Bookly Special Days (Add-on) 5.3

The Bookly Special Days (Add-on) is an extension for the popular Bookly Pro WordPress appointment scheduling plugin. Its primary purpose is to give you granular control over the working hours and availability of your staff members on specific, non-recurring dates.

The core Bookly plugin manages a standard, weekly recurring schedule (e.g., Monday-Friday, 9 AM–5 PM). The Special Days Add-on allows you to override this regular schedule for individual staff members on particular days throughout the year.

📅 Key Functionality

This add-on is essential for businesses that have occasional or seasonal schedule changes that cannot be handled by simply setting a day as "Day Off."

1. Custom Staff Schedules

The main feature is the ability to set unique schedules for any staff member on any selected date:

Override Regular Hours: You can make a specific Monday longer (e.g., 8 AM–8 PM) or shorter (e.g., 9 AM–12 PM) than the default schedule.

Override Days Off: If a staff member is normally off on Sundays, you can make them available for a one-time special event on a specific Sunday.

Custom Breaks: You can set unique break times for that special day that differ from the regular weekly schedule.

2. Creating Events

This feature is perfect for handling one-off or limited-time offerings:

Fixed-Date Events: You can create specific, bookable events, workshops, or seasonal appointments that only occur on the dates you define in the Special Days tab.

Example: A salon might schedule a special "Holiday Hair Styling Session" only on December 23rd and 24th, with extended hours that are different from their normal working week.

3. Integration with Locations (if applicable)

If you use the Bookly Locations (Add-on), you can define special days for staff members specific to a particular location, which is useful for businesses with temporary pop-up shops or rotating service points.

💡 Use Cases

Holidays: Shortening work hours on the day before a major national holiday (e.g., closing at 2 PM instead of 5 PM).

Training/Meetings: Temporarily blocking or shortening a staff member's availability for a training day.

One-Time Promotions: Offering a special service or limited-availability consultation on a specific Saturday.

Seasonal Availability: Making staff available only on fixed dates during a busy season when their regular schedule is disabled.

In summary, the Bookly Special Days (Add-on) provides the flexibility to manage exceptions to the regular weekly schedule, ensuring your online booking calendar accurately reflects real-world staff availability on any given date.

Would you like to know more about the difference between this and the Service Schedule (Add-on)?