Tasty Recipes

Find tips on how to use Tasty Recipes

90 articles in this collection
Written by Ann Nguyen, Katie Koteen, and Kenya Hampton

Getting Started

How do I download the Tasty Recipes plugin?

Learn how to download the most recent copy of the WP Tasty plugin you purchased.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I upload the Tasty Recipes plugin to my site?

Learn how to upload & activate your new WP Tasty plugin.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

Getting Started with Tasty Recipes ✨Settings✨

How to set up Tasty Recipes: recipe card styles, quick links, author links, instagram and affiliate settings, bulk recipe processing.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Selecting and customizing your recipe card template

A step-by-step guide to selecting and customizing your recipe card template.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

How do I add a Tasty Recipe to my post?

Learn how to add Tasty Recipes to your WordPress posts.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

How do I convert a single recipe from another plugin to a Tasty Recipe?

Learn how to test Tasty Recipe's conversion for your recipes.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

How do I convert my recipes in bulk to Tasty Recipes?

Learn the quick process to convert your recipes over to Tasty Recipes in bulk.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

General Information

What other recipe plugins does Tasty Recipes convert from?

Learn which plugins we currently have converters for in the Tasty Recipes plugin.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

What page builders work with Tasty Recipes?

Learn which page builders are supported by Tasty Recipes

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Does Tasty Recipes include structured data on the page?

Learn about how Tasty Recipes incorporates structured data (also known as schema markup) into your pages.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

What are the requirements for using Tasty Recipes?

Learn what server and software are required for the proper functioning of the Tasty Recipes plugin.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

What do the recipe card templates look like?

Learn what the recipe card templates that come with Tasty Recipes look like and how to activate one on your website.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

What does Tasty Recipes look like on a live site?

Learn what Tasty Recipes will look like on your site, and see examples of Tasty Recipes in use on other sites.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Using Tasty Recipes

How Do I Re-Use a Recipe on Another Post?

Learn how you can use an already published recipe within a new post in either the Gutenberg Blocks or Classic Editor.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I switch over to another recipe card template?

Tasty Recipes comes with 5 templates for you to choose from—learn more about how to switch to a new one here!

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

What do I put in the Video field? What structured data is included?

Learn how to utilize the Tasty Recipes Video field and what structured data is included for the video.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How to enable unit conversions for recipe ingredients

How to enable the unit conversion between US customary and metric for your recipe ingredients.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

How to disable unit conversion on a single recipe

If you’ve ever wanted more control over unit conversion, you can now disable it across your entire site or for a single recipe.

Written by Kenya Hampton
Updated over a week ago

How to disable recipe scaling on a single recipe

Learn how to turn off the recipe scaling feature on individual recipes or all of the recipes on your site.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Customizing recipe card buttons

With all Tasty Recipes templates, you can decide which buttons to display on your recipe card.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

How to abbreviate ingredient measurements

Learn how to use abbreviations in your recipes!

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How to add names to instruction steps for Guided Recipes

Interested in adding the instruction step ‘name’ field for Guided Recipes? It’s as easy as bolding your text!

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

How to update a recipe without updating your post

Update your recipes without risking the potential SEO impacts of updating your post.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

How do I add step-by-step videos and images to my recipe card?

A Tasty Recipes tutorial for adding instructional images and videos to the recipe card.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

How do I integrate my Nutrifox labels with Tasty Recipes?

Learn how to easily add a Nutrifox nutrition label to your Tasty Recipe.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How to use Nutrifox plain text instead of labels

Love the ease of using Nutrifox with Tasty Recipes but would rather not have the labels? Now you get a choice!

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How To Use Tasty Recipes with Thrive Architect

When using Thrive Architect, you have the option to build your posts using the Thrive WordPress Content block or using the WordPress editor.

Written by Kenya Hampton
Updated over a week ago

How to use Tasty Recipes with Elementor

When using Elementor, you have the option of building your posts using the Tasty Recipes Elementor widget or using the WordPress editor.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

What is the best way to write out my Ingredients?

Learn how to optimize your Ingredients list to ensure they're scalable.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

What is the best image to use for SEO?

This article helps you understand what the best type of image is to use in your recipes for SEO purposes.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I activate the Jump/Print Recipe buttons?

Learn more about how to activate the Jump and Print Recipe buttons.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I add the affiliate attribution to my recipe cards?

Learn how to earn money with the WP Tasty affiliate program by adding affiliate attribution to your recipe cards.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Does the recipe add to my post's word count?

Learn how your recipes affect your post's word count.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I use the Author Link functionality?

Learn how to set a default author link and use the per-recipe override.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I add recipe equipment to my recipe cards?

Learn how to showcase the tools and equipment you use in your recipes with the Tasty Links Equipment integration.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I prevent structured data from being included on a certain recipe?

If you use Tasty Recipes to publish non-human-edible "recipes," learn how to prevent structured data from being included.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I add images to the instructions and ingredient fields?

Learn how to add images to the description, ingredients, instructions, and notes fields.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I add rel="nofollow" to my links?

Learn how you can add a nofollow link in Tasty Recipes.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I edit a recipe after I first create it?

Learn how to edit your recipes after publishing or saving for the first time.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

What do I put in the Cuisine, Category, and Method fields?

Learn what to put in the Cuisine, Category, and Method fields.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

What should I put in the Keywords field?

Learn what to add in the Tasty Recipes Keywords field for optimum SEO.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

What can I put in the time fields?

Learn how to format the information you add to the time fields so that the Total Time calculation is correct.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How can I add a translation file for Tasty Recipes?

If your website is in a different language, you can translate Tasty Recipes with a PO file. Learn how.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I convert from WP Ultimate Recipe?

WP Ultimate Recipe uses a custom post type for recipes, which makes the conversion process a bit different.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I set up Rich Pins with Tasty Recipes?

Learn how to activate Rich Pins on your website.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

What happens to my recipes when the plugin is disabled?

Learn how Tasty Recipes stores your recipes and what happens if you disable or deactivate the plugin.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Ads in Tasty Recipes

Add a Mediavine video to your recipe card

Mediavine recently updated video URLs. Learn how to display Mediavine videos in your recipe card.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I display AdThrive ads in my Tasty Recipes?

Learn how to get ads from AdThrive to display in your recipes.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I display Mediavine ads in my Tasty Recipes?

Learn how to get ads from Mediavine to display in your recipes.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I display Swoop ads in my Tasty Recipes?

Learn how to get ads from the Swoop ad company to display in your recipes.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Customizing Tasty Recipes

Filter: Prevent Tasty Links Inside of Tasty Recipes

Do you only want Tasty Links to appear in your post but not inside of your Tasty Recipes card? Add this filter to your site!

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Update the default author name

Learn how to use a different default author name

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Add an Additional "Rate this Recipe" Quick Link

Love the current quick links option but need a third one? Use this filter!

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Hide nutrition information in the print view

You can use this filter if you would prefer to hide nutritional information by default for all of your recipes in the print view.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Option to scale down a recipe to 1/2

Using this filter enables the option to scale down a recipe to ½x, 1x, and 2x.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How can I customize the Jump/Print links?

Learn how to customize the background color and font color of the Jump/Print buttons.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How to use Plain Text Nutrifox Information with Your Custom Recipe Card Template

If you use a custom recipe card template, learn how to enable the plain-text option for your Nutrifox nutrition information

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Learn How To Add 'Jump To' And 'Print' Links With The Use of Shortcodes

How to place the ‘Jump To Recipe’ and ‘Print’ buttons within your post wherever you would like, using shortcodes.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

How to customize the color of your recipe card icons

How to customize the color of your recipe card icons when using the Bold or Fresh recipe card templates.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Edit "Equipment" label in recipe card

Learn how you can edit the Equipment label to the title of your choice.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Change "Equipment" to "Recommendations" in the Featured Links section

Learn how to update the Featured Links section header to "Recommendations."

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Move the "Jump to Recipe" and "Print" quick links above the featured image

Learn how to place your "Jump to Recipe" and "Print" quick links above your post's featured image.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Place recipe rating at the top of the post

Learn how to feature your recipe rating at the top of your post.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Force pinning of recipe card image

Learn how to modify your functions.php file so that you can enable the forced pinning of the recipe card image.

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Add Potassium to the Nutrition section

Learn how to modify your functions.php file so that you can add Potassium to the Nutrition section of your recipe card.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How to add custom CSS to Tasty Recipes

Learn how to use custom CSS to change the way Tasty Recipes look on your website.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Can I use a custom PHP template?

A custom PHP template allows more granular control of the recipe display. Learn more in this article.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I move from a custom PHP template to one built into Tasty Recipes?

We recommend using PHP templates that are built into Tasty Recipes. Learn how to transition here.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Use the post's featured image as the recipe thumbnail

Learn how to modify your functions.php file so that the featured image automatically gets set as your recipe thumbnail.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Add a Pin It button before the recipe

Learn how to inject a Pin It button before your recipe card displays.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Open the print page in a new window

Learn how to modify your functions.php file so that the print page for your recipes opens in a new tab as opposed to the same window.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Prevent Tasty Recipes from converting nutrition information

Learn how to prevent Tasty Recipes from converting nutrition information from your old plugin.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Use EasyRecipe Styles

Learn about using your current recipe card styles for EasyRecipe with the Tasty Recipes plugin.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Move the rating below the comment field

The star ratings appear above the comment field by default. If desired, you can move the star ratings to below the comment field.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Comment-Free Ratings

Learn how to allow your users to submit ratings for your recipes without leaving a comment.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Filter: Customize how recipe times are displayed in my recipe card

If you want to customize how your recipe times are displayed, we now have a filter for that!

Written by Katie Koteen
Updated over a week ago

Troubleshooting

Why do my recipe thumbnail photos look distorted?

Learn more about how to fix the issue with your recipe thumbnails looking "squished."

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Why aren't images, etc converting from my Simple Recipe Pro recipes?

Learn why some items are not converting properly from Simple Recipe Pro and what you can do to fix it.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

My recipe added in the wrong place. How do I move it?

Learn how to move your recipe if it was accidentally added in the wrong spot in your post.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I remove the weird things that show up on the print page?

Learn how to hide content that is not related to the recipe on the Tasty Recipes print pages.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I remove my license key?

Learn how to remove your license key for troubleshooting.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Why don't I see the option to rate my recipes?

Learn why your readers may not be able to see the option to rate your recipes in the comment form.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Why do the fields not show up when I go to add a recipe?

Occasionally, a plugin or browser conflict will prevent Tasty Recipes from working properly. Learn what to do to fix this.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Why don't my recipes show up on mobile?

Learn why your recipes aren't rendering when viewed on mobile devices.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I fix broken fractions that appear as question marks?

Some fonts don't recognize fractions and other special characters, so they may display as "?". Learn how to fix this with Tasty Recipes.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I get rid of the large space above my video?

If you're having trouble getting your video to show up, or you're seeing a large space in your recipe card, read on!

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

How do I get a copy of my database?

Sometimes to troubleshoot an issue we will ask for a copy of your database. This article explains where to get it.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Why does it lag when I enter text?

You may notice some lagging while typing into Tasty Recipes. Learn how to fix it here.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Why doesn't the print page show the recipe?

Learn about what may prevent the print page from showing the recipe and how you can fix it.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago

Does Tasty Recipes have any known plugin conflicts?

Learn if Tasty Recipes has any known conflicts with other WordPress plugins.

Written by Ann Nguyen
Updated over a week ago