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Faded Menu Items

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Now you can better communicate which menu items are unavailable with faded menu items and a message for each item.

I’ve provided a toggle to show menu items as “faded” which adds a faded visual effect to indicate the menu item is not available.

Along with this effect, you have the option to type a message to explain why it is not available. Examples include “Fresh out”, “Coming soon”, “In the tanks”, or any reason you can imagine!

Step One:

Click “Edit columns”, and drag “Faded” and “Faded Message” into the “Visible Columns” list

The Menu Items page with Edit columns open, showing Visible Columns such as Actions, Active, Title, Tap number, Image, and Category, and Hidden Columns Source, Faded, and Faded Message

Step two:

Activate the toggle for the menu item you want to display as faded. Type a message for why it is faded.

The Menu Items table with Active and Faded toggles, and a Faded Message of Out of stock on the first item

Step Three:

See the faded menu items on the board!

A digital beer menu board where faded items such as Full Screen, Not Bad, and Roasted Porter appear dimmed with labels Fresh out, Coming soon, and In the tanks

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