Updated 1 October 2026 · Pludor team · 2 sources
Kiosk mode in Pludor POS switches a tablet into a customer-facing ordering screen: customers browse, pick variants, and pay themselves. Sold-out items are greyed out automatically, and leaving kiosk mode requires the staff member's exit PIN.
At busy times one cashier becomes the bottleneck and customers leave the queue.
5 steps, in this order. Each one is explained in the step-by-step guide.
You need a POS app with a kiosk mode and your menu loaded into it. In Pludor, open Point of Sale on the tablet from the Core Commerce menu, set your staff exit PIN, then tap the Kiosk button in the POS payment options — the tablet becomes a customer-facing ordering screen instantly.
It's a screen customers use to browse your menu, choose options, and pay themselves instead of ordering at the counter. It removes the cashier bottleneck at busy times, since one cashier no longer limits how many customers can order. Pludor's version is kiosk mode inside its POS, with sold-out items greyed out automatically.
Dedicated kiosk hardware and software can be a significant expense, but if you already have a tablet it can be nearly free. Pludor's kiosk mode is on for every store including the Free plan — a free amount every month, then you pay only for what you use (1 credit = 1 cent). You just need a Pludor store, which is free to create.
Use a kiosk mode that locks the screen to the ordering interface until a staff PIN is entered. Pludor does exactly this: leaving kiosk mode requires the staff member's exit PIN, so customers can only browse, pick variants, and pay. Set your staff PIN before switching on kiosk mode.
Toggle the product as sold-out in your POS and it should disappear or grey out on the customer screen immediately. In Pludor, marking a product sold-out greys it out on the kiosk instantly, so customers can't order something you've run out of. Do this as soon as an item runs out during service.
Yes, if the kiosk is connected to a card reader or offers QR pay. On Pludor, card payment on the kiosk needs a connected Stripe card reader or a paired phone as a terminal, or customers can pay by QR. If a payment fails, staff can retry or switch the customer to QR or cash.
Usually not — look for kiosk mode built into your POS rather than buying a separate kiosk product. With Pludor, kiosk mode is inside the POS itself, and it shares the same catalog, stock, and order list as your counter sales and online store. That means no syncing between systems.
With typical POS systems, a self-order kiosk is a separate product, and matching online and in-person stock usually needs a sync app or the same vendor's online platform. On Pludor, kiosk mode is built into the POS, counter, kitchen, tables, and online orders all run on one catalog and one order list, and it works with Stripe readers or a spare phone as a terminal. Staff clock-in and tips are included with the Scale plan.
It helps most when one cashier becomes the bottleneck and customers leave the queue at busy times. A kiosk lets customers order and pay themselves, so throughput isn't limited by staff. Pludor's kiosk mode is aimed exactly at quick-service restaurants, cafes, food trucks, and shops with queues.
Create a store, add your products with variants, set staff PINs, then enable kiosk mode on the tablet. On Pludor: create a free store at pludor.com/setup, add items in Products, invite staff with POS PINs under Team Staff, connect a Stripe card reader if you want card payments, then open POS on the tablet and tap Kiosk. The same catalog and stock feed both the counter POS and the kiosk.
Kiosk mode in Pludor POS switches a tablet into a customer-facing ordering screen: customers browse, pick variants, and pay themselves. Sold-out items are greyed out automatically, and leaving kiosk mode requires the staff member's exit PIN.
Quick-service restaurants, cafes, food trucks, shops with queues.
At busy times one cashier becomes the bottleneck and customers leave the queue.
On for every store, including the Free plan - a free amount every month, then pay only for what you use (1 credit = 1 cent).
1. Open POS on the tablet 2. Set your exit PIN 3. Switch to Kiosk 4. Mark sold-out items 5. Exit with your PIN Full step-by-step guide: pludor.com/tutorials/pos-kiosk-mode
Card payment on the kiosk needs a connected card reader or QR pay.
Counter, kiosk, kitchen, tables and online orders run on one catalog and one order list. Online + in-person stock: typically needs a matching online platform or sync app; on Pludor, same catalog and stock as your Pludor store. Self-order kiosk: typically separate kiosk product; on Pludor, kiosk mode inside the POS. Card hardware: typically vendor-specific readers; on Pludor, stripe readers or a spare phone as a terminal. Staff clock-in and tips: typically often an add-on; on Pludor, included with Scale.
Customer-facing product grid with variant picker. Sold-out items disabled automatically. Staff exit PIN to leave kiosk mode. Same catalog, stock and orders as the POS and online store.
Quick-service restaurants, cafes, food trucks, shops with queues.
Card payment on the kiosk needs a connected card reader or QR pay.
Point of Sale (POS): a web POS for counter sales, cash and card, synced with your online store. Card Readers & Tap to Pay: accept card payments in person with Stripe card readers or a paired phone. Restaurant Tools: online ordering, QR table ordering, kitchen display, reservations and waitlist. Team Staff: staff accounts with roles, POS PINs and a shared inbox.
Every step, in order: How to use Self-Order Kiosk.
On for every store, including the Free plan - a free amount every month, then pay only for what you use (1 credit = 1 cent).
Free to start - no card, no item limit. Pay only for what you use past the monthly free amounts.
Open my free storeChecked 1 October 2026. Fees and rules change; follow the links for the latest.