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Online slot pattern

Under Settings → Online booking you decide how TheraTap calculates bookable start times. Together with treatment duration and the time window buffer, that becomes your practice rhythm — without useless leftover gaps.

At a glance

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Three modes

Grid, fixed practice rhythm, or fill gaps — depending on how your day runs.

Treatment + buffer

With fixed rhythm and gap fill, treatment duration and buffer set the spacing (e.g. 45 + 5 → 50-minute cadence).

Solo-friendly

Gap fill re-anchors after an appointment ends — ideal when cancellations leave holes.

The three modes

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Mode Behaviour Best for
Working hours grid Starts follow the slot interval in opening hours (15 / 30 / 45 / 60 min). Practices that want to keep the previous grid
Fixed practice rhythm Starts every treatment + buffer from the block start. Example: 10:00, 10:50, 11:40 … A clear daily cadence without colourful mid-gap times
Fill gaps Free windows are packed; after an appointment the next start is end + buffer when the gap is large enough. Solo practices, cancellations, off-grid appointments

Setup

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  1. Open booking settings

    Go to Settings → Online booking.

  2. Choose the online slot pattern

    Pick one of the three modes. Short descriptions in the UI explain the difference.

  3. Set the buffer

    Under Time window buffer, choose how many minutes to keep free before and after appointments (e.g. 5).

  4. Save & check

    Save and optionally open the calendar preview. Treatment duration comes from the selected therapy type.

Practice examples

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End + buffer

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Appointment ends at 15:00, buffer 5 minutes → next bookable start: 15:05 (Fill gaps or a matching fixed rhythm).

After a 09:00 booking

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Treatment 45 min, buffer 5 min, opening hours from 09:00 → further starts the same day e.g. 09:50, 10:40, 11:30, …

90-minute gap

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Appointment ends 13:00, next appointment 14:30, treatment 45 min, buffer 5 min → one full slot fits (13:05–13:50). 14:00 is not offered because 14:00–14:45 would collide with 14:30.

How this relates to opening hours

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Opening hours remain the outer frame (which days and clock times are open at all).

  • In grid mode, each block’s slot duration still drives start times.
  • With Fixed practice rhythm and Fill gaps, starts follow treatment + buffer; opening-hours slot duration is then not decisive for online starts.

Other filters still apply: schedule, absences & closures, resources, and existing appointments.

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