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Free vs Pro - Plugixa Recipe
Plugixa Recipe follows a clean free-then-extend split. Everything you see in the free edition is fully functional - Pro adds power-user features around AI, automation, SEO, WooCommerce, and custom fields.
Feature matrix
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Core | ||
| Unlimited recipes / categories / cuisines / courses | ✅ | ✅ |
| Grouped ingredients & instructions | ✅ | ✅ |
| 11 diet flags | ✅ | ✅ |
| Nutrition label (17 fields) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Display | ||
| Grid / slider / masonry / list layouts | ✅ | ✅ |
| Unlimited saved views | ✅ | ✅ |
| Unlimited saved shortcodes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Visual shortcode builder | ✅ | ✅ |
| Gutenberg block | ✅ | ✅ |
| 8 widget shortcodes (categories, cuisines, latest, popular, related, search, …) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Dark mode support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Google Fonts picker | ✅ | ✅ |
| Custom CSS per view | ✅ | ✅ |
| User features | ||
| 5-star reviews with photos | ✅ | ✅ |
| Admin replies to reviews | ✅ | ✅ |
| Favorites (❤️) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Shopping lists | ✅ | ✅ |
| Collections & cookbooks | ✅ | ✅ |
| Meal plans | ✅ | ✅ |
| Frontend submission form | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multilingual | ||
| WPML + Polylang support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Translatable categories / cuisines | ✅ | ✅ |
| SEO | ||
| Open Graph + Twitter Card meta | ✅ | ✅ |
Clean URLs (/recipe/, /recipe-category/, …) |
✅ | ✅ |
| JSON-LD Recipe schema | ❌ | ✅ |
| SEO Analyzer (0–100 per recipe) | ❌ | ✅ |
| AI | ||
| AI Generator (topic / URL / document) | ❌ | ✅ |
| OpenAI + Gemini providers | ❌ | ✅ |
| Document parser (PDF / DOCX) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Data | ||
| Custom fields | ❌ | ✅ |
| Import / Export (JSON / CSV / WPRM) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Demo Data seeder (18 sample recipes) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Integrations | ||
| Elementor widget | ✅ | ✅ |
| WooCommerce product tab & linking | ❌ | ✅ |
| Developer | ||
| REST API | ✅ | ✅ |
| Action / filter hooks | ✅ | ✅ |
| Template override | ✅ | ✅ |
Current Pro feature slugs
The license class gates these seven features in the current release:
ai_generator
custom_fields
import_export
seo_analyzer
schema_json_ld
demo_data
woocommerce
Each one can be checked programmatically:
$license = PlugixaRecipe\License::instance();
if ($license->can_use_feature('ai_generator')) {
// Show the AI panel.
}
Upgrading
- Buy a Pro license from the Plugixa Recipe page.
- In wp-admin, go to Plugins → Plugixa Recipe → Opt-in / Activate License (handled by the Freemius SDK).
- Pro features become active immediately - no plugin re-install required.
The Pro code lives in /pro/ inside the plugin. Free users download the same plugin ZIP; the Freemius SDK deploy pipeline strips the /pro/ directory from the WordPress.org free build.
Trials
The Freemius SDK provides a 7-day free trial - no card required. Activate from the Account menu inside the plugin.
Support
Free users: community support via the WordPress.org forums. Pro users: priority support through your Plugixa account.