Description
Despero is a theme designed for cafés, bistros, and restaurants, with an integrated digital menu, online reservation system, and dish gallery in a single installation. Built on a visual drag-and-drop builder, it includes sections for business hours, chef team, and contact form, serving those who manage food establishments and want to showcase the atmosphere, menu, and service on a professional website without needing to edit code.
Despero Key Features
- Structured digital menu
Organizes dishes, beverages, and desserts into sections with prices, descriptions, and photos. - Online reservation system
Receives table requests through the website with date, time, and number of guests. - Dish and atmosphere gallery
Displays photos of the dining area, team, and dishes in a variety of visual layouts. - Homepage layouts
Includes multiple homepage variations ready for cafés, bistros, and restaurants. - Responsive design
Adapts the layout to mobile phones and tablets, keeping the menu and reservations accessible.
Despero Benefits
- Immediate food-service identity
Visual design already aligned with the world of cafés and restaurants, with no redesign work required. - More reservations through the website
Its built-in form reduces phone calls and organizes table flow in advance. - Always up-to-date menu
Price and item edits are made through the dashboard, without changing PDFs. - Fast website launch
Importable demos shorten the time between installation and going live.
Who Is Despero For?
- Owners of cafés and coffee shops who want to showcase their menu and atmosphere on their own website.
- Those who operate bistros and restaurants and need to receive online reservations in an organized way.
- Nightclubs, bars, and pastry shops that want to highlight dishes, drinks, and dining-area photos.
How to Download Despero
Despero is available for download here on Ultrapack. After saving the .zip file, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme, select the package, and activate the theme. Then, install the recommended plugins and import the desired demo to start customizing the menu, reservations, and gallery.
With a visual identity designed for the food-service sector, Despero brings together the essential elements of a restaurant website (menu, reservations, team, and location) in a single cohesive structure. The combination of importable demos and a visual builder shortens the path between the website idea and publication, while maintaining full control over colors, typography, and internal sections.
It is the appropriate choice for cafés, bistros, and restaurants that want a digital presence aligned with the establishment’s welcoming tone, capable of converting visits into reservations and attracting customers searching for food options in the area.
Frequently asked questions
Is Despero – Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme GPL-licensed?
Yes. Despero – Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use Despero – Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme on multiple sites?
Yes. You can use Despero – Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme on multiple sites. The number of sites connected to Ultrapack Auto Updater is limited by your plan.
How much does Despero – Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme cost at Ultrapack?
Despero – Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does Despero – Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme include updates?
Yes. The current version of Despero – Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme is 1.2, published at Ultrapack on Feb 19, 2020. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Despero – Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Despero – Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
The file on this page is the developer’s full package, with documentation, demos and plugins. Do not upload that file to WordPress. The theme comes ready inside it, as a ZIP of its own, and that is the one you upload.
- Download the file
elements-despero-cafe-restaurant-wordpress-theme.zipand extract it on your computer. - Look inside the extracted files for the file
despero.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme.
- Select that file and click Install Now.
- Click Activate.
- There is nothing to zip. The ZIP inside the package is already in the format WordPress accepts.
- Uploading the whole package is the most common mistake when installing a theme: WordPress answers that no valid theme was found, and nothing is installed.
- The rest of the package belongs to the author: documentation, demo files and, in some themes, the plugins it asks for during setup.
- The package also includes the plugins the theme uses, each in its own ZIP:
js_composer.zip,revslider.zipandUltimate_VC_Addons.zip. Upload each one in Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin after activating the theme.
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