Categories

Categories help you and your customers organize and find courses.

What are categories for?

For you as an admin

• Better overview in the course list
• Quick filtering by course type
• Statistics per category

For your customers

• Easier navigation in the schedule
• Filters in the booking portal
• Faster discovery of relevant courses

Managing categories

Opening the category list

1. Go to Courses
2. Click on Categories (tab or button)
3. You'll see all existing categories

Creating a new category

1. Click New category
2. Fill in the form:
   • Name: e.g. "Yoga"
   • Description: Optional
   • Color: For calendar display
   • Icon: Optional
3. Save

Category form

Example categories

Here are typical categories for different studio types:

Yoga studio

Fitness studio

Dance school

Assigning categories

When creating a course

In the course form:

1. Go to the Base tab
2. Select the category from the dropdown
3. Save

Categorizing an existing course

1. Open the course
2. Click Edit
3. Select the category
4. Save

Multiple courses at once

1. Go to the course list
2. Select multiple courses (checkbox)
3. Click Bulk edit
4. Select Change category
5. Choose the new category
6. Apply

Categories in the calendar

Color coding

• Each category has a color
• Sessions are displayed in the category color
• Quick visual distinction

Filter by category

1. Open the calendar
2. Use the category filter
3. Only selected categories are displayed

Categories for customers

In the schedule

Customers see:

• Filter buttons for each category
• Color-coded courses
• Category name on the course

In the booking view

• Courses grouped by categories
• Filter options
• Quick discovery of matching courses

Editing a category

1. Go to Categories
2. Click on a category
3. Edit name, color, etc.
4. Save

Note: Changes affect all assigned courses.

Deleting a category

Prerequisite

A category can only be deleted if:

• No courses are assigned to it anymore
• OR you select a replacement category

Steps

1. Go to Categories
2. Click on the category
3. Select Delete
4. For assigned courses:
   • Leave courses without a category
   • OR select a replacement category
5. Confirm

Subcategories

For more complex structures you can use subcategories:

Yoga studio example

Yoga (main category)
├── Hatha
├── Vinyasa
├── Yin
└── Restorative

Fitness (main category)
├── Pilates
├── Barre
└── Stretching

Creating a subcategory

1. Create a new category
2. Select Parent category
3. Save

Best practices

Not too many categories

• 5-10 categories are ideal
• Too many confuse customers
• Better broad than too specific

Clear names

• "Yoga for beginners" instead of "Y1"
• Customers should understand immediately
• Consistent naming

Logical color choices

• Similar courses = similar colors
• Calm courses = calm colors (green, blue)
• Intense courses = bold colors (red, orange)

Clean up regularly

• Deactivate unused categories
• Merge categories with few courses
• Adjust structure when needed

Next steps

• Understand the waitlist →
• Cancellation rules →
• Back to courses overview →