Description

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)
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

Screenshots

Category management with thumbnails and sort order

Menu edit screen with scheduling (dates, weekdays, daily times) — Category management with thumbnails and sort order

Installation

Upload the maca-restu folder to /wp-content/plugins/
Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress
Go to maca Restu in the admin menu to create categories and menus
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.

FAQ

How do I show menus on a page?: Add [maca_menu_list] to any page or post, or insert the maca Restu block in the block editor.
How does scheduling work?: Each menu can have a start/end date, selected weekdays, and optional daily start/end times. On the website, visitors can browse published menus; a yellow notice can show serving hours when a menu is outside its live window. The QR menu page only lists categories and menus that are live right now.
What is the QR menu URL?: After activation, guests can open /qrmeny/ on your site (slug can be changed in maca Restu Settings). Generate and print QR codes under maca Restu QR Codes.
Does the plugin work with HTTPS?: Yes. PDF URLs are normalized to HTTPS when your site uses SSL, and PDF.js is bundled in the plugin.
How do I uninstall completely?: Deactivate and delete the plugin from Plugins. uninstall.php removes database tables and plugin options.
Is there a Pro version?: Yes. maca Restu Pro is a separate plugin with online menus, table ordering, booking, Stripe payments, statistics, and more. The free plugin includes PDF/image menus, scheduling, and QR codes — see the comparison table in the Description section. Full list: maca.se/restu-pro.

Reviews

puerto34 June 18, 2026

It is easy to install, fast and do its job perfect for my restaurant.

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Contributors & Developers

“maca Restu” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

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

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