How to Add a New Category
Create categories like Breakfast or Beverages to group dishes under your Sub Menus.
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Categories group dishes under your Sub Menus - for example Breakfast, Beverages, or Mains.
Before you start
- Create a Sub Menu first (for example Food Menu or Bar Menu). See How to Add a New Sub Menu. Categories sit under your Sub Menus when you build dishes.
How to add a new category
- Open Menu, then Category.
- Click + Add New. The Add Category form opens.
Fill the fields:
- Category Name - use this to group dishes so you can navigate and manage them quickly (for example Breakfast). This field is required.
- Category Image - optional. Click Click here to upload your Image to add a photo so you can recognize this category quickly on the Category list.
Click Save Category to save. Reset clears the form. Use Close (the X) to leave without saving.
On the Category list you can switch between Grid and List views, and use Search to find a category.
What happens next
The new category appears on the Category list. Category cards show dish counts. When you create or edit a dish, choose this category so the dish sits in the right group for you to find and manage.
Related guides
Related guides
Keep going with these next steps.
- How to Change CategoryMove a dish to a different category from Edit Dish so it shows in the right menu group.
- How to Add a New DishAdd a dish with name, price, category, and photo so kitchen and front of house can take orders.
- What is a Sub Menu?A Sub Menu is a top-level dish collection such as Food Menu or Bar Menu in RestroX.