Enable "Book like a Boss" calendar embed.
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Jason Whitehead
I use https://www.blab.co/ for my calendar function. It would be great if you could add this to the list of providers where the calendar could be embedded. (Actually, it would be really great if we could embed any HTML widget in the calendar space, and not just have it be used for calendars.)
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Abe Dearmer
Hi Jason Whitehead, thanks for the request. We can definitely look into adding Book Like a Boss (blab.co) as an embed option.
To scope this properly, can you share a bit more about how you’d want it to work?
1) Embed method: Does BLAB give you an iframe embed snippet, a script tag, or both? If you can paste the embed code they provide (or a screenshot of the embed settings), that would help.
2) Where you want it embedded: Are you looking to show this inside the Sendspark calendar/booking area on your video landing page, or somewhere else in the Sendspark experience?
3) Expected behavior: Should it open inline on the page, or pop into a modal when someone clicks a button like “Book time with me”?
4) Tracking and UX: Do you need us to detect a successful booking (for example, to show a confirmation state), or is a simple embed sufficient?
5) Any-HTML widget request: When you say “embed any HTML widget,” are you mainly thinking other schedulers, or also things like forms (Typeform), chat widgets, pricing calculators, etc.? Also, would you expect this to be per-video, per-workspace, or a reusable template?
If you send the BLAB embed code and a quick description of your ideal flow, we can confirm feasibility and outline what an initial version would include.
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Jason Whitehead
Abe Dearmer - Thanks for the quick reply.
- BLAB gives a script embed code. Here is one you can use to test: <div id="blab-widget-5895"></div><script src="https://bookme.name/js/booklikeaboss.widget.js?i=5895&h=Ka6Extd3BQOAdzKlyjX4I8eXEXgYxBClhVwpx5giAKbfLsWDFGWPhqoM7md7" async></script> Here is a link to their help docs that talk about embed codes. https://help.blab.co/en/article/how-to-embed-your-booking-calendar-into-your-website-jpaet0/
They also provide a calendar link URL, similar to a Calendly URL, that could potentially be used if that is easier.
- I would like to have it in the calendar/booking area on the video landing page, similar to where the calendly embed is now.
- Ideally it would work inline on the page, but a pop-up could work.
- I think the blab widget takes care of displaying a confirmation message. BLAB also gives the option to redirect to a specific URL when the booking is completed successfully, so I assume if this option was configured in BLAB it would redirect the video landing page.
- For any HTML widget, yes, I was thinking about other schedulers, forms, pricing calculators, or even an image/gif (that can link to another page). I could see using an image for things like an embedded advertisement or image to link to a lead magnet. I assume this would be per template, but I could see where some people might want this per video.
- I also could see having the option to embed HTML, below the current CTA buttons, could be helpful. If this area could also be setup with a simple HTML text editor, that could be used to include additional formatted text and/or embed codes, it would be great. (This is very much a nice-to-have, and I would be extremely happy just to use my BLAB calendar widget where the current Calendly widget can be used.)
Thanks,
Jason