Creating a new booking status

Learn how to create a new Booking Status, including how to customize the label colour.

New to booking statuses? Read the first article in this series for an introduction to Booking Statuses.

Which plan do you need to use this feature?

Where can I find this feature using the top menu?

Manage > Layout > Booking Statuses

What prerequisites are there?

Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic, new, or both?

The Booking Status 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.

New to Checkfront - Products ✨

Products (Inventory > Products) is the successor feature to (Inventory > Items) and is available in our newest version of Checkfront.

Not yet on our newest version and interested in upgrading? Please reach out to our Technical Support team for more information.

Discover more product-related help articles here: Products (New).

Creating a new status

Creating a new status is helpful if you find that your business has other actions that you want to communicate to your Staff or Customers.

To arrive at the status page, visit the Statuses tab (Manage > Layout > Statuses).

Add Booking Status

To create a new status, click on the +Add button below and to the left of the current status list.

Create Booking Status

All you need to do is choose a Name that is visible on the invoices, plus a unique Status ID (maximum 5 characters).

When ready, click the blue Create button and your custom status is added to the list.

Booking Status Colour

Click on the colour picker button beside the status label to customize your new or existing status.

In the colour picker, choose a status colour and click OK to apply your selection.

Make sure to select Save when you're done!