Recipe images
Choosing the recipe photo, the sizes Scrumptious makes for Google, and fallbacks.
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Google shows recipe rich results only when a recipe has an image, so every recipe should have one.
Adding the image
In the block sidebar, open Recipe image and click Choose image. Pick from the Media Library or upload. Replace image and Remove are there too.
On the recipe’s own screen, the image is the normal Featured image.
Best size
Use a large, sharp photo at least 1200 px wide (1200 × 1200 or larger is ideal). Scrumptious creates three 1200 px wide crops automatically:
| Crop | Used for |
|---|---|
| Square (1:1) | The card itself and Google |
| 4:3 | |
| 16:9 |
All three plus the full-size image are listed in the recipe’s Google data. Google picks whichever fits the result it’s showing.
Tip: Keep the food in the middle of the photo so it survives the square crop.
If a recipe has no image
If the recipe has no image of its own, Scrumptious uses the featured image of the post showing it.
Hiding the image on the card
Some themes already show a big photo at the top of the post. Turn the card image off site-wide under Recipes → Settings → Show on the card → Image, or for one card in Card display. The image is still sent to Google.
The Minimal card style never shows the image.
Images in older uploads
Crops are made when an image is uploaded. For images uploaded before Scrumptious was installed, regenerate thumbnails with a plugin such as Regenerate Thumbnails to create the new crops. Until then, the full-size image is used.
