🗂️ Streamlined category view: fewer clicks for your guests
By default, your guidebook uses a 3-level structure: guests tap a category → then a subcategory → then an article. That works great for larger guidebooks with lots of content across many subcategories.
But not every guidebook needs three levels. If a category only has a handful of articles, making guests tap through an extra screen can feel unnecessary. Streamlined category view lets you skip that middle step — on a category-by-category basis.
How it works 🔀
When streamlined category view is enabled on a category, guests skip the subcategory screen entirely and land directly on the articles. Fewer taps, faster answers.
You have two navigation options per category:
Default (3-level) Guests tap the category → see subcategories → tap a subcategory → see articles. Best for categories with a lot of content spread across multiple subcategories.
Streamlined category view (2-level) Guests tap the category and land directly on all its articles. Subcategories are hidden from navigation. Optionally, you can use Subcategories as filters whereas subcategories appear as a horizontal filter bar above the articles. Guests can still filter by subcategory without an extra navigation step — it just feels lighter.
💡 Example: Your "Restaurant recommendations" category has subcategories like Casual dining, Fine dining, and Vegan & vegetarian. With filters enabled, guests land directly on all restaurants and can tap a filter to narrow down — no extra screen needed.
When to use each option 🤔
Your situation | Recommended option |
|---|---|
Category has many subcategories with lots of articles each | Default (3-level) |
Category has a small number of articles and subcategories feel like overhead | Streamlined (2-level) |
You still want subcategories available but as a lighter filter, not a navigation step | Streamlined + Subcategories as filters |
How to set it up ⚙️
Go to your Content Hub → Articles in your dashboard
Click (⋮) next to the category you want to configure
Select Edit
Toggle on Streamlined category view
Optionally, toggle on Subcategories as filters if you'd like subcategories to appear as a horizontal filter bar above the articles
Save — the change applies instantly for all guests
You can configure each category independently, so you might use streamlined view for "Restaurant recommendations" while keeping the default 3-level structure for "House manual."
A few things to keep in mind ⚠️
Streamlined category view affects guest navigation only — your content structure in the dashboard stays exactly the same.
If you enable Subcategories as filters and a subcategory has no articles, it will not appear as a filter option (same automatic clean-up behavior as the rest of your guidebook).
This setting is configured per category, not per property — so if you share categories across properties, the navigation behavior will be consistent across all of them.