{"id":39176,"date":"2025-12-05T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/en\/docs\/user-documentation\/get-started-with-waiting-list-add-on\/activate-and-select-the-waiting-list-operating-mode\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T17:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:36:46","slug":"activate-and-select-the-waiting-list-operating-mode","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/en\/docs\/user-documentation\/get-started-with-waiting-list-add-on\/activate-and-select-the-waiting-list-oparating-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Activate and select the waiting list operating mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/en\/docs\/user-documentation\/get-started-with-waiting-list-add-on\/prerequisite-installation-license-activation-of-waiting-list-add-on\/\">installing and activating the Waiting List add-on<\/a>, waiting lists are enabled by default on all your website&#8217;s booking forms.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"activate-waiting-list\">Activate Waiting Lists<\/h3>\n<p>You can activate or deactivate waiting lists <strong>per booking form<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to Booking Activities > Booking Forms > your form > Calendar Settings > Availability tab<\/li>\n<li>Enable waiting lists = ON<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-calendar-settings.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"213\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39141 lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-calendar-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"213\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-calendar-settings.png 467w, https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-calendar-settings-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-calendar-settings-150x68.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"operating-modes\">Set the operating mode<\/h3>\n<p>When an event becomes available, you can choose between three actions to perform, and each booking form can have a different one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Notify everyone<\/strong>: A notification is sent to all participants on the waiting list. First come, first served.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Temporarily book<\/strong>: The event is reserved for the first person on the waiting list for a set period. The customer receives a notification and must confirm or decline the booking within the given timeframe; otherwise, the booking is declined, and the process is repeated with the next person on the list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book<\/strong>: The event is automatically booked for the first person on the waiting list; no confirmation is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can choose your preferred operating mode in the form&#8217;s calendar settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to Booking Activities > Booking Forms > your form > Calendar Settings > Availability tab<\/li>\n<li>Action when event becomes available = select the desired action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39150\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-booking-status-diagram.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39150 lazyload\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-booking-status-diagram.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-booking-status-diagram.png 620w, https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-booking-status-diagram-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-booking-status-diagram-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-booking-status-diagram-128x128.png 128w, https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/waiting-list-booking-status-diagram-256x256.png 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Temporary booking process<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"random-draw\">Random draw from the waiting list<\/h3>\n<p>By default, the waiting list is sorted by booking date: those who joined the list first will be served first.<\/p>\n<p>However, you can shuffle the waiting lists to give all participants an equal chance of being selected.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to Booking Activities > Booking Forms > your form > Calendar Settings > Availability tab<\/li>\n<li>Randomize the waiting lists = ON<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your customers can now <a href=\"https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/en\/docs\/user-documentation\/get-started-with-waiting-list-add-on\/join-a-waiting-list\/\">join a waiting list<\/a> for fully booked events on this form.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":39109,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_is_vendor_doc":"0","footnotes":""},"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-39176","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Activate and select the waiting list operating mode - Booking Activities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/booking-activities.fr\/en\/docs\/user-documentation\/get-started-with-waiting-list-add-on\/activate-and-select-the-waiting-list-oparating-mode\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Activate and select the waiting list operating mode - Booking Activities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"After installing and activating the Waiting List add-on, waiting lists are enabled by default on all your website&#8217;s booking forms. 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