Recipe Card block
The main recipe block — creating or inserting a recipe, card styles and per-card display options.
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The Recipe Card block shows a complete recipe: photo, name, description, rating, buttons, times, ingredients, instructions, notes and nutrition. It’s where you write the recipe too (see The recipe editor).
Adding one
Insert the Recipe Card block, then choose Create new recipe or Or insert an existing recipe. You can use the same recipe in as many posts as you like.
Toolbar
| Button | Does |
|---|---|
| Edit | Shows the recipe editor. |
| Preview | Shows the finished card exactly as visitors see it. |
| Change recipe | Picks a different recipe for this block. The old recipe isn’t deleted. |
Card display (sidebar)
These override your site defaults for this card only. Site default follows Recipes → Settings. Use Preview to see the result.
| Option | Choices |
|---|---|
| Style | Site default, Full, Compact (ingredients beside steps), Minimal (no box) |
| Image, Summary, Times & servings, Share buttons, Gallery, Notes, Nutrition | Site default, Show, Hide |
| Print button | Site default, Show, Hide |
Ingredients and instructions are always shown.
The three styles
- Full — a boxed card with the photo beside the title. The default.
- Compact — on wide screens, ingredients sit beside the steps so the whole recipe fits on less screen.
- Minimal — no box, no photo, lighter step numbers. Blends into your theme. Good when your post already has big photos.
Hidden sections are still included in Google’s recipe data.
What visitors see
Depending on your settings:
- Print recipe button (opens a clean print page — see Print view).
- Cook mode button (keeps the screen on while cooking).
- Share buttons at the bottom of the card: Pin it, Facebook, WhatsApp, email and copy link (see Share buttons).
- Star rating they can click.
- Servings − / + and 1×, 2×, 3×, plus US / Metric.
- Tap-to-tick ingredients and steps.
See Reader features.
Styling the card
- Accent colour: Recipes → Settings → Accent color. It’s used for headings, bullets, step numbers, buttons and stars.
- Card text uses your theme’s fonts.
- Theme developers can change anything — see Developers.
One recipe per post, or several?
You can add several Recipe Card blocks to one post (a round-up, for example). Each gets its own Google data. The Jump to Recipe button jumps to the first card.
Related
- Recipe Part blocks — build your own layout from pieces.
- Jump to Recipe
- Settings
