Organize Your Menu with Category Sorting 📋✨
Making your POS screen easy to navigate is key to a fast-paced kitchen and happy servers! With NX Restaurant, you can customize exactly how your menu items appear within each category. Whether you want them alphabetical, by color, or in a specific order of your choosing, we’ve got you covered.
Getting Started: The Configuration Menu
Before we dive into the sorting methods, you'll need to head to the back office to make these changes.
Log in to your NX Restaurant dashboard.
Navigate to Configuration > Menus > Categories.
Select the category you want to organize (e.g., "Burger & Sandwiches").
Click on the Menu Items tab.
Choosing Your Sort Method
Click the Sort Method dropdown to see your four main options. Here is how each one will look on your POS:
1. Ascending (A-Z) 🔤
This is the classic choice! Items will be listed in alphabetical order from top to bottom.
Best for: Large menus where staff need to find items by name quickly.
2. Descending (Z-A) 🔄
This reverses the list, putting items at the end of the alphabet first.
Best for: Specific workflows where "Z" items are high-priority.
3. Custom (Drag & Drop) 🖐️
Want your best-sellers right at the top? Use the Custom setting. Once selected, you can use the "handle" icon (three lines) next to any item to drag it into your preferred position.
Best for: Highlighting daily specials or most-ordered items.
4. By Item Color 🎨
This unique sorting method organizes your buttons based on the HEX code (the technical ID) of the colors assigned to them.
Note: This feature requires NX App version 1.6.1 or higher.
How it works: Items are grouped by color. While you cannot choose which specific color appears first, it creates a clean, color-blocked look on your screen.
💡 Pro-Tip
Don't forget to hit the Save button at the bottom right of the screen after changing your sort method! Your POS terminals will update automatically to reflect the new layout.
Troubleshooting & FAQ 🛠️
I don't see "By Item Color" in my list.
Check your app version! This feature is only available on version 1.6.1 and above. You may need to update your app from the store.
I saved my changes but the POS hasn't updated.
Try a "Sync" or "Refresh" on your POS terminal to pull the latest configuration from the cloud.
Can I sort Modifiers too?
Yes! The same sorting logic applies to the Modifiers section under the Configuration menu.