Settings → General
Business identity, currency, time/date formats, booking rules, and email configuration — all the values that show up on every booking, receipt, and email live on this single tab.
New in v2.6.0 — General now does more
In version 2.6.0, the old Booking and Email tabs were merged into the General tab to reduce clutter. Everything that used to live on those tabs is now grouped into sub-sections here. The total number of settings tabs dropped from 10 to 8.Where to find it
Advik Booking → Settings → General.
Sub-sections on this tab
The General tab is divided into five sub-sections, separated by a divider. Each has its own Save button:
- Business — business name, timezone, date/time format.
- Currency — currency code, symbol, separators.
- Tax — enable tax, rate, inclusive/exclusive, label.
- Booking — buffer, slot interval, advance windows, cancellation window. (Moved here from the old Booking tab in v2.6.0.)
- Email — from name, from address, reply-to. (Moved here from the old Email tab in v2.6.0.)
Business
| Field | What it controls | Where it appears |
|---|---|---|
| Business name | Display name on receipts, emails, and the admin header. | Receipts, emails, "Booked with …" line |
| Timezone | All time calculations and slot pickers. | Bookings, staff availability, emails |
| Date format | How dates are displayed. | Calendar, receipts, admin lists |
| Time format | 12-hour or 24-hour clock. | Slot picker, receipts |
Timezone is critical
If you set the wrong timezone, your slot picker will offer 9 AM slots that correspond to 4 AM in your actual working hours. This is the #1 reason for "I have no availability" complaints.Currency
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Currency code | ISO 4217 — e.g. USD, EUR, GBP, INR, AUD. |
| Currency symbol | Defaults from code. Edit to override (e.g. US$ vs $). |
| Position | Before ($10) or After (10 €). |
| Decimal separator | Default . — change to , for European style. |
| Thousands separator | Default , — change to . or . |
Tax (short version)
The full tax walkthrough is on the Tax page. In short:
- Enable tax — turns the tax line on in the price summary.
- Tax rate (%) — applied to the (post-discount) subtotal.
- Tax inclusive — when on, the prices you enter already include tax; when off, tax is added on top.
- Tax label — change Tax to VAT, GST, IVA, etc.
Booking
These are the rules that decide which slots a customer can book. Previously on its own tab; from v2.6.0 onwards, it lives here as a sub-section.
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Buffer time (minutes) | 0 | Free time inserted before and after every booking. Useful for travel between jobs. Example: 30 min buffer = a 10:00–12:00 booking blocks 9:30–12:30. |
| Slot interval (minutes) | 30 | How finely the day is divided. 30 = 10:00, 10:30, 11:00… 15 = 10:00, 10:15, 10:30… |
| Max advance days | 60 | Customer can't book more than this many days in the future. |
| Min advance hours | 24 | Customer can't book less than this many hours from now. Prevents "I need a haircut in 15 minutes". |
| Cancellation window (hours) | 24 | Customer can't self-cancel a booking starting in less than this many hours. Separate from the per-account cancel window in Customer Accounts. |
The from-name, from-address, and reply-to used on every booking email. Previously on its own tab; from v2.6.0 onwards, it lives here as a sub-section. The actual email body is still rendered from PHP templates in your plugin folder.
| Field | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| From name | Your site name | What shows up as the sender — e.g. Acme Cleaning. |
| From email | Site admin email | Must be a valid email. We strongly recommend using an address on your own domain (e.g. bookings@yourdomain.com). |
| Reply-to | — | Optional. If set, customer's "Reply" goes here instead of the from-email. |
SPF / DKIM matters
If you send fromnoreply@gmail.com on a WordPress site, most inboxes will mark your booking emails as spam. Set up an email account on your own domain and add the corresponding SPF / DKIM records.Add-ons (global)
Enable Add-ons — when off, the entire add-on system is disabled. The Add-ons step is hidden from the booking flow, no add-ons are shown in the price breakdown, and any existing add-on data is preserved but unreachable from the form.
Useful when you want to temporarily pause upsells during a sale or a stock-out.
Saving
The General tab is split into 5 sub-sections: Business, Currency, Tax, Booking, and Email. Each has its own Save button — there is no single "Save all" on this tab.