When you create a modifier group, Selection Type decides how the options are presented and how they are picked. There are ten types. Two of them, Single Choice and Multi Select, cover most menus. The others change how the group looks on the online store or collect something other than a tick, such as text or a file.

In the left sidebar click Shop+, stay on Products, click the Modifiers tab and click Create. Selection Type is in the Configuration Settings card. Click it to see the list.

When staff ring up an item, each attached group appears as a section in the item prompt with its options listed and its rule shown in the header (Pick 1, Up to 4). The selection type mostly changes how the group is presented to customers ordering for themselves on the online store, which is what the rest of this article shows.

Options are shown as buttons and one can be chosen. Choosing another replaces the first. Use it for milk choice, cook temperature, dressing, or any question with one answer and a list short enough to show in full.

Options are chosen from a dropdown list, which keeps the page short. Use it instead of Single Choice when the list is long, such as a list of flavors.

Each option has a quantity counter with minus and plus buttons, and the group shows how many have been chosen out of the maximum. Use it for add-ons, toppings and sides. Every unit counts toward the group maximum, so two extra shots count as two.

Each option gets its own slider, labelled with the option name and price. Use it when the customer chooses an amount of each option, such as extra sauce cups.

The options sit inside a folded section the customer opens. Use it for long optional lists, such as burger toppings, so they do not push the rest of the page down.

The customer types text. The group has no options. Instead, the Text Box Settings control whether text is required, whether it is one line or a paragraph, the placeholder, the minimum and maximum characters, and a price adjustment. Use it for engraving, names on cakes and special instructions you charge for.

The customer uploads a file. The File Upload Settings control whether a file is required, whether several files are allowed, the maximum file size and the accepted file types. Use it for logos and artwork on printed or engraved items.

This type opens the Custom Options Builder, where you add one or more personalization fields. Each field has a label, a field type, helper text, a placeholder, a price adjustment, a required switch, and layout controls for locking its position and size on the product. Use it for products customers design, such as printed shirts or signs.

Toppings are shown under a pizza graphic. The customer chooses Left Half, Full or Right Half and taps toppings to place them. Settings cover the pizza shape, base style, topping size, whether half toppings are allowed and the half-topping price percentage.

Add-ons are shown under a drink cup graphic. Settings cover the cup style, tea color, topping size and whether ice is shown by default. Use it for bubble tea and other built drinks.

If you are not sure, use Single Choice for one answer and Multi Select for several. They work for every kind of business.

Which selection type should I use for toppings? Multi Select, or Pizza Builder for pizza.

How do I let a customer type a name or message? Use a Text Box group.

How do I let a customer upload a logo? Use a File Upload group.

What is the difference between Single Choice and Dropdown? Both take one answer. Single Choice shows every option as a button. Dropdown puts them in a list.

Can I change the type later? Yes. Open the group, change Selection Type and click Save Modifier.