Best recipe plugins for WordPress
The most popular recipe plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Prepear Pro Sync leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe (10+) and Global Food Book's Author Biography Widget (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “recipe plugin” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 recipe plugins
- 1.
Prepear Pro SyncThe most installed recipe plugin, with 20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 2.
Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 3.
Global Food Book's Author Biography Widget10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 4.
Tastoria Recipe ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Simple RecipeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
All 5 plugins tagged “recipe plugin”

Prepear Pro Sync
Down in the last 7 days:270#25,406by Prepear5 years ago
This plugin will help you connect your Prepear Pro https://www.prepear.com/ account to your wordpress site.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Mailchimp Food-Cook Subscribe
Down in the last 7 days:5,995#45,068by kengimel11 years ago
This makes easy, the setup of a website's newsletter subscription widget and modal popup. Best used in food and cook recipe theme or woothemes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Global Food Book's Author Biography Widget
Up in the last 7 days:901#46,813by kengimel11 years ago
This makes it easy to setup a brief synopsis of the author's biography on the sidebar. Best used in food & cook theme or woo-themes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Tastoria Recipe Manager
Down in the last 7 days:16,381#70,390by wpwebguru13 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

Simple Recipe
Down in the last 7 days:21,299#71,460by 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