If you're new to Sippo and want an interactive tool to display your beverage and food offerings, you've come to the right place!
This guide will bring you through the basics of setting up your account. We're excited to show you how to create beautiful displays for your space, keep customers informed about what's current and bring it all together effortlessly.
When you're ready, let's get started! Here's a link that will bring you to the dashboard of your account.
Adding Categories
Categories are there to represent what types of offerings you have. Bars and restaurants typically offer a range of beverage and food options, so we'll include some categories that represent that.
Navigate to + Add Beverages Category on the top right of the page
Choose what category you would like to make (beer, seltzer, non-alc, etc)
Optional: add a description
Continue adding categories for different beverages and food so it's easy to keep them organized
As you build out your categories, you may want to rearrange them. You can do so at any time by dragging categories in whatever order you'd like.
For more in depth information, check out our Categories article.
Adding Products
Now that we've added categories, we can start adding the specific products that you want to display. This area is for the Lagers, Pilsners, burgers and salads.
When adding products, you're able to add as much or as little detail as you'd like. This can include the name, an image, a description, the style, ABV and different purchase options (12oz, 16oz, etc.).
In the category you want to add to, navigate to + Add Product
Add any information you'd like your customers to see
Continue adding products to each category until your menu is filled out
For more in depth information, check out our Products article.
Hidden & Out of Stock items
Sometimes you may want to remove an item from your menu without permanently deleting it. This is especially helpful for seasonal or promotional items.
We have two ways to show customers that items are unavailable: marking them as out of stock or hiding them.
Hidden
To hide an item is essentially to archive it. If you want an item temporarily removed from your menu with the intention of bringing it back later, putting it in a hidden category will allow you to do that.
Navigate to + Add Beverages Category
Create a new category called Hidden
Click the pencil icon in the category you created
Choose whether you'd like it to be visible on a printed menu
Click Mark as Hidden
To hide or unhide a product, drag the card into the Hidden category
Out of Stock
When an item is out of stock, it will still appear on your menu but will be grey and crossed out. This way, customers will know it's only temporarily unavailable.
Navigate to the card that you'd like to mark as out of stock
Toggle the purple In Stock button
To bring it back into stock, toggle the same button
Creating Displays & Slideshows
When customers enter your space, we should be meeting them with an experience that's seamless and easy to understand. Crafting beautiful displays and slideshows will do just that.
We provide a few set themes but you're also able to create your own. To create a theme that represents your brand, follow this link.
Displays
If you want a static menu, creating a display is the best option. As you add items, you can preview the it by clicking Preview at the top right of the screen.
Navigate to Displays on the left side menu
Click + Create Display
Select your options
Choose what you'd like to name it (example: Sippo Restaurant)
Choose the display size you'll be using
Choose whether it's landscape or portrait orientation
Choose dark or light style
Choose a provided background option, or upload one of your own
Add your products
Click + Add
Choose from the products you added to your categories
Tip: if you'd like to have product headers (example: beer, seltzer), you can add those as well so your customers know where to find what they're looking for.
Slideshows
If you'd prefer to have a menu that cycles through multiple displays, photos and videos, choose to create a Slideshow. As you add Displays, you can preview it by clicking Preview at the top right of the screen.
Tip: to create a Slideshow with two or more menus, you'll need to create two or more Displays.
Navigate to Slideshows on the left side menu
Click + Create Slideshow
Select your options
Choose what you'd like to name it (example: Sippo Slideshow)
Click + Add Slide and choose whether you'd like to use a created display, an image or a video
Choose which display you'd like to show first and it's transition time
Add as many displays, photos or videos as you'd like
For more in depth information, check out our Displays & Slideshows article.
Sharing your menu
Another option you have for a menu is to share it either through a link, a QR code, print it or embed it directly into your website.
Web
If you'd like the option to share a link or a QR code, you can easily do so with everything you've added to your menu already. When customers access the link or scan through a QR code, it's interactive so they can browse through everything you've added.
Navigate to Web & Embed on the left side menu
Add a title (example: Sippo Taproom)
Choose which content you'd like to display (out of stock items, pricing/sizing, etc)
Click Share at the top right
Embed
Working from the same page, we also give you the option to embed the menu onto your website. Instructions are included and we have further support in our Adding your menu to your website article.
For more in depth information, check out our Sharing your menu article.
Launching your displays
At this point, you've set up everything you need to start displaying your digital menu on a TV or to give customers a way to use it interactively.
In order to launch a display or slideshow, you'll need to install the Sippo TV app on your Fire TV Stick.
You'll be prompted to input your display or slideshow ID, which you'll find by clicking Launch at the top right of the page. Any updates made will show up automatically!
For more tips and helpful advice, check out our Recommended hardware article.
Where to find us
As you can see, there are many ways to customize the Sippo experience and showcase your brand. We hope this guide was helpful for you!
Here's a few extra helpful articles to look through:
If you've gone through and need any additional support, you can reach us by clicking the chat bubble on the bottom right corner. We're always looking for ways to support you better and we love feedback--don't hesitate to reach out!