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Creating a scheduled menu and choosing which products are on it

How to add a menu with active dates, days and hours, visibility and a price adjustment, then use Manage Products to put products on the menu.

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Written by James Shepherd

Use this article to create a scheduled menu on the Menus screen, set its dates, days, hours, visibility and price adjustment, then use Manage Products to choose which products are on it. Menus let you show a different set of products – often at different prices – during certain days, hours or date ranges, such as a weekend brunch or a happy hour.

1. How do I add a menu?

To add a menu, go to Shop+ → Products → Menus and click Add Menu.

Menus tab

2. What do I enter in Menu Information?

In the Menu Information section, enter a Menu Name (internal), a Customer-Facing Name and a Description.

Menu Information

3. How do I set the menu's active period?

In the Active Period section, set the Start Date and End Date between which the menu can run.

Active Period

4. How do I set the days and hours the menu is available?

To set the days and hours the menu is available, under Menu Availability click the day buttons to turn days on or off (orange = active) and choose a Start Time and End Time. Tick Open 24 Hours for all-day, or click Add More Days and Times to add another block with different hours.

Days and hours

5. What do the Menu Settings do?

The Menu Settings section controls whether the menu is on, where it shows and how it changes prices:

Menu Settings
  1. Menu is Active – the master switch for the menu.

  2. Show On – tick Kiosk and/or Online Order to choose where the menu is shown. If nothing is ticked the menu is not shown anywhere.

  3. Price Adjustment (%) – a positive number raises prices while the menu is active, a negative number lowers them (we used -10 for a 10% brunch discount).

Limit Access For restricts the menu to customers with certain tags, and Special Hours & Holidays lets you add closures. Click Save Menu.

Save Menu

The new menu appears in the Menus list with its status, channels, dates and price adjustment.

Menu in the list

6. How do I put products on the menu?

To put products on the menu, open the ⋮ menu at the end of the menu's row in the Menus list. It offers Edit Menu, Manage Products, See Unavailable Items, Push Menu and Delete Menu. Choose Manage Products.

Row menu

The Manage Menu Products screen lists your products with filters for Online Store, 3rd Party, In Menu and Not In Menu. Search for a product and tick its checkbox – the In Menu column for that product changes to Yes. Click Add visible to menu to add everything currently shown in one click.

Selecting a product for the menu

The Manage button on a product's row opens Manage Pricing, where the product can inherit its normal price, use a fixed menu price or variant-specific prices.

Manage Pricing options

Scroll to the bottom and click Save Changes.

Save Changes

Click the In Menu filter on the Manage Menu Products screen to confirm which products are now on the menu.

In Menu filter
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