Explore the Smartest Food Ordering & Reservation Plugin for WordPress – WP Cafe

We’re excited to introduce WPCafe 3.0, a fully revamped version of your favourite restaurant management plugin. This isn’t just a visual refresh — it’s a complete rethinking of how you manage food orders, reservations, locations, and menu items in WordPress.

With an intuitive interface, smarter features, and streamlined workflows, WPCafe 3.0 is designed to save your time, reduce friction, and help your restaurant run like clockwork.

What’s more? Let’s check out below!

Improving our WordPress restaurant plugin: Here’s why?

WPCafe has been helping restaurant owners streamline operations for years. But as our community grew, so did its needs.

Our users told us they wanted simpler workflows, cleaner navigation, and a dashboard that feels like second nature. So we listened — and went back to the drawing board.

WPCafe 3.0 is the result of that vision: a faster, friendlier, more intuitive experience from the moment you activate the plugin.

How does our WordPress restaurant plugin make management easier?

Everything we build at WPCafe is centred around one thing — helping restaurant owners serve their customers better. Every update, redesign, and new feature is made to simplify your workflow and give you more control, without the overwhelm.

WPCafe 3.0 follows that same philosophy. With its redesigned interface and powerful tools, restaurant owners can now manage food orders, reservations, and menus more efficiently than ever.

Whether you’re running a single cafe or multiple branches, the new experience makes it easier to stay organized and serve faster.

What’s new in our WordPress restaurant plugin (v3.0)?

This update isn’t just about appearance — it’s about powerful functionality that streamlines how your restaurant operates online.

Here’s what’s included:

1. More robust and clean onboarding steps

Now, setting up your restaurant is easier and faster than ever. No more complications and hassle, WPCafe 3.0 introduces a brand-new onboarding guide to give you a step-by-step walk-through, from the starting to enabling core services like pickup, delivery, and dine-in.

It’s beginner-friendly and ensures a proper setup in minutes. What’s more?

• You can set up your result with your business details
• Set up the reservations
• Configure the weekly schedule depending on your restaurant’s availability
• All in an intuitive dashboard.

2. Track orders, reservations, and performance all in one dashboard

Our redesigned dashboard provides a comprehensive view of your restaurant’s performance. The dashboard isn’t just prettier — it’s more powerful. You can:

• View total revenue, order count, and reservation status at a glance.
• Quickly jump to food orders and reservations.
• Track progress statuses (e.g., Processing, Completed, Delivering) in real time.
• Gain insights to enhance service flow and informed decision-making.

3. One-click setup guide to get started quickly

Want to get a quick kickstart? Here you go. Our newly designed setup guide with a checklist will help you configure the settings from menu availability to product add-ons in a single guided session.

It’s like having a virtual assistant for setting up your business. The new setup guide helps you:

• Add restaurant info and hours
• Define availability windows
• Enable delivery, pickup, and reservation options
• Set up menu items and add-ons
• Configure discounts, receipts, and tipping. All from one streamlined interface.

4. Separate real-time lists for food orders and reservations

You can get complete control over your restaurant workflow, whether it’s live orders or reservations, everything is manageable.

Yes, the two separate sections will let you manage live food orders and reservations without any complications or hassle.

• Live food orders: Track current orders, order type, status, and contact details.

• Live reservations: See guest counts, food pre-orders, time slots, and statuses. Each list is filterable and searchable, letting you respond quickly to demand.

6. Multi-location support with delivery, pickup, and reservation management

More locations, more restaurants, no problems. Because WP Cafe 3.0 lets you manage and configure all these with a fingertip. The overall dashboard and UI provide a sleek environment for you to set up and configure everything with ease.

You can:

• Manage each branch individually.
• Customize opening hours and holiday schedules.
• Assign food delivery and pickup, and reservation types per location
• Sync menus or customize them per outlet. It’s a complete solution for multi-branch restaurant operations.

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7. A nice and clean food menu to browse food easily

WPCafe 3.0 brings a newly designed food menu layout that’s clean, easy to navigate, and optimized for both admin management and customer browsing.

The updated food menu lets you do:

• Category-based organization for quick access
• Add food labels, tags, and icons easily
• Built-in video/documentation guide for a smoother learning curve
• Flexible layouts for small or large menus. Customers get a better browsing experience, and you get a cleaner setup flow.

8. Product add-ons with live preview feature

WPCafe 3.0 lets you upsell and customize your menu items like never before. With the new product add-ons system, you can offer flexible options such as extra toppings, sauces, sides, portion sizes, and more — all from the same interface.

• Add interactive input types: checkboxes, radio buttons, or dropdowns
• Mark options as required or leave them as optional
• Assign prices to each add-on — either individually or by quantity
• View a real-time preview of how these options will look on the front end

It will not only enhance the customer experience but also help increase average order value by encouraging upgrades and customizations during checkout. It’s ideal for pizza shops, burger joints, cafes, or any restaurant that offers personalized meals.

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9. Instant QR code generation for download

WPCafe 3.0 makes it incredibly easy to create and manage QR codes without any third-party tools. You can instantly generate QR codes linked to:

• Specific table IDs for dine-in guests
• Pages, custom menus, or ordering sections on your website

Once generated, these QR codes can be downloaded with a single click and printed for use on tables, takeaway packaging, or kiosks.

This feature is perfect for offering contactless dining experiences, speeding up the ordering process, and reducing manual errors. Whether you’re running a cafe, food court, or multi-branch restaurant, QR ordering helps customers place orders quickly, right from their smartphones.

10. Time and product-based smart discounts (Fixed, Percentage, Standard)

WPCafe 3.0 gives you complete control over your discount strategy with a powerful rules-based system. You can create automatic discounts based on:

• Time (e.g., lunch, happy hour)
• Product types or categories
• Discount type: Fixed, Percentage, or Standard. Apply to the total amount or specific items. These rules are automated based on the current date and time.

These discounts are applied automatically based on the customer’s order time and selected items — no manual input needed. Whether you’re running time-limited promotions or daily specials, this feature helps you boost sales, attract repeat customers, and keep things running smoothly behind the scenes.

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11. Custom receipt slips for kitchen, delivery, and packing

WPCafe 3.0 allows you to fully customize receipt templates based on who’s receiving them. Tailor the layout and information for each type of staff to reduce confusion and streamline operations during busy hours.

Customize how receipts are printed for:

• Kitchen staff – show only order items with quantity and special instructions
• Delivery team – include customer address, phone number, and delivery type
• Packing staff – display complete order details for accurate packaging

It ensures each department gets the exact information they need, helping your team work faster, stay organized, and avoid costly mistakes.

12. Automatic menu changes based on time (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

WPCafe 3.0 lets you set up time-based menus that switch automatically based on the time of day — no manual effort required. You can create multiple menus for:

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner

Once set, WPCafe will display the right menu at the right time, helping you run timed promotions, manage kitchen operations more smoothly, and offer a tailored customer experience throughout the day.

In just a few minutes, you’ll see how WPCafe 3.0 looks, feels, and flows — from setting up your restaurant to managing orders and customizing your menus. Whether you’re already using WPCafe or just getting started, this video will give you a clear idea of how much easier your workflow is about to become.

Watch the full demo below:

WPCafe 3.0 is ready for restaurants like yours

WPCafe 3.0 isn’t just a version update — it’s a complete upgrade in how restaurant owners manage their online operations. With a cleaner UI, better workflows, and more innovative features, it’s built to help you run your business more efficiently and serve your customers better.