About this plugin
Garage Companion Kit adds the functional, content-related features a garage,
MOT centre or tyre-fitter website needs, kept in a plugin so they survive
switching themes. It provides:
- Services and Reviews custom post types (with price/icon and rating/author fields).
- Forms — MOT/service booking, quote-by-registration, MOT reminder signup, a UK
tyre search (by size or registration), and a contact message form. All submissions
are emailed to the address set in the Customizer (Garage Settings), or the site
admin email if that is blank.
- SEO structured data (JSON-LD) — an AutoRepair/LocalBusiness block with opening
hours and an optional aggregate rating, a WebSite search action, and article +
breadcrumb data on posts.
- Starter content — an optional, one-click import (Tools → Garage Starter Content)
that adds sample services, reviews, posts and key pages.
The plugin renders its forms and content through simple template functions, so a
theme can call them where it likes; if the plugin is not active, a compatible theme
can fall back to its own defaults.