How to enable booking from your Facebook account - Classic View Layout

This article walks you through how to set up your Facebook 'Book Now' button to link directly to your Vetstoria scheduling tool. Using the Facebook booking link allows usage to be tracked in your Analytics dashboard.

Keep in mind that Facebook currently has two layouts, the classic page layout (which is more widely used) and a new layout (live in certain regions). Given below is how to enable the button for the classic view layout.

Classic Pages layout:

You will need to be an admin of your Facebook page to be able to make the following changes.

Go to your clinic's Facebook page and on the top menu bar, click on 'Add a Button'. Or, if there is already a button in place, simply highlight the button and select 'Edit Button'.

The example below shows the button as 'Send Message' - the pencil shows you can edit this.

Buttons may look like the following...

OR

2. Select the "Book Now" button by going to "Book our services".

3. Get your Facebook booking link from your Vetstoria scheduling tool in Settings > Integration > Facebook. Use the little 'Copy URL' button to grab the link:

4. Then paste this URL into the 'Website' field as shown:

5. Click "Save Changes" and your good to go!

 Note that you can also add a booking button in any Facebook post:

1) Paste the Facebook booking link into the Facebook post.

2) Wait for about 10 seconds until Facebook creates a booking button below the post.

3) You can then remove the initial link and create your post.

If you have any questions or if you need further help, please login to Vetstoria to chat with our team or use the Contact Support form linked at the top of this page.