Shorter sessions

Offer multiple durations of the same session, sharing one total capacity. Customers pick a length and a slot, and the system rebalances availability as bookings come in.

What you can do

• Offer multiple durations of the same session, like a 60-minute slot AND a 30-minute slot in the same room
• Stop turning customers away when one duration sells out before the other - all durations share the same capacity
• Mix full and part bookings on one calendar without splitting your schedule
• Let customers pick which half of the session they want - first half or second half - right on the booking page

How it works

The capacity you set for a session is shared across every duration enabled on it. A 60-minute booking takes one space for the whole hour. A 30-minute booking takes one space for either the first half or the second half. So a 1-hour session with 10 spaces can fit any mix that adds up: 10 full-hour bookings, or up to 10 first-half + 10 second-half bookings, or anything in between.

• Full session - covers the entire session. This is the default for every price, so nothing changes unless you opt in.
• Half session - covers half the session. 30 minutes on a 60-minute session, 45 minutes on a 90-minute session. We'll add more options (quarter, third, two-thirds) in future updates.

Set it up

Durations live on each price, and prices live on the session.

1. 1
   Open a session on the Sessions page and find the Prices panel.
2. 2
   Select Add a price (or edit an existing one) and set the Duration field to Half session.
3. 3
   Set its name, price, and price type as usual, then save.
4. 4
   The session now offers both durations. To offer it elsewhere, add or copy a half-session price on those sessions too.

Customers see one card per price on the booking page, with a stepper for each available half-hour window. Admins and staff see which window a part-session booking is assigned to.

Common questions

1. What capacity should I set on the session? Set the total capacity, not a per-half number. All durations draw from the same pool, so you don't need to carve it up - we balance the rest.

2. Which session lengths support half sessions? A half session needs a session length that splits into two equal halves - 60, 90, or 120 minutes. A 75-minute session can't be split evenly, so half-session pricing isn't offered there.

3. Can a customer switch from the first half to the second half? Not on an existing booking - changing which half they're in means cancelling and rebooking.

4. Can one booking mix durations? Yes. A family of four can book one full-hour space and three half-session spaces in the same cart.