How to add appointment booking to your website

An AppCub website does not have a booking calendar or a booking form. People book with you on WhatsApp or by phone, from buttons on every page. If you want customers to pick a free slot themselves, make an app: an app can have real bookings.

Updated 2026-11-09

What online booking needs

A real booking system has a calendar, a list of free and taken slots, a form for the customer's name and number, and a database that stops two people taking the same slot. It also needs somewhere for you to see and change bookings.

An AppCub website is a set of plain pages. It has no forms, calendar or database, so it cannot take or store bookings. This is a limit worth knowing before you design the site.

How customers can book from your website

A "Book on WhatsApp" button with a ready message: "Hi, I want to book a facial. Preferred date and time: ..."
A call button for people who would rather talk
Your timings, slot length and closed days written clearly, so people ask for a time you can give
Your services with prices and how long each takes
Directions on Google Maps, so they arrive on time

Making WhatsApp booking work well

Reply with a short, fixed confirmation: date, time, service, price, address
Keep your diary in one place, on paper or in an app, so you never double-book
Ask for the customer's name in the ready message; WhatsApp only shows a number for unsaved contacts
Use WhatsApp Business quick replies for the confirmation and the reminder
Say how to cancel or move a booking, and how much notice you need

When to make a booking app

If you get many bookings a day, or want customers to see free slots and book themselves, an app is the better fit. An AppCub app can show your slots, take bookings, block taken slots and give you a list for the day. For customers to book from their own phones, connect your own Supabase database from the chat, so every phone sees the same slots. The app can also remind you on your own phone before each appointment, and has a WhatsApp button to send a confirmation.

Many owners keep the website for people who find them on Google, with a link to the app for regular customers.

With AppCub

For the website, say: "On every page, add a Book on WhatsApp button with the message: Hi, I want to book an appointment. Date and time: ... Also show my timings: Mon to Sat, 10 am to 8 pm, closed Tuesday." For the app, see the guide on adding booking to an app.

Questions

Can an AppCub website take bookings?

No. An AppCub website has no booking calendar or form. Customers book with you on WhatsApp or by phone from buttons on every page.

Can I link my website to a booking app?

Yes. Share your AppCub app's web link and ask AppCub to add it as a button on the website.

How do I stop double bookings with WhatsApp booking?

Keep one diary for all bookings, and confirm each slot in writing before you take the next.

What should the WhatsApp booking message say?

The service, the date and time they want, and their name. AppCub puts it in the button for you.

Can the website show which slots are free?

No, a website page cannot change by itself as slots fill up. An app with a shared database can.

Can customers cancel a booking on the website?

No; ask them to message you on WhatsApp. Write your cancellation rules on the website.

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