Booking Form Settings control the main customer booking experience in LimoSuite.
Use this page to enable or disable the booking form, control reservation cutoff times, require advance notice before pickup, set the minimum hourly booking duration, and choose the booking form accent color.
Main Settings
The Booking Form Settings page includes:
Enable Booking Form
Enable Reservation Cut-Off
Cut-Off Window
Enable Lead-Time Requirement
Lead-Time Hours
Minimum Hours for Hourly Mode
Accent Color
Enable Booking Form
This setting controls whether the customer-facing booking form is active.
When enabled:
Customers can use the booking form.
When disabled:
The booking form can be hidden or blocked depending on your frontend logic.
Use this when you need to temporarily pause online bookings.
Common reasons to disable the booking form:
Maintenance
Pricing updates
Seasonal closure
Testing before launch
Temporary service pause
Enable Reservation Cut-Off
Reservation Cut-Off lets you block pickups during a specific time window.
Example:
Cut-Off Start: 23:00
Cut-Off End: 05:00
This can prevent customers from booking pickups during hours you do not want to accept.
Use this for:
Overnight blackout windows
Limited service hours
Driver availability restrictions
Operational cutoff periods
Cut-Off Window
The Cut-Off Window contains two time fields:
Start Time
End Time
Example:
22:00 – 06:00
This means pickup times inside that window should be blocked if reservation cutoff is enabled.
Overnight Cut-Off Example
Recommended setup:
Enable Reservation Cut-Off: On
Cut-Off Window: 23:00 – 05:00
Effect:
Customers cannot select pickup times between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM.
Daytime Cut-Off Example
Recommended setup:
Enable Reservation Cut-Off: On
Cut-Off Window: 12:00 – 14:00
Effect:
Customers cannot select pickup times between 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM.
Enable Lead-Time Requirement
Lead-Time Requirement controls how far in advance customers must book before pickup.
When enabled, LimoSuite checks whether the selected pickup time is far enough in the future.
Use this when you do not want customers booking too close to pickup time.
Example:
Lead-Time Hours: 4
Effect:
Customers must book at least 4 hours before pickup.
Lead-Time Hours
Lead-Time Hours is the minimum number of hours required before pickup.
Examples:
2 = customer must book at least 2 hours before pickup
4 = customer must book at least 4 hours before pickup
24 = customer must book at least 24 hours before pickup
For limo and black car companies, common lead-time settings are:
2 hours
4 hours
6 hours
12 hours
24 hours
Same-Day Booking Example
Recommended setup:
Enable Lead-Time Requirement: On
Lead-Time Hours: 4
Effect:
A customer booking at 10:00 AM cannot choose pickup before 2:00 PM.
Next-Day Only Example
Recommended setup:
Enable Lead-Time Requirement: On
Lead-Time Hours: 24
Effect:
Customers must book at least one day in advance.
Minimum Hours for Hourly Mode
This setting controls the fewest number of hours customers can select when using Hourly mode.
Example:
Minimum Hours: 3
Effect:
Customers cannot book hourly service for less than 3 hours.
Common hourly minimums:
2 hours
3 hours
4 hours
5 hours
For limo companies, a 3-hour or 4-hour minimum is common for hourly jobs.
Hourly Minimum Example
Recommended setup:
Minimum Hours for Hourly Mode: 3
Effect:
Hourly customers must book at least 3 hours.
Accent Color
Accent Color controls the primary color used across the booking UI.
It can affect:
Buttons
Highlights
Progress indicators
Selected states
Map/route accents, if supported by the frontend
The color should be a valid hex color.
Example:
#1E73BE
Do not use color names like:
blue
red
gold
Use hex format:
#1E73BE
#111827
#C9A227
#005BBB
Accent Color Best Practices
Choose a color that matches your brand.
Good examples:
Dark blue for premium transportation
Black or charcoal for luxury branding
Gold for executive/luxury service
Navy for corporate car service
Make sure the color has enough contrast for buttons and text.
Avoid very light colors for primary buttons unless your frontend automatically adjusts text contrast.
Recommended Starting Setup
For most companies, a safe starting setup is:
Enable Booking Form: On
Enable Reservation Cut-Off: Off
Enable Lead-Time Requirement: On
Lead-Time Hours: 4
Minimum Hours for Hourly Mode: 3
Accent Color: Your brand color
If you do not offer same-day bookings, use:
Lead-Time Hours: 24
If you operate 24/7, leave reservation cutoff disabled.
If you do not operate overnight, enable reservation cutoff and set your blocked window.
Testing Booking Settings
After changing Booking Form Settings:
- Save changes.
- Open the booking form in a new browser window.
- Test Point-to-Point booking.
- Test Hourly booking.
- Try a pickup time inside the cut-off window.
- Try a pickup time outside the cut-off window.
- Try a pickup time too soon for the lead-time rule.
- Confirm the accent color appears correctly.
Troubleshooting
Booking form does not show
Check that:
Enable Booking Form is turned on
The booking page shortcode/block is present
The frontend JavaScript loaded correctly
There are no console errors
Cache has been cleared
Cut-off window does not block times
Check that:
Enable Reservation Cut-Off is turned on
Start and end times are saved
The selected pickup time is inside the blocked window
The frontend uses the saved cutoff settings
Cache has been cleared
Lead-time rule does not work
Check that:
Enable Lead-Time Requirement is turned on
Lead-Time Hours is greater than 0
The pickup time is too close to the current time
The site timezone is correct
The frontend uses the saved lead-time setting
Hourly minimum does not work
Check that:
Minimum Hours is saved
The customer selected Hourly mode
The frontend reads the hourly minimum value
The value is at least 1
Accent color does not change
Check that:
The color is a valid hex value
Settings were saved
Cache was cleared
The frontend CSS variables are output in the page source
The frontend components use the accent color variables
Summary
Booking Form Settings control the core customer booking experience.
Use them to manage:
Whether the booking form is active
Pickup blackout windows
Minimum advance notice
Minimum hourly duration
Booking form brand color
Start with simple rules, test the booking flow after every change, and keep operational restrictions aligned with your real dispatch availability.