
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 (optional single-category filter in the editor) - 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
- Duplicate menu — copy an existing menu (file + schedule) in one click
- 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
Menu preview (website vs QR at a date/time)
Yes
Yes
Printable QR codes and bundled PDF.js
Yes
Yes
Admin in Swedish and English
Yes
Yes
Guest languages and bilingual menu content
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Yes
Backup and restore
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Yes
Online menu (dishes, prices, allergens, CSV import/export)
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Yes
Campaign menus and category scheduling on QR
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Yes
Table ordering, kitchen & waiter screens, live order status
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Yes
Table booking, floor plan, and waitlist
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Yes
Stripe payments and split bill
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Yes
Overview dashboard, charts, and dish statistics
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Yes
AI guest chat (your OpenAI key)
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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
Privacy: On activation, deactivation, and uninstall, the plugin sends your site URL, plugin version, WordPress version, PHP version, and locale to Maca at https://api.maca.se/v1/restu/events.php so we can improve the plugin and count active installations. If you choose to send deactivation feedback, your selected reason and optional comment are included. No menu files, categories, or visitor data are transmitted.
Screenshots

Category management with thumbnails and sort order

Menu edit screen with scheduling (dates, weekdays, daily times)

Frontend category buttons and menu display

QR menu page settings and printable QR code