The recipe editor
Every field in the recipe editor, where it appears on the card and in Google's recipe data.
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The same editor appears in two places:
- Inside a post, in the Recipe Card block.
- On the recipe’s own screen, Recipes → All Recipes → (recipe) or Add New Recipe.
Everything saves automatically. Inside a post, the status line at the top right of the card says Saving…, Unsaved changes or All changes saved. On the recipe’s own screen, click Save / Update as you would for any post.
On the card
| Field | What to put in it | Shown on the card | In Google data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe name | The recipe’s name. On the recipe’s own screen this is the normal post title. | Card heading | name |
| Description (placeholder A short, appetizing description…) | One or two sentences. Bold, italic and links are allowed. | Under the name (if Summary is on) | description |
| Prep (min), Cook (min), Rest (min) | Whole minutes. Rest covers chilling, rising, marinating. | Times row | prepTime, cookTime |
| Total time | Calculated for you: prep + cook + rest. | Times row | totalTime |
| Servings and Unit | A number, plus what you’re counting (cookies, slices). Leave Unit empty for people. | Times row, and it drives servings scaling | recipeYield |
| Ingredients | One ingredient per line. See Ingredients. | Ingredients list | recipeIngredient |
| Instructions | One step per line. See Instructions. | Numbered steps | recipeInstructions |
| Notes (Tips, substitutions, storage) | Anything extra. Paragraph breaks are kept. | Notes section (if Notes is on) | — |
In the block sidebar
| Panel | Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Recipe image | Choose image / Replace image / Remove | Use a large photo, at least 1200 px wide. Square, 4:3 and 16:9 crops are made automatically for Google. If a recipe has no image of its own, the post’s featured image is used. See Recipe images. |
| Gallery | Add photos / Edit gallery | Extra photos of the dish or the steps, shown as a gallery on the card. See Recipe gallery. |
| Course, cuisine & diet | Course, Cuisine, Diet | Type a name and press Enter; new ones are created as you go. See Courses, cuisines and diets. On the recipe’s own screen these appear as the normal Courses, Cuisines and Diets panels instead. Suggest with AI fills them in for you (how). |
| Details | Keywords | Comma-separated, e.g. weeknight, one-pot. Goes into Google’s keywords. |
| Video URL | A link to the recipe video (YouTube, Vimeo or a video file). Added to Google data as a video. | |
| Author name (optional) | Leave empty to use the recipe’s WordPress author. | |
| Adapted from (link) / Adapted from (name) | Credit an original recipe. Shows Adapted from … at the end of the card. Filled in for you by Import from a link (Scrumptious Pro). | |
| Nutrition (per serving) | Serving size, Calories (kcal), Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat, Saturated fat, Fiber, Sugar (g), Sodium, Cholesterol (mg) | Numbers only; units are added for you. See Nutrition. |
| Card display | Style, section toggles, print button | Per-card overrides of your site defaults. See Recipe Card block. |
Toolbar buttons (inside a post)
The Recipe Card block toolbar has:
- Edit / Preview — switch between the editor and a preview of the finished card.
- Change recipe — swap this block to a different recipe (the current recipe isn’t deleted).
Where this recipe appears
On a recipe’s own screen, the sidebar panel Where this recipe appears lists every post that shows it, with links to view them. The same information is in the Used in column on Recipes → All Recipes.
