Until your booking page is published, guests cannot request appointments on it. On the Publish page you see what is still missing, you publish the page there, and afterwards you find the sharing tools in the same place.
Before you publish
- Display name, public contact email and the location address are filled in
- At least one active, online-bookable service exists
- At least one active staff member exists (this can be you)
- Opening hours have at least one open day
- Booking rules are valid and the notification email is set up
- You have the data controller name and privacy email at hand — you can also enter these while publishing
If a requirement is missing, the Requirements for publishing card lists it. Next to each missing row, Set up takes you to the page where you can fix it. The full, row-by-row list is described in the Publish readiness checklist article.
- 1. Requirements for publishing
Publishing steps
- In the dashboard, open the Publish page.
- The Booking page status card shows where you are: “Not ready to publish yet”, “Can be published, but there are recommended actions” or “Ready to go live”. While anything is missing under Requirements for publishing, the publish button cannot be pressed.
- Recommended but optional: in the Test your booking flow banner, use Open preview to try the page as a guest. If the booking flow has changed since the last preview, Bokko recommends a new preview, but this does not block publishing either.
- Click Publish booking page. If you paused the page earlier, the same button reads Resume.
- If the data controller name or the privacy email is still missing, or you have not accepted the service agreement yet, the button reads Finish publishing, and the To finish publishing card below lists the missing details. Pressing the button opens the Legal check before publishing window: fill in the missing fields, tick the required documents and Confirm business use, then click Accept and publish. Bokko saves the details and publishes the page in one step. Only the owner can accept the legal terms.
Step 1 The preview is recommended; the publish button is active regardless. - 1. Test your booking flow
- 2. Publish booking page
Step 2 With data controller details missing, the button reads Finish publishing. - 1. Finish publishing
Step 3 The To finish publishing card shows what is missing; you can also enter these while publishing. - 2. To finish publishing
Step 4 Fill in the details, tick the boxes and click Accept and publish. - 1. Data controller (business) name
- 2. Privacy contact email
- 3. Accept and publish
After publishing
On the Booking page status card, “Active” shows that the page is available. You can also pause it there with Pause, after confirming. On the Sharing card you can copy the booking link, download the QR code, open the preview, and send the link on with Share. Below it you find the Google Business Profile booking link card and, from the Pro plan, the Embed on your website card.
Step 1 The Active status and the Pause button. - 1. Active
- 2. Pause
Step 2 The Sharing card with the link and the QR code. - 1. Copy link
- 2. Download QR
If your business has more than one location, the Location readiness card on the Publish page shows for each location whether it is active, has an open day, an active service and staff member, a compatible staff–service pair and a booking window, and whether it appears on the booking page.
What happens after publishing?
Guests can open your public page, choose a service and a slot, then submit a booking request. Bokko marks the page as live and you can manage incoming requests from the Requests inbox.