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  1. ACTION BLOCKS

Calendar

Calendar action block is used for collecting date from the or for booking appointments

When should you use this?

  • Collecting a date from the visitor

  • Booking appointments

How do I set it up?

To set up the 'Calendar' action block, you can follow the following steps;

  • Add action block on canvas by clicking on '+'

  • Choose 'Calendar'

  • Configure following on right panel

    • Date Selection: Configure the following under 'Date Selection' in the configuration message;

      1. Show Message: You can set the message that you would like to send to the visitors along with calendar to book the appointment

      2. Define Variable: Define variable in which the response of the visitors will be stored

      3. Date Selection: Select nature of date selection from available options . You can enable 'Show Past Dates' to show the visitors past dates

    • Exclude Dates: Select the 'Exclude Dates' tab and define any exclusion of dates that you don't want to be visible in the calendar UI. You can exclude dates by either;

      • Selecting the days all together like Saturdays, Sundays etc.. This way all of these will not be selectable to the visitor.

      • Selecting special dates like Christmas, Diwali, EID etc..

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