💍How to Offer Cowlendar Services Without Displaying the Shopify Product on Your Store
This is a Premium feature of Cowlendar. You must upgrade your plan if you are using the free version and wish to use this feature.
Sometimes, you may want to offer a service through Cowlendar without having the associated Shopify product visible on your online store. This is ideal for:
Private or invitation-only services
Free services or offline payments
Internal tools or admin-only setups
Follow this step-by-step guide to configure your service using one of our integrations, while keeping the Shopify product in Draft mode (invisible to customers).
✅ Step 1: Prepare the Shopify Product
Go to your Shopify Admin panel.
Click on Products.
Find and open the product linked to your Cowlendar service.
Set the Product Status to Draft instead of Active.

✅ Step 2: Create the Service in Cowlendar
Go to the Cowlendar app in your Shopify dashboard.
Click on My Services.
Press the New Service or Edit button to create your service.

Inside the service configuration:
Go to the General tab.
Change the Booking Type from
Regular Booking
toInstant Booking without Checkout
.

This step is mandatory. It allows the customer to book without going through the Shopify checkout — which is essential when the product is in Draft mode.
✅ Step 3: Choose an Integration to Display the Service
Once your service is created and set to “Instant Booking without Checkout,” you can now embed or link it anywhere on your site — even though the Shopify product remains invisible.
In Cowlendar > My Services, find your service.
Click on the More button next to it.
Select Custom Integration.

There, you’ll see the following options:
🔗 Direct Link Integration
Copy the URL provided and share it anywhere — in emails, buttons, banners, or even QR codes.
👉 How to configure the Direct Link integration:
🧙How to add a bookable service in their menu?🧩 Inline Widget Integration
Copy the provided HTML code and paste it into any section of your store or website (e.g., product page, homepage, custom landing page).
👉 How to configure the Inline Widget integration
🖥️How to use the Inline Widget feature?📋 Service List
If you don’t want to use a link or widget, you can still show your service inside a public service list using the Cowlendar Service List.
🔠How do i list my services on a specific page on my website🎯 That’s It!
You now have a fully working Cowlendar service that:
Does not show the Shopify product in your storefront
Skips the Shopify checkout process
Can be booked via link, widget, or service list
This is a powerful setup for private services, manual payment workflows, or controlled access booking experiences.
💬 Need Help?
If you’re not sure which integration is best for your use case, or need help setting this up, our team is always ready to help you via the in-app chat in Cowlendar.
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