{"id":17,"date":"2026-10-04T23:25:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T04:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webintegrate.com\/blog\/?p=17"},"modified":"2026-10-04T23:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T04:25:58","slug":"catering-requests-now-on-wordpress-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webintegrate.com\/blog\/catering-requests-now-on-wordpress-org\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Integrate Catering Requests is now on WordPress.org"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our first plugin, <strong>Web Integrate Catering Requests<\/strong>, is now listed in the official WordPress.org plugin directory. It&#8217;s free, and you can install it right from your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s built for restaurants, caf\u00e9s, bakeries and caterers that get catering orders by phone or email. Now customers can see your catering packages and send a request from your own website, and every request lands in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/web-integrate-catering-requests\/\">Get it free on WordPress.org<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it does<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Catering menu:<\/strong> show your packages with photos, price per person, minimum guests and dietary labels such as vegetarian or gluten-free.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Request form:<\/strong> customers pick the event date, number of guests and packages, and see an estimated total as they go.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Requests inbox:<\/strong> every request is saved in your WordPress dashboard, with statuses and private notes, and sent to you by email.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Booking rules:<\/strong> set how many days&#8217; notice you need, a daily event limit and dates you&#8217;re closed, so you only get requests you can take.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Private by design:<\/strong> built-in spam protection with no outside services, and your customers&#8217; requests stay on your own website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No WooCommerce and no monthly platform fees. It works with any block theme and looks especially good with our <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.webintegrate.com\/\">Savor restaurant theme<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try it before you install<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.webintegrate.com\/#catering\">See the catering menu and request form<\/a> on our demo restaurant site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.webintegrate.com\/demo-admin\/\">Look around the admin side<\/a>: one click, no login needed, read-only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install it in a minute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In your WordPress dashboard, go to <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search for <strong>Web Integrate Catering Requests<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Install Now<\/strong>, then <strong>Activate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/webintegrate.com\/guides\/catering-requests\/\">step-by-step guide<\/a> to add your packages and put the menu and form on a page. Updates now arrive through your dashboard like any other plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Already using Catering Requests 0.3 from our website?<\/strong> The new version is a separate plugin, but your packages and requests carry over. The guide&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/webintegrate.com\/guides\/catering-requests\/#install-the-plugin\">upgrade steps<\/a> take two minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming next: Pro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The free plugin collects requests. <strong>Web Integrate Catering Requests Pro<\/strong>, planned for December 2026, will help you turn them into booked, paid events: quotes your customers accept online, deposits through Stripe, an event calendar and a printable kitchen prep sheet. <a href=\"https:\/\/webintegrate.com\/plugins\/catering-requests\/\">See what&#8217;s planned<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We&#8217;d love your feedback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions or ideas? Post in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/web-integrate-catering-requests\/\">support forum on WordPress.org<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/webintegrate.com\/#contact\">contact us<\/a>. If the plugin helps your business, a <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/web-integrate-catering-requests\/reviews\/#new-post\">review on WordPress.org<\/a> helps other restaurants find it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t have time to set it up? Our <a href=\"https:\/\/webintegrate.com\/installation\/\">WordPress Installation service<\/a> can do it for you.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our free catering plugin for restaurants is now in the official WordPress.org directory: show catering packages, take event requests and manage them in WordPress. 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