About Appointo – Appointment Booking App
What Is Appointo – Appointment Booking App?
Appointo, also called SidePanda – Appointment Booking, is a booking tool that works with your Shopify store. It simplifies the process of setting up appointments for services, classes, or events, making it ideal for businesses like salons, tutors, and event planners.
This tool helps prevent double-bookings and streamlines your scheduling, ensuring a smooth operation. Additionally, Appointo offers features like automated emails and texts for reminders, booking confirmations, rescheduling, cancellations, and collecting customer feedback. This article will help provide instructions on how to use the Appointo app with your PageFly pages.
Install Appointment Booking App
Appointment Booking App must be installed on your Shopify store, in order to use this element.
- Install Appointment Booking App
- Install PageFly
How To Access Appointo – Appointment Booking App
From PageFly Dashboard
In PageFly dashboard, follow these steps to access Appointo:
- Step 1: Click on Extra functions on the left sidebar.
- Step 2: Click Manage button next to the Integration
- Step 3: Search for “Appointment Booking App” and hit the Activate button.
From PageFly Page Editor
In page editor, follow these steps to access Appointo:
- Step 1: In the PageFly page editor, click the Third-party element on the left toolbar.
- Step 2: Click Manage integrations or the icon on top.
- Step 3: Search for “Appointment Booking App” and activate it.
- Step 4: Click Done and the element will appear in the Third-party element menu.
How To Configure Settings For Appointo Element
From PageFly
- The Appointment Booking App element only works once used on the Product page and inside the Product Details element.
- You can only use this element one time on each product page.
Step 1: Add Appointment Booking To Your PageFly Page
- In the PageFly editor, click Third-party applications.
- Choose Appointment Booking App.
- Click on the Appointment Booking element on the right panel.
- Drag and drop the element into the specific area of the product page where you want it to appear.
Step 2: Configure Settings In PageFly
Select the booking appointment element you’ve added and navigate to the General/Styling tab for configurations:
General Settings:
- Widget Configuration: Here you adjust the basic settings of the booking widget. For comprehensive options, refer to the settings area of the Appointment Booking App app.
- Visibility, Attribute & Animation: Read more about these settings here.
Styling Settings:
- Customize the appearance of the booking element in your PageFly page with options for spacing, border, and opacity.
- For specific style requirements, you can enter custom CSS code.
From Appointo
- Go to Shopify Admin, navigate to the Appointo menu. Then select Services > Add Products > Tick the box beside the product you wish to add, and click Save.
- To configure product details: Find the product you added and click on the Edit button.
- Now you can configure settings for your product:
- If all variants of the product have the same settings, check the box for “All the variants have exactly the same configuration”. If they differ, you’ll set each one individually.
- To configure variant details, move to Variant Configuration for the following settings and click Save when you finish configuring.
Common Case
Cannot Add The Appointment Book Element To PageFly
When adding the Appointment Book element by Appointo to PageFly, you might notice the error “This element only works on a Product page and inside product details elements”.
This error occurs because the Appointment Book element is designed to interact with product-specific details, which are only present on a product page within the Product Details element.
To resolve this issue and prevent it from happening again:
- Make sure you’re editing a product page when you want to add the Appointo booking element.
- Place the Appointo element inside the Product Details section to ensure it can access the necessary product information.
- Note that you can only use the booking element once on each product page to avoid confusion and errors.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What plans does Appointo offer and how do they differ?
Appointo offers 2 pricing plans: 2-week free trial and Pro plan subscription.
2. How does Appointo integrate with PageFly?
Appointo integrates with PageFly through a widget that you can drag and drop onto your product pages.