Creating Menu Categories

“Menu Categories” are groups that contain Menu Items, the buttons used to actually sell an item.

Each menu item must belong to a Category

To manage Menu Items, go to Control Panel > Menu management > Menu Categories (Create / Edit)

You can display up to sixteen categories at one time and you can switch between three sets using the “Menu Categories” button on the front end.

You have the options to Move Categories or to Create Report Categories on the bottom left.

To move a category, select Move Category. After selecting the category, select an empty location. You can select an existing category to swap locations.

Creating A New Category

Select a Black Space (Grey Square)

You will be presented with the following screen

Category Name - What will appear on the button

Description - Only displayed here. It is not available anywhere else

Website Position Legacy feature

Button Color - The Color of the button graphic for the POS

Font size - size of the text on the button

Text position - location of the text on the button

Timeset – Timesets are objects that represent groups of time. They are created from Backoffice > Menu > Timesets

Once created they can be applied to multiple areas of the system. 

When applied to a “Menu Category” that Category will only available during the times defined in the “Timeset”

Order Method Availability – Determines if the category will show when using a particular order method. If it is ticked then it is available.

If Unavailable it will show as a blank square

Category Image – An image can be used instead of a name. This is where you would upload that image

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