SMTP2GO for WordPress – vs Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce

SMTP2GO’s WordPress plugin replaces the default built in wp_mail() functionality (phpmailer) and sends your email via SMTP2GO’s API and industry leading email delivery platform. SMTP2GO provides valuable insights into every aspect of your email’s life cycle, enabling you to track delivery rates, opens, clicks, and bounce rates. Whether your email is transactional, marketing, newsletter, contact form, or notification – we have got you covered. The main benefits of using the official SMTP2GO plugin: We have made our plugin as easy and low maintenance as possible – you can set it up in under ten minutes. Take over from the default WordPress email system for more reliable delivery – you can be confident your emails have arrived at their destination inbox successfully. Get access to our intuitive real-time reporting tools. You can uncover what is going on behind the scenes with delivery, open rates, click rates, bounce, and unsubscription reports. We offer secure worldwide servers with intelligent routing for network redundancy and speedy delivery. We handle SPF and DKIM on your behalf. SMTP2GO can even turn your “http” links into “https”. Diagnose and resolve delivery issues with our insightful reporting page, or reach out to our award-winning support team who are available almost 24/7 to help address problems in a timely, friendly fashion. We have a dedicated Review team who constantly monitor the reputations of our IP’s and we proactively alert members to any suspicious changes in their email regimen. Avoid poor reputation and throttling or limitations from over-used shared web hosts and other providers. Sign up here. Support If you have questions or need assistance then feel free to contact the support team by logging into your SMTP2GO dashboard and clicking the support icon on the top right navigation bar. More information on this plugin is available in our knowledgebase. About SMTP2GO Founded in 2006, SMTP2GO is a fast and scalable world class email service provider for sending transactional and marketing emails. It is developed and supported by a team of delivery experts at the forefront of the email industry, providing a reliable SMTP solution for over 35,000 businesses. Complexities such as reputation monitoring, SPF and DKIM are professionally managed for each customer. Native-English speaking support is available worldwide (agents in the USA, EU, UK, Australia, and New Zealand). Our data centers are located around the world, meaning lightning-fast connection speeds, network redundancy, and GDPR compliance.

Food Menu is a WordPress restaurant menu plugin that lets you build a beautiful food menu and take online food orders through WooCommerce. It works as a standalone menu display with no WooCommerce required, then upgrades to full online ordering whenever you are ready. Restaurants, cafés, cloud kitchens, fast-food outlets, and catering services use it to showcase dishes and sell online from one place. The big 6.0.0 update makes the plugin far more generous: table reservation, tips and gratuity, special-menu popups, and product discounts are now free, alongside a faster React-based settings panel. If you want a simple, good-looking menu, Food Menu does that on its own. If you want a complete restaurant ordering system, switch the data source to WooCommerce and you are ready to accept orders. 👉 Demo | Documentation | Get Pro Version 👈 This restaurant menu WordPress plugin gives restaurant owners everything to manage online food ordering, food delivery and pickup, and table reservations, then present it all in layouts that drive orders. 👉 Click here to get Red Chili – WordPress Theme using FoodMenu Pro plugin 👉 Click here to get Panpie – WordPress Theme using FoodMenu Pro plugin 🆕 What’s New in 6.0.0 Version 6.0.0 is the largest release yet, and several premium features are now included free. Now free: Table Reservation — booking form, capacity handling, and an admin reservation list so guests can reserve tables from your site. Now free: Tips & Gratuity — fixed or percentage tips on the cart and checkout. Now free: Special Menu Popup — a scheduled, time-based popup for offers and specials, with custom title, call-to-action button, and multiple styles. Now free: Product Discount — percentage-based discounts to run promotions. New settings panel — a redesigned admin interface that is faster and easier to configure. Food Order Location display on WooCommerce, mini-cart page/post-type exclusions, and WooCommerce Blocks support for Pickup/Delivery and Tip blocks. New Pro operations suite — QR code table ordering, kitchen monitor, POS printing, SMS and WhatsApp notifications, inventory management, order tracking, and more (see Pro Features). 🌟 Why Choose Food Menu for Your Restaurant Website? Running a food business online takes more than a list of dishes. You need a menu customers enjoy browsing and an ordering flow that does not get in their way, without paying for features before you have even launched. Food Menu is built around that idea. It supports two distinct modes. Use the Food Menu post type for a clean, visual menu with images, descriptions, and pricing. Or activate WooCommerce to turn the same menu into a full ordering system with cart, checkout, and payments. You are never forced into ecommerce to display a menu, and you are never blocked from growing into one. And with 6.0.0, the free version now covers reservations, tipping, special-menu popups, and discounts, so you can launch a capable restaurant site at no cost. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent plugin backed by responsive and dedicated support! I purchased this plugin and needed some help customizing the CSS. I opened a support ticket and received a quick, detailed response. Thank you for the excellent support! — muhabas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best of the best I had my website 10 years now. I used may different plugins. This is the best one. My conversion rate increased and customers use it easily. Their support is fantastic too. Highly recomended — efe84 👉 Check out our great reviews! 🌟 Two Data Sources, One Menu This WordPress plugin for restaurant menus supports two data sources. Food Menu Post Type: Display a food menu in a visually appealing layout using item name, image, short description, and pricing. No online ordering and no WooCommerce required. WooCommerce: Integrate your menu with WooCommerce to enable online food ordering. Set pricing, manage inventory, handle delivery and pickup, accept tips, and run special menus and discounts. 🌟 Flexible Layouts for Every Restaurant Style Present your menu in ways that capture attention and drive orders. Food Menu provides multiple professionally designed layouts that adapt to your brand and how your customers browse. Grid Layout: Showcase items with appetizing images and key details in an organized grid. Ideal when food photography takes center stage. List Layout: A traditional, clean menu that customers find familiar and easy to scan, focused on names, descriptions, and prices. Slider Layout: Dynamic, rotating carousels to highlight daily specials, seasonal items, or featured dishes. Isotope Filter Layout: Let customers filter items by category to find exactly what they want from large menus. 🆓 Free Features Everything you need to launch, included at no cost, with several premium features newly unlocked in 6.0.0. Two Data Sources — Run a standalone Food Menu post type, or switch to WooCommerce for online ordering. Four Layouts — Grid, List, Slider, and Isotope (filterable) menu layouts. Shortcode Generator — Build unlimited shortcodes through a simple 4-step flow: Layout, Filtering, Field Selection, and Styling. Page Builder Support — Dedicated Gutenberg block, Elementor widgets, and WPBakery via shortcode. WooCommerce Mini Cart — A floating cart customers can view at a glance. Table Reservation (now free) — Booking form, capacity handling, and an admin reservation list. Tips & Gratuity (now free) — Fixed or percentage tips on the cart and checkout. Special Menu Popup (now free) — A scheduled, time-based popup for offers, with custom title, call-to-action button, and multiple styles. Product Discount (now free) — Percentage-based discounts to run promotions and boost orders. Food Order Location — Display the order location on WooCommerce. Mini-Cart Exclusions — Hide the floating cart on specific pages and post types. WooCommerce Blocks Support — Pickup/Delivery and Tip blocks for the block-based cart. Number Pagination — Standard numbered pagination for menu lists. Translation Ready — POT files included, with Loco Translate and WPML support. Styling Controls — Colors, typography, and image settings to match your site. Easy Menu Management — Create, update, and organize your menu so it always stays current. 💎 Pro Features Upgrade to Food Menu Pro for the capabilities growing food businesses need. Display & Menu 20+ additional layouts — more grid, slider, and filter variations, plus category and WooCommerce display styles. Detail page popup — single-page and multi-page popup layouts. AJAX pagination — AJAX number, load more, and auto-scroll. (The Isotope Filter layout uses AJAX pagination.) Variable pricing — different prices for sizes, such as small, medium, and large. Regular and sale price — set different prices for the same item. Ingredients & Nutrition — add details and units with drag and drop. Review & Rating — let customers review and rate your menu items. Product Add-ons — offer extra toppings, sides, and special requests to lift order value. Ordering & Fulfillment Delivery & Pickup — enable order types by food location, with weekly schedules and holidays. Visual Table Reservation — an interactive floor plan where guests pick their exact table and seat (the advanced version of the free reservation). Menu and category discounts — percentage discounts within specific menus and categories, or standard discounts across the cart. New Operations Suite (6.0.0) QR Code Table Ordering — guests scan a QR code at the table to browse and order, with each order tied to its table. Minimal Checkout for QR Orders — a stripped-down, distraction-free checkout for dine-in. Timed Products — schedule when individual products appear and disappear. Custom Order Statuses — create your own WooCommerce statuses and trigger email, SMS, and WhatsApp notifications. Order Timeline — a visual history of every order’s status changes on the admin order page. Order Tracking — a public tracking page where customers check progress with their order ID and email. Order Bumps — cross-sell suggestions in the mini-cart before checkout. Custom Checkout — a tailored, multi-step checkout with configurable sections. Order Custom Fields — add select and text checkout fields with no code. POS Printing — order confirmation, kitchen, packing, and delivery-driver slips. SMS & WhatsApp Notifications — automatic order and status-update messages. Frontend Order Dashboard — order and inventory management outside wp-admin. Inventory Management — track stock and wastage, generate reports, and review activity logs. Kitchen Monitor — a live kitchen board with audio alerts and quick status toggles. Role Manager — role-based access to orders, inventory, and the Kitchen Monitor. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X6dv7GljSA&list=PLJuuUOzROPu0&index=7] 🎯 Who Is Food Menu For? ✅ Restaurants of all sizes: From neighborhood eateries to multi-location chains, Food Menu scales to any menu with categories and filtering. ✅ Cafés and coffee shops: Present beverages, pastries, and light meals with layouts built for frequent, seasonal updates. ✅ Cloud kitchens and virtual restaurants: Delivery-first operations get streamlined online ordering without physical menus. ✅ Fast food and quick service: High-volume venues process more orders with an efficient interface. ✅ Catering companies: Showcase packages, pricing tiers, and specialty menus for events. ✅ Dine-in venues: Use Pro QR code ordering for contactless, table-side service. ⚙️ How to Use Food Menu Generate unlimited shortcodes in 4 simple steps, then place the shortcode on any page or post. 👉 Go to WordPress Admin Panel > Food Menu > Shortcode Generator, click Add Post, and you will land on the Layout tab. Choose your layout type and style, plus pagination and image settings. 👉 Open the Filtering tab and choose the food item data source. Pick Food Menu for a simple menu, or WooCommerce to enable online ordering. 👉 Open the Field Selection tab and choose which fields appear in the menu list view. 👉 Open the Styling tab to set colors for the menu title, item price, and more. Finally, publish, copy the shortcode, and embed it on your chosen page. See the Documentation for details. Fully translatable POT files included (/languages/) 🛠 Support and Documentation Need help? Access comprehensive resources: Complete Documentation Video Tutorials Support Forum Submit a Ticket Join our Facebook Community to connect with other users and get tips. 🔥 What’s Next If you like Food Menu, consider our other WordPress plugins: The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks, and Elementor Addon for Post Grid. Classified Listing – Classified ads and Directory WordPress plugin. 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