Offer each category at the right time
Show breakfast only in the morning, close a section for today and understand what customers see.
By default, each category is offered for as long as your restaurant is open. You can limit it, say Breakfast only Monday to Friday from 7:00 to 11:00, and close or open it by hand when needed. Owners and Administrators do this from Categories.
- Categories
- Edit category
- Category hours
Set a category's hours
- Tap the pencil next to the category
- Turn on Only offer it at certain times
- Choose the days and times
Tap the days (Mon to Sun) and enter the opening and closing times.
- Add another time slot if you need one
With Add time slot, for example a different one for weekends. You can have up to 14.
- Tap Save changes
Times use your restaurant's time zone. If closing is before opening, the slot ends the next day: 22:00 to 02:00 works for a late-night menu.
Close or open it by hand
In the Categories list, each section shows its status (Within its hours, Currently closed, Closed by staff or Opened by staff) and a quick button: Close for today, Open for today or Follow the schedule. Anything you change for today ends at midnight, and the category returns to its schedule by itself.
For more control, open the category and use Manual change. Under Availability choose Follow the schedule, Closed or Open, even outside its hours, and under Duration, Today only or Until I change it.
What takes priority
- Your restaurant comes first. If orders are paused or you're outside your hours, nobody can order, whatever the categories say. See hours and pausing.
- Then the manual change. Close for today or Open for today overrides the category's hours.
- Then the category's hours.
- Finally, each product. A sold-out product can't be ordered even if its category is open.
What your customers see
A closed category gets a clock icon and a notice such as “Available today from 11:30”, and its products show the same. If Allow scheduled orders is on, in My restaurant › Orders and deliveries, customers can still add them, and when they complete the order they're offered the first time when everything is available. Otherwise, they'll have to wait until the category opens.
When the order is sent, Zimtig checks each product against the time it's due, so no order comes in with something you don't offer at that time.
Frequently asked questions
Can a Staff member close a category?
No. Only Owners and Administrators can see Categories. If someone on your team needs to, review their role.
Can I offer a category at lunch and dinner?
Yes. Create two time slots with Add time slot, one for each service.
I closed a category, but one of its products can still be ordered.
That product is also in another visible category that's open. Mark it sold out if you want to stop it completely.