---
sidebar_label: 'Content groups'
sidebar_position: 3
---

# Content groups

Groups categories and items into a named content group. A content group is the content side of a menu — it is paired with a price group in `menudefinitions.json` to form a complete menu.

**Top-level structure:**

```json
{
  "contentGroups": {
    "<contentGroupId>": { ... }
  }
}
```

## Content group fields

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `name` | string | Yes | Internal name used for administration purposes; not displayed to guests. |
| `categories` | array of `{ referencedCategoryId }` | Yes | All categories to include — root categories, subcategories, and upsell categories alike. Root categories are displayed in the order they appear here. |
| `items` | array of `{ referencedItemId }` | Yes | All items to include — root products, containers, and config items. Every item referenced anywhere in the category tree must appear here. |

**Example:**

```json
{
  "contentGroups": {
    "10": {
      "name": "SE-Content-1",
      "categories": [
        { "referencedCategoryId": "200" },
        { "referencedCategoryId": "201" }
      ],
      "items": [
        { "referencedItemId": "1001" },
        { "referencedItemId": "1002" },
        { "referencedItemId": "1003" },
        { "referencedItemId": "1004" }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```