Before you get started
The public page can be filtered on dates, locations, entries and tags by adding options to the URL.
Your normal public page URL will look something like this:
https://bookwhen.com/exampleYour public page will include your Bookwhen account in place of 'example'
We have a Google Sheet which can help you to construct both filtered links and filter buttons. Just click here to open the Google sheet then click make a copy and follow the instructions.
If you prefer to construct your filtered link manually just follow the steps outlined below.
How to create filters
Date Filter
To filter your entries to only show from a specific date, add ?start=2020-01-01 to the end of your public page url. You must keep this date format ( (YYYY-MM-DD) but can choose any date, including past and future.
Here's an example:
https://bookwhen.com/example?start=2020-01-01Location Filter
To filter your entries by a specific location you will require the unique location code, which you can find in that location's edit page. You can find your locations under 'Setup' and then 'Locations':
Then select the location you wish to filter by and take the code from the URL:
Now you can create your filter URL, which in this case would need to be appended with ?location=epojhv6suohe
Here's how that would look:
https://bookwhen.com/example?location=epojhv6suoheRemember, that URL will only include entries which have also been tagged with that exact same location.
Entry Filter
Entry Filters work in the same way as location filters. You can get the entry code from the URL when editing the entry:
Your filter URL, in this case, would be appended with ?entry=8yr7put8ede4
Here's how that would look:
https://bookwhen.com/example?entry=8yr7put8ede4
If you wanted to filter on multiple entries, we would recommend using tags, see below.
Tag Filter
Tags are a great way to group different entries. For example, you might want a tag for all your adult classes, and one tag for all your children's classes.
Tag 1 = adults
Tag 2 = children
Once you've applied these tags to your relevant entries, you can easily filter by these, by just adding ?tags=adults or ?tags=children
Here's an example:
https://bookwhen.com/example?tags=adults
Please note:
- Tags are case sensitive, so make sure your URL reflects any capitals in the tag.
- It's best to keep your tags as simple as possible and avoid using any special characters.
- If your tags have spaces, like "adult classes", you will need to replace the space in the tag in the URL with a '+' like this:
https://bookwhen.com/example?tags=adult+classesUsing your filters
Now that you've created filter URLs you can insert these to make it easier for your customers to navigate your booking page. In your public page description, you can either link out to your filtered pages, create hyperlinks or use create filter buttons like this:
Read how to create filter buttons here and view the above as a live example here.
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Filtering iframes
You can filter iframes in exactly the same way as you would filter a public page URL. If for example you have copied the following iframe code from the public page settings:
<iframe src="https://bookwhen.com/example/iframe" frameborder="0" scrolling="yes" seamless="seamless" style="display:block;border:none;width:100%;height:900px;"></iframe>You would modify the URL in the iframe code by adding the filter section on to the end like in this example: https://bookwhen.com/example/iframe?start=2020-01-01
This will mean the iframe code you end up using will look something like this:
<iframe src="https://bookwhen.com/example/iframe?start=2020-01-01" frameborder="0" scrolling="yes" seamless="seamless" style="display:block;border:none;width:100%;height:900px;"></iframe>