How to Add Closed Dates for the Holidays
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Joanna L.

Created Dec 24, 2024

How to Add Closed Dates for the Holidays

In Buddi, you can use the 'Blackout Dates' function to set specific days that your store is closed. This guide demonstrates the process of how to mark Christmas Day and New Year's Day as closed. This will prevent orders from being placed on those days.

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Go to the Admin Portal > Store Settings.

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Click on Store Settings

Click on Store Settings
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'Store Hours' tab will automatically show.

'Store Hours' tab will automatically show.
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Click on Settings…

Click on Settings…
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Scroll down to 'Blackout Dates'.

Scroll down to 'Blackout Dates'.
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Click into the YYYY-MM-DD field to enter the date: e.g. "2024-12-25"

Click into the YYYY-MM-DD field to enter the date: e.g. "2024-12-25"
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Optional: Instead of typing in the date, you can choose to select the date from the calendar. Click on the calendar icon to proceed.

Optional: Instead of typing in the date, you can choose to select the date from the calendar. Click on the calendar icon to proceed.
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Once the date has been entered, click 'Add'.

Once the date has been entered, click 'Add'.
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Christmas Day is now marked as a Blackout Date (store closed).

If that's all you're adding, don't forget to hit 'Save' at the bottom!

Christmas Day is now marked as a Blackout Date (store closed).
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From here you can add more dates. Let's set New Year's Day; type "2025-01-01"

From here you can add more dates. Let's set New Year's Day; type "2025-01-01"
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Click to 'Add'.

Click to 'Add'.
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We have finished adding Blackout Dates. The menu will automatically show that the store is closed on those set dates. Customers can place orders, but they wouldn't be available for pickup until the next business day.

Note: To set special hours for the holidays, use the Custom Hours and Dates feature.

We have finished adding Blackout Dates. The menu will automatically show that the store is closed on those set dates. Customers can place orders, but they wouldn't be available for pickup until the next business day.
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Scroll down to hit 'Save'!

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Scroll down to hit 'Save'!
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