With modifiers, you let the customer make a choice on a product: the sauce with a snack, the filling on a sandwich, the toppings on a pizza. You can create a modifier directly on the product page, but we recommend working with modifier groups: you link one group to as many products as you like, and you only have to make changes in one place.
An example#
Say you sell a Bakje friet (a tray of chips) for 2,00 euro in three sizes. Instead of three separate products, you create one product with an add-on Size:
Small: the base price of 2,00 euro
Medium: + 1,00 euro
Large: + 2,00 euro
Your customer must choose one size, and the price adjusts automatically: on the webshop, at the kiosk and on the POS.
Want more choice on the same product? Feel free to add extra add-ons: Sauces with the options Mayonnaise and Ketchup (each + 0,50 euro), or a free question such as Would you like salt on your chips? with Yes or No. This is exactly how the Bakje friet in the examples above is built.
The terms#
Modifier group: the bundle you create and link to products. The name is internal: your customer does not see it.
Add-on: a choice group within the modifier group, such as Size or Sauces. Your customer sees this question on the webshop, POS and kiosk.
Option: one choice within an add-on, such as Mayonnaise. You can create an option separately with its own price, or you can use an existing product as an option: it automatically follows its own product price.
Creating a modifier group#
Go to Products, Modifiers on the management page.
Click New modifier group (Nieuwe variatiegroep).
Give the modifier group a name. This is an internal name: your customer does not see it. The names of the add-ons and the options do appear on the webshop, POS and kiosk.
Choose the type:
- 1 choice: the customer must choose exactly one option. The first option is the default choice.
- Multiple choices: the customer chooses freely, or within a minimum and maximum. For example: at least 2 and at most 4 toppings.
- Number: a number is entered instead of a choice being made, free or with a price per unit.Add your choices:
- Add an option for separate options with their own price.
- Add a product to offer existing products as a choice: choose the category, select the products and click Add.Drag the options into the right order using the dots on the left.
Click Save.
Tip
Is an option also a separate product in your range, for example a can of soft drink? Then click Link a product (Koppel een product) next to the options instead of typing a new option. The name, price and VAT are copied automatically, which saves time. And because the option stays linked to the product, it is neatly included in your stock management.
How optional modifiers appear on the POS, as a popup or in the side panel next to the receipt, is explained in Product management on the POS.
Prices of options#
An option can have a surcharge, be free, or even have a negative price (a discount when an ingredient is left out).
A product as an option always automatically follows its own product price. You cannot set this separately here.
Linking modifier groups to products#
Go to Products and choose a category.
Tick the products, or select everything using the checkbox next to product at the top.
Click More actions (Meer acties) and then Modifier groups (Variatiegroepen), choose the group and confirm.
If you link several groups, the order in which you click them determines their order on the POS and webshop.
Product per number or per person#
Do you sell something per person or per item within one order, such as a basket of sandwiches by number of people?
Create a product with a base price of 0 euro.
On the product page, go to Specific modifiers for this product (Specifieke variaties voor dit product) and choose the type Number.
Set the minimum and maximum (for example at least 4, at most 15 people) and set the price per unit on the option itself (for example 14 euro per person).
Check the VAT rate and set the product to available.
The customer chooses a number within your limits and the total is calculated automatically. Warning: this set-up is not suitable for tiered discounts (cheaper per item for larger quantities).
A number does not have to cost anything, by the way. For a bottle of wine, for example, ask for the number of glasses (0 euro): your staff member enters '3 glasses' with the order, and the bar immediately knows how many glasses to bring.