Categories

Categories group your products. They matter most on the device, where staff tap a category chip to narrow a long catalogue down to the handful of things they are printing right now.

Every product must have one, so it is worth setting these up before adding products in bulk.

Add a Category

1. Go to Settings → Categories
2. Click Add new
3. Enter a name, for example Sandwiches, Hot Food or Desserts
4. Pick a colour, which is how it is marked in the lists
5. Set a position if you want it higher or lower in the order
6. Save

Your account starts with a few sample categories. Rename them or replace them with your own.

Edit or Delete

Open the ⋮ menu on a category’s card:

• Edit changes the name, colour, position or whether it is active
• Delete removes the category

Each card shows how many products are in it. Deleting a category does not delete its products: they stay in the catalogue and lose their grouping, so they are worth moving somewhere else first. In Products, select them in table view and use the bulk edit to move them all at once.

Naming Them Well

Name categories the way your kitchen talks, not the way a menu is printed. Staff are looking for the chip that holds the thing in their hand, mid-service, so a short list of obvious groups beats a precise one nobody can scan.