SMS Remind Appointment Booking for Shopify
Setting up bookings, taking payments, and syncing your calendar with the SMS Reminder app for Shopify.
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Getting started
Install the Shopify app, connect Google Calendar, add your booking button, and send a test booking.
- Change your booking page name, logo and hoursYour booking page's name and branding are set in the SMS Reminder web app, not the Shopify admin, and new pages start open around the clock. Here's where to change…
- Link a product to an appointment typeTo sell an appointment type on your store, link a Shopify product to it — the product's price is what your customer pays. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- Turn on the Book Now buttonThe Book Now button is how customers book from your store — a theme app embed you turn on once. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- Create your first appointment typeAn appointment type is what your customers book — it sets the duration, notice and rescheduling rules. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- Send a test bookingBook an appointment yourself before sending customers to your booking page. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- Getting started: set up bookings on your Shopify storeCustomers pick a time and book themselves in, and you manage everything from your Shopify admin. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
Troubleshooting
Fix booking button and calendar sync issues, and handle uninstalling the Shopify app or data requests.
- The "Book Now" button isn't showingIf customers see Add to cart instead of Book Now, or the booking calendar doesn't open, work through these checks. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- Google Calendar isn't connecting or syncingIf bookings aren't showing up or busy times aren't being blocked, reconnecting fixes it in most cases. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- Your "Book Now" button shows as unavailable or sold outA sold out or unavailable booking button is almost always a Shopify inventory or product-status setting. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- Your product still shows "Add to Cart" instead of "Book Now"If a product still shows Add to cart instead of Book Now, one of these checks is almost always the reason. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- Uninstalling & your dataUninstalling is clean and reversible — here's exactly what happens to your app and your data. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
Selling & bookings
Take appointments on your Shopify store — sell at checkout or collect in person, and set availability.
- Sell appointments through Shopify checkoutCharge for an appointment at checkout, or take the booking for free and collect payment in person. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- Take bookings without Shopify checkoutCustomers already paid, or don't need to? Share your booking page so they can book a time with no cart or checkout. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- Set your availabilityAvailability controls when customers can book, so people only see times you're actually open. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- When a customer cancels or wants a refundHow cancellations, reschedules and refunds work, and what you need to do on the Shopify side. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.
- Your bookings dashboardYour dashboard lives in the Shopify admin and is where you keep an eye on what's booked. For the SMS Reminder Shopify app.