Overview
Online scheduling is one of the best ways to capture more leads and provide better service to your clients. Vcita online scheduling allows potential and existing clients to schedule a consultation, appointment, or service. Clients can schedule appoints instantly, on any device and with any staff member based on your up-to-date availability. Vcita will also save you time on client coordination, reminders, follow-ups, reschedules and even billing and payments—all in one cloud-based client management solution.
We partnered with vcita to offer online scheduling for your site. A separate vcita account is required to use this feature, but you can register inside the editor.
Some features require a premium vcita subscription, however, vcita offers a trial version of the account for customers signing up through the Online Scheduling widget. For more information please see vcita's pricing page.
For support using the vCita product, or regarding your vCita account, please see their education center for more information, or to contact them directly.
To add the widget:
In the left panel, click Widgets.
Click and drag the Online Scheduling widget into your site.
To learn more about adding widgets to your site, see Add Widgets.
Content Editor
To access the content editor:
Right-click the widget, and click Edit Content.
To create a trial vcita account, type your email, and first and last name. Click Continue.
Click the link to receive an account activation email.
Click Add/Edit services to add a variety of services, fees, and appointment types. Phone consultations, online meetings, in-person appointments at your office or at your client’s location are all available.
Click Edit business hours to set your time zone, opening hours, and to sync vcita with your calendar (Google, Outlook, iCloud etc) to display your up-to-date availability and avoid double booking.
Users who upgrade to one of vcita's premium plans have additional options to customize scheduling, branding, and more. These features are all linked to within the widget.
For more information on using vcita's premium features, visit their education center.
Display Options
You can change how your online scheduling is displayed on your site.
Click Service Menu to display a list of services you offer.
Click Calendar to display a calendar with a list available appointment times for a single service. Select the service from the drop-down.
Choose to display your scheduling inline on your site, or as a single button which opens scheduling in a new page. Select the display option per device at the bottom of the Content Editor.
Design Editor
To access the design editor, right-click the widget, and click Edit Design. Click to select a different button layout for the online scheduling.
For information about design options that are not specific to this widget (for example, layout, style, or spacing), see Widget Design.
Guide
Adding Online Scheduling
Add the online scheduling widget to your responsive website. To learn more about adding widgets to your website, see Adding Widgets. Once the widget has been placed, the Content Editor will appear.
Enter your name and email to create a free vCita account.
3. Click Add/Edit services to offer a variety of services, fees and appointment types. Phone consultations, online meetings, in-person appointments at your office or at your client’s location - are all available.
4. Click on 'Business Hours' to set your time zone, your opening hours and to sync vCita with your calendar (Google, Outlook, iCloud etc) to display your up-to-date availability and avoid double booking.
Users who upgrade to one of vCita's premium plans have additional options to customize scheduling, branding, and more. These features are all linked to within the Website Builder.
For more information on using vCita's premium features, please visit their education center.
Display Options
You can change how your online scheduling is displayed on your Website. Click Service Menu to display a list of services you offer.
Click Calendar to display a calendar with a list available appointment times for a single service. Choose the service from the dropdown.
You can choose to display your scheduling inline on your Website, or as a single button which opens scheduling in a new page. Select the display option per device at the bottom of the Content Editor.
Display Options
You can change how your online scheduling is displayed on your site.
Click Service Menu to display a list of services you offer.
Click Calendar to display a calendar with a list available appointment times for a single service. Select the service from the drop-down.
Choose to display your scheduling inline on your site, or as a single button which opens scheduling in a new page. Select the display option per device at the bottom of the Content Editor.
Considerations
Before launching your online scheduling widget, make sure to complete your vCita account. You can make all customizations to your scheduling through vCita. To access your vCita account, click the Add/Edit services link in the Content Editor.