{"id":1401,"date":"2024-11-23T04:58:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T04:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support-landing.altegio.cloud\/support\/4903626162845-creating-an-online-widget-for-the-chain\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:57:56","password":"","slug":"4903626162845-creating-an-online-widget-for-the-chain","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/4903626162845-creating-an-online-widget-for-the-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating an online widget for the chain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Online booking widgets can be configured both for individual businesses and for chains with multiple branches. For more details about the chain interface, see the article Creating a chain<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A chain widget allows the user to choose the required branch at the first step of online booking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Go to Administration<\/strong> mode, Online booking > Online booking links<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. To add a new online booking link, click New link<\/strong>. In the window that opens, select Create a general link<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Next, specify the name<\/strong> and description<\/strong> (optional) \u2014 this information will be visible only to internal Altegio users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Select the required link settings<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        • Which services are available for booking<\/strong>: individual, group, or both individual and group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Default online booking language<\/strong>. This is the language the client will see when opening the online booking link; if needed, they can change the language in their personal account (authorization in the personal account is not required to change the language).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Chain.<\/strong> This is the main setting for creating a chain link \u2014 be sure to select the chain that will be used in this widget.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Select the map type<\/strong>. In addition to Google Maps, you can choose Apple Maps or Leaflet to display branch geolocation in the widget.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Check Make this link main<\/strong> if you want to use this link for integrations with partner platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Click Create<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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            A chain form is marked with a special \u201cChain\u201d<\/strong> icon next to its name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            By default, a new location already has a non-chain primary online booking link created. It cannot be made a chain link until at least one additional link is created in the location.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

            Editing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            To edit online booking form information, click its name or use the Set up<\/strong> button. In the new window that opens, configure how locations are displayed (list or map) and click Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            To delete a form, click Delete<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Use Preview<\/strong> to see how the widget will be displayed on the website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Online booking widgets can be configured both for individual businesses and for chains with multiple branches. For more details about the chain interface, see the article Creating a chain. A chain widget allows the user to choose the required branch at the first step of online booking. New form A chain form is marked with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[67],"doc_tag":[1462,1267,2071,1252,1609,1372,1297,1357],"class_list":["post-1401","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-online-booking-settings","doc_tag-appointment-en","doc_tag-chain-en","doc_tag-integrations-en","doc_tag-location-en","doc_tag-online-booking-en","doc_tag-professional-en","doc_tag-service-en","doc_tag-team-member-en"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t