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Plugixa Recipe - User Documentation
Welcome to the official documentation for Plugixa Recipe, a modern WordPress recipe management plugin with a React admin, multiple display layouts (grid, slider, masonry, list), nutrition facts, user reviews, collections, meal planning, WPML/Polylang multilingual support, and optional AI-powered recipe generation.
Plugixa Recipe ships in two editions:
- Free - core recipe management with the one-page recipe editor, categories, cuisines, courses, ingredients, instructions, reviews, collections, shopping lists, views, shortcodes, widget shortcodes, two Gutenberg blocks, Elementor widgets, a recipe inside any post, Reader Tools, visitor account pages, the Nutrition Calculator, Recipe JSON-LD schema, frontend submission form, and WPML/Polylang support.
- Pro PRO - AI generation, custom fields, import/export with importers for seven recipe plugins, SEO analyzer, WooCommerce integration, demo data seeder, and more.
See the complete Free vs Pro feature matrix.
Getting Started
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting Started | Install, activate, and publish your first recipe |
| Recipes Management | Create, edit, reorder, and organize recipes |
| Recipe Editor | The one-page editor: sections, drag and drop, paste a list, preview |
| Categories | Group recipes into categories (e.g., Breakfast, Dessert) |
| Cuisines | Tag recipes by cuisine (Italian, Japanese, Mexican, …) |
| Courses | Appetizer, Main, Side, Dessert, etc. |
Recipe Content
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | Grouped ingredients with quantities, units, and notes |
| Instructions | Grouped cooking steps with per-step images, videos, and timing |
| Nutrition | FDA-style nutrition labels: 15 nutrients and a serving size |
| Nutrition Calculator | Nutrition from the ingredients with USDA FoodData Central |
| Reviews | 5-star reviews, photo uploads, admin replies |
Design & Display
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Views | Visual presets: layouts, colors, typography, spacing, images, categories |
| Shortcodes | The [plugixa_recipe] shortcode and the visual builder |
| Widget Shortcodes | Categories, latest/popular/related, search, recipe of the day |
| Blocks | The recipe listing and single recipe Gutenberg blocks |
| Recipe in a Post | A whole recipe inside a post, round-ups, Jump to recipe |
| Content Sources | Recipes, categories, cuisines, courses as sources |
User Features
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Collections & Cookbooks | Public or private recipe collections |
| Meal Planning | Weekly/monthly meal plans with day/meal slots |
| Shopping Lists | Per-user shopping lists built from recipe ingredients |
| Favorites | Logged-in user favorites |
| Reader Tools | Scale, metric and US units, step timers, cook mode |
| Visitor Account Pages | Saved recipes, shopping list and submissions for visitors |
| Frontend Submission | [plugixa_recipe_form] - user-submitted recipes |
Pro Features
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| AI Generator PRO | Generate recipes from topic, URL, or document |
| Custom Fields PRO | Attach custom data to recipes |
| Import / Export PRO | JSON and CSV, and import from seven other recipe plugins |
| SEO Analyzer PRO | Per-recipe SEO scoring with recommendations |
| Integrations: Elementor | Elementor widget |
| Integrations: WooCommerce PRO | Product tab and product-to-recipe linking |
| Demo Data PRO | One-click 18 sample recipes + 7 categories + 16 cuisines |
Configuration
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Settings | Global plugin configuration, one list of sections |
| Schema / JSON-LD | Free Recipe structured data for Google recipe rich results |
| Multilingual (WPML / Polylang) | Translation groups, language filtering, fallback |
| Permalinks & URLs | /recipe/, /recipe-category/, /recipe-cuisine/, /recipe-print/ |
| Troubleshooting | Common issues and fixes |
For Developers
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Hooks Reference | Every action and filter, with examples |
| REST API | plugixa-recipe/v1 endpoints |
System Requirements
- WordPress: 6.5 or higher
- PHP: 8.0 or higher
- MySQL: 5.7+ / MariaDB 10.3+
- Browsers: current Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge
Support
- Check Troubleshooting first.
- Review the doc for the specific feature you’re using.
- Contact support via your Plugixa account.
License
Plugixa Recipe is licensed under the GPL v2 or later. Pro features require a valid Plugixa license managed via Freemius.
Documentation for plugin version 1.2.0 · Updated October 2026