> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.detailahead.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set up your public booking page with DetailAhead Store

> Create a branded public booking page where your customers choose a service, pick a time slot, and submit their details — all feeding directly into your dashboard.

The Store is DetailAhead's built-in public booking page — a mini-website for your business where customers browse your services, pick a time slot, and submit their details without you lifting a finger. Every submission lands in your **New Entries** inbox, where you review it and convert it into an order. Nothing goes live until you're ready, and you control every detail of how the page looks and what it asks.

## How new bookings flow

When a customer submits a booking through your Store page, it doesn't automatically become an order. Instead it arrives in **New Entries**, giving you a chance to review the request before committing to it.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Customer submits a booking">
    The customer visits your Store page, selects a service, chooses a date and time, fills in their details and any custom questions, then hits submit.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Booking appears in New Entries">
    The submission lands in **New Entries** in your sidebar. You'll see the customer's name, phone, email, vehicle, the service they requested, their preferred date and time, and any answers to your custom questions.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review and act">
    Check the details. If everything looks good, click **Convert to customer + order** — DetailAhead creates a customer record (or links to an existing one if the email already exists) and turns the submission into an order. If the booking isn't suitable, click **Dismiss** to archive it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  If you enable **Confirm bookings automatically** in Store → Booking questions, accepted time slots are confirmed instantly without requiring a manual review step in New Entries. New Entries is still used for any bookings that come in without a pre-selected slot.
</Note>

## Setting up your Store page

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Store in the sidebar">
    Click **Store** in the left sidebar. You'll land on the Page & branding panel.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Toggle Draft → Published when you're ready">
    At the top of the page you'll see a status bar showing **Draft — not publicly reachable**. Once you've finished setting everything up, flip the **Published** toggle to make your booking page live. You can always switch it back to Draft.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in Page & branding">
    Complete the fields that shape how your page looks and feels:

    <CardGroup cols={2}>
      <Card title="Business name shown" icon="building" href="#setting-up-your-store-page">
        The trading name displayed at the top of your booking page — for example, *Coastline Mobile Detailing*.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Page address" icon="link" href="#setting-up-your-store-page">
        Your unique URL slug (e.g. `coastline-detailing`), which forms your full booking page address. Keep it short and recognisable.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Logo URL" icon="image" href="#setting-up-your-store-page">
        Paste in a direct link to your logo image. Landscape or square works best. Leave it blank to use your business name as text instead.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Headline" icon="heading" href="#setting-up-your-store-page">
        The large text your customers read first — something like *Book Online* or *Book Your Detail Today*.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Sub-heading" icon="align-left" href="#setting-up-your-store-page">
        A short supporting line beneath the headline, such as *Choose a service below and select a time that suits you.*
      </Card>

      <Card title="Accent colour" icon="palette" href="#setting-up-your-store-page">
        A hex code (e.g. `#1D4ED8`) that colours your call-to-action buttons and highlights. Match it to your brand.
      </Card>
    </CardGroup>

    You can also add up to three **reassurance points** — short ticked statements that appear under your headline to build customer confidence (e.g. *Fully insured*, *5-star rated*, *No hidden charges*).

    Add your **contact email** and **contact phone** so customers can reach you if they have questions before booking.

    Toggle **Show prices on the page** on or off depending on whether you want prices displayed publicly.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up service categories">
    Categories become filter tabs on your booking page, letting customers quickly find what they need. Click **+ Add category** to add each one (e.g. *Paint Protection*, *Interior*, *Exterior*). Customers always get an **All** tab automatically.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your services">
    Navigate to the **Services** tab and click **+ Add service**. Fill in the details for each service you want to offer:

    | Field                  | Description                                                                                                        |
    | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
    | **Service name**       | The name customers see, e.g. *Ceramic Coating — 3 Year Protection*                                                 |
    | **Category**           | Assign to one of your categories so it appears under the right filter tab                                          |
    | **Duration**           | How long the job takes, e.g. *6 hrs*                                                                               |
    | **Price**              | The price figure, shown as *from £X*, *exactly £X*, or *Price on request*                                          |
    | **Booking type**       | *Instant Booking* confirms the slot immediately; *You Confirm Price* lets you review and set the final price first |
    | **Photo URL**          | A direct link to a landscape photo of the service or a finished result                                             |
    | **Card bullet points** | Three to four short ticked selling points shown on the service card                                                |
    | **Full description**   | Longer copy shown when the customer opens the service detail view                                                  |
    | **What's included**    | A two-column checklist of everything covered in the service                                                        |
    | **Corner badge**       | Optional label — choose from *POPULAR*, *NEW*, or *BEST VALUE*                                                     |

    Toggle **Show on the booking page** off to hide a service temporarily without deleting it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure booking questions">
    Switch to the **Booking questions** tab to control the time-slot experience and add custom questions.

    Under **Choosing a time**, enable the time-selector toggle to let customers pick a real slot from your live availability. Configure how far apart slots are spaced, how many jobs you can take at once, and how far ahead customers can book.

    Under **Booking questions**, click **+ Add question** to collect extra information alongside name, phone, and email (which are always collected). You can ask for text, numbers, a date, a yes/no answer, or a pick-from-a-list selection. Scope each question to specific services if it's not relevant to everything you offer.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Set your opening hours in **Settings → Opening hours** before you publish. The booking calendar builds your available slots from those hours, minus anything already booked and any time you've blocked on the Calendar. Days you're closed are greyed out automatically so customers can't pick them.
</Tip>

<Note>
  The booking form always collects customer name, phone, and email. Any extra questions you add in the **Booking questions** tab are the additions on top of that. Answers arrive alongside the booking in New Entries.
</Note>

## Reviewing New Entries

Open **New Entries** in the sidebar whenever you get a notification of a new submission. Each card shows:

* Customer name, phone, and email
* Vehicle details and number of cars
* Service requested
* Preferred date and time
* Submission timestamp
* Answers to any custom questions (expandable)
* A **Matches \[name]** flag if DetailAhead detects the email matches an existing customer

Click **Convert to customer + order** to accept the booking and pull it into Orders. Click **Dismiss** to decline it and archive the entry. Use the status tabs at the top to filter between **New**, **Converted**, and **Dismissed** entries.
