CloudWaitress
  • Overview
  • Getting Started
    • Hardware Requirements
    • 10-Minute Quickstart
    • Setup Your Menus
    • Configure Your Services
    • Customize Your Design
      • Hide Store Header Section (header image)
    • Managing Orders & Bookings
    • Promoting Your Store
  • How to Guides
    • Accepting Payments
      • 🔐Stripe+ Integrated Payments
        • Setup Integrated Stripe Payments
        • Using Stripe Integrated
        • Changing Bank Account / Debit Card Details Associated with an Express Account
      • Setup PayPal Payments
      • Setup Apple Pay with Checkout.com
      • Setup Stripe Payments
      • Set up Bancontact Payments
    • Adding Closed Hours
    • Adding Delivery Zones
    • Adding Staff Account
    • Bump Screen Technology
      • Mastering the Bump Screen
    • Cloudwaitress and Walletly
    • Design Customization - Advanced
      • Hide Store Header Section (image)
    • Examples of Dates & Times and their corresponding formats
    • Export/Import Menu Feature
    • How To Add Driver Tracking
    • How To Add SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
    • How To Change Weekly Reporting View
    • How to Create & Import a Menu Using a Spreadsheet
    • How to Enable Pre-Orders in CloudWaitress
    • How To Integrate Postmates with CloudWaitress
    • How To Integrate Walletly with CloudWaitress
    • How To Opt-Out of Google Hosted Fonts
    • How to Set Up Conditional Fees in CloudWaitress
    • How To Set Up Google Analytics Integration
    • How to Show/Hide Header Function
    • Link Directly to menu
    • Managing the Order Dashboard
    • Order Acknowledgement Feature
    • Pause Ordering Feature
    • Purchase A Domain Name
    • Set Maximum Orders Per Time Interval
    • Setup A Custom Domain
    • Setup An iOS & Android App
    • Setup Custom Checkout Fields
    • Setup Facebook Login
    • Setup Facebook Ordering
    • Setup Google OAuth Client ID
    • Uber Direct Setup Manual
    • Understanding Languages
      • How users can change languages on frontend
    • Understanding Printing
      • How to Set Up a Printer on Android
      • Printing - Windows Network Printing
      • Printing - Windows Shared Printing
      • Printing - API Key
      • Add a USB printer to Windows
      • Setup Split Printing
      • How to copy the printer API key
      • Setup Printing For Windows
  • Platform Information
    • Customer Accounts
    • Your Subscription & Billing
    • Special & New Features
      • Public Holiday Surcharge
      • Make Service Pop-Up Required
      • COVID-19 Discount for United Kingdom
      • Delayed Order Email Notification
  • Resellers
    • Overview
    • Getting Started
    • Documentation
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  1. Getting Started

10-Minute Quickstart

Get started by creating your account, restaurant and setting up your menus. Place a test order and see the order management process.

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Quick-start Steps

  1. Visit https://www.cloudwaitress.com and sign up for an account

  2. Once you are at the admin dashboard, press "Create New Restaurant"

  3. Fill out your restaurant details and create the restaurant

  4. Click on your new restaurant to see the restaurant dashboard

  5. On the left menu, visit the "Menus" section

  6. Create a menu, create a category and then create a standard dish under it

  7. On the left menu, click on "Orders" to view the order management interface

  8. Open up your online store in a new tab by pressing "Visit Store" on the left menu

  9. Place an order through your website

  10. See the order come through automatically on your orders page. Select the order and try modifying the order status or wait time. Use the "Actions" select to delete the test order when done

What's Next

At this point, you can customise the system as you please and begin accepting orders. We recommend you continue reading the articles in this section. You will learn how to configure the system to your requirements and manage orders in-depth.

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