Overview
This article explains how to invite your customers to shop your public DistruCommerce Menus. You’ll learn how to select or add contacts, customize the email invitation, and send invitations directly from your menu dashboard.
Prerequisites:
You must have at least one Public or Password Protected Distru Commerce Menu.
Table of Contents
Video
1. How to Invite Customers
Go to Distru Commerce Seller > Your Menus.
In the Internal Menu Name column, click the blue Invite button next to the menu you want to share.
Select Contacts
You’ll see a list of all contacts saved in your account. For each contact, you’ll see:
Contact Name
Company
Last Sent (when they were last invited to shop this menu)
Select Who to Invite
Use the checkboxes on the left to choose who should receive the email.
You can search by contact name or company using the search bar.
The top bar will show how many contacts you’ve selected.
2. Add or Edit a Contact
To add a New Contact
Click Add New Contact and fill in the following:
First Name (required)
Last Name (optional)
Email Address (required)
Company (required)
Click Add & Select Contact to save and auto-select them.
To Edit a Contact
Click the Edit icon next to the contact.
Update any field as needed (name, email, company).
Click Update & Select Contact to save changes.
If you create a contact directly in the CRM and it doesn’t have an email or an assigned company, edit it directly in this section to add the email address and select an existing company.
3. Preview & Customize the Email
Switch to the Preview Email tab to customize the message:
Subject Line:
Default is: Shop our new menu
Customize to match your tone or campaign if desired
Email Body Includes:
Your menu’s banner image and logo
A default message that you can customize to match your tone or campaign if desired.
If your menu is Password Protected, you may want to include the password in the body of the email.
A green button labeled Shop Our Menu, which links directly to your public or password protected menu.
A short description of DistruCommerce
4. Send Your Invites
Once you’ve selected your contacts and previewed your email:
Click Send Invites at the bottom
Emails will be sent instantly with access to your public menu
That’s it. Your customers are now just a click away from ordering via Distru Commerce!