Categories
Categories group your services so customers can scan a long list quickly. They are purely organisational — they don't change price, duration, or availability.
When to use categories
- You offer 3+ services.
- Your services fall into obvious groups (e.g. Domestic, End-of-Tenancy, Commercial).
- You want to display a category landing page or filter the booking form by group.
If you have 1–2 services, skip categories and just put the service directly on the booking form. Advik Booking will hide the Category step automatically.
Categories vs Sub-categories
Advik Booking supports two levels of grouping:
| Term | Use for | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Top-level group. | Domestic Cleaning |
| Sub-category | Optional, nested inside a category. | Weekly / Fortnightly / One-off |
A service can sit in one or more categories and one or more sub-categories — useful when a service is offered under multiple groups (e.g. a "Carpet cleaning" service under both Domestic and Commercial).
Where to find it
Advik Booking → Services → Categories tab.
Creating a category
- Open the categories tabClick Categories in the Services page header.
- Click Add CategoryFill in: Name (required), Description, Image (optional), Active toggle.
- Add sub-categories (optional)Inside the category, click Add Sub-category. Name, slug, description.
- Assign services to the categoryOpen a service, and in the Placements panel select one or more categories / sub-categories it should appear in.
Field-by-field reference
| Field | Required | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes | Display name on the booking form. |
| Slug | Auto | URL-safe identifier. Auto-generated from name. |
| Description | No | Helps customers choose between similar categories. |
| Image | No | Used as a thumbnail in the category grid view. |
| Active | Yes | When off, the category and all its services are hidden from the booking form. |
| Sort order | Auto | Drag to reorder on the front-end. |
Hiding a category temporarily
Flip the Active switch off. The category disappears from the booking form, but the data and past bookings are preserved.
Deleting a category
Deleting a category also removes its sub-categories and the placements linking services to it. The services themselves are not deleted — they just become uncategorised. If you delete the only category a service was in, that service will not appear on the booking form until you assign it to a new category.
Soft delete safety net
You will be asked to confirm. After deletion, the category is hidden from public listings immediately. To restore, re-create with the same slug — the existing services will reattach automatically.How categories show on the booking form
With the default Booking Flow, the customer sees a "Category" step before the "Service" step. The category is presented as a card grid or radio list (you choose in Appearance).
Reordering
Drag-and-drop in the category list to change the front-end order. Sub-categories can be reordered the same way.
Categories are ready
Now build the actual bookable products — Services →