The Philosophy
An independent shop should be able to look just as sharp online as any chain — without platform fees, monthly subscriptions, or a cut taken from every order. That's the whole point of the free core.
The full core — the visual builder, all eight templates, the REST API, the Gutenberg block, and the whole admin system — is GPL-licensed and free. PizzaTierPro adds WooCommerce ordering for shops ready to sell straight from their own site, and buying it is what keeps development moving.
I'm Ryan Bishop, working out of Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Through my studio, Island Sun Design, I build tools for small food businesses and the WordPress developers who set them up.
What guides it
The core plugin stays free and GPL-licensed, with no paywall in front of the essentials. PizzaTierPro is paid, but it's GPL too — there's no proprietary lock-in anywhere in the project.
A pizza builder doesn't have to look like a 2009 order form. Each template is drawn to feel current, quick, and ready to match a brand the moment it's switched on.
Filter hooks, a JavaScript events API, namespaced function guards, and tidy REST endpoints mean the plugin drops into just about any stack without a fight.
PocketPie makes the case on its own: the phone is treated as a primary screen, not a shrunk-down desktop. Every template reflows cleanly on small displays.
Custom post types, Gutenberg blocks, shortcodes, WP_Query, wp_localize_script — the plugin is written in WordPress's own vocabulary from the ground up.
Steady releases, written-up change notes, and a help library that keeps growing. This is a maintained project, not a one-time drop.
Under the Hood
A plain list of what ships in each plugin, so developers know exactly what they're building on.