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Overview

Knead gives you two ways to offer choices on a product: Options and Add-ons. Options are things a customer picks one of — like a cake size or cookie flavor. Add-ons are extras a customer can stack on top — like fondant flowers or custom writing. Together, they let you sell one product with many variations without cluttering your catalog.

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Options vs. Add-ons

OptionsAdd-ons
SelectionPick one per groupSelect as many as you want
PricingFull price — replaces the base priceAdditive — stacks on top of the option price
Required?Can be required or optionalAlways optional
ExampleSize: 6-inch ($45), 8-inch ($60), 10-inch ($75)Fondant Flowers (+$15), Custom Writing (+$5)

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Setting Up Options

Options are organized into groups. A “Size” group might have choices like “6 inch,” “8 inch,” and “10 inch.” A “Flavor” group might have “Classic Sugar,” “Chocolate Chip,” and “Lemon Shortbread.” You can have as many groups as you need. Product detail page showing Options section with Size group (6 inch, 8 inch, 10 inch at different prices) and Add-ons section with Fondant Flowers and Custom Writing

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Adding an Option Group

  1. Open the product from your catalog.
  2. Scroll to the Options section.
  3. Type a group name (e.g., “Size” or “Flavor”) in the input at the bottom and tap the add button.
  4. The new group appears with a Required toggle — leave it on if customers must pick one, turn it off if the option is optional.

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Adding Choices to a Group

  1. Inside the option group, type a choice name (e.g., “8 inch”).
  2. Set the price. This is the full price for the product when this choice is selected — not an adjustment. If your 8-inch cake costs $60, enter $60.
  3. Tap the add button.
  4. Repeat for each choice.
A price of $0 means “use the product’s base price.” This is useful when one choice is the default and others cost more.
Pro tip: Order your choices logically — smallest to largest, or most popular first. Customers see them in the order you set.

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Linking Recipes to Choices

Each choice can link to a different recipe for production costing. Tap the recipe icon next to a choice and search for the recipe. This lets Knead calculate accurate costs per variation — a 10-inch cake uses more ingredients than a 6-inch.

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Setting Up Add-ons

Add-ons are simpler than options — there are no groups. Each add-on is a standalone extra with a name and a price.
  1. Scroll to the Add-ons section below Options.
  2. Type the add-on name (e.g., “Fondant Flowers”).
  3. Set the price. This is always additive — it gets added on top of whatever the option price is.
  4. Tap the add button.
Common add-ons:
  • Fondant Flowers — +$15.00
  • Custom Writing — +$5.00
  • Gift Box Packaging — +$8.00
  • Edible Image Topper — +$12.00
Good to know: Add-on prices always show with a ”+” to make it clear they are extras on top of the base or option price.

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How Pricing Works

Options and add-ons work together to calculate the final price:
  1. Start with the base price — the price you set on the product.
  2. Apply the selected option — if a customer picks “8 inch” at $60, the price becomes $60 (replaces the base).
  3. Add selected add-ons — Fondant Flowers (+$15) and Custom Writing (+$5) stack on top.
  4. Final price — $60 + $15 + $5 = $80.
For products with multiple option groups (like Cookies with Size and Flavor), the last option with a non-zero price determines the base. If “2 Dozen” is $44 and “Chocolate Chip” is $0, the effective price is $44.

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Multiple Option Groups

A single product can have several option groups. Cookies, for example, might have both a Size group and a Flavor group. Cookies product showing two option groups (Size with 1/2/3 Dozen, Flavor with Sugar/Chocolate Chip/Lemon Shortbread/Snickerdoodle) and add-ons (Themed Design, Custom Art) Customers pick one choice from each group. The order form shows each group as a row of selectable pills.

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Controlling Visibility

You can control whether customers see options and add-ons on The Board separately.
  • Show options on order form — when off, customers see the base price and cannot choose options. Use this when you track sizes internally but quote prices manually.
  • Show add-ons on order form — when off, extras are hidden. Use this when you offer add-ons only by request.
When options are hidden but the product has them, the order form shows “options available” next to the price so customers know to ask.

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How Customers See Options and Add-ons

On The Board, products with options show the base price and an “options available” label. When a customer taps + Add, they see: Public order form showing product cards with prices and options available labels
  • Option groups appear as pill buttons — tap to select one per group. The selected pill fills with your brand color.
  • Add-ons appear below as “Extras (select any)” — tap to toggle on. Each shows its ”+$X.XX” price.
  • The price updates live as customers make selections.
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