{"id":76363,"date":"2025-04-22T19:10:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmsnew.dev.onpressidium.com\/?p=76363"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:42:55","slug":"public-self-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymusicstaff.com\/ja\/public-self-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Self Booking and 2-Way Calendar Sync are finally here! (and more)\ud83c\udf89"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1045\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mymusicstaff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Public-Self-Booking-v2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mymusicstaff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Public-Self-Booking-v2.png 2000w, https:\/\/www.mymusicstaff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Public-Self-Booking-v2-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mymusicstaff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Public-Self-Booking-v2-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mymusicstaff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Public-Self-Booking-v2-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mymusicstaff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Public-Self-Booking-v2-1536x803.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team (and some amazing beta testers \ud83d\ude4c) have been working hard behind the scenes\u2014and we\u2019re so excited to finally share these new features with you! Even if self-booking isn\u2019t your thing, there\u2019s still <em>lots<\/em> to love in this update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d47901ce6504e4fd25e1a5e65e6d98b1\">Self-Booking Forms for Your Website \u2728<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fully customizable and ready to simplify new trial sign-ups!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\udd5b<\/strong> <strong>Book from Availability Form  <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set individual teacher availability for new student bookings directly through your website \u2014 no back-and-forth emails or portal login required!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For multi-instrument studios, students will be able to choose their instrument first, then see available teachers and times.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customize booking rules like which teachers are bookable on each form (or at all), earliest start times, buffer time between lessons, and maximum gaps in your schedule.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collect custom student details, set statuses, add group tags, and collect payment at the same time<strong> <\/strong>so you can replace your regular sign-up forms, or use them for different programs!&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set a custom price for the first booked lesson \u2014 perfect for offering a free or discounted trial!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold weekly time slots so trial students can stick with the same time as their first booked lesson if they decide to continue. <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mymusicstaff.com\/en\/articles\/1475-can-i-hold-a-weekly-timeslot-for-a-new-student\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.mymusicstaff.com\/en\/articles\/1475-can-i-hold-a-weekly-timeslot-for-a-new-student\">Learn more about how to set that up here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\udcc6<\/strong> <strong>Book from Calendar Form  <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to the availability form, but new students can book into a pre-scheduled lesson on the calendar. You can still customize everything\u2014student info, payments, rules, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f9f6bcffa80438e9f8a387689b31f55\">Updates for All Forms \ud83d\udcc4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Custom per-form email confirmations! Now you can tailor your confirmation emails to the sign-up or booking form you have set up. This allows you to add custom information to different flows to help streamline communication.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose which custom fields are optional or required so you get the right information every time.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Custom conversion tracking per form! Add a unique Google or Meta tracking code to each form to see exactly where each lead is coming from!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New styling to provide clearer submissions! Parent\/student information is easier to differentiate by putting the fields in their own sections on the same page.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1511eaa34ada6584e8170ebbd981ffdb\"> 2\u2013Way Calendar Sync \ud83d\udd00<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now add your external calendar\u2014like Google, iCal, and more\u2014right into My Music Staff! See your personal events alongside your teaching schedule to avoid double-booking. (Don\u2019t worry, no one else can see the details.)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mymusicstaff.com\/en\/articles\/1490-does-my-music-staff-support-a-2-way-calendar-sync\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.mymusicstaff.com\/en\/articles\/1490-does-my-music-staff-support-a-2-way-calendar-sync\">Learn how to connect your external calendar to My Music Staff here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ba4caed648fb9b9e69b79f7257475c00\">Limit How Far in Advance Students Can Book \ud83d\uded1 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you can choose how far in advance students can book into lesson slots (from the Student Portal and the booking forms!), to simplify self-scheduling based on your policies.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mymusicstaff.com\/en\/articles\/1480-how-can-i-restrict-how-far-in-advance-a-timeslot-can-be-booked-by-a-student\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.mymusicstaff.com\/en\/articles\/1480-how-can-i-restrict-how-far-in-advance-a-timeslot-can-be-booked-by-a-student\">Learn how to set that up here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cfb8b62f\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Public Self Booking &amp; 2-Way Calendar Sync Overview\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TeZt-KIU7_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>Psst\u2026 sneak peek time! \ud83d\udc40<\/strong><br>Availability booking from the Student Portal? 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