Hajj categories group your Hajj packages into lists for category pages on your website, for example "Hajj 2027 Economy" and "Hajj 2027 Premium".
Official Hajj packages are now sold and paid for through the Saudi Nusuk Hajj platform, so most agencies run Hajj through the Hajj companion instead: pilgrims register on your website, upload their documents and follow your guidance. You manage that under Packages > Hajj, which opens your current Hajj season. See Hajj Companion Portal & Document Management. You only need Hajj categories if you still list Hajj packages of your own on category pages.
How to get there
In the Almotawif menu, click Categories > Hajj.
The category list
Categories are split into Visible Categories and Hidden Categories. Each row shows the ID, title (with its parent category underneath, if any), its Order and a Packages button with the number of packages in it. Use Search to find a category.
Create a category
- Click Create Hajj Category.
- Enter the Category Title (required). The Friendly Link is the web address of the category page.
- Check that Package Type is Hajj. To make it a sub-category, choose a Parent Category.
- Add a Description if your website shows one, then click Save.
- Optionally, use the other tabs: Featured Image, Templates, SEO Meta Tags and Custom Fields.
Add packages to a category
Open a Hajj package, go to its Categories tab, tick the categories it belongs to and click Save. A package only appears in a category of its own type, so Umrah and tour packages can't be placed in Hajj categories.
Change the order
- Categories: type a number in each category's Order box, then click Save Sorting. Lower numbers show first.
- Packages inside a category: click the category's Packages button, change the order numbers, and click Save Sorting.
Hide or delete categories
Tick categories and click Hide Selected to take them off your website without losing them; bring them back from the Hidden Categories tab with Unhide Selected. Delete Selected removes categories permanently. The packages themselves aren't deleted.
Tips
- After each season, hide last year's Hajj categories so travelers don't see outdated packages.
- To show a category on another website, open it and copy the code from the Embed tab.