Standard Office Hours
If you don’t allow clients to book appointments, you’re all set—nothing to do here.
If you do allow bookings, we’ve got you covered. Whether you:
Work a strict Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
Prefer evenings after 6pm
Only teach weekends as a side hustle
…you can set your default availability to match your standard office hours and locations. Set it and forget it—Fons will make sure clients can only book during these times and places.
Availability Overrides
Default availability is a great starting point, but your schedule might need more flexibility.
For example:
Summer hours differ from the rest of the year
Vacation time
Medical or family leave
You can set custom availability for specific date ranges to temporarily override your defaults.
Appointment Option Location Assignment
Assign a location to an appointment option, and that service can only be booked during the times you’ve enabled for that location in your availability settings.
Setting Staff Default Availability
Setting Staff Default Availability
Log in to your Fons account. *Only admins can set/change
Go to Settings → Staff and select the staff member.
In the Availability section, click “EDIT”
Select the day of the week, set the time and location.
Repeat step 4 for each day the staff member is available for client bookings.
When you’re done, click “Save.”
To view a staff member’s availability on your calendar, go to Calendar and select the staff member (you can view only one at a time). Their availability will appear in that staff member’s color.
Example:
If you’re available from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Mondays but take a 2-hour break from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, you would:
Create an availability entry from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Create a second entry from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
The location you select will only be available for clients to book you at that specific place.
Setting Staff Temporary Availability and Block Time
Setting Staff Temporary Availability and Block Time
Log in to your Fons account.
Note: Only admins can set or change staff availability.
Go to Settings → Staff and select the staff member.
In the Availability section, click “Add.”
Choose “Add Day” or “Add Date Range.”
Select the dates, set the time, and choose the location.
Tip: To block time, don't select any days or set times
Repeat step 4 for each day the staff member is available for client bookings.
When you’re finished, click “Save.”
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