How-to guide
How to create class types in Clovo
Define the class names, descriptions, durations and capacities that become the foundation of your Clovo timetable and booking flow.
Class types are the building blocks of your timetable. They describe what you teach; schedules decide when and where each one runs. Get the class type right and everything downstream — your timetable, your booking flow, your landing page — has clear, recognisable products to sell.
This is a small setup step with an outsized marketing effect. Your class names and descriptions are often the first product copy a new client reads before they book. This guide covers how to plan, create and word a class type so it does that job well.
Before you start
- You'll need owner or setup access in Clovo Studio to reach the classes area.
- Map your real offer first — write down the classes clients already ask for by name, before you open the screen.
- Decide capacity for each class based on real equipment and instructor-attention limits, not wishful thinking.
Plan your class types first
A good class type is recognisable, specific and easy to compare against your other options. Lead with names clients already use, so the timetable feels familiar the moment they open it. A short list of clear formats beats a long list of clever ones.
- Reformer Pilates
- Yoga Flow
- Cardio Barre
- Mat Pilates
- Strength Circuit
Create the class type, step by step
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Open the classes area
In Clovo Studio, go to Setup › Classes and choose Add Class.
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Name the class clearly
Use the name your clients would say out loud. Recognisable and specific wins — a client should know what they're booking without reading the description.
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Write a client-friendly description
This is sales copy, not a spec sheet. Lead with the outcome, then cover intensity, equipment and pace, and say plainly whether it suits first timers. Skip internal abbreviations clients won't recognise.
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Set the duration
Enter the length in minutes. This feeds the timetable, so it needs to match how long the class actually runs on the floor.
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Set the capacity
Base this on real limits — the number of reformers or mats you have, and how many people one instructor can genuinely coach well. Capacity protects the experience as much as it fills the room.
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Save the class
Save it, then repeat for each format you offer. With your class types in place, you're ready to schedule them onto real days and times.
Write descriptions that sell the class
Dry descriptions make every class feel interchangeable, and an interchangeable class is easy to skip. The description field is where a new client decides this is the one for them, so write for the person deciding, not for your own records.
- Lead with the outcome — what the client gets or feels by the end.
- Mention intensity, equipment and pace so people self-select correctly.
- Say clearly if the class suits first timers; uncertainty stops bookings.
- Avoid internal abbreviations and codes clients won't understand.
Good to know
You can edit a class type later from Setup › Classes. Changes to the name, description and capacity apply to future openings that use that class type — existing bookings aren't disrupted, so you can refine your wording without worrying about clients already booked in.
From class types to a live timetable
Class types on their own aren't bookable — they're the menu, not the booking. The next step is to create schedules: you assign a class type to specific days, times, locations and instructors, and that's when Clovo generates the openings clients can actually book.
- Set up your staff and instructors so you can assign them to schedules.
- Decide which class types a membership plan can book, once your formats exist.
- Make your timetable easy to find by sharing it through your booking landing page.
Common questions
What's the difference between a class type and a schedule?
A class type describes what you teach — the name, description, duration and capacity. A schedule places that class type on a specific day, time, location and instructor. Clovo only creates bookable openings once a class type is scheduled.
Will editing a class type affect classes clients have already booked?
No. Changes to a class type's name, description and capacity apply to future openings that use it. Existing bookings aren't disrupted, so you can improve the wording or adjust capacity at any time.
How should I decide capacity?
Set it from real constraints — the equipment you have and how many people one instructor can coach well in that format. A capacity that protects the experience keeps reviews and retention strong, even if it leaves a few spots on the table.
What to remember
- Class types describe the service; schedules decide when and where it runs.
- Capacity should reflect real equipment and instructor-attention limits, not the room's maximum.
- Descriptions are sales copy — lead with the outcome and say if a class suits first timers.
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