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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 ✅ ✅
7 widget shortcodes (categories, 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 / Tasty) ❌ ✅
Demo Data seeder (18 sample recipes) ❌ ✅
Integrations
Elementor widget ✅ ✅
WooCommerce product tab & linking ❌ ✅
Google Reviews integration ❌ ✅
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.
}

Reserved Pro slugs (future)

The license class reserves slugs for upcoming Pro-only features, organized into tiers:

Tier 1 (Personal)

  • premium_recipe_templates
  • advanced_slider_effects
  • cooking_mode
  • white_label

Tier 2 (Business)

  • nutrition_auto_calc
  • recipe_imports_extended
  • advanced_meal_planner
  • advanced_form_builder
  • scheduled_publishing
  • email_notifications_advanced
  • mailchimp_crm_sync
  • advanced_analytics
  • recipe_scaling_pro
  • unit_converter_pro

Tier 3 (Agency)

  • ai_chatbot_widget
  • ab_testing
  • recipe_walls
  • badge_generator
  • custom_css_js
  • webhooks_api_ext
  • team_collaboration
  • multi_site_license
  • affiliate_integrations

Once shipped, these will appear in the feature matrix above. Watch the Plugixa blog or your account dashboard for releases.

Upgrading

  1. Buy a Pro license from the Plugixa Recipe page.
  2. In wp-admin, go to Plugins → Plugixa Recipe → Opt-in / Activate License (handled by the Freemius SDK).
  3. 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.

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