Description
Simple Restaurant Menu Display allows you to:
- Create and categorize menu items using a custom post type and taxonomy
- Define multiple quantity/price pairs for items (like size/portion/volume)
- Mark items as “Special” with a custom field badge
- Override styles using your theme
- Insert menus easily via a Gutenberg block or shortcode
Usage
- Add menu items under Menu Items > Add New in the admin.
- Assign items to a Menu Section (taxonomy).
- Optionally mark as Special or add pricing quantities.
- [simple_restaurant_menu_display] — shows full menu grouped by section.
- [simple_restaurant_menu_display section=”breakfast”] — filters items to the “breakfast” section.
- [simple_restaurant_menu_display special=”yes”] — shows only special items.
- [simple_restaurant_menu_display section=”lunch” special=”yes”] — shows special lunch items.
- Insert the Menu Block via the Gutenberg editor.
Template Overrides
You can override the HTML templates used to display menu items.
Template Files You Can Override
| Plugin File | Theme Override Location |
|———————————–|———————————————————————-|
| templates/simpremed-menu-item.php
| your-theme/simple-restaurant-menu-display/simpremed-menu-item.php
|
| templates/simpremed-menu-loop.php
| your-theme/simple-restaurant-menu-display/simpremed-menu-loop.php
|
How to Override
1. Create this directory in your theme:
/wp-content/themes/your-theme/simple-restaurant-menu-display/
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Copy the plugin template file(s) to your theme directory.
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Edit the templates in your theme as needed.
✅ If a template file exists in your theme, it will be used instead of the plugin default.
Filters
simpremed_currency_symbol
— Change the currency symbol.simpremed_template_part
— Customize the logic for loading template parts.
Translation
This plugin is translation-ready and includes a .pot
file in the /languages
folder.
Screenshots
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Simple Restaurant Menu
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/
directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- Navigate to Menu Items to add your restaurant’s dishes
- Use the
[simple_restaurant_menu_display]
shortcode to embed menus in pages/posts
FAQ
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Can I add multiple prices for a single item?
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Yes! Use the quantity/price repeater on the edit screen.
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Yes, you can override
simpremed-style.css
in your theme folder. -
Is it Gutenberg compatible?
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Yes! A block is available to easily insert the menu shortcode.
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Contributors & Developers
“Simple Restaurant Menu Display” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release with CPT, taxonomy, repeater fields, and Gutenberg block.