Getting Started with Menuella

These five steps get your restaurant online. Complete them in order, or pause and come back — the dashboard saves your progress.

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Step 1: Complete Your Store Setup

What to do:

1. Go to Brand → General — Add your store name, address, and contact info (see Brand)
2. Go to Payments — Connect Stripe or PayPal (see Payments)

Why: Customers need correct store info and a way to pay. Without payments connected, they can't complete orders.

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Step 2: Build Your Menu

What to do:

1. Go to Store → Menu
2. Open the Categories tab — create categories (e.g. Starters, Mains, Drinks)
3. Open the Products tab — add products with names, prices, and images
4. Create modifiers (sizes, extras) where needed — e.g. Size: S/M/L
5. Assign modifiers to products so customers see them when ordering
6. Use the Media gallery — upload photos or select from Menuella Stock

Why: Your menu is what customers see and order from. Create categories first, then add products.

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Step 3: Configure Orders

What to do:

1. Store → Hours — Set store hours for dine-in, takeaway, and delivery
2. Store → Order settings — Order types (pickup, delivery, pause), preparation time, advance ordering, order capacity
3. Store → Delivery zones — If you deliver, define zones and delivery fees

Why: Customers need to know when you're open and what the rules are (minimum order, delivery areas).

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Step 4: Share Your Ordering Link

What to do:

1. Go to Discovery → Link Page
2. Copy your main ordering URL
3. Share it on your website, social media, and email signature
4. (Optional) Create Short links for specific campaigns

Why: Customers need a link to find your menu and place orders.

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Step 5: Start Taking Orders

What to do:

1. Orders — View incoming orders, accept them, and update status (Accepted → Ready or Out for Delivery → Completed)
2. Customers — See who's ordering and their history
3. Reports — Download financial reports when needed (see Reports)

Why: This is your daily workflow — confirm orders quickly so customers know you've received them.

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Need Help?

• Glossary — See Glossary for quick definitions of terms.
• Learn button — On many pages, click Learn for contextual help.
• Help articles — Use the link in the sidebar for more articles
• Support — See Menuella Support — chat, email, phone, 24/7

Each step maps to a dashboard section — you'll find everything in the sidebar. You can pause at any step — e.g. build your menu over several days, then configure orders and go live when ready. Test an order before sharing your link — place a test order, confirm it appears in Orders, and complete the flow.

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Discover More (Optional)

Once you're live, explore:

• Loyalty & Rewards — Points system, digital stamp card, customer retention
• Analytics — Delivery heatmap and order insights
• Discounts and Coupons — Promotions and campaigns

Start with Brand, Menu, and Payments — without restaurant details, products, and an enabled payment method, you cannot take orders. Accept new orders quickly — customers appreciate knowing their order is accepted. Share your Link Page everywhere — on your website, Google Business Profile, and social profiles.