Product Categories are created through the Categories section and can be used to group a selection of activities together in order to present them on the widget or to restrict a user's access to specific products only (e.g. F&B team to have access only to restaurants).
Categories can be found on the left-hand side under More > Data Management.
In order to create a new product category, proceed to the Product Categories tab and then click on NEW CATEGORY on the top right-hand side.
On the pop-up window that appears complete the required fields:
Title: Insert a name/title of the Product Category.
Example: Spa
Description: Enter the description of the product category.
Note: The description entered will be shown only on the multilevel widget.
Internal notes: Complete in case notes are needed for the specific category.
The Internal notes are for internal use only and are not displayed on the widget or to the customer.
Note: The information inserted will be displayed in the column Internal notes on the Categories table.Order: Indicate the order in which the category will appear on the widget.
Allow visitors bookings: Activate this option in order for visitors (i.e. non customers/guests) to bypass the validation step and proceed to make bookings for the specific product category.
Note: This feature will be shown only if "PMS integration" is activated (i.e applies only to clients with PMS integration).
Photos can be uploaded in the relevant box by dropping a photo or uploading one from file.
Note: If the "PMS integration" has been activated, the uploaded photo will be displayed as the main photo for all products under this product category (i.e applies only to clients with PMS integration).
Click on SAVE.
Add Products
As a second step, click on the product category created to add the required products.
On the Add Products > Add or combine Products section, select from the drop-down menu the Product type from the available options (Experiences, Restaurants, Rentals, Services) and the relevant products that need to be included in the specific Product Category.
Photos can be uploaded in the relevant box on the Content & Media section by dropping a photo or uploading one from file.
Click on SAVE once all actions have been completed.
Display on widget
Important note:
In order for a Category to appear on the widget its status needs to be set to ONLINE.
Example of a Product Category for spa experiences:
Note:
To change the order in which the products are presented within a specific product category proceed to the Order field under the Content & Media section of the selected product.
You can preview the Product Category at any point using the Preview button.
Once the product categories are created, the booking button code can be accessed through More > Guest Facing > Booking Button (select either Widget 1.0 or Widget 2.0).
To find out more about Categories and how a multilevel widget can be created, click on the following link How to create a multilevel widget.