The Publish page shows open conditions on the Requirements for publishing card, legal details you can supply while publishing in the To finish publishing block, and recommendations on the Recommended before publishing card. Discoverability is set separately on the Discoverability card. This makes it clear what you must fix before guests can request appointments.
Requirements for publishing
These conditions keep the publish button disabled while they are unresolved; the card only appears when something is open. Each row has a shortcut button that opens the right settings page. Save your changes on each settings page — the list updates automatically.
| Check on the Publish page | What it means | Where to fix it |
|---|---|---|
| Basic details provided | Your business name is missing or incomplete. | Business details |
| Has active service | You have no active service that could be offered. | Services |
| Opening hours configured | There is no open day in your weekly opening hours. | Opening hours |
| Booking rules are valid | Your booking rules are missing or invalid. | Booking rules |
| Notification channel configured | Bokko cannot find a usable notification setup yet. | Communication |
| Public contact email provided | The public contact email is empty. It appears on the booking page and in guest notifications. | Business details |
| Address provided | The address of your main location is missing. | Business details (or Locations — it is the same data) |
| “Add at least one staff member (who performs the services — this can be you) before publishing.” | You need at least one active staff member who performs the services. | Staff Members |
| “At least one service must be online-bookable before publishing.” | A service being active does not automatically make it online-bookable — that is a separate switch. | Services |
- 1. Requirements for publishing
To finish publishing
Two legal details are also required, but they do not send you to another screen. The Publish page shows them with a neutral marker, and you can fill in both during publishing.
- Data controller name provided — the legal name of your business, used in the privacy notice.
- Privacy email provided — the privacy contact address shown to guests.
If either is missing, the button reads Finish publishing and opens a finalization dialog where you also accept the data processing terms (DPA). Once everything is in place the button reads Publish booking page and publishes immediately.
Warnings
The Recommended before publishing card only appears before publishing, and none of its recommendations block activation. They can include:
- You haven’t completed a test booking in the preview yet, or The booking flow has changed since the last preview: use Open preview to walk through the guest flow. The preview goes stale when you change bookable services or their duration, opening hours, booking rules (including the deposit) or branding afterwards.
- Recommended for better conversion: a suggestion to complete your profile.
- A staff tip when your team setup is incomplete.
The Public discoverability switch is on the Discoverability card, not on the checklist. When it is off, your booking page still works through its direct link; you simply do not show up in Bokko public search. Turning it on needs a description, a public service and a bookable location.
Live, but action required
If your booking page was activated earlier but a required condition has since dropped out, Bokko shows a Live, but action required state. The page is still marked live, but guests cannot submit new bookings until you fix the item shown on the Publish page.
An expired subscription has its own state: Paused — subscription expired. That is not a setup problem: the screen points you to payment instead. After pausing, the publish button reads Resume.
Recommended order
- Open Publish and start with the open rows in the Requirements for publishing group.
- Use the shortcut button next to each row to jump to the right settings page and fix them one by one. Save on each page — the list refreshes automatically.
- If the preview is missing or stale, walk through the booking preview.
- Decide whether to switch on Public discoverability on the Discoverability card.
- Return to Publish and click Publish booking page (or Finish publishing).
- 1. Publish booking page (disabled)