# Service Category

Service categories help you organize your services into meaningful groups. This improves user navigation and enhances how services are displayed on your website.

Go to: **WordPress Dashboard → Services → Service Categories**

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#### **Category Details**

<table><thead><tr><th width="198.4444580078125">Field</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td>Enter the name of the category. This is how it will appear on your site.<br>Example: “Hair Services”, “Digital Marketing”</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Slug</strong></td><td>The slug is the URL-friendly version of the name.<br>Use only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens.<br>Example: <code>digital-marketing</code></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Parent Service Category</strong></td><td>Select a parent category to create a hierarchy (optional).<br>Example: “Jazz” can be the parent of “Bebop” and “Big Band”.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Description</strong></td><td>Provide a short description of the category.<br>Note: Not all themes display this on the front end.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### **Save the Category:** Click the **“Add New Service Category”** button to save your new category.

Your category will now be available when adding or editing a service under **Services → Add New**.

#### **Adding Service Category in Edit**

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**WordPress Dashboard> Service> Edit>** Scroll down to **Service Categories>**&#x43;lick **Add New Service Category>** Click **Save**
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