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How do I set minimum and maximum booking lengths and gaps?

Control how short or long bookings can be, and stop small unbookable gaps appearing between bookings.

Written by Nettla

Go to Settings → Rules & Limits and open the Booking Rules tab. Set Minimum booking length, Maximum booking length and Minimum gap between bookings, then click Save.

Steps

  1. Go to Settings → Rules & Limits.

  2. Open the Booking Rules tab.

  3. Choose a Minimum booking length and a Maximum booking length (30 to 300 minutes, in 30-minute steps).

  4. Choose a Minimum gap between bookings: 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes.

  5. Click Save at the top right.

The Save button saves all four tabs on the page at once.

Defaults for a new club

  • Minimum booking length: 30 minutes

  • Maximum booking length: 180 minutes

  • Minimum gap between bookings: 60 minutes

How the gap rule works

The gap rule stops bookings that would leave a gap too short to use. A booking right next to another one is always allowed.

Example with a 60-minute gap: a court is booked 10:00–11:00 and 12:30–13:30, so 11:00–12:30 is free.

  • 11:00–12:30 is offered: it fills the free time exactly.

  • 11:00–12:00 isn't offered: it would leave a 30-minute gap before 12:30.

Good to know

  • These rules apply to all players and affect the start and end times players see when they book or create a match.

  • Bookings you create as an admin don't have to follow these rules.

  • The Minimum Duration options for longer-booking discounts in your price list come from these lengths.

  • Bookings start on 30-minute steps. This step can't be changed in the admin. Contact Nettla if you need a different step.

  • If you need different rules for different sports, contact Nettla.

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