I’m trying to add a scheduling widget to my site using Calendly. After setting everything up in Calendly and embedding it into my WordPress site through Elementor’s HTML widget, I keep getting a welcome screen that shows up before users can access the actual appointment booking form.
This welcome page is blocking the main booking interface and I can’t figure out how to skip it or disable it completely. Has anyone dealt with this issue before? I just want users to go straight to the calendar selection without any intermediate screens.
Is there a specific parameter or setting I need to adjust in the embed code to bypass this startup screen?
Had this exact problem setting up Calendly for company demos last year. The welcome screen pops up when you’re using popup embed instead of inline.
Switch to inline embed code from your Calendly account. Hit your event settings, click “Share” and grab inline instead of popup.
If you’re already using inline, add ?hide_landing_page_details=1 to your Calendly URL in the embed code. This skips most intro screens.
Check if you’ve got “event details” or descriptions turned on in your event settings. Those sometimes create an extra confirmation screen before the calendar shows up. Turn them off under “What event is this?”
One more thing - make sure your embed container’s got enough height. I’ve seen the welcome screen appear because the iframe’s too small to show the full calendar.