You can create modifier sets from the Items section of your online Square Dashboard. There isn't a way to rearrange the orders of modifiers in a set, or rearrange the order of the set.
However, if you've set up required and non-required modifier for a specific item you will see in the Restaurants app that Non-required modifiers will be grouped first, with those modifiers listed alphabetically; and below you'll see Required modifiers and an alphabetize list of those modifiers. The video in this Support Center shows how modifiers appear in the app (3:35).
Can you reply here to let me know how being able to rearrange modifiers would help? Any examples you can provide will help our Restaurants team to make improvements!
@TheBarnCafe I had to chuckle because I taught myself coding back in the 70s and, as you know, we can see seemingly complex issues as pretty simple. The data record would need to ad in a relational DB linked to each parent item with modifiers. The file would just bring in the correct sequence. You would need a hidden value for each attribute and then decide if a net change to the order needs to add a new modifier or keep the current one. I'm sure the coding would take some time, but a week or two then a way to make the update and convert the other files that need changes to accommodate the added info. I think it would be a fun project, but then I haven't coded for some years. I'm 69 this year, don't want to learn new languages.
Maybe try making a new 5. Remove Veggies Modifier Group, and see if that puts it in the right order - if yes, delete the old one. It might just need a little "reset" with a new version of the group.
If it doesn't, maybe try re-making the rest of them? Could be a ton of work, but if it works, then maybe worth it?
@AirPlay - I have absolute zero coding skills, so it all sounds complicated to me, haha
(On-line store) I'm trying to figure it out what's the best way to have a product and let the costumer pick different items for that product, for online orders/deliveries/pick-up.
As an example:
Let's say I have 40 different chocolate flavours available. And packages of 6, 12, 24 and 36 units.
How do I give the costumers the option to choose their flavours for the package of their choice. Is there a way for me to add a drop down menu option with the flavours only?
To add all of those customization - I would recommend looking into Modifiers for your items. Check out the Best Answers by our extremely knowledgeable Seller @pessosices
I know this thread has been going on for some time... but I found some work around info to add.
Yes... it's alphabetical, and yes you can trick it by adding numbers. BUT! The reason it still ignores the numbers sometimes has to do with whether the modifier is required, or if it has limits.
1. Required modifiers will populate first (in alpha or numeric order)
2. Modifiers with minimum or maximum limits will populate second (again in their own alpha or number order)
3. Unrestricted modifiers will populate last (and again in their own alpha or numeric group)
My POS list looks like this once I've put it together right for one of our chicken sandwiches. I colorized each "group" separately.
Basket (required)
Sauce Side (required)
00 Crispy or Grilled Chicken (1 allowed)
01 Cheese Choice (1 allowed)
Chicken Sandwich Options (this one has no minimum or maximum set so groups last)
Thanks for adding your voice here, @locemychaos! Myself - and your peers of other Sellers - greatly appreciate you sharing what worked for you! Kudos 🍻
While I appreciate the many suggestions and work-arounds, the bottom line is this, modifiers need to have the Independent ability to be arranged uniquely for each ITEM. Not that this is a simple solution, but in a relational database, each ITEM needs its own record of the sequence of common modifiers applied only to that ITEM. This will be the only way communal modifiers can be uniquely linked to items with out having to duplicate them or reinvent the wheel.
Hi team, We have the same problem of rearranging the Modifiers. The fact is, we already set up the right sequence of the Modifiers in square dashboard, it fits all of our items. And it works for Square App. We want the same sequence of Modifier list on the Square app for Restaurant( instead of the “required, non-require and A-Z” sequence. Can u advise how to do it??
We asked our sales rep, she said it doesn’t work that way. However, the Modifiers list in Square for Restaurant is not easy/ efficient as the Square app works. We just want the Restaurant app’s sequence of Modifers SYNC to how we set up in dashboard Please help.
Hi @Vincescafe! Modifier progression is based on minimum/maximum, the drag/drop ordinals will not reflect in the Restaurants POS.
I snagged this piece below from our Modifier help article, so feel free to read up on our modifiers more when you get more time.
Once a modifier is enabled, you can customize your modifier progressions. To customize, select Automatically Add Item to Check for the item to be added after choosing required modifiers. If this setting is disabled, the item will stay on the screen until selecting Add to Check.
Modifiers will also appear on the screen in an Auto-Progression and print in the same order on the ticket. The auto-progression rules are as follows:
