Show member names on bookings
What it is
Section titled “What it is”Show member names on bookings is a per-syndicate privacy setting on the Privacy & Visibility screen. When it is on, every booking on the calendar carries the author’s name. When it is off, other members’ bookings read “Busy” instead; your own bookings still show with your name.
The setting is syndicate-wide. There is no per-member override — everyone in a given syndicate sees the calendar the same way.
Who can use it
Section titled “Who can use it”- Reading. Every member of the syndicate sees the calendar with the setting applied.
- Changing. Owners and admins only. The toggle is on the Privacy & Visibility screen.
Where to find it
Section titled “Where to find it”The setting lives on Syndicate → Settings → Privacy & Visibility, labelled Show member names on bookings, with the subtitle “When disabled, others’ bookings show as ‘Busy’”.
Route: /syndicates/:syndicateId/settings/privacy.
Fields / options
Section titled “Fields / options”| Setting | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Show member names on bookings | On | Every booking on the calendar carries the author’s name. |
| Show member names on bookings | Off | Other members’ bookings show as “Busy”. Your own bookings still show your name. |
The setting is stored on the syndicate as show_member_names_on_bookings (boolean) in the syndicate settings JSON.
Behaviour rules
Section titled “Behaviour rules”- Syndicate-wide. There is no per-member override. A member on a syndicate with the toggle off cannot switch themselves to see other members’ names, and vice versa.
- Your own bookings are always visible to you. When the toggle is off, only other members’ bookings are anonymised to “Busy” — your own carry your name as usual.
- Applies to all calendar views. The setting affects the month view booking chips, the week view booking blocks, and the day view bars identically.
- Does not affect the personal ICS feed. The feed only contains your own bookings, so there is no other-member data to anonymise in it.
- Changing the setting is immediate. The calendar reflects the new setting as soon as the change lands.