Best food blog plugins for WordPress
The most popular food blog plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Cooked leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Scrumptious (1K+) and Block Patterns for Food Bloggers (700+). All 9 plugins tagged “food blog” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 food blog plugins
- 1.
CookedThe most installed food blog plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 90 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Scrumptious1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 6 days ago.
- 3.
Block Patterns for Food Bloggers700+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Phynite Analytics20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
Kulinarian Recipe Embed10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 6.
WakeChef Cook ModeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 7.
Simple RecipeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 8.
Tastoria Recipe ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 9.
LWN RecipeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 9 plugins tagged “food blog”
Cooked
Down in the last 7 days:1#4,087by Gora Tech8 days ago
Free WordPress recipe plugin: recipe schema, nutrition labels, timers, metric/imperial switching, allergens, step videos, recipe imports and more.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 3.9(90)
- Downloads
- 92/day
Scrumptious
Up in the last 7 days:2,531#6,255by natebald6 days ago
Paste a recipe and get a finished recipe card: ingredients, steps, times and Google recipe data, in blocks that match your theme.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 945/day
Block Patterns for Food Bloggers
Down in the last 7 days:52#7,743by WPZOOM3 months ago
A beautiful collection of block patterns for food bloggers.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Phynite Analytics
Down in the last 7 days:438#25,322by Phynite Solutions14 days ago
Blog analytics with heart, not just charts. Connect your site to Phynite Analytics for warm, honest insights you can actually act on.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Kulinarian Recipe Embed
Up in the last 7 days:3,983#41,197by Kulinarian10 years ago
Display recipes on your food blog or cooking related website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WakeChef Cook Mode
#53,233by Ali Nawaz8 days ago
Add a Cook Mode toggle that keeps your readers' screens awake while they follow a recipe. Works with WP Recipe Maker or any recipe post.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Simple Recipe
#68,575by Guru Team6 years ago
Simple Recipe is a simple and convenient WordPress plugin for creating a website with recipes.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tastoria Recipe Manager
Up in the last 7 days:353#70,973by wpwebguru14 days ago
Create and manage beautiful recipes on your WordPress site. Perfect for food bloggers, chefs, and recipe enthusiasts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LWN Recipe
#72,041by Nawras923 months ago
Publish beautiful recipes that Google actually shows in search - free, fast, and no page builder required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day