How to create an event with its own rules

An event is a special occasion with settings that differ from everyday operation: its own deposit, its own booking window, its own floor plan. Regular reservations on that date don’t interfere with the special seating.

What to do

1. Open Events → Create Event.

2. Fill in the form: Event Name, Description, the Start Date/End Date and times. The event is created as a draft and is shown on the restaurant’s public page by default.

   

3. The event editor opens. Configure its tabs — they apply only to this event:

   • Deposits & Fees — a higher deposit for the event.
   • Online Booking — its own window and acceptance rules.
   • Floor Plans — which floor plan is used.
   • Cover Pacing, Blocked Tables and others.
   • Public Page — this is where the Show on Restaurant Page toggle lives: turn it off if the event should be private. The public link to the event for guests is here too.

   

4. Activate the event. There are two ways: the Active toggle on the editor’s “Basic Info” tab — then the change is applied with the Save Changes button; or the Activate button on the event card in the Drafts tab — it takes effect immediately. An active event’s card has “Deactivate”, and an event that has already ended has “Archive”.

Result: guests book the event under its special rules, without conflicting with regular reservations.