# Online reservation system setup

> Define your zones and tables, draw the floor plan, enter opening hours and closures, and let customers reserve from your site.

Canonical page: https://magazamhazir.com/en/yardim/rezervasyon-sistemi-kurulumu
Menu path in the store admin: Rezervasyonlar > Bölgeler & Masalar
Requires plugin(s): reservations
Last updated: 2026-08-30

The reservation system allocates a resource: a restaurant table, a five-a-side pitch, a hotel room, an event hall. That is what separates it from appointments — an appointment sells a person's time, a reservation sells a place. Setup starts with defining the resource.

## Before you start

- The Reservations plugin enabled
- A list of the resources you allocate (number of tables, pitches, room types)

## Steps

### 1. Define zones and tables {#adim-1}

On Rezervasyonlar → Bölgeler & Masalar, define zones first (Garden, Inside, Terrace), then the tables in each with their capacity. Get capacity right: it is the only thing stopping a party of six being seated at a four-top.

### 2. Draw the floor plan {#adim-2}

On Kat Planı you place tables in their real layout. This is not only cosmetic: on a busy evening, seeing which table frees up when is far faster from a plan than from a list.

### 3. Enter hours and closures {#adim-3}

On Saatler & Kapanışlar, define your weekly service hours and add closures for holidays, private events or maintenance. On a closure day the system accepts no reservations at all.

### 4. Configure reservation settings {#adim-4}

On Ayarlar you set the reservation duration (how long a table is held), the earliest and latest booking window, whether approval is required, and whether a deposit is taken.

### 5. Add the reservation section to your site {#adim-5}

Add the reservation section from the page editor. When a customer picks a date, time and party size, the system finds a suitable table; if none is free, that time is not shown.

### 6. Run the dashboard and reviews {#adim-6}

Rezervasyonlar → Panel shows the day's occupancy. The Değerlendirmeler page collects the ratings and comments customers leave after their visit.

## Tips

### Do not inflate capacity

Overstating table capacity to raise occupancy ends with a party you cannot seat. The system matches strictly on the capacity you enter.

### Inactive is not deleted

Set tables under renovation or seasonally closed to inactive rather than deleting them; past reservation records stay intact.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I take a deposit?

Yes. With a payment provider connected, a deposit can be charged at reservation time.

### Can the customer choose their table?

It depends on your settings. The system can pick automatically, or let the customer choose a zone.

### Can I use this for pitches or rooms?

Yes. Define pitches or rooms instead of tables; the logic is identical — resource, capacity and time window.