendar days when nothing else is available. This option is recommended for listing multiple items/products at a time, as this shows the availability of each item/product and when they are next available.
Alternatively, upcoming items/products can be set to show when other items/products are available by enabling the Show unavailable items/products or Show sold-out items/products options.
Upcoming Window
Back to topThis option shows when List the next available date for each item/product is enabled. You can set how far in the future your calendar looks to show the next available date. This window can only go up to a maximum of 180 days.
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