We know your day-to-day schedule is only getting busier.
That’s why we’ve evolved our software to keep you and your team working as efficiently as possible. We also know Phorest salons want to stay ahead of the curve and lead the way in this fast-paced industry.
Here’s why we think you’ll love our latest additions and improvements to Phorest in our latest upgrade.
Streamlined Appointment Management
We’ve added a convenient new ‘Appointment Planner’ to your Appointment Screen.
Clicking the ‘+’ button opens a side panel where you can choose a client, swiftly rebook past or future appointments, and add new services. Any rebooked appointments will automatically select the same staff member. Phorest will suggest some suitable time slots, and voila! The appointment is created.
New and Improved Waitlist
We have overhauled the Phorest Waitlist to make it more powerful and user-friendly. The waitlist now presents a unified list of all waitlisted clients, which can be easily filtered by specific dates, times, and staff.
Clients can specify their time slot preferences by selecting ‘Morning,’ ‘Afternoon,’ or both. At a glance, you can see all the clients currently on the waitlist, making it easy to find and schedule the right appointments to fill your calendar.
New ‘Week Hopper’ Button
We’ve made it easier to navigate your appointment screen with a clear button to ‘hop’ between calendar weeks. Now, if you need to schedule an appointment for a client while checking them out, you can quickly jump anywhere from +2 weeks to + 10 weeks.
For instance, if you want to add a new appointment six weeks from now, simply select ‘+6’ weeks from the drop-down to ‘hop’ forward, and in a few clicks, you’re done.
Action Menu on Appointment Screen
We’ve added some low-key, high-impact benefits that will make your everyday tasks effortless. For example, hovering over an empty slot will display its time. Clicking on it will bring up an action menu allowing you to either add an appointment or a break. Plus, you can now add recurring breaks.
We know how hectic the salon floor can be, so we wanted to make editing your calendar screen as seamless as possible.
Real-Time Updates
The appointment screen now shows all updates in real-time. That means if one person adds an appointment from their device, all connected devices will instantly see the new appointment on theirs. This is the same for any online bookings that come in. No more need to refresh!
This will prevent accidental double bookings and keep the whole team in sync.
Instant Updates With Zero Interruption
With this latest upgrade, software updates can happen in the background as you work without needing to download anything or restart Phorest.
Thanks to this new format, you will receive new Phorest features and improvements to existing features more frequently.
Modernised Navigation
You’ll notice that some menus and screens have an updated look and feel. Following research with the Phorest community, we made adjustments to help you flow through the Phorest system as smoothly and swiftly as possible. Don’t worry; you can still find the same features where you usually find them.
For example, everything is in its usual place on the Client Screen, but we’ve categorised the sub-sections so that finding the information you need is clearer.
Basic Information, Appointment History, and Treatcard are now housed under ‘Appointments’. We’ve also moved Client Notes to the top of the Basic Information screen, so essential client information is more visible.
We hope you enjoy the latest features added to this upgrade. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to your Business Advisor.
