Alter Template & Not Lose it when Plugin Updates

Hi Morris,

Unfortunately, at the moment, there is no option or non-destructive way to do this in the plugin. We’ve noted this as a feature request and will discuss the viability of implementing a possible way to do this in a future update.

Hi
I am sure the viability would be beneficial for others as well.

I want to add some custom fields to the templates and I can’t do it safely without this implemented.

How hard would it be to implememt it, surely not that hard to do…

Thanks for replying and hopefully you can do it.

Morris

Hi
I have managed to do it, it was simple really so don’t know why the plugin developer mentioned it was a feature request as it was already available….

I created a folder called fdm-templates in my child theme and then copied the template file that I wanted to override and make my edits or changes to.

So now I have:

wp-content/themes/my-child-theme/fdm-templates/menu-item.php or any other template file.

Morris.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by morris373.

Just found the link to a page about the templates and how to change them safely.

https://www.fivestarplugins.com/2014/01/28/customize-restaurant-menu-templates/

So this wasn’t a feature request as again, this plugin can already do it and it’s mentioned on their website….

Morris

Hi Morris,

I apologize for any confusion caused by my initial response. I checked with the development team about this and you’re absolutely right about the templates folder. It is an older feature (i.e. from before the 2.0.0 Five Star update), and, so, I wasn’t fully aware of how it worked or if it still worked. Nevertheless, I should’ve inquired about it with the devs before my initial reply. Sorry again about that, and thank you for sharing it here.