Navigating to Menu Builder

Go to Dashboard → Menu to access the menu builder. You will see three tabs at the top: - Categories — manage the groups that organize your items - Items — add and edit individual dishes and drinks - Options — manage option groups (modifiers) attached to items

Categories are the top-level groupings of your menu — like Appetizers, Mains, Drinks, or Desserts. To create a category: 1. Click + New Category on the Categories tab. 2. Give it a name and an optional description. 3. Set the display order (lower numbers appear first). 4. Choose which order types this category is available for (leave empty for all types). 5. Optionally enable Happy Hour for this category — see the Happy Hour article for details. Subcategories let you nest further groupings inside a category. For example, a "Drinks" category could have subcategories for "Hot Beverages", "Cold Beverages", and "Alcohol". Create them from the Categories tab by selecting a parent category.

Switch to the Items tab to add dishes. Required fields: - Name — what customers see - Price — the base price before tax and options - Category — which group this item belongs to Optional but recommended: - Description — a short, appetizing description (1–2 sentences work best) - Photo — a high-quality photo significantly increases orders for that item. Recommended: square image, at least 600×600px. - Subcategory — if you have subcategories set up - Tags — color-coded labels like "Spicy", "Vegan", "Chef's Pick", "New" Availability settings: - Toggle Is Available to temporarily hide an item without deleting it. Use this for items that are sold out. - Available Order Types — restrict this item to specific order types (e.g., a dine-in-only dish). Leave empty to make it available for all. Display Order — controls the sequence items appear within a category. Items with a lower display order number appear first.

Tags are color-coded labels you can apply to menu items to highlight them — for example: - 🌶️ Spicy - 🌱 Vegan - ✨ New - 👨🍳 Chef's Pick - 🔥 Best Seller To create tags: Go to the Items tab and look for the Tags section, or find them in the category/item edit panel. Give each tag a name and choose a color. To apply a tag: When editing a menu item, select which tags apply. Tags appear as small colored badges on your ordering page. Tags help customers quickly find what they're looking for and can highlight new or popular items.

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Q: Common Menu Tips

Temporary unavailability: Toggle "Is Available" off for items that are 86'd (sold out) for the day. Toggle back on the next day. You do not need to delete and recreate items. Seasonal items: Create items and leave them inactive until you're ready. Toggle on for the season, off when done. Reordering: Use the Display Order field. Items with order 0 appear first. If you have 10 items and want one to appear last, give it order 999. Photos drive orders: Menus with item photos convert at significantly higher rates. If you can only add photos to 5 items, add them to your highest-margin dishes.

Learn how to create categories, add menu items, set up option groups (modifiers), add photos, configure happy hour pricing, and restrict items by order type.

In this article

Navigating to Menu Builder
Creating Categories
Adding Menu Items
Option Groups (Modifiers)
Tags
Upsell Suggestions
Common Menu Tips

Creating Categories

Categories are the top-level groupings of your menu — like Appetizers, Mains, Drinks, or Desserts.

To create a category:

Click + New Category on the Categories tab.
Give it a name and an optional description.
Set the display order (lower numbers appear first).
Choose which order types this category is available for (leave empty for all types).
Optionally enable Happy Hour for this category — see the Happy Hour article for details.

Subcategories let you nest further groupings inside a category. For example, a "Drinks" category could have subcategories for "Hot Beverages", "Cold Beverages", and "Alcohol". Create them from the Categories tab by selecting a parent category.

Adding Menu Items

Switch to the Items tab to add dishes.

Required fields:

Name — what customers see
Price — the base price before tax and options
Category — which group this item belongs to

Optional but recommended:

Description — a short, appetizing description (1–2 sentences work best)
Photo — a high-quality photo significantly increases orders for that item. Recommended: square image, at least 600×600px.
Subcategory — if you have subcategories set up
Tags — color-coded labels like "Spicy", "Vegan", "Chef's Pick", "New"

Availability settings:

Toggle Is Available to temporarily hide an item without deleting it. Use this for items that are sold out.
Available Order Types — restrict this item to specific order types (e.g., a dine-in-only dish). Leave empty to make it available for all.

Display Order — controls the sequence items appear within a category. Items with a lower display order number appear first.

Option Groups (Modifiers)

Option groups let customers customize their order — for example, choosing a size, selecting add-ons, or picking a sauce.

To add an option group to an item:

Go to the Options tab.
Click + New Option Group.
Select the menu item it belongs to.
Give the group a name (e.g., "Choose a Size" or "Add-ons").
Set:
Is Required — must the customer make a selection? (Required for things like "choose your protein", optional for "add-ons")
Min Select / Max Select — how many options can the customer choose. For a single-choice modifier (like size), set min=1, max=1. For multi-select add-ons, set min=0, max=3 (or whatever makes sense).

Adding options within a group:

Each option has a name and an additional price. If an option has no extra charge, set additional price to $0.

Example: "Choose a Sauce" group with options: Ketchup ($0), Ranch ($0), Truffle Aioli (+$1.50).

Upsell Suggestions

Wehanda automatically analyzes which items your customers order together and uses that data to suggest add-ons at checkout. For example, if many customers who order a burger also add fries, Wehanda will automatically suggest fries to future burger buyers.

This happens automatically — you do not need to configure anything. The more orders your restaurant receives, the better the suggestions become.

You can see the impact of upsells in Dashboard → Analytics → Upsell Impact.

Common Menu Tips

Temporary unavailability: Toggle "Is Available" off for items that are 86'd (sold out) for the day. Toggle back on the next day. You do not need to delete and recreate items.

Seasonal items: Create items and leave them inactive until you're ready. Toggle on for the season, off when done.

Reordering: Use the Display Order field. Items with order 0 appear first. If you have 10 items and want one to appear last, give it order 999.

Photos drive orders: Menus with item photos convert at significantly higher rates. If you can only add photos to 5 items, add them to your highest-margin dishes.

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