Customize Your Booking Duration to 2, 11, or 47 Hours in WooCommerce

In this article, we will check out the Bookings and Appointments for WooCommerce and the Custom Bookings Slots Add-on plugin, and how these plugins work together. Using these plugins together, you can set up an online bookings store with user-defined bookable slots for the custom time duration.

Business Case

It’s a booking service with a fixed timetable 2-hour slot for weekdays and a special price for nights and weekends.

Timetable:

• From Monday to Friday
  • During the Day – From 13:00 – 15:00 & 16:00 – 18:00
  • During the Night – From 20:00 to 07:00 (the day after)
• For Saturday (weekend) Saturday 20:00 to Monday 10:00 

Solution

Required Plugins:

• Bookings and Appointments for WooCommerce plugin [v.1.1.14 and above]
• Customize Booking Slots Add-on plugin [Contact PluginHive Support]

How to set up the Bookable Product?

Follow the steps below to set up the plugins for the scenario.

• Download and Install the Bookings and Appointments for WooCommerce plugin on your website
• Set up a bookable plugin and click on the Bookings tab on the Edit Product page
• Select the Enable Calendar Range with Blocks of option under the Booking Period option and set it to 1 hour(s)

How to set up Custom Duration for Bookings?

Follow the steps below to set up the custom duration using the add-on plugin.

• Download and install the Custom Bookings Slots add-on on your website
• Click on Settings to visit the plugin settings
• Under the Products tab, select the products for which you want to use the custom booking duration, as shown in the image below

Scenario 1

• Booking Duration: 2 hours
• Days offering 2 hours Booking
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
• Slots Available
  • 01: 00 pm
  • 04:00 pm
• Product Page
  • Select the 2-hour duration from the drop-down

Scenario 2

• Booking Duration: 11 hours
• Days offering 11 hours of booking
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
• Slots Available
  • 08: 00 pm
• Product Page
  • Select the 11-hour duration from the drop-down

Scenario 3

• Booking Duration: 47 hours
• Days offering 47 hours Booking
  • Saturday
• Slots Available
  • 11: 00 am
• Product Page
  • Select the 47 hours from the drop-down

Final Thoughts

This article covers the Bookings and Appointments for WooCommerce plugin and the Customize Bookings Slots Add-on plugin. The add-on works specifically for the business case, with the booking duration set to 2 hours, 11 hours, and 47 hours on specific days of the week.

If you have any queries regarding the plugins’ functionality or want to discuss your business scenario with our experts, feel free to reach out to our customer support.