Polylang vs Recipe Card Blocks by WPZOOM
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| Feature | Polylang v3.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 900,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Polylang · Polylang Pro ($) | Recipe Card Blocks · Recipe Card Blocks PRO ($) |
| Pros | Unlimited languages with WordPress language packs; Language switcher widget and block; Language-specific URLs and multilingual sitemaps | Schema.org Recipe markup in the page output; Gutenberg blocks and Elementor widgets; Imports recipes from WP Recipe Maker |
| Cons | Translation is manual in the free version; Machine translation and translated slugs need Pro; WooCommerce support is a separate add-on | 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 |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | Paid | — |
| SEO-friendly URLs | Yes | — |
| WooCommerce | No | — |
| Languages limit | unlimited | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Language switcher widget and block, Multilingual sitemaps, Language-specific URLs, Translated slugs (preview, Pro) ($), Shared slugs (preview, Pro) ($), DeepL machine translation (preview, Pro) ($) | Recipe card block for the block editor, Schema.org Recipe JSON-LD output, Elementor recipe card widget, Recipe shortcode, Star ratings with own table, Import from WP Recipe Maker, AI recipe generator with credits, Ratings analytics dashboard ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | WP Offload Media Lite | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Jetpack | WP Recipe Maker, Elementor, WPML |
| Other | polylang.pro licence server ($) | 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 | polylang.pro | wordpress.org |
| Blocks | 2 | 9 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |