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# Managing Services

When adding a service, you can set the specifics of that service in the system including name, price, duration and notes besides other settings listed listed bellow

<figure><img src="/files/rhlhrjQFVnwlQ36qcFeW" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Services page in SimpleSpa</p></figcaption></figure>

## Adding Service Categories

Before a service can be added, a service category is required so that the service can fall under it, press the Add Category ![](/files/FpAqTEBU2VinGkT7DNzX) button, and you will be able to create a category name, once the category has been added, you can then add a service within that category by navigating to that newly added category listed under

<figure><img src="/files/lQd8KVjn2Su837b762Gp" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Add Category Prompt</p></figcaption></figure>

## Editing Service Categories

To edit any service category, press the ![](/files/Jia7f0r5wHk4OmLDacb9) button, this will bring up a popup to edit the name of the category and the color coding (color coding set here will override status color codes until an appointment has been paid/completed), you can also manage Experience Levels which allows you to set experience/custom based pricing which can then be assigned to the staff (please populate all your services before adding experience levels).&#x20;

If online booking is enabled for this business location; a chain icon will appear and you can get a direct permalink per service category by clicking on the chain icon from this prompt.

<figure><img src="/files/a3mIaen3VSP3Gk8dmzXj" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/nZDljRktbj5pSpICFI6p" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Edit Category prompt</p></figcaption></figure>

## Removing Service Categories

To remove any service category, it must not be assigned to a provider and no services should be associated to that category

* Remove the service category from any allocated staff in the Staff page
* Remove by deleting or moving the services in the specific category
* The service category can now be removed

## Adding Services

Within the category press the respective ![](/files/qGaoEApTquHnVeKuYsAd) for that category to add a service within that category

<figure><img src="/files/ozdwGvJOqh0ob7cGtcf7" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Add Service button</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/QqctmiJ6WFlsIRPCwNeu" alt=""><figcaption><p>The category dropdown showing the Add Serivice buttons</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/H9UfHHx8OnRMOGGhUkZi" alt=""><figcaption><p>The SimpleSpa adding service prompt</p></figcaption></figure>

## Editing Services

To edit a service, press the ![](/files/Jia7f0r5wHk4OmLDacb9) button, the new popup will allow you to adjust all the available fields per service selected

<figure><img src="/files/PYgfNZ0cdGHUnA0bz2Bg" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Edit Service Prompt</p></figcaption></figure>
