{"id":2256,"date":"2025-08-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/?p=2256"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:45:09","slug":"how-to-require-a-contact-number-during-client-bookings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/how-to-require-a-contact-number-during-client-bookings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Require a Contact Number During Client Bookings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-post-content>\n<p>Sometimes you need to get in touch with a client before a session, but you realise <strong>you don\u2019t have their phone number<\/strong>. SafeTalk now lets you require clients to enter their contact number when booking a session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This setting is optional and off by default &#8211; so you can enable it only if it fits the way you work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-require-contact-no\">Why a Contact Number Makes a Difference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a client\u2019s phone number can make your practice run more smoothly. If you have a <strong>Professional subscription<\/strong>, you\u2019ll be able to send WhatsApp or SMS reminders directly &#8211; making it easier for clients to stay on track with their sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also helpful if your clients don\u2019t use <strong>SafeTalk chat<\/strong> often. With a phone number on hand, you can reach them faster and more reliably whenever something important comes up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-enable\">How to Enable the Contact Number Requirement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"organization-booking\">Enable for Organization Booking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This applies to bookings made through your organization\u2019s public booking page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Organization<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find <strong>Require Contact Number on Booking Page<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the switch to enable it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Once enabled, all bookings made via the organization booking page will require a contact number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video rounded-2xl-custom\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1902 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1902\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/organization-contact-no-required.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"therapist-booking\">Enable for a Therapist\u2019s Booking Page<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>My Practice &gt; Settings<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to <strong>Tools &amp; Features<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find <strong>Require Contact Number<\/strong> and click on <strong>Configure Requirement<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the popup Toggle it <strong>ON<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Once enabled, every new booking will require clients to enter a phone number before confirming their session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote no-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"no-quote\">Note: If you are an organization admin, this settings has to be enabled separately for each therapist.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1074\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1074;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/require-contact-no.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-clients-will-see\">What Clients Will See<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When this setting is turned on, the booking page will include a <strong>Contact Number<\/strong> field marked as required. Clients won\u2019t be able to complete their booking unless they provide a valid number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/required-contact-no-1-1024x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/required-contact-no-1-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/required-contact-no-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/required-contact-no-1-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/required-contact-no-1-1536x899.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/required-contact-no-1.jpg 1596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Booking Page with Contact Number requirement enabled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/not-required-contact-no-1024x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/not-required-contact-no-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/not-required-contact-no-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/not-required-contact-no-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/not-required-contact-no-1536x899.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/not-required-contact-no.jpg 1596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Booking Page with Contact Number requirement disabled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"decide-what-works-for-you\">Decide What Works for You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Requiring a contact number is a small change that can make a big difference to your scheduling and communication. Since it\u2019s optional and off by default &#8211; you have full control over when to use it.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Require a contact number during bookings to improve communication and reduce missed sessions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-booking-scheduling","category-therapist-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3185,"href":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256\/revisions\/3185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safetalk.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}