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The smart restaurant ordering system that learns customer behavior — menus, cart, delivery, reservations, WhatsApp notifications, and AI analytics, built on WooCommerce.

Description

Dish Dash is a behavior-driven restaurant ordering and management system built on WordPress and WooCommerce. It is designed to reduce time-to-order, increase repeat orders, and personalize the ordering experience through AI — without relying on third-party delivery marketplaces.

Dish Dash is NOT a generic WooCommerce storefront. It is a fully custom ordering experience with its own frontend templates, mobile-first UI, and a behavior tracking engine that collects data for AI-powered personalization.

What makes Dish Dash different:

• Commission-free — no 30% fees to Uber Eats or Glovo
• Behavior-driven — every user action is tracked and used to improve future orders
• AI-ready — collecting the data now so the AI layer can personalize later
• Mobile-first — built for Africa where ordering happens on phones, not desktops
• WhatsApp-native — order notifications and customer communication via WhatsApp

Core Features (Live):

• Mobile 3-screen menu UI — category list → product list → single product
• Desktop menu with category filter, live search, and deep links
• Cart panel with floating button, live totals, and delivery progress nudge
• Checkout with WhatsApp number as primary customer identity
• Threshold-based delivery fee calculation (free delivery above configurable amount)
• WhatsApp order notifications — admin receives full order, customer receives confirmation
• Birthday collection flow — second WhatsApp message after first order only
• Table reservations with WhatsApp notifications and admin management
• Customer profiles — tier system (Regular, VIP, Champion, Diamond) based on lifetime spend
• Behavior tracking engine — view_product, add_to_cart, search, cart_open, order, reservation_made, and more
• Google Reviews integration with 12-hour caching
• Email authentication with SMTP verification
• Opening hours system with split sessions and closed-state UI

Coming in Future Phases:

• Backend analytics dashboard — top products, peak hours, repeat customers, revenue trends
• AI Rules Engine — behavior-based personalization and smart nudges
• Loyalty & QR — points system and QR scan ordering
• SaaS Platform — multi-tenant white-label for other restaurants

Installation

1. Upload the dish-dash folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
3. Ensure WooCommerce is installed and active
4. Go to Dish Dash → Settings to configure your restaurant details
5. Add menu items as WooCommerce products with categories
6. Add the shortcode [dd_menu] to your menu page

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this require WooCommerce?

Yes. WooCommerce handles products, cart sessions, and payment processing. Dish Dash sits on top of WooCommerce as an ordering layer.

What PHP version is required?

PHP 8.2 or higher is required.

Does this work with any WordPress theme?

Dish Dash ships with its own custom theme (dish-dash-theme) and its own frontend templates. It is designed to run as a standalone ordering site, not alongside a generic WordPress theme.

How does WhatsApp notification work?

Dish Dash uses WhatsApp wa.me links (Mode A). When an order is placed, the customer is shown a WhatsApp link pre-filled with their order confirmation. Admin receives a separate notification. WhatsApp Business API (Mode B) is planned for a future release.

Is customer data stored?

Yes. Customer records are stored in a custom database table using WhatsApp number as the primary identity. Order history, delivery address, birthday (if provided), and spend tier are tracked per customer.

Changelog

3.4.9

• Pre-Phase 5 audit fixes: frontend asset gating, N+1 query eliminated in menu grid, cross-module DB violation resolved, dead tracking schemas removed

3.4.8

• Phase 4 complete: reservations with WhatsApp notifications, deposit scaffolding, customer tier system, Google Reviews integration, auth module with email verification

3.2.12

• Phase 2 complete: mobile 3-screen menu UI, desktop menu polish, deep links, behavior tracking validated, DD_API data layer live

3.1.17

• Schema versioning, DD_API facade, event health check, 0% tracking failure rate

Upgrade Notice

3.4.9

Audit fix release. No database changes. Safe to update.