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Why is a category not showing on the menu?

Check that the category is available, contains items, and has been added to your menu for it to appear.

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Written by Lindsay McEwan
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A category might not appear on your menu for one of these three reasons:

1. The Category is not marked as available

Make sure the category is set to “available” in your dashboard settings.

ℹ️ For instructions on how to do this, go to Step 7 in this article.

2. The category has no items

A category will only show if it contains at least one available item.

ℹ️ For instructions on how to do this, go to Step 5 in this article.

3. The category hasn’t been added to the menu

Even if it’s available and has items, the category needs to be added to your menu layout.

ℹ️ Here are instructions on how to add a category to a menu.

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