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 whole plugin — the visual builder, all eight templates, the REST API, the Gutenberg block, the admin system, and the WooCommerce ordering that used to cost money — is GPL-licensed and free. There is no paid tier and nothing held back.
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 plugin stays free and GPL-licensed, with no paywall anywhere — not in front of the essentials, and as of 2.0 not in front of the commerce features either.
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.
