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Reusing and maintaining modifier groups: copy items, reuse options, attach to many products, duplicate, edit and Special Mods

How to build modifier groups faster and keep them consistent: Copy from another group, Existing options, the Products picker, Duplicate, Edit, Delete and the Special Mods flag.

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Written by James Shepherd

A modifier group is built once and used on as many products as you like. That makes menus quick to maintain, as long as you know the tools for reusing what you have already built. This article covers each one.

The Modifiers list

In the left sidebar click Shop+, stay on Products and click the Modifiers tab. Each row is a group, with its name, external title, minimum, maximum, number of options and whether it is flagged as a Special Mod. Use Search modifiers to find a group. The three-dot menu at the end of a row holds Add to Special Mods (or Remove from Special Mods), Edit, Duplicate and Delete.

Copy the items from another group

When a new group needs most of the same options as an existing one, click Copy from another group in the Modifier Items card. A window lists every group with its number of items, minimum, maximum and type. Choose a group, open it to review its items, then confirm to copy them into the group you are building. The copies belong to the new group, so you can rename, reprice or remove them without changing the original.

Use it when you need a variation of a group, for example a lunch toppings list that is the dinner list with different prices.

Reuse existing options

In the Configuration Settings card, Existing options has a Reuse from another group list. Pick a group to bring its options in. When you add a single option by hand, the Name box also lets you pick an existing option name, which keeps spelling consistent across groups.

Attach a group to products from the group side

You can attach groups from the product form, one product at a time. To attach one group to many products at once, open the group and use Products in the Configuration Settings card. Click Add from products, pick each product the group belongs on, and click Save Modifier.

Use it when you create a new shared group, such as Gift Options or a removals list, and want it on a whole category.

Set the order on each product

The order groups are asked in is set per product. On the product form, the Display order list under Product Modifiers has up and down arrows. The same group can be first on one product and last on another.

Duplicate a group

Open the three-dot menu on a row and click Duplicate to make a copy of the whole group, including its settings and items. Rename the copy and adjust it. Duplicate when two products need the same question with different prices, because an option has one price wherever its group is used.

Edit a shared group

Click Edit, make the change and click Save Modifier. The change applies to every product the group is attached to. This is the main benefit of sharing: raise the price of an extra shot once and every drink is updated.

Before editing, think about whether the change should apply everywhere. If it should apply to only some products, duplicate the group, change the copy and attach the copy to those products.

Delete a group

Click Delete in the three-dot menu. Before deleting a group, check which products use it and attach a replacement where one is needed, especially if the group was required.

Special Mods

The Special Mods column shows Yes or No for each group. Use Add to Special Mods in the three-dot menu to flag a group, and Remove from Special Mods to clear the flag.

Naming tips that keep a long list manageable

  • Use the Group Name for what staff and managers search for, such as "Burger Toppings", and the External Name for the question the customer reads, such as "Add toppings".

  • Put the rule in the name when two groups are similar: "Sides – Pick 2" and "Sides – Pick 1".

  • Keep one group per question. A single group that mixes sizes, toppings and removals cannot have a sensible minimum and maximum.

Common questions

How do I add the same modifier group to many products? Open the group and select the products under Products, or attach it on each product form.

How do I copy a modifier group? Use Duplicate in the three-dot menu, or Copy from another group inside a new group.

If I change a price in a group, does it change on every product? Yes, on every product that uses that group.

How do I give one product a different price for the same option? Duplicate the group, change the price in the copy and attach the copy to that product.

How do I change the order groups are asked in? Use the Display order arrows under Product Modifiers on the product.

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