Adding options
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Adding options
Access: Menu Administrator
Options let you offer families a list of add-ons for an item — they can select one, many or none. Options can be free or carry an additional cost. For guidance on when to use options versus choices, see Choices vs Options. Before you start, make sure the category you want the item under already exists — see Creating a category if you need to set one up first.
Example 1: you're running a sausage sizzle and want to charge extra for onions and cheese.
Example 2: you're selling a sandwich with several salad options, where 2 are included in the price and the rest are $1.00 each.
How to add options
- In the Item editor, select the category the item is in.
- Select the edit icon under Actions, next to the item you want to update (or create a new item).
- Scroll to the Options (customer picks many) section.
- Under Included options, enter how many options are included in the base price. Under Price per extra option, enter the amount added for each option selected beyond that number.
Note: This price applies equally to every extra option — you can't set a different amount for individual options.
If you want families to be able to add each option to their cart at no extra cost, leave both fields at 0 — they default to 0 before you add anything, so you don’t need to change them. - Select + Add option and type a name into the Option name field — you can't leave an option blank, so select the trash icon to delete any you don't need. There's no limit to how many options you can add.Example:
Setup Family selects Extra cost Example 1: 0 options included, $1.00 per extra option Onions
Cheese$2.00 extra — neither is included, so both are charged Example 2: 2 options included, $1.00 per extra option Spinach
Carrot
Cheese$1.00 extra — 2 are included free, 1 is charged Example 2: How options appear to families when ordering. - Select Save draft if further editing is needed, or Save & publish to apply the options to the item.
Note: To reorder options, drag the six-dot handle to the left of an option up or down.
Ticking an option includes it by default — we don't recommend this in most cases. If ticked, every order will include that option unless the family unticks it, and suppliers are only alerted (via labels) when a family removes an included option, not when they add one. This can cause confusion if it isn't obvious to families that the option was added automatically.