Section 1
Overview
Menu Card lets restaurant teams build beautiful digital menus with custom branding, layout themes, and shareable public links plus QR codes. Each menu lives in your workspace with role-based access.
Main areas
- Menu cards — list and manage all menus
- Editor — Theme, Items, and Publish tabs
- Public pages — customer-facing menus at /m/{slug}
- Roles & members — permissions and team access
Section 2
Getting started
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Sign in
Open Menu Card and sign in with your platform account.
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Create a menu card
Click New menu card, enter a restaurant name, and save.
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Design the theme
Pick a layout theme, set colors, upload cover media, and save the theme.
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Add items and publish
Add menu items, then publish to get a public link and QR code.
Section 4
Editor — Theme
The Theme tab is the first step. Save the theme to unlock Items and Publish tabs.
Layout themes
- Classic, Bistro, Gallery, Compact, Category tabs, Vertical
- Live preview panel shows how the public menu will look
Branding
- Restaurant name and optional menu subtitle (any language)
- Primary, secondary, and accent colors
- Cover image or video (upload or URL)
- Social links: WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, website
Section 5
Editor — Items
- Add items with name, category, price, tags, description, image, and video
- Search, filter by category/tags, sort, table or grouped views
- Import wizard: paste Excel/CSV, map columns, preview (max 500 rows)
- Export wizard: download all or filtered items as CSV
Requires menu_cards.edit for changes. Import and export are available from the Items tab toolbar.
Section 6
Editor — Publish
- Toggle published status — saves automatically
- Public URL at /m/{slug} — copy link or open in new tab
- QR code — download PNG or branded PDF for print
- Unpublished menus return 404 on the public page
Section 7
Public menu pages
Published menus are available without sign-in at your Menu Card URL plus /m/{slug}.
- Renders the chosen layout theme with branding and items
- Mobile-friendly responsive layouts
- No login required for customers scanning QR codes
Section 8
Roles & members
- Create custom roles with menu card and activity permissions
- Assign roles to workspace members
- System roles cannot be renamed; new users get Guest by default
Section 9
Profile & activity
- Profile menu: workspace, role, usage quotas, refresh usage
- Workspace activity (activity.view) or My activity
- Logged actions: menu card and item CRUD, imports, role/member changes
Section 10
Languages & themes
- App UI in English or Hindi
- Menu text fields accept any language
- Workspace brand colors and light/dark/system appearance
Section 11
Permissions reference
Scroll horizontally to see all columns →
| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
menu_cards.view
|
View menu cards list |
menu_cards.create
|
Create new menu cards |
menu_cards.edit
|
Edit themes, items, publish settings |
menu_cards.delete
|
Delete menu cards |
activity.view
|
Workspace-wide activity log |
roles.manage
|
Create and edit roles |
members.manage
|
Assign roles to members |
Section 12
Troubleshooting
Items and Publish tabs are disabled
Save the theme first on the Theme tab.
Public page shows not found
Ensure the menu is published and you are using the correct slug URL.
Import failed
Item name is required. Check column mapping and the 500-row limit.
Cannot create menu cards
Your role needs menu_cards.create permission.