Create categories to organise your services and booking page

Categories let you organize your services or offerings into groups, for easier navigation by customers. This articles explains how to create catgories, assign services to a category and how categories show on your booking page.

Select the Bookeo product you are using from the list below to find out more.

Bookeo Appointments

This section explains how to create categories in a Bookeo Appointments account. For example, you can create a Massage and Waxing category, and list your services under them.

If you set up Workshops in your account, a Workshop category will be automatically created.

In this section:

How categories display on your booking page
Create a category
Change the category of a service

How categories display on your booking page

How categories [1] display on your booking page depends on the booking mode you are using.

With the Grid layout, categories show above the services background images.

Categories can be collapsed or expanded (default setting).

With the layout with buttons on the left, and a description with an image on the right, categories show on the left.

If you do not set a default service in your account, the booking page will initially display only the categories. Services would show when customers click on a category.

Create a category

To create a category:

1. Go to Settings>Services offered and additional options

2. Go to the Category section at the bottom of the page and click on the New Category button to create a category. Type the name of your category and Save.

3. To create services for that category, in the Choices section, click on the New Choice button, and select the category from the drop-down menu. Create the service and Save.

Change the category of a service

To change the category of a service:

1. Click on the service

2. Select a different category from the Category drop-down menu

3. Save

Bookeo Classes and Courses

This section explains how to create categories in a Bookeo Classes and Courses account. For example, you can create a Yoga and Pilates category, and list all your classes under them.

In this section:

How categories display on your booking page
How to create a category
How to create classes under a category

How categories display on your booking page

How categories [1] display on your booking page depends on the booking mode you are using.

With the Grid layout, categories show above the classes background images.

Categories can be collapsed or expanded (default setting).

With the layout with buttons on the left, and description with an image on the right, categories show on the left.

With an upcoming list of classes, categories show in the Filters section.

Filters can be hidden (default setting) or visible.

How to create a category

1. Go to Settings>Classes, courses, events

2. Click on the New button

3. Click on Category

4. Type the name of your category

5. Save

How to create classes under a category

1. Go to Settings>Classes, courses, events

2. Click on the New button, then choose the type of class to create

3. Select the category from the dropdown list menu [1].

4. Create the class

5. Save

You can change the category of a class anytime, by clicking on the class, selecting a different category from the dropdown list menu, then Save.

Bookeo Tours and Activities

This section explains how to create categories in a Bookeo Tours and Actities account. For example, you can create a Walking Tours and a Bus Tours category, and list all your tours under them.