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Plan Your Catering

Dynamic WordPress catering estimate engine with menu logic, add-ons, and enquiry system.

by Devang Jani · github.com/devangjani63/plan-your-catering

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/devangjani63/plan-your-catering/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/devangjani63/plan-your-catering ↗

Plan Your Catering – WordPress Estimate Engine

A modular, logic-driven WordPress plugin designed for catering businesses to generate dynamic event estimates based on guest count, menu selection, weight scale, and configurable add-ons.

This plugin operates as a fully independent estimation system — not theme dependent and not an e-commerce solution.

🚀 Core Capabilities

🔢 Dynamic Estimate Engine

  • Guest-based pricing
  • Item weight scale (Simple / Medium / Heavy)
  • Add-ons (Per Guest / Flat pricing)
  • Real-time total calculation
  • Structured estimate breakdown

📂 Menu Architecture

  • Custom Menu Sections (Veg, Jain, Beverages, etc.)
  • Menu Items linked to sections
  • Weight-based pricing logic
  • Scalable for 800+ items

➕ Add-on Management

  • Custom Add-ons CPT
  • Pricing type:
    • Per Guest
    • Flat Rate
  • Enable / Disable toggle
  • Fully admin-controlled (no hardcoding)

📩 Enquiry System

  • Stores enquiries as CPT
  • Status tracking
  • Admin email notifications
  • Structured submission records

🧠 Architecture Overview

Menu Section
→ Menu Items (with weight)
→ Add-ons (price type)
→ Estimate Calculation
→ Enquiry Storage

🧾 Shortcode Usage

[plan_your_catering]

Renders:

  • Multi-step estimation form
  • Menu selection
  • Add-on selection
  • Estimate calculation
  • Enquiry submission

⚙️ Technical Highlights

  • Modular class-based architecture
  • Shortcode-driven frontend rendering
  • Custom Post Types
  • Meta fields management
  • Business logic separated from theme
  • CSV-ready data structure
  • Scalable structure

📦 Folder Structure

plan-your-catering/ │ ├── plan-your-catering.php ├── includes/ ├── assets/ │ ├── css/ │ └── js/

🚫 Not an E-Commerce Plugin

This plugin:

  • Does NOT process payments
  • Does NOT include cart functionality
  • Does NOT expose pricing publicly

It is an estimate and enquiry generation engine only.

🛠 Requirements

  • WordPress 6.0+
  • PHP 7.4+
  • No external dependencies

📌 Roadmap

  • Drag & drop admin ordering
  • CSV import UI
  • AJAX estimate preview
  • PDF estimate export
  • CRM integration

📸 Screenshots

Admin Menu Sections Estimate Form Menu Selection Enquiry CPT

👨‍💻 Author

Devang Jani
WordPress Developer | Performance Marketing Specialist