Quick Answer
Use the calendar’s three-dot menu to change its activation status
Open Settings → Calendars, locate the calendar, open its three-dot menu, and choose Deactivate calendar. To restore it, return to the same menu and select Activate Calendar.
Turning Off Bookings Without Losing Your Calendar Setup
You may need to stop accepting appointments temporarily without removing the calendar entirely.
Deactivating a calendar lets you pause new bookings while keeping the calendar’s settings, URL, availability configuration, and appointment history in place.
This is useful for paused services, seasonal offers, limited staffing, schedule changes, or internal updates.
When the calendar is ready to accept appointments again, it can be reactivated from the same calendar menu.
Calendar Activation at a Glance
When to Deactivate a Calendar
Seasonal Services
Pause a calendar for a service that is only offered during certain months or business periods.
Temporary Service Pauses
Stop new appointments while keeping the calendar available for future use.
Limited Staffing
Prevent new bookings while the necessary team members are unavailable.
Internal Changes
Pause bookings while updating availability, forms, locations, payments, notifications, or staff assignments.
Before You Begin
Review the selected calendar and any appointments already scheduled through it.
- Confirm that you selected the correct calendar.
- Review existing and upcoming appointments.
- Decide whether affected clients need to be notified.
- Review direct booking links shared with customers.
- Check websites, funnels, calendar groups, or service menus where the calendar appears.
- Confirm that deactivation is preferable to permanent deletion.
Do not delete a calendar for a temporary pause
Deactivation preserves the calendar configuration. Deleting the calendar may remove the setup and require it to be rebuilt later.
How to Deactivate a Calendar
Open Calendar Settings
Open the calendar-management area inside BizStackPro.
Settings → CalendarsFind the Calendar
Locate the calendar you want to deactivate.
Open the Three-Dot Menu
Click the three-dot menu for the selected calendar.
Select Deactivate Calendar
Choose Deactivate calendar from the available menu options.
Confirm the Change
Confirm the deactivation in the popup window.
Check Whether a Calendar Is Active or Inactive
Use the Status column in the calendar settings list to identify the current state of each calendar.
Active
The calendar is enabled and can accept new bookings according to its availability and other settings.
Inactive
The calendar has been deactivated and is not currently available for new bookings.
Use the Status column before making changes
Checking the current status first helps prevent accidentally deactivating an already inactive calendar or activating the wrong booking option.
What Happens to Existing Appointments?
Deactivating a calendar does not delete the appointments that have already been scheduled.
The appointment history remains intact and becomes visible again with the calendar when it is reactivated.
Existing appointments may still require attention
Review upcoming appointments before deactivating the calendar. Deactivation prevents new bookings, but it does not automatically cancel, reschedule, or communicate changes for appointments that already exist.
How to Activate a Calendar
Return to Calendar Settings
Open the calendar-management area.
Settings → CalendarsFind the Deactivated Calendar
Use the calendar list and Status column to locate the inactive calendar.
Open the Three-Dot Menu
Click the three-dot menu for the calendar.
Select Activate Calendar
Choose Activate Calendar.
Confirm the Active Status
The calendar becomes active again immediately.
Review the settings before accepting bookings again
Confirm the calendar’s availability, assigned users, meeting location, forms, payments, notifications, and connected calendars before sharing it again.
Verify the Activation Change
Review the calendar list and public booking experience after changing the calendar status.
- Check the Status column.
- Confirm the calendar shows as inactive after deactivation.
- Open the public booking URL.
- Confirm that new bookings cannot be completed while inactive.
- Review calendar groups and service menus that contain the calendar.
- Reactivate the calendar when appropriate.
- Confirm that the Status column shows it as active.
- Open the public booking page again.
- Confirm that available appointment times appear.
- Complete a test booking.
Troubleshooting Calendar Activation
I cannot find the Deactivate calendar option
Confirm that you opened the three-dot menu for an active calendar. Review your user permissions if the activation controls are unavailable.
The calendar status did not change
Refresh the calendar settings page and check the Status column again. Reopen the menu to confirm the available action.
The calendar is active but no appointment times appear
Review availability, assigned users, connected calendar conflicts, booking limits, minimum scheduling notice, date range, and buffer settings.
The inactive calendar still appears on my website
Refresh the page and review any direct embed, calendar group, service menu, or cached website content. The calendar may remain visible inside the page layout even though it cannot accept bookings.
Existing appointments are not visible
Reactivate the calendar and review its appointment history. Deactivation does not delete the existing appointments.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I deactivate a calendar service?
Navigate to Settings → Calendars, find the calendar, click the three-dot menu, choose Deactivate calendar, and confirm.
How can I tell which calendars are active or deactivated?
Check the Status column in the calendar settings list to see which calendars are active or inactive.
How do I activate a previously deactivated calendar?
Click the calendar’s three-dot menu and select Activate Calendar.
Can I reactivate a calendar at any time?
Yes. You can reactivate it at any time by selecting Activate Calendar from its three-dot menu.
Will deactivating a calendar delete my existing appointments?
No. Existing appointments remain intact and will be visible again once the calendar is reactivated.
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