How do I add photos to my menu items?
You can now add photos to your ChowNow menu! Follow these steps to upload your pictures.
Step by Step Instructions:
1. Log in to the new ChowNow Dashboard at dashboard.chownow.com, using your usual ChowNow admin login information.
2. Click the “Headquarters” in the left sidebar, then select the correct location.
3. Once you are in the correct location, use the left sidebar to click the “Menu” dropdown, and then click “Manage Photos.”
4. You will see the screen below.
- Here, you can add your logo.
- Upload a cover photo.
- And add photos to menu items, but currently, not to modifiers.
5. To upload a logo or cover photo, click “No Logo” or “Add cover photo”
Minimum Resolutions:
Logo: 60 x 60 pixels
Cover photo: 1200 x 675 pixels
6. To add a photo to a menu item, click on the plus button next to the menu item you want to add a photo to. An upload panel will appear to the right of the item name.
7. Click the “Upload” button and select a photo from your computer to upload. Alternatively, you can drag and drop a photo into the upload box.
If you are receiving an error or having trouble uploading a photo, then it is likely that your photo file isn’t meeting one of our technical requirements. Get more detailed help here.
8. Reposition the square crop area on the photo to your desired focus area.
9. Click “Done” in the top right upload panel to save the menu photo. Give it a few seconds to save.
10. You’ll see a success notification bar at the top and the menu photo thumbnail will appear next to the menu item when a photo has been successfully added.
You can remove or replace a photo by clicking on the item again and selecting that option.. Learn more about removing or replacing a photo here.
11. If the item for which you added a photo is available for order at this time, then you can go to your website menu and see that menu photo live! You may need to click “Refresh” on your browser to see the update
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