Cooked vs Recipe Card Blocks by WPZOOM
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| Feature | Cooked v1.16.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.9/5 Visit Details | Recipe Card Blocks by WPZOOM v3.6.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Cooked · Cooked Pro ($) | Recipe Card Blocks · Recipe Card Blocks PRO ($) |
| Pros | Drag and drop recipe builder with galleries, nutrition and allergens; Recipe schema markup for search engines, with Yoast and Rank Math hooks; Built-in cooking timers, unit conversion and related recipes | Schema.org Recipe markup in the page output; Gutenberg blocks and Elementor widgets; Imports recipes from WP Recipe Maker |
| Cons | Some advanced options are only reachable through Pro upgrade screens; Layout depends on its own shortcodes and templates | Ratings analytics and advanced features need Pro; AI recipe generator relies on the WPZOOM service; Large plugin with many admin screens |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Drag and drop recipe builder, Recipe structured data for search engines, Cooking timer shortcode, Nutrition facts and allergens, Measurement and unit conversion, Recipe photo gallery shortcode, Related recipes, CSV recipe import, Upgrade to Pro screens and menu item | Recipe card block for the block editor, Schema.org Recipe JSON-LD output, Elementor recipe card widget, Recipe shortcode, Star ratings with own table, Import from WP Recipe Maker, AI recipe generator with credits, Ratings analytics dashboard ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Rank Math, Polylang, WPML, Elementor | WP Recipe Maker, Elementor, WPML |
| Other | — | WPZOOM store API |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | wordpress.org |
| Blocks | — | 9 |
| Shortcodes | 17 | 2 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |