Item categories

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Overview

• Create and manage groups for dishes and drinks
• Control the display order of categories on the menu
• Improve navigation for staff and customers

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Prerequisites

• Logged in
• Permission to manage Item Categories (under Menu)

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Create categories

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Open Item Categories

1. Click Menu in the left sidebar
2. Click Item Categories
3. The categories page opens

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Create a new category

1. Click Add or Create
2. Enter the category name (e.g. “Appetizers”, “Main Course”, “Drinks”)
3. Set display order if available (lower numbers appear first)
4. Click Save or Create

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Edit a category

1. Find the category in the list
2. Click Edit (pencil icon)
3. Update name or display order
4. Click Save

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Delete a category

1. Find the category
2. Click Delete (trash icon)
3. Confirm

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Reorder categories

• Use drag-and-drop if available, or
• Edit each category and set the display order number (lower = earlier)

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Best practices

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Next steps