How to add Doodle to your website
Doodle is a group scheduling poll and booking page tool, used by anyone coordinating a time across several people — group classes, committees, workshops. Here's how to put it on your own website, which embed option to pick, and what goes wrong.
Quick answer
Get the code from your Doodle poll or booking page, using the share options to get a link or embed. For most people the right choice is the poll link — a link to a group availability poll. Paste it into a code or embed block on your site — not a plain text field — then place it beside your main call to action and test the whole flow on a phone before relying on it.
Doodle: which option to use
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Poll link | A link to a group availability poll. |
| Booking page | Doodle's one-to-one scheduling page. |
| Embed | The poll or booking page inside your site. |
Step-by-step
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Find the code or link in your account
Doodle keeps this in your Doodle poll or booking page, using the share options to get a link or embed. Copy what you need before touching your website — most of the time people lose is spent hunting for the snippet, not installing it.
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Pick the right option for the job
The table above is the decision. Poll link: A link to a group availability poll. Booking page: Doodle's one-to-one scheduling page. Choosing before you paste saves rebuilding the section later.
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Paste it into a code or embed block
This needs an HTML, code or embed block — not a plain text field, where the code will simply appear as text on your page. On Adviita, ask the AI editor to add an embed section and drop the code in. On WordPress use a Custom HTML block, on Squarespace a Code block (Business plan or above), and on Wix an Embed HTML element.
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Put it where the decision happens
Booking is the action your site exists to produce, so this belongs above the fold, not below your gallery. A widget three scrolls down does a fraction of the work of the same widget beside your main call to action. Decide what the page is for, then place it at the point the visitor is deciding.
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Check it on an actual phone
Most visitors to a small business website arrive on a phone, and embeds are where mobile layouts break. Open your live site on your own phone and confirm it loads, fits the screen without sideways scrolling, and does not push your contact button out of view. Third-party embeds are also the most common cause of a slow page, so if it noticeably delays loading, consider a plain link instead.
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Test it end to end before you rely on it
Run through the whole flow yourself as a customer would — complete a real booking — and confirm what should happen actually happens. Broken embeds fail silently, and the first person to notice is usually a customer who has already given up.
Tips & best practices
- ▸Doodle's strength is group polls, not one-to-one booking, where dedicated schedulers are better.
- ▸Free polls carry ads, which look unprofessional if you are sending clients to them.
- ▸For anything recurring, a proper booking tool beats repeatedly creating polls.
- ▸Re-test the embed after any change to your site, your plan, or the connected account — third-party widgets break quietly and nothing tells you.
Common questions
What is Doodle best used for?
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Finding a time that works across a group — a committee, a group class, a workshop with several participants. For one-to-one client booking, a dedicated scheduler like Calendly, TidyCal or Cal.com gives a better experience and looks more professional.
How do I put a Doodle poll on my website?
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Use the share options on your poll to get a link or embed code, and add either to your page. Bear in mind free Doodle polls show ads, so for client-facing use it is worth either upgrading or using a dedicated booking tool instead.
Do I need a developer to add Doodle to my site?
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No. Every option here is copy and paste into a code or embed block, which every mainstream website builder provides. The only genuine blocker is a builder or plan that does not allow custom code at all — Squarespace, for instance, requires a Business plan or above for code blocks.
Will adding Doodle slow down my website?
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Any third-party embed has some cost, because it loads code from another company's servers. One is usually unnoticeable; four or five on the same page is where small business sites become visibly slow. If page speed matters to you, prefer a plain link over a script wherever the option exists, and keep embeds to the pages that genuinely need them.