What’s New in Restaurant Menu 2.5.0: Styling Refreshes, Admin Redesign, and Powerful New Features
The Restaurant Menu plugin has been updated to version 2.5.0, bringing a major redesign and several new features that enhance both the front-end experience and admin management. This release focuses on improving usability, adding new options for orders, and refreshing key visual elements of your menus.
Important Styling Updates
Version 2.5.0 introduces significant updates to the default “Classic Style” and “Image Style” menu styles. If you are using either style, we highly recommend testing the update on a staging environment first, especially if you have customized layouts or CSS.
Other styling improvements include:
- Updated side ordering cart design for a cleaner look.
- Improved menu item lightbox design for a better browsing experience.
Admin Redesign
The plugin admin has been redesigned to make menu management simpler and more intuitive. Reorganized ordering settings and options provide easier access to essential features, helping you manage your restaurant menu efficiently.
New Features for Orders
This release adds several powerful options to enhance your customers’ ordering experience:
- Discount codes: Create and apply discounts for online orders.
- Tips: Allow visitors to add a tip to their order.
- Order time selection: Visitors can now select when their order should be prepared.
- Delivery options: Let visitors indicate delivery, set a delivery fee, and specify a minimum order amount.
- ETA management: Admins can now specify an estimated time for pickup or delivery.
- Add to Cart in lightbox: Customers can add items directly from the lightbox.
- Export orders: Easily export order data for accounting or reporting purposes.
Payment Breakdown Improvements
Order payment amounts are now broken down into subtotal, tax, tip, delivery, and total, giving a clearer picture of what is being charged.
Why Update?
Updating to 2.5.0 ensures your site benefits from the latest design refreshes, admin improvements, and expanded ordering options. Make sure to test any customizations in a staging environment first to avoid conflicts with the refreshed menu styles. Review the changelog for the full list of improvements, download the WordPress.org free plugin for testing, or purchase the Ultimate version to unlock all features.
