Hi. In a nutshell I would like to combine Stores and Restaurants. I run a Cake Decorating business and want to sell products on store. I want customers to select a pickup date from a date picker, but I dont want them to be able to pick a date less than 14 days in the future, and I want to restrict the days/times they can pick.
Restaurants has this feature, but doesnt offer the store options with multiple image for variants etc. Can anyone help?
Workaround Solutions for Wix Cake Ordering:
While Wix doesn’t offer a perfect solution for integrating a date picker directly into product pages for cake orders, we can explore some creative workarounds using existing Wix features:
1. Wix Stores with Enhanced Product Descriptions:
- Strengths: Ideal for displaying product variations with multiple images.
- Workaround: While Wix Stores lacks built-in scheduling, you can enhance product descriptions:
- Lead Time: Clearly state the minimum lead time required for cake orders (e.g., “Orders require at least 14 days’ notice”).
- Pickup Information: Explain your pickup process and provide a link to a separate page with detailed pickup instructions, including available days/times (you can create this page in Wix).
2. Wix Bookings (Recommended Approach):
- Strengths: Perfect for managing cake pickup scheduling. Wix Bookings allows setting minimum lead time (your desired 14 days) and restricting pickup days/times based on your availability.
- Workaround: Since Wix Bookings doesn’t showcase cake variations, use the following approach:
- Separate Cake Options Page: Create a dedicated page displaying your beautiful cake options with detailed descriptions and high-quality images. Include a clear call to action directing users to book their cake pickup through Wix Bookings on this page.
4. Wix Stores + Velo Development (Consider Carefully):
- Concept: Explore using Velo, Wix’s built-in development platform, to potentially create a custom solution that integrates a date picker functionality directly on product pages.
- Important Note: Currently, Wix doesn’t officially support creating a slot (date picker) directly within a product page using Velo. This would require significant development expertise and potentially involve:
- Building a custom Wix app that interacts with Wix Stores on the product page.
- Integrating a date picker library or creating a custom date picker component.
- Enforcing a minimum lead time of 14 days through code.
- Managing conditional logic to restrict pickup days and times based on your availability.
Recommendation:
While Wix Stores + Velo development offers the most flexibility, it’s a complex approach requiring advanced skills and potentially higher costs.
Unless you have experience with Velo development or are willing to invest in hiring a developer, the other workarounds might be more practical.strong text