Plugixa Recipe

Running a food blog on a generic plugin means losing the features that actually drive traffic: Recipe schema with cook time, ratings, and nutrition; proper ingredient scaling; print-friendly templates. Plugixa Recipe rebuilds the entire recipe stack on a React admin, REST-driven editor, and Schema.org `Recipe` markup so rich results work out of the box.

Publish recipes with structured ingredients, instructions, nutrition facts, and reviews. Let visitors save favorites and shopping lists, and build collections for weekly meal plans. Automatic metric/imperial conversion, AI-powered generation from URLs or PDFs, and five display layouts out of the box.

The Pro tier unlocks the AI generator (drafts full recipes from a topic, URL, or document), collections + meal planning + shopping lists, custom fields, Elementor + WooCommerce integrations, and priority support.

WP 6.0+ PHP 8.0+
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Features

Everything you need

Build a real recipe database

Create, organize, and review recipes with grouped ingredients and instructions, 11 diet flags, and full-fidelity admin replies on user reviews.

  • Unlimited recipes

    No cap on recipes, categories, cuisines, or courses.

  • Grouped ingredients & instructions

    Organize complex recipes into sections (e.g. "for the dough", "for the filling").

  • 11 diet flags per recipe

    Tag vegan, gluten-free, keto, dairy-free, and more for filtered browsing.

  • 5-star user reviews with photos

    Visitors leave ratings and photos; admins reply inline.

  • Drag-and-drop reordering

    Reorder recipes, ingredients, and instructions visually in the admin.

Modern recipe layouts

Pick from grid, slider, masonry, or list layouts with unlimited saved Views and shortcodes. Live preview tells you exactly how each recipe will look.

  • Grid / slider / masonry / list

    Four built-in display modes covering every layout need.

  • Unlimited saved Views

    Bundle colors, typography, spacing, and dark mode into named presets.

  • Visual shortcode builder

    Configure [plugixarecipe] without writing attributes by hand.

  • Gutenberg block

    Full block-editor support with live preview.

  • Single-recipe templates

    Customize the single-recipe page layout, including servings calculator.

Reusable ingredients with auto-scaling

A central ingredient library with units, instant scaling when visitors change servings, and shopping-list aggregation across multiple recipes.

  • Reusable ingredient library

    Define ingredients once, reuse across every recipe.

  • Servings scaler

    Visitors adjust servings; ingredient amounts update live.

  • Shopping lists

    Logged-in users aggregate ingredients from multiple recipes into one list.

  • Check-off & archive

    Mark items as bought during shopping, archive completed lists.

  • Section grouping

    Organize long ingredient lists into named sections per recipe.

FDA-style nutrition labels

Capture 17 nutrition fields per recipe and display them as a familiar nutrition facts panel. Servings calculator scales nutrition values automatically.

  • 17 nutrition fields

    Calories, fat, sodium, protein, carbs, sugar, vitamins, and more.

  • FDA-style label rendering

    Familiar nutrition-facts panel formatting on the public page.

  • Auto-scaled by servings

    When visitors change servings, nutrition updates alongside ingredients.

  • Per-serving values

    All nutrition fields are stored and displayed per serving.

  • Daily-value percentages

    Optional %DV column based on a 2000-calorie reference diet.

Build meal plans & collections

Group recipes into meal plans, themed cookbooks, or seasonal collections. Visitors save favorites and create their own collections.

  • Meal plans

    Day-by-day plans built from your recipes, exportable as shopping lists.

  • Collections & cookbooks

    Curated recipe sets like "30-minute weeknight" or "summer grilling".

  • Favorites (♥)

    Logged-in visitors save recipes to a personal favorites list.

  • Shopping list from meal plan

    One click to aggregate every ingredient across the plan.

  • Categories, cuisines, courses

    Three independent taxonomies so recipes can be filtered every way.

Rank for recipe queries

JSON-LD Recipe schema, clean URLs, Open Graph + Twitter Card meta, and a Pro per-recipe SEO Analyzer that scores each recipe 0-100.

  • Open Graph & Twitter Cards

    Rich previews on Facebook, X, Slack, Discord, and beyond.

  • Clean recipe URLs

    Pretty permalinks like /recipe/<slug>/ and /recipe-category/<cat>/.

  • JSON-LD Recipe schema Pro

    Auto-output Recipe structured data for Google rich results.

  • SEO Analyzer (0-100 score) Pro

    Per-recipe scoring with concrete improvement suggestions.

  • Review schema in JSON-LD Pro

    Star ratings flow into structured data for rich-result eligibility.

Generate full recipes from a topic, URL, or document

Paste a topic ("vegan brownies"), a URL (any blog post), or upload a PDF/DOCX. The AI generator produces a complete recipe ÔÇö title, ingredients, instructions, nutrition.

  • Generate from a topic Pro

    One-line prompts produce structured recipes with ingredients and instructions.

  • Generate from a URL Pro

    Scrape any recipe blog and convert it to your schema.

  • Document parser (PDF / DOCX) Pro

    Upload a cookbook page or notes; AI extracts the recipe.

  • OpenAI + Gemini providers Pro

    Bring your own API key for either provider.

  • Preview & edit before save Pro

    Review every generated field, regenerate sections, then publish.

Let visitors contribute & save

Frontend submission form, reviews with photos, favorites, and admin reply threads keep your community active.

  • Frontend submission form

    Visitors submit recipes via shortcode; admin moderates before publishing.

  • Reviews with photos

    5-star ratings with optional photo uploads and helpful-vote tracking.

  • Admin replies

    Reply inline to user reviews so conversations live next to the recipe.

  • Favorites (♥)

    Logged-in users save recipes to a private favorites list.

  • Shopping list builder

    Aggregate ingredients across favorited recipes into one list.

Migrate, back up, and seed

Native importers for WP Recipe Maker and Tasty Recipes. JSON / CSV import-export for round-trips. One-click demo data with 18 sample recipes.

  • JSON import / export Pro

    Lossless round-trip between Plugixa Recipe installs.

  • CSV import with mapping Pro

    Map external columns to recipe fields with a guided UI.

  • WPRM importer Pro

    One-click migration from WP Recipe Maker.

  • Tasty Recipes importer Pro

    Bring recipes over from the Tasty plugin without hand-mapping.

  • Demo data seeder Pro

    18 sample recipes installed in one click for evaluation.

Build custom integrations

A documented action and filter API, full REST endpoints, and theme template overrides ÔÇö extend the plugin without forking.

  • Action & filter hooks

    Hook every save, render, and import event with documented payloads.

  • REST API

    Full CRUD endpoints for recipes, ingredients, reviews, and collections.

  • Theme template overrides

    Drop frontend templates into your theme to customize rendering.

  • Custom layout registration

    Register your own layout via filter and slot it into the settings UI.

  • WooCommerce product linking Pro

    Cross-link recipes to WooCommerce products for ingredient sales.

Simple pricing

Choose your growth plan

Start building with Plugixa Recipe today. Upgrade anytime as your needs grow.

Free

$ 0

Free forever

Get started with the core recipe toolkit

  • All 5 display layouts
  • Ingredients & instructions
  • Nutrition facts
  • User reviews & ratings
  • Favorites & shopping lists
  • Recipe schema markup
  • Community support
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Pro

$ 39

1-Year License

Unlock AI generation, integrations, and premium support

  • Everything in Free
  • AI recipe generator (OpenAI & Gemini)
  • Collections & meal plans
  • Custom fields
  • Import / Export recipes
  • Elementor & Gutenberg integration
  • WooCommerce integration
  • 1 year of updates
  • Priority email support

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Getting Started

After activating Plugixa Recipe, go to **Plugixa Recipe → New Recipe**. Fill in the title, ingredients (with quantities), instructions, prep/cook times, and servings. Plugixa Recipe auto-estimates nutrition facts from the ingredients. Click **Publish** to make the recipe live.
Use the `[plugixa_recipe]` shortcode on any page or post, or use the Plugixa Recipe block in the block editor. Pick a layout (card grid, list, magazine, masonry, single) via the shortcode or block setting.
Yes (Pro) — the Import / Export tab supports CSV and JSON. Map columns from your existing plugin's export to Plugixa Recipe's fields. The bulk importer handles thousands of recipes in one pass.

Recipes & Ingredients

Each recipe stores ingredients with quantities per "1 serving" baseline. On the frontend, visitors can adjust the serving count and quantities scale proportionally in real time. Works for any ingredient unit.
Yes — visitors can switch between metric (g, ml, °C) and imperial (oz, cups, °F) units. Plugixa Recipe converts on the fly with sensible rounding (e.g. 240ml ≈ 1 cup).
Yes — the auto-calculation is the default, but you can override any field (calories, fat, protein, carbs, fiber, sodium, etc.) manually if you have lab-tested values.

Reviews & Collections

A collection is a curated group of recipes (e.g. "Weeknight dinners", "Christmas baking"). Create collections in the admin, add recipes by drag-and-drop, then display per-collection via shortcode (`[plugixa_recipe collection="weeknight"]`) or the block.
Yes — favorites use browser localStorage so visitors don't need to log in. Logged-in users get their favorites synced across devices.
Yes — Plugixa Recipe emits Schema.org `Recipe` JSON-LD with aggregate ratings, cook time, and nutrition. Once Google indexes the page, the rich snippet shows the star rating, cook time, and calories directly in search results.

Technical

WordPress 6.0+, PHP 8.0+. No additional plugins required for the free version. Pro AI features need an OpenAI or Gemini API key.
The free tier is GPLv2 and free forever. Pro is a one-year license at $39 (single site) or $59 (unlimited sites) including all updates and priority email support during the term.
14-day defect-only refund policy — if the Pro tier doesn't deliver what the demo shows, contact support within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.