MyTime allows you to sell electronic gift cards to clients online. These digital gift cards can be used by clients to pay for products, appointments, and classes. This article will guide you through the process of selling gift cards on the booking widget.



Things to know:

  • The ability to sell gift cards online through the booking widget and express checkout page is governed by the "Accessing Website Tools" access control.
  • To enable online purchases for gift cards, the following steps must be completed:
  • A payment account must be set up to process card payments. If you do not have a payment account, please email processing@mytime.com for help.
  • Your account must be live.
  • Online booking must be enabled. Learn more here
  • The "Enable Gift Card Purchase" company setting must be enabled 
  • You can choose to install either a booking widget or an Express Checkout link, depending on how you want clients to book.
  • Express Checkout: Clients click a “Book Now” button and are redirected to your MyTime booking page to complete their booking. Available for free on all MyTime accounts
  • Booking Widget: Clients can book directly on your website without being redirected. A pop-up appears, allowing them to complete the booking seamlessly. This option is free for Premium and Enterprise subscriptions and costs $0.75 per transaction for businesses without a Premium subscription.
  • When configuring the widget or express checkout, "Buy Gift Cards" must be selected.
  • If you update the configuration, you must re-embed the widget on your website.



Contents:


Configuring Gift Cards on the Booking Widget


  1. Navigate to Business Setup > Website Tools 

  2. Select the Setup button next to Add Appointment Booking & Purchases to Your Website WB_tool.png
  3. Select the Booking Widget option then proceed to set up the widget unnamed__4_.png
  4. On the Customize Booking Page Theme page, set up your button and widget theme, then select next to proceed to the installation page  
  5. From there, configure the following:
    • In the left panel
      • Enable Chat Widget: This setting controls whether the chat icon appears on your website during the booking process. Use the dropdown menu to select one of the following options:
      • Yes: Displays the chat icon on your website, allowing clients to message your business directly. Once enabled, you can click "Customize" to configure settings such as your welcome message, brand colors, widget position, business hours, OTP verification, and auto-responder messages. For more details, see the chat widget configuration guide. 
      • No: Hides the chat icon. Clients will not be able to start a conversation with your business from the website.
      • Create as:Choose how the booking flow will be displayed on your site:
      • Book Now Button: Opens the booking flow in a popup modal
      • Embedded iFrame: Displays the booking flow inline on your website

        When Embedded iFrame is selected, two additional fields will appear, width and. Both fields default to 500 and accept either a numeric value (interpreted as pixels), or a unit-based value such as "100%" or "30em"

      • Note: Access to this option is restricted to location owners and location managers.
      • Default Location: For the gift card embed flow to function, you must select either a specific location or “All Locations.” Locations are required to search for services correctly.
        • If "All Locations" is selected, clients will be prompted to choose a location from the 'Pick A Location' page when accessing the embedded widget.
        • If a single location is selected, the embedded widget will default to that location, and the 'Pick A Location' page will not appear.
      • Widget Includes: Select “Buy Gift Cards” from the Widget Includes dropdown menu
      • Default To: Select “Buy Gift Cards”
      • Meta CAPI: Learn more here
    • Google Tag Manager: Learn more here
    • Google Analytics 4 ID: Learn more here
    • Facebook Pixel: Learn more here
    • Custom CSS: Customize your widget by adding CSS instructions 
  6. Copy the code and embed it on your website 


Example: “Book Now” Button Embed 

Example: iFrame Embed   


Configuring Gift Card Using the Express Checkout Link


  1. Select Express Checkout, then proceed to the Booking Page Settings Website_Tools___MyTime__1_.png
  2. On the Booking Settings page, you can customize the booking page theme, set up your button and widget themes, and choose what you'd like the layout of your button to look like
    • In the left panel
      • Default Location: For the gift card embed flow to work, you must choose a location. The location is required to search for the services correctly
      • Widget Includes: Select “Buy Gift Cards” from the Widget Includes dropdown menu
      • Default To: Select “Buy Gift Cards”
      • Meta CAPI: Learn more here
    • Google Tag Manager: Learn more here
    • Google Analytics 4: Learn more here
    • Facebook Pixel: Learn more here 
  3. Scroll down to the "Customize Booking Page Theme" section to adjust widget themes and specify what should be displayed in the header when purchasing a gift card online
  4. Under the Book Button setting:
    • Your button can hover over your website or have a fixed placement 
    • You can also choose the button position and it will appear either horizontally or vertically on your page 
    • You will also be able to choose the default location, then select next to proceed to the installation page.  
  5. Copy the code and embed it on your website


Congratulations, gift cards are now available on your website!


**It is important to note that you will need to re-embed the widget on your website once you update the setting.**