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I just noticed that the ability to create individual “schedules” in the Availability settings seems to be gone, and I can’t help but wonder why one of the most useful features in Calendly was removed.

 

Previously, I could set up different schedules like “Free Sessions,” “Paid Sessions,” “Client Sessions,” or “Sales Sessions” and apply them to specific event types as needed. This made it so easy to manage my availability and tailor it for different purposes.

 

Now, it seems we’re limited to managing everything under one default schedule, which feels like a step backward. It’s making scheduling less efficient and more time-consuming for those of us who rely on this flexibility.

 

Was this change intentional? If so, is there a replacement feature in the works, or is there some workaround that I might have missed? I’d love to hear how others are handling this change or if Calendly has plans to address this.

 

Hi ​@Nathan42154 - Thanks for reaching out here. 

This is an intentional change with the UI, Schedules have been removed and replaced with a default schedule that can be applied to your events. Along with this adjustment, we’ve made it easier to adjust availabilities for specific events, as well as applying the schedule to/from different events. You can find this setting under the event editor here:
 


With this editor, you can copy the schedule from other events, so you’re not having to make the same change over and over again.

 

I’ve also sent your feedback about the schedules to our product team to review - Please let me know if you have any other thoughts or questions. Thank you!

I found the old feature a life saver, and a much better solution for managing availability than the new solution, especially on team accounts with dozen of round robin links. 

 

The thing is everyone on the team manages their schedule based on what works for THEM. I set availability schedules that were simple and EZ to update that were intuitive to apply for any given meeting even if I am not the one who setup the meeting.

  1. Internal Availability (7am - 9pm)
  2. Customer Facing Availability (9:30-3:30)
  3. VIP Extended Hours Availability (8am-8pm)
  4. Discovery Calls availability (9am-10:30am & 3:00pm-5pm)

I could change the availability in one place and it would sync with all connected events. Way more practical for daily use.

Even if I created 4 meeting types to copy from - changes in the schedule will not carry over to the other events previously created. This feature was a core feature for us as a team.

What a shame the old feature was removed.  Creating and maintaining multiple schedules in one place was very efficient to maintain.  

 

Please bring it back!

The removal of the New Schedule feature has made managing availability in Calendly significantly harder. My team and I feel this pain daily—it has disrupted how we handle different event types with varying schedules. The new system forces extra steps and workarounds that weren’t necessary before, making what used to be a simple process frustrating and inefficient.

I completely agree, ​@Nathan42154 

Removal of this feature has created a significant amount of rework and updating to our SOPs, and complicated the process of managing the many different types of client sessions we offer across several organizations.  

 

Hopefully this is a feature Calendly product team can advocate for and bring back to the platform.

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