DEV3 AI Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WordPress

Restaurant menus, online ordering, table QR and a live kitchen board, with DEV3 AI menu import from photos or PDFs.

Features

• Menu builder: multiple menus, sections, items, reusable modifier groups (sizes, extras), 14 allergens, dietary tags, spice, calories, sold out, menu and section time windows.
• Beautiful, responsive menu (Gutenberg block + [dev3ro_menu] shortcode) with search, dietary filters and schema.org markup.
• Mobile-first ordering: pickup, delivery and dine-in, ASAP or time slots with capacity, delivery zones with fees, minimum orders and free-delivery thresholds, tips.
• Table QR codes with a printable sheet; dine-in orders carry the table number.
• Checkout through WooCommerce (classic and block checkout, HPOS compatible) or pay at the counter.
• Live kitchen board for tablets: auto-refresh, one-tap status changes, sound alert, dark mode, Kitchen staff role.
• Orders list with CSV export, dashboard, emails, GDPR export/erase.
• DEV3 AI (optional, your own Google AI key): import a menu from photos or a PDF into a reviewed draft, write item descriptions, suggest pairings and smart cart add-ons. Every AI result is a draft you accept, edit or reject.

Requirements

• WordPress 6.0 or newer (tested up to 6.8)
• PHP 7.4 or newer
• WooCommerce 8.0 or newer (optional integration)
• Optional: your own Google AI API key (from Google AI Studio) to switch on the DEV3 AI features. The rest of the plugin works without one.

Installation

From the release zip

1. Download dev3-ai-restaurant-menu.zip from the latest release.
2. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the zip and click Install Now.
3. Click Activate.

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/dev3tech/dev3-ai-restaurant-menu.git
cd dev3-ai-restaurant-menu
composer install --no-dev
npm ci
npm run build

Then copy the dev3-ai-restaurant-menu folder into wp-content/plugins/ and activate it.

Getting started

1. Upload the zip under Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin and activate.
2. Open DEV3 AI Restaurant → Settings and set hours, order types, zones and payments.
3. Add your menu, or use Menus → Import with DEV3 AI.
4. The "Order online" page is created for you. Print table QR codes under Tables & QR.

FAQ

Do I need WooCommerce?

No. It is only needed for online payment.

Do I need an AI key?

No. All ordering features work without AI.

External services

When you add a Google AI API key, the DEV3 AI features send the data they need (menu photos/PDFs you upload, item names and descriptions) to the Google AI API (https://ai.google.dev/). Guest contact details are never sent.

Documentation

The full HTML guide (installation, settings, hooks and FAQ) is in docs/index.html. Open it in a browser after cloning or downloading the repository.

Changelog

1.0.0

• Initial release.

Licence

Released under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later (GPL-2.0-or-later). See LICENSE.

More from DEV3

• DEV3 AI Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WordPress on the DEV3 Marketplace
• More WordPress plugins, themes and templates from DEV3