Managing multiple time slots per day

How to add morning and afternoon blocks with a lunch break, or any other split-day schedule.

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You can add more than one availability window per day. This is useful if you take a lunch break, work split shifts, or have different hours on certain days. For example, you might be available from 08:00 to 12:00 and then again from 13:00 to 17:00, with an hour off for lunch.

The availability schedule showing two time slots on Wednesday — morning and afternoon
Two separate time slots on the same day create a gap (e.g. lunch break) in the middle.

How multiple slots work

Each availability rule is an independent time window. To create a break in the middle of the day, add two separate rules for the same day:

  • Morning block — e.g. Monday 08:00–12:00
  • Afternoon block — e.g. Monday 13:00–17:00

Booklink will offer appointment slots within each window and leave the 12:00–13:00 gap empty. No appointments will be offered during the gap.

Adding a second time slot to a day

  1. Open Availability

    Navigate to Availability in the sidebar. You should already have at least one rule set up for the day you want to split.

  2. Add a new time slot

    Click Add time slot and select the same day as the existing rule. Enter the start and end times for the second window (e.g. 13:00–17:00 for an afternoon block).

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  3. Save the new slot

    Click Save. The day now shows two separate windows. The gap between them is the break — no appointments will be offered during that time.

Editing and removing time slots

To edit a time slot, click the edit icon next to the rule. To remove a slot entirely, click the delete icon. Removing a slot means no appointments will be offered during that window going forward — existing confirmed bookings are not affected.

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