maca Restu

maca Restu helps restaurants and cafés publish menus on WordPress with categories, thumbnails, PDF or image files, and smart scheduling. Features

• Menu categories with optional thumbnail images
• Upload menus as PDF or image (drag & drop or media library)
• Schedule by date range, weekdays, and daily time windows
• Website shows published menus for browsing; QR page shows only live menus
• Shortcode [maca_menu_list] and Gutenberg block
• Short QR URL (e.g. /qrmeny/) with printable QR codes
• PDF rendering with bundled PDF.js (HTTPS-friendly)
• Inline, popup, or new-tab display modes
• Optional menu title and serving-hours notice on the website
• Close button on website menus (similar to QR view)
• Menu preview — pick date/time and compare website vs QR visibility
• Swedish and English translations

maca Restu Pro The free plugin above is complete on its own. maca Restu Pro adds online menus, ordering, booking, payments, and more. | | Free | Pro | | --- | --- | --- | | PDF/image menus, scheduling, QR page, shortcode & block | Yes | Yes | | Printable QR codes and bundled PDF.js | Yes | Yes | | Admin in Swedish and English | Yes | Yes | | Guest languages and bilingual menu content | — | Yes | | Backup and restore | — | Yes | | Online menu (dishes, prices, allergens, CSV import/export) | — | Yes | | Campaign menus and category scheduling on QR | — | Yes | | Table ordering, kitchen & waiter screens, live order status | — | Yes | | Table booking, floor plan, and waitlist | — | Yes | | Stripe payments and split bill | — | Yes | | Overview dashboard, charts, and dish statistics | — | Yes | | AI guest chat (your OpenAI key) | — | Yes | Full comparison and licensing: maca.se/restu-pro. PDF menus, QR, and scheduling work in Pro without a license; the subscription unlocks the Pro-only rows above. Author: Maca Development

1. Upload the maca-restu folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress
3. Go to maca Restu in the admin menu to create categories and menus
4. Add the shortcode [maca_menu_list] to a page or use the maca Restu block

Database tables are created automatically on activation. Recommended: Set your site timezone under Settings → General so scheduling uses the correct local time. Use HTTPS for WordPress Address and Site Address when serving PDF menus.

1.0.36

• Menu preview — new admin page under maca Restu → Menu preview. Pick a date and time to see which categories and menus appear on the website versus the QR menu, with a category visibility table.

1.0.35

• Fixed Gutenberg block not appearing in the block inserter (block.json metadata now loaded on registration).

1.0.34

• Fixed interactive elements on standalone pages (QR menu, menu viewer, QR print) when scripts loaded in the document head.
• Standalone pages now print scripts at the end of the body so DOM bindings work reliably.

1.0.33

• Readme: condensed Free vs Pro comparison table.

1.0.32

• Readme: Free vs Pro comparison tables from maca.se/restu-pro/; Pro links updated.

1.0.31

• Plugin URI, Author URI, and Donate link point to maca.se.
• Readme mentions maca Restu Pro (free plugin remains fully functional).

1.0.30

• Plugin Check: remove discouraged load_plugin_textdomain() (WP.org loads translations automatically).
• Plugin Check: avoid nonce warning when reading admin action for script enqueue.

1.0.29

• Fix WP 6.4+ deprecation notice on QR print and standalone menu pages.
• Center QR code in admin preview and print layout.

1.0.28

• Author URI and Donate link temporarily point to GitHub (WordPress.org URL review).

1.0.27

• Renamed to maca Restu (slug maca-restu, text domain maca-restu).

1.0.26

• WordPress.org packaging: directory icons and banners, unified admin menu slugs.

1.0.25

• WordPress.org review fixes: wp_enqueue_* for all assets, bundled PDF.js and local QR generation, ABSPATH guards.

1.0.24

• Free plugin contains core menu features only (no premium upsell in admin).

1.0.20

• Fix PHP 8.5 deprecation: stop rewrite flush loop on every page load
• Minimal Gutenberg block registration via standalone callback (no block.json metadata on init)
• Clear stale flush flags from older versions automatically

1.0.19

• Fix PHP 8.4 deprecation on frontend and QR menu page (block registration hooks)
• Restrict block editor script hook registration to admin requests
• Move user guide markdown files to docs/ folder (WordPress Plugin Check compliance)
• Exclude local _zipcheck folders from release package

1.0.18

• Fix PHP 8.4/8.5 deprecation warning on QR menu page and other front-end requests
• Register Gutenberg block programmatically (avoids metadata script hook issue on init)
• Prevent duplicate plugin init and rewrite flush loops

1.0.17

• Fix PHP 8.4 deprecation warning on the User Guide admin page

1.0.16

• Swedish translations compiled (MO file included)
• Guide files included in plugin package; improved guide rendering
• More complete Swedish strings on Settings page

1.0.15

• Centralized database layer for Plugin Check compliance
• QR print page requires admin capability and nonce

1.0.14

• WordPress Plugin Check fixes (escaping, input sanitization, Tested up to 7.0)
• Exclude phpcs.xml.dist from release package

1.0.13

• Removed Powered by credit from QR menu page

1.0.12

• Updated Powered by credit text (removed in 1.0.13)

1.0.11

• Close button on new-tab menu viewer page

1.0.10

• QR menu page uses same display mode as website (popup/new page/inline)

1.0.9

• Powered by credit on QR page (removed in 1.0.13)

1.0.8

• Fixed popup and new-page display modes when using list view or cached pages
• List view now uses vertical buttons and respects display mode settings
• Display mode read from page markup to avoid stale cache issues

1.0.7

• Swedish weekday names with leading capital letter
• Weekdays use WordPress locale (with plugin translation fallback)

1.0.6

• Fixed weekday names in admin and serving-hours notice (Swedish)

1.0.5

• Close button on website menus (inline and popup modes)

1.0.4

• Menu title setting respected for PDF.js display
• Serving-hours note in AJAX/PDF view
• Swedish translations for new settings

1.0.3

• Time-of-day and weekday scheduling
• Short QR URL, website vs QR menu logic
• Local PDF.js, HTTPS URL normalization

1.0.2

• Shortcode, Gutenberg block, and QR page fixes
• Mobile and mixed-content improvements

1.0.1

• Bug fixes and stability improvements

1.0.0

• Initial release