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Create a menu from scratch

This guide walks you through building a brand-new menu in the Snapbyte Admin Hub — from your first category to items, prices, and modifiers — so your store is ready to take orders.

What you'll do​

Set up a working menu: organize it into Categories, add Items with prices and photos, and (optionally) attach Modifier groups for options like sizes and add-ons.

Before you start​

  • A Snapbyte account with at least one store — create one in the Admin Hub before you start.
  • Make sure the correct store is selected in the store selector at the top of the sidebar — everything you add applies to the selected store.

The menu builder lives under Menu in the left-hand navigation, which groups three pages: Categories, Items, and Modifiers.

1. Create your categories​

Categories are the sections your menu is organized into (for example Starters, Mains, Drinks).

  1. In the sidebar, open Menu → Categories.
  2. Categories are grouped into Food, Drinks, and Misc tabs — pick the tab this section belongs to.
  3. Click Create Category.
  4. Fill in the Category name and, optionally, a Description and a Category image. You can adjust the Display order to control how categories appear to customers.
  5. Click Save.

Repeat for each section of your menu. You can drag categories to reorder them, and use Make available / Make unavailable to show or hide a section without deleting it.

tip

Start with just two or three categories. It's easy to add more later, and a short menu is faster to get live.

2. Add items to a category​

Items are the products customers actually order.

  1. Open Menu → Items.
  2. Choose the category you want to add to (the breadcrumb shows Menu → Items, and the heading reflects the selected category).
  3. Click Create product.
  4. In the item dialog, set:
    • Name — what customers see.
    • Price — the item price. Toggle variable price if the price is set per order rather than fixed.
    • Description (optional) — a short line about the item.
    • Image (optional) — upload a photo to make the item stand out.
    • Availability — leave the item available to sell it, or mark it unavailable to hide it temporarily.
  5. Click Save.

The item now appears in that category. Switch between list and grid views, or use the search box to find a product within the category.

3. Add variants and modifiers (optional)​

For items that come in options — sizes, add-ons, sauces — use variants and modifiers.

  • Variants are set inside the item dialog (for example Small / Medium / Large, each with its own price).
  • Modifier groups are reusable across items and are managed under Menu → Modifiers:
    1. Open Menu → Modifiers and click Create Modifier Group.
    2. Name the group (for example Extras) and set the selections allowed with Min and Max values.
    3. Click Add Modifier to add each option, give it a name and a price, then Save.
    4. Back in an item's dialog, attach the modifier group so it applies to that item.

4. Review and go live​

  1. Switch the selected store and use View store to preview the menu the way customers see it.
  2. Confirm prices, availability, and category order look right.
  3. Once everything checks out, your menu is live — customers scanning your QR code see it immediately.
tip

Already have a menu in another store you manage? On the Items page you can Copy menu from another store to bring its categories, items, and modifiers over instead of starting from scratch.

Next steps​