{"id":30,"date":"2012-01-26T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getsetmore.tumblr.com\/post\/16539218210"},"modified":"2025-06-24T13:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:36:29","slug":"new-features-appointments-service-categories-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.setmore.com\/blog\/new-features-appointments-service-categories-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"New Features: Appointments, Service Categories, Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week brings you several key updates + one humble request.<\/p>\n

Drag-and-drop appointments<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"booking<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you need to reschedule an appointment, instead of manually re-entering the new beginning and end times, now you can simply drag the appointment out of its old time slot and drop it into a new one. Your customers and staff will each receive updated reminders of their rescheduled appointment. This works for our IE users too!<\/p>\n

New drag-and-drop service categories<\/strong><\/p>\n

The same goes for our brand new<\/a> service categories function. Not only have we added categories for your services<\/a>, but also you can arrange them by dragging and dropping. Categories are especially handy if you\u2019re maintaining an especially large or nuanced list of services.<\/p>\n

\"services\"<\/p>\n

Under Settings > Services, you can now drag and drop services into whichever category you like. Say you\u2019re a caterer. By setting up a new category called \u201cDeliveries,\u201d you can add (and assign) delivery-related services, while differentiating these from your non-delivery services.<\/p>\n

Using categories lets you access your services quickly, without slogging through a big list. If you offer a wide variety of services, you\u2019re going to appreciate this one. It works just like the folders in your email.<\/p>\n

Business hours that play nice with staff hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Previously, Setmore managed your business hours separately from your staff hours. If your business expanded its hours of operation, you would have to update each staff member\u2019s hours individually to reflect that schedule change. Clunky!<\/p>\n

\"business<\/p>\n

Now, under Settings > Business Hours, just click the option \u201cUpdate staff working hours whenever I edit my business Hours.\u201d You can update your staff hours en masse. Not clunky!<\/p>\n

Central European Time Zone\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Updated local time zones now cover businesses in the Central European Time (CET) zone, GMT+1:00.<\/p>\n

No Charge<\/strong><\/p>\n

To clarify that your free\/gratis services are actually free\/gratis, they\u2019re now marked \u201cno charge\u201d instead of \u201c$0\u201d (or \u20ac0 or Re.0 or \u00a30\u2026).*<\/p>\n

Thanks,<\/p>\n

-Spencer<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note:\u00a0<\/b>This is an outdated post from 2012 and Setmore has been revamped with more features and a new look. Continue reading to learn more about service categories and business hours in the updated Setmore app.<\/em><\/p>\n

1. Go to Settings > Services and click the + button.<\/p>\n

2. Input the Category Name and click Add Category.<\/p>\n

\"category\"<\/p>\n

3. Now, choose the Category and click the +Add Services button to start adding services to the category.<\/p>\n

Business hours and the staff working hours<\/b><\/p>\n


\n<\/b>Your business operating hours will be on display in your online Booking Page and represent the time your business is open.<\/p>\n

1. To change the business hours, Go to Apps & Integrations and click the Configure button under \u201cYour Booking\u00a0Page.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"apps
\n2. Choose Business Hours in the left navigation menu, and click the switch next to each day to mark the day as open for business.
3. If you want your staff working hours to be updated to match your business hours, choose \u201cYes, update the staff working hours\u201d in the pop-up menu.<\/p>\n

\"business<\/p>\n

4. Choose \u201cNo, keep staff hours unchanged\u201d if you want the staff working hours to remain unchanged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week brings you several key updates + one humble request. Drag-and-drop appointments When you need to reschedule an appointment, instead of manually re-entering the new beginning and end times, now you can simply drag the appointment out of its old time slot and drop it into a new one. 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