Set up your studio
After signing up, you set up your studio in the Bookicorn Manager. This page shows where to find the basic settings. The guided path via the setup on the dashboard is described in Getting started with Bookicorn.
Change your studio's name, logo and contact details
You set your studio's name, logo and contact details under Manager → Settings → General (app.bookicorn.net/einstellungen/allgemein). The page is split into groups:
- Studio Branding: Upload logo (JPG, PNG or SVG, max. 2 MB), the Studio Name and a short intro text for your public page.
- Favicon: the small icon in the browser tab.
- Contact Information: Email, Phone, Address and Website.
The headings follow your term for your business. If you call it "Practice", for example, the field says Practice Name.
Switch your studio page online or offline
In Manager → Settings → General, the Public Page group has the Studio page online/offline switch. When it's on, your page is publicly visible and customers can book. When it's off, customers can't see your page. The address of your public page is shown below it.
Set country, currency, time zone and languages
The regional details are in Manager → Settings → General in the Regional Settings group:
- Country, Currency and Timezone. The time zone determines when your sessions and reminders run.
- Booking page language: your customers see your page and receive their emails in this language.
- Your menu language: the language in which you yourself see the Manager.
Adjust terms: trainer, course, credits
How Bookicorn refers to your business, your trainers and your credits is set under Manager → Settings → General → Terminology. For example, "Studio" becomes "Practice", "Trainer" becomes "Teacher" or "Coach", and "Credits" becomes "Points". The terms appear everywhere: for your customers, for example in the customer app, and in the Manager, for example in the menu and in forms. If you don't choose your own, the default terms of your language are used. The term "Offering" itself can't be changed.
Switch difficulty levels on or off
Whether your offerings have difficulty levels is set under Manager → Settings → General in the Features group with Use difficulty levels.
Light, dark and your studio's theme
In the Appearance group under Manager → Settings → General, you choose the Appearance (Light, Dark or System) and the Studio Theme. You design how your booking page looks under Manager → Settings → My Booking Page.
Create your first location
You create your first location via the setup on the dashboard (Add your place) or under Manager → Locations with the plus sign (New location). Name and address are required. You can add Opening hours and Facilities & capacity in the same form or later. More in Create a location.
Activate a payment method
Under Manager → Settings → Payment methods (app.bookicorn.net/einstellungen/zahlungsarten), you decide how your customers pay. You can choose from:
- Stripe: card, SEPA and wallets. The money goes directly to you.
- PayPal: PayPal payment directly to your account.
- Manual: bank transfer/PayPal: customers transfer the money themselves, and you add your bank details or PayPal address for this.
- Payment on site: no setup needed.
One payment method is enough to start. More in Payments.
Booking rules and emails
You set booking windows, cancellation deadlines and the expiry of your credits under Manager → Settings → Bookings & Credits. The name follows your term for credits. More in Booking rules.
You adjust the automatic emails to your customers under Manager → Settings → Email templates. More in Email templates.
Go live or test privately first
Once your location and first offering with a session are created, the setup takes you to Ready to launch!. There you have two options:
- Go live now: your booking page is publicly available and anyone can book.
- Test privately: only you and people with your test link can see the page. You go live whenever you're ready.
Frequently asked questions
How big can my logo be? The logo can be a JPG, PNG or SVG of up to 2 MB.
Where do I change my studio's name? Under Manager → Settings → General in the Studio Name field.
Can I rename "Trainer" to "Teacher"? Yes, under Manager → Settings → General → Terminology. Your customers then see "Teacher", and the Manager also says "Teacher", for example in the menu item and in the New Teacher form.
How do I take my page offline? With the Studio page online/offline switch under Manager → Settings → General.
Do I have to set up Stripe? No. Payment on site or bank transfer are enough. You can add Stripe and PayPal at any time.