🗂️ Streamlined category view: fewer clicks for your guests
Streamlined category view is enabled by default on all categories. When active, guests tap a category and land directly on its articles — skipping the subcategory screen entirely. Fewer taps, faster answers.
If you manage a larger guidebook with a lot of content spread across many subcategories, you can switch any category to Expanded view to restore the full 3-level structure (category → subcategory → article) at any time. Everything is configured per category, so you can mix and match based on how much content each section has.
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:
Streamlined view (2-level) — default. Guests tap the category and land directly on all its articles. Subcategories are hidden from navigation. Optionally, you can enable Subcategories as filters, which surfaces subcategories as a horizontal filter bar above the articles — guests can still narrow down by topic without an extra navigation step.
💡 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.
Expanded view (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.
When to use each option 🤔
Your situation | Recommended option |
|---|---|
Category has a small number of articles and subcategories feel like overhead | Streamlined view — already set by default |
You still want subcategories available but as a lighter filter, not a navigation step | Streamlined view + Subcategories as filters |
Category has many subcategories with lots of articles each | Expanded view |
How to set it up ⚙️
Go to Content Hub → Articles in your dashboard
Click (⋮) next to the category you want to configure
Select Edit
Toggle Streamlined view on or off — when off, the category uses Expanded 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 ⚠️
Both Streamlined view and Expanded view affect 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.