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Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order


Imagine a customer calls in to place an order, or someone walks in to order something special. With just a few clicks, you can add these orders to your list—keeping everything organized and up to date.


Whether you run a single restaurant or multiple locations, you can assign orders to the right place and track them. Add items from your menu or create custom ones on the spot, so every order fits exactly what your customer needs.


Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order

Before you begin:


If your restaurant has multiple locations, make sure you to set each one up by adding the location, assigning individual menus, and setting up online ordering.



Step 1 | Select the location


Before you start creating an order and adding items, make sure to choose whether to assign it to a specific restaurant location.


To select the location:


  1. Go to Restaurant Orders Settings in your site's dashboard.

  2. Click Manage Orders at the top right.

  3. Click + Add new order.

  4. Click Select location next to Business location.

  5. Choose one of the following options:

    • No location: Select this if the order isn’t related to a specific business location.

    • Select from your business locations: Assign the order to one of your predefined locations.

  6. Click Save.


A screenshot of selecting a location for a manual order.


Step 2 | Set up the order


Start adding products to the manual order. Choose items from your existing menu or create custom items, specifically for this order. You can also attach a customer and select a delivery or pickup option.


Click an option below to learn how to set up the order.


Add an existing menu item:

  1. Click + Add Item next to Items.

  2. Select Menu item.

  3. Select the item you want to add and click Continue.

  4. (If the item has modifiers) Choose the relevant modifiers for the item.

  5. (Optional) Enter any Special Requests your customer asked for.

  6. Click Add to Order.

  7. (Optional) Repeat steps 1-6 to add more items.

Add a custom item:

  1. Click Add Custom Item next to Items.

  2. Enter an item title.

  3. Enter the price.

  4. (Optional) Enter a description of the item under Item info.

    Note: This description is visible to customers.

  5. Click Add.

  6. (Optional) Repeat steps 1-5 to add more custom items.

    Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order

Add your customer's details to the order. If this is a return customer, you can simply select them from your customer list. Otherwise, you can add them as a new customer.

  1. Click the Add a customer to the order drop-down.

  2. Select an option:

    • Existing customer:

      1. Select a customer.

      2. (Optional) Click the Edit customer icon

        Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order

        to view or edit the customer's details.

    • New customer:

      1. Click + Add new customer.

      2. Enter the customer's details.

      3. (Optional) Click Add New Field to add more client info and fill out the new field.

        Note: If delivery is your fulfillment method, make sure to add a delivery address.

      4. Click Save.

        Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order

Before you create the order, you need to set how that order is going to get to your customer. Choose pickup methods available in your restaurant or create a custom delivery rate.

  1. Click Add Delivery Method under Order Summary.

  2. Select an option:

    • Don't charge: Shipping and delivery will not be shown as a line item on the receipt or the order page.

    • Create a custom rate: Define a specific shipping or delivery fee.

      1. Enter Name.

      2. Add Rate.

      3. (Optional) Click the Add scheduling toggle to enable the option to schedule the delivery or pickup for a specific date and time.

      4. (Optional) Select the This is a pickup order checkbox to indicate that the order will be picked up instead of delivered.

  3. Click Add.

    Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order

Tip:


You can also take phone orders and assign DoorDash Drive for delivery after creating the manual order and collecting payment.This option is available only for your default restaurant location.



Step 3 | (Optional) Manage tips, fees and discounts


Manage tips, fees, and discounts for the order as needed to reflect any extra charges, customer tips, or special offers.


Click an option below to learn how to adjust these details.


Add a tip to an order by selecting a predetermined percentage or entering a custom amount. The tip is calculated based on the subtotal before the tip, excluding discounts, coupons, and fees.

  1. Click Manage Tips under Order Summary.

  2. Select the amount.

  3. Click Save.

    Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order

Apply as many or as few fees as necessary to an order, such as service charges, handling fees, or delivery fees.

  1. Click Add Fees under Order Summary.

  2. Enter a Name and Amount.

  3. Click Apply.

    Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order

Provide your customer with a discount. Note that it is not possible for customers to redeem a coupon on a manual sale, but you can replace this with a discount of the same value.

  1. Click Add Discount under Order Summary.

  2. Enter the discount amount.

  3. (Optional) Enter a note about the discount (not visible to customers).

  4. Click Apply.

    Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order


Step 4 | Create the order


Once you've double-checked the details, click Create Order. Then, click Create Order again to confirm.


The new order will instantly appear in the Orders tab of your site's dashboard under the Accepted column, marked with a 'Manual Order' badge for easy identification.


Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order

Note:


Orders without a delivery time or with only custom items won’t appear in the Status or Calendar views, but will still show in the Orders view.



Step 5 | Charge the customer


Finalizing payment arrangements is crucial, especially since creating a manual order doesn't automatically generate a payment request. Instead, you can choose from the following options:




FAQs


Click a question below to learn more.


Yes. Once you’ve entered the details for a manual order (e.g. over the phone), you can assign DoorDash Drive to handle the delivery.

Note: DoorDash Drive is available only for prepaid orders.

To update the delivery method to DoorDash Drive:

  1. Go to Online Orders in your site's dashboard.

  2. Click the More Actions icon

    Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order

    .

  3. Select Delivery with DoorDash Drive.

  4. Click Yes, Continue to update the delivery method to DoorDash Drive.

  5. Enter the time for How soon should a driver pick up the order?.

  6. Click Submit.

    Wix Restaurants: Manually Creating an Order

Set an automation to send the customer a pre-installed email once you create a manual order.


Yes. Manual orders automatically print on a thermal printer when connected to your mobile device via the Wix app. If auto-print is enabled, orders will be printed for the selected location.


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