ZipLeads lets you schedule when a form, survey or quiz starts and stops accepting responses. You can choose exact opening and closing times and apply one time zone to the schedule. You can also create a custom page or a URL redirect for visitors who arrive outside the active window. This guide covers the schedule options, visitor states, setup steps, use cases and troubleshooting.

Existing forms, surveys and quizzes: Scheduling is optional. Your existing forms, surveys and quizzes keep working as before unless you turn on Schedule visibility.

Scheduled availability lets you set an active response window for a form, survey or quiz. You don't need to publish it and then remember to switch it off later. ZipLeads moves it automatically from Not open yet to Accepting responses and then to Closed, based on the schedule you set.

Visitors who arrive before the opening time or after the closing time can see a customised page, or be redirected to another URL. This means the same form, survey or quiz can follow the life of an event, promotion, webinar, contest, registration period or other time-sensitive campaign.

Scheduling cuts down on manual campaign management. It also gives visitors a deliberate experience at every stage. It's especially useful when submissions must start or end at a set time.

The scheduling controls decide when responses are accepted. They also show the current stage of the availability window. Knowing each option helps you avoid accidental early access or late submissions.

When you set scheduled dates, the timeline shows whether the current time is before the opening, inside the active response period, or after the closing deadline. The three states are Not open yet, Accepting responses and Closed.

Scheduling does more than allow or block submissions. You can set separate experiences for visitors who arrive too early or too late, and point them to the right next step.

A pre-open experience is handy when you share the URL before the campaign starts. Instead of showing the fields early, visitors can see a launch message, the opening time, instructions or another notice.

The post-close experience appears after the closing time, once new submissions are no longer accepted. Use it to explain that registration has ended, share another offer, send visitors to a waitlist, or tell them what to do next.

Each unavailable state can guide the visitor in one of two ways. Pick the one that best suits the next step in your campaign.

Tip: Use the built-in preview when you create a custom page. That way you can check the message is clear before the window opens or closes.

Scheduling is most useful when the response window should match a campaign launch or deadline. The visitor experience then backs up that timing, with no manual changes needed.

A complete schedule has three parts: the active response window, the right time zone, and what visitors see outside that window. Set up and preview all three before you share your form, survey or quiz.

Scheduling is set on each item, so different forms, surveys and quizzes can have different windows.

The scheduling controls stay inactive until you turn on Schedule visibility. This lets your existing unscheduled items keep working as normal.

The opening and closing controls set the exact period when visitors can submit responses.

The time zone applies to both scheduled times. Make sure it matches the time zone you use when telling people about deadlines.

A clear pre-open message stops visitors thinking something is broken.

The expiry experience gives late visitors a clear next step once new submissions are blocked.

Testing the whole flow helps you catch time zone mistakes, wrong dates or mismatched messages before the window opens.

Most scheduling issues come down to three checks: is scheduling turned on, is the time zone right, and does the current time fall inside the window?

Still stuck? Contact the ZipLeads support team.

Q: Does scheduled availability work with forms, surveys and quizzes?
Yes. Schedule visibility is available for all three.

Q: Do I have to set both an opening date and a closing date?
No. You can open Right away or on a specific date, and you can set it to Never close or close on a specific date.

Q: Does one time zone apply to both opening and closing?
Yes. The selected time zone applies to both times.

Q: What happens when the closing time is reached?
New submissions are blocked automatically, and visitors see the after-close page or redirect you set up.

Q: Can I redirect visitors instead of showing an unavailable message?
Yes. Choose Open a link for the before-open or after-close state and enter the destination URL.

Q: Can I use different experiences before opening and after closing?
Yes. The pre-open and post-close states are set up separately, so each can have its own page or redirect.

Q: Will setting a closing time delete previous submissions?
No. The closing time only controls whether new responses are accepted. Existing submissions aren't deleted.

Q: What happens if I turn off Schedule visibility?
The form, survey or quiz goes back to its normal availability, without the scheduled opening and closing window.