GTranslate vs Recipe Card Blocks by WPZOOM
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| Feature | GTranslate v5.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid 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 | — | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | GTranslate · GTranslate paid plans (Pro, Enterprise) ($) | Recipe Card Blocks · Recipe Card Blocks PRO ($) |
| Pros | Quick machine translation with a switcher widget and a block; Free tier works without an account or subscription; Deactivates some competing translation plugins to avoid clashes | Schema.org Recipe markup in the page output; Gutenberg blocks and Elementor widgets; Imports recipes from WP Recipe Maker |
| Cons | Language URLs, hreflang and WooCommerce support are paid-only; Translations are machine-generated and not reviewed in-page by the plugin; Relies on the external GTranslate CDN to load the translation widget | 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | Yes | — |
| Visual editor | No | — |
| SEO-friendly URLs | Paid | — |
| WooCommerce | Paid | — |
| Languages limit | 58 in code (readme: 103) | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Language switcher widget and block, hreflang tags for translated pages ($), Translated URL meta for pages ($), Deactivates competing translation plugins, Upgrade tips admin notices, Custom CSS and wrapper selector | 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 ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Plugins | — | WP Recipe Maker, Elementor, WPML |
| Other | Google Translate, Intercom | WPZOOM store API |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0.1 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | tdns.gtranslate.net, cdn.gtranslate.net, widget.intercom.io | wordpress.org |
| Blocks | 1 | 9 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 2 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |