--- title: "Business settings" description: "Business settings configure store details, sign-up rules, operation limits, order fees, and branded emails from the Ordering.co Dashboard." canonical: https://www.ordering.co/features/platform-configuration-settings/ --- [Administration and security](https://www.ordering.co/features/all-features/?category=admin#feature-catalog) # Configure your business exactly the way you run it. From the Dashboard, set up your store details, choose which fees you charge, set the limits that shape how orders run, and decide how your platform emails customers and your team, all in one settings area. [Start for free](https://accounts.ordering.co/)[Book a demo](https://www.ordering.co/contact/?meeting=demo#book) Included in every plan Restaurant, Marketplace, and Enterprise Works in - Dashboard [See pricing](https://www.ordering.co/pricing/) Business settings ## What you can do - ### Store settings Configure each store's details, schedule, menu, payment methods, taxes and fees, and layout from one settings panel. - ### Sign-up settings Set up your business account, and decide whether drivers can register themselves or need your approval. - ### Operation settings Set pickup and status-update distance thresholds, and other limits that shape how orders run. - ### Address changes Customers can nudge the delivery pin within the distance you allow while placing an order; after that, an admin corrects the address from the order. - ### Email settings Brand the sender and reply-to identity of your order emails, and connect your own SMTP account. - ### Fees Set delivery, pickup, and processing fees, and change them whenever your business needs to. Dashboard ## Every setting your store needs, in one place Each store keeps its own settings panel in the Dashboard, so you configure exactly how that store looks, sells, and operates without touching any other store. - Store details: name, address, contact info, and everything customers see about the store - Schedule: opening hours and service windows - Menu: categories, products, and pricing - Delivery, pickup & more: which order types the store offers and how each one works - Notifications: which order and account emails go out - Payment methods: which ways customers can pay - Tax & fees: the taxes and fees applied to orders - Promotions: coupons and discounts - Preorder: how far ahead customers can schedule an order - Custom fields: extra information you collect at checkout - Personalization and layout: how the store page is arranged and presented - Ordering channels: which channels the store sells through ![The Ordering.co Dashboard stores list, with the settings panel for Burger Place (Austin) open, listing Store details, Schedule, Menu, Delivery, pickup & more, Notifications, Payment methods, Tax & fees, Promotions, Preorder, Custom fields, Personalization, Ordering channels, and Layout.](https://www.ordering.co/media/blog/dced8df62ba3a7dc77ae7363f451e004d4bc4ae9227476d8783c41f46b69b6b2.jpg) Every store's settings in one panel. Dashboard ## Control who can sign up and how Set up your own business account, and decide how new drivers join your operation. - Set up your business account with your name, contact details, menu, and payment options in a guided process - Once set up, manage your menu, inventory, and delivery or pickup options from the Business Settings dashboard - View reports on sales and customer activity from the same dashboard - Turn driver sign-up on or off, so drivers can apply directly through your ordering site - Choose whether a new driver's account activates immediately or waits for your approval ![The Ordering.co Dashboard Driver Sign Up settings, with Driver Sign Up and Driver Sign Up Approval options, next to the driver-facing sign-up page inviting drivers to join the fleet with a registration form.](https://www.ordering.co/media/blog/e57a421568777a47e7be446ad05c563e9bbd96c68543bafd93adf4b69b43ef5d.webp) Driver sign-up and approval settings. Dashboard ## Operation settings that keep orders on track Operation settings hold the distance and status rules that keep pickup, delivery, and order updates running the way your business needs. - Max distance for pickup: how far customers can be from a store to place a pickup order - Meters to change address limit: how far a customer can move the delivery pin while placing an order - Automatic status update for your business and for customers, each with its own distance threshold, so order status updates as the driver gets close - Radius distance and minimum radius distance: distance rules that apply across your operation - Add product one click: let customers add a product to their cart in a single tap - Sub categories: turn subcategories on for your menu structure ![The Ordering.co Dashboard Operation Settings panel, with fields for Max Distance for Pickup, Meters to Change Address Limit, Automatic Status Update for Business and for Customer with their distance thresholds, Radius Distance, Min Radius Distance, Add Product One Click, and Sub Categories.](https://www.ordering.co/media/blog/7691c4a3718d607201d657c9232a44aeaf963d24f2628d3d45559cf3d864dbdc.webp) Operation settings that shape how orders run. Dashboard, website, and customer app ## Set how far an address can move, and who corrects it after A customer isn't always certain of the destination when they place an order, whether they're heading to work or just unsure of the exact address. While placing the order, they can nudge the delivery pin within the distance you set; once the order exists, an admin corrects the address from that order in the Dashboard. - Customers can move the delivery pin within the distance you set while placing an order, such as marking a building entrance near the verified address - You set that distance, in meters, in Operation settings - After the order is placed, an admin edits the saved address directly on that order from the Dashboard - The corrected address reaches the assigned driver automatically - Useful when a customer is heading to a different address, such as work, or wasn't sure of the exact address when ordering, and an admin needs to fix it on their behalf Dashboard ## Emails that read as yours Order emails carry your identity, from the sender name down to which mailbox a reply lands in. - Set the sender name and the sending email address - Set the reply-to name and the address customers' replies go to - Connect your own SMTP account, with its host, username, and password, or keep the platform default - Choose which notifications go to each user level - Automatic emails go out as an order is placed, prepared, and ready for pickup or delivery - Messages can include details like the customer's name and the order total automatically ![The Ordering.co Dashboard Email Settings panel, with fields for Main Email Name, Main Email, Reply Email Name, Reply Email, and SMTP account details including the host, username, and password.](https://www.ordering.co/media/blog/deebca6a4a011dba5f5e5e7e7fd5fe4475f4550bff19ec02ad09af4895c4145e.jpg) Set the sender identity for every order email. Dashboard, checkout ## Set the fees your orders carry Set the fees that apply to online orders, and change them as your business needs shift. - Set a delivery fee, a pickup fee, or a processing fee - Vary fees by order type, or by time of day such as peak hours - Add, remove, or change a fee whenever you need to - Fees appear alongside the order subtotal at checkout, so customers see the total before they pay ![A checkout screen on Ordering.co showing the customer's order summary with a platform fee added to the subtotal, next to the delivery address, driver tip, and Place Order button.](https://www.ordering.co/media/blog/91ba97ee665f7083c4d818d953fa622ae1c2bffd8efaa6d7f671b9b89f1c40f4.jpg) Fees appear alongside the order total at checkout. ## Good to know - Which settings appear can depend on your plan and how your business is set up. - Operation limits, fees, and email settings apply per store, so multi-store businesses set them store by store. ## Related - [Menu management](https://www.ordering.co/features/menu-management/) - [Delivery areas and schedules](https://www.ordering.co/features/delivery-areas-and-schedules/) - [Proof of delivery](https://www.ordering.co/features/proof-of-delivery/) - [Customer growth tools](https://www.ordering.co/features/customer-growth-tools/) - [Manual orders](https://www.ordering.co/features/manual-orders/) [See all features](https://www.ordering.co/features/all-features/#feature-catalog) ## See how it fits your operation. Start a free trial, or walk through your setup with the Ordering.co team. Product guide: [Platform settings](https://docs.ordering.co/docs/products/dashboard/settings/platform-settings/) [Start for free](https://accounts.ordering.co/)[Book a demo](https://www.ordering.co/contact/?meeting=demo#book)