Is there a way to create Appointment categories?

Is there a way to create Appointment categories?

Is there an option to create categories in Appointments? I have a rather long list of services and don't like that my clients have to scroll through everything to get to what they want. If not, is it a feature coming soon?

 

Thanks!

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Thanks for joining us in the Seller Community @ChrissyC! We'll let you know when you can add categories with Square Appointments.We apprecaite your patience in the meantime.

️ Helen
Seller Community Manager

Hi, I cant seem to edit the order of my services, especially since they have been moved under the Items Tab. I am under the dashboard on my laptop when trying and I cant find it. I also am not able to separate paragraphs/descriptions of services when using the variation option so it just looks like a long run on sentence.

having the same problem

This answer is no longer applicable due to "services" being moved to "items". The entire functionality is different and the reordering feature appears to be gone.

Hey guys! I hear you in the need to rearrange your services even after the update happened that moved them under items. 

 

While services (now under items) will appear on dashboard in alphabetical order, you're still able to edit the display order of their services on the booking site here: https://squareup.com/appointments/booking/display_options

 

Hope this helps!

AshleyK
Community Moderator, Square
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Thanks so much for adding this feature!

Delighted to hear that @crystalimages!

 

For anyone else following this thread that you can now add a category to a service in order to track sales by category. To get started, go to the Items section of your Dashboard and click Service Library. You can create a new category from the Categories tab and then click Assign Items to add services (or items) to it. From the Appointments app tap Items & Services.

 

However, I also want to note that your services will not display in categories on your online Appointments booking site. We're still working on that! 

️ Helen
Seller Community Manager

So I’ve found a way to show items grouped together on the client’s side. 
1. Go to “All Services” under Items & Services. 
2. Select “Create Service”

3. Fill in the category in the name section (ex. Chemical Services) and description at the bottom

4. Turn off “Bookable by Client” feature

5. Select New Variation. 
6. Fill in necessary info and save. 

This will condense your product/service list on both you and your clients end. Hope this helps someone 

There is no option now to re arrange the order of services. Will this be changed? This is not ideal at all 😞

Hi @Bsbnat,

 

I'd recommend checking out AshleyK's information above to see if that helps!

Ashley C
Community Moderator, Square
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