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Forty sessions on a Saturday. Families pick a slot.

Eight time slots with five sessions each. A slot greys out the moment it fills, families see their number, and nobody gets the 10:30 twice.

Use this templateWhat you get

Free to start. You can modify all of this in the editor.

unwaited.com/golden-hour-minis/waitlist

27 of 40 spots taken

Sound familiar?

Fall minis go up on Instagram and the DMs are the booking system

You post the date and within an hour there are 90 DMs for 40 slots. You reply to each one with the times left, and by the time they answer the slot is gone. A Google Form does not know the 10:30 is taken. Someone gets double-booked every year.

What you get

The limits, hours, and questions, already set

This is exactly what the button creates. It is a starting point, not a cage: change any of it in the editor after.

Template

Fall minis, Oct 18

  • Eight hourly slots, five sessions each. A full slot is greyed out on the form and rejected by the API.
  • 40 sessions total as a backstop. The form reads as full at 40.
  • No opening hours. Open the list when you announce the date.
  • Asks for name, phone, time slot, and how many people.
  • Families see their number on the success screen.
Capacity
40 in total
Signups open
Any time
Form asks for
Email, Name, Phone, Time slot, People in the photo
Slots: Time slot
9:00 AM (5), 10:00 AM (5), 11:00 AM (5), 12:00 PM (5), 1:00 PM (5), 2:00 PM (5), 3:00 PM (5), 4:00 PM (5)
Counter on the form
Shown
Use this templateFree. Change anything after.

Or by hand

Set it up yourself, step by step

The same values, typed in. About five minutes.

  1. Create the waitlist

    Open the "Fall minis, Oct 18" template, change what you like, and press Publish. An emailed code makes it yours and puts it live; nothing is public before that.

  2. Set capacity to 40 in total

    In Settings, set the capacity to 40 in total. When the 40th person joins, the form reads as full and says so.

  3. Leave the hours open

    Under Hours, leave the schedule off so people can join at any time. You can pause the list by hand whenever you need to.

  4. Add the form fields

    Email is built in. On the Form tab, add Name (required), Phone (required), People in the photo (required). Labels and help text render as plain text.

  5. Add the "Time slot" time slots

    On the Form tab, add a Time slot field named "Time slot" with 9:00 AM (5), 10:00 AM (5), 11:00 AM (5), 12:00 PM (5), 1:00 PM (5), 2:00 PM (5), 3:00 PM (5), 4:00 PM (5). Each slot fills on its own and reads as full when its spots are taken.

  6. Show the counter

    In Settings, turn on the counter so the form shows how many spots are left. People join faster when they can see the number.

  7. Publish and share

    Click Publish. The Share tab has the hosted link, a QR code, and the script tag or iframe for your site. The submit button reads "Request a slot".

FAQ

Questions people here ask

Can families pay the session fee here?

No. Unwaited does not take payments. Send an invoice or checkout link when you confirm the slot.

Can it cap each time slot?

Yes. Each slot has its own capacity. Set five for the 9:00, one for the 4:00, whatever the light allows. A full slot is disabled on the form and rejected by the API.

What if two families submit for the last spot at the same time?

One gets it. The check runs inside the database lock that assigns numbers, so the second sees the slot marked full and picks another.

Does it email the confirmation?

Yes. They get a confirmation with their number and slot, plus a link to check their place or cancel. You get an owner email per request.

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