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Menu changes are not reaching your customers

Last updated on Aug 27, 2026

If your store is connected to a POS

Look at the top of Menu BuilderMenu. On a POS-linked store there is a blue banner naming your system:

Use this area only to deactivate menu items that you do not want customers to order online, or to change the order in which they appear to your customers. Kounta is the master of your menu, so all other product, modifier, optionset and price changes should be performed in Kounta and then sync'd to mypreorder (Settings > POS Integration).

The same banner exists for Square, Vend and Tyro Connect.

Safe to do in the portal

Do in your POS instead, then sync

  • Prices
  • New products, groups or modifiers — the New Menu Item, New Menu Group and New Modifier buttons are hidden on these stores for exactly this reason
  • Optionsets and modifier changes

Run the sync from SettingsPOS Integration — see Sync your menu from your POS. It can take several minutes on a large catalogue.

If you are not on a POS

Work through these:

  • Are you editing the right menu? The Preorder Menu and Catering Menu buttons at the top right of Menu Builder switch between two entirely separate menus, each with its own items and settings.
  • Is the item Active? Select its Status label and check.
  • Is the fulfilment type ticked? An item with Available for set to pickup only will not show to a customer ordering delivery. The Available for column in the menu list shows TA, DI, DY, SO, ALL or N/A — select Key below the list for the legend.
  • Is it time-restricted? The Available section of the item editor limits it to certain days or hours.
  • Is it VIP, Wholesale or Staff only? Those statuses hide it from ordinary customers.

Photos are not appearing

Product photos only show to customers if Display Images is ticked in Menu BuilderMenu Settings. It is also a row in the Dashboard setup checklist, Show your product photos.

The Save buttons are missing

Some stores are set so only Admin users can change the menu. A non-admin sees the screens but not the New or Save buttons.