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Overview

Variants let you offer multiple options for a single product — different sizes, flavors, or styles — each with its own price. Add-ons let customers tack on extras like custom decorations or packaging upgrades. Together, they keep your catalog organized while giving customers flexibility.

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What Are Variants?

A variant is a version of a product with its own price. Instead of creating separate products for “6-inch Cake” and “8-inch Cake,” you create one product called “Custom Cake” and add size variants. Common variant types:
  • Sizes — 6-inch, 8-inch, 10-inch, sheet cake.
  • Flavors — Chocolate, vanilla, red velvet, lemon.
  • Styles — Frosted, glazed, plain.
  • Quantities — Half dozen, dozen, two dozen.

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Adding Variants to a Product

  1. Open the product from your catalog.
  2. Tap Add Variant.
  3. Enter the variant name (e.g., “8-inch round”).
  4. Set the price for this variant.
  5. Repeat for each option you want to offer.
Each variant gets its own price. A 6-inch cake might be 45whilea10−inchis45 while a 10-inch is 85. Knead shows all options to the customer and uses the selected variant’s price on the order and invoice.
Pro tip: List variants in a logical order — smallest to largest, or most popular first. Customers see them in the order you set.

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How Customers See Variants on The Board

When a customer views a product with variants on The Board, they see a dropdown or selection for each variant type. They pick the option they want, and the price updates to match. The order form captures the exact variant the customer selected. This flows through to the order details, invoice line items, and production checklist on The Pass.
Good to know: If a product has variants, the base product price is not shown. Customers see the price of the variant they select.

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Setting Different Prices per Variant

Each variant has its own price field. This means you can account for the difference in ingredients, time, and effort between sizes or styles.
  • Open the product.
  • Tap the variant you want to update.
  • Change the price.
  • Tap Save.
Existing orders are not affected. Price changes apply to new orders going forward.

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Add-Ons and Extras

Add-ons are optional extras a customer can include with their order. They are different from variants — a customer must choose a variant, but add-ons are optional. Examples of add-ons:
  • Custom message piping — $5.00
  • Gift box packaging — $8.00
  • Edible image topper — $12.00
  • Extra frosting — $3.00

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Adding an Add-On

  1. Open the product from your catalog.
  2. Scroll to the Add-Ons section.
  3. Tap Add an Extra.
  4. Enter the add-on name and price.
  5. Tap Save.
Customers see available add-ons when they select the product on The Board. They can toggle on whichever extras they want. Add-on prices are added to the line item total on the invoice.
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