Recipe Card Blocks by WPZOOM vs TranslatePress - Multilingual
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| Feature | Recipe Card Blocks by WPZOOM v3.6.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | TranslatePress - Multilingual v3.3.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Recipe Card Blocks · Recipe Card Blocks PRO ($) | TranslatePress - Multilingual · TranslatePress Personal ($) · TranslatePress Business ($) · TranslatePress Developer ($) |
| Pros | Schema.org Recipe markup in the page output; Gutenberg blocks and Elementor widgets; Imports recipes from WP Recipe Maker | Visual front-end translation editor covering any page output; WooCommerce strings and order emails handled in the free version; Google Translate with your own API key works without a licence; Usage data only sent after opt-in |
| Cons | Ratings analytics and advanced features need Pro; AI recipe generator relies on the WPZOOM service; Large plugin with many admin screens | Only two languages (default plus one) without a paid licence; Translated URL slugs need the paid SEO Pack; AI translation and DeepL need a licence key |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | — | Yes |
| Visual editor | — | Yes |
| SEO-friendly URLs | — | Yes |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| Languages limit | — | 2 languages in free version |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($) | Language switcher shortcode, block and menu items, Show content only for chosen languages, Translation memory suggestions, Glossary for machine translation, Search in translated content, Preferred user language for emails, Machine translation character limit and log, More than two languages (Multiple Languages add-on) ($), SEO Pack: translated slugs and meta ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WP Recipe Maker, Elementor, WPML | Elementor |
| Other | WPZOOM store API | Google Translate, TranslatePress AI (mtapi) ($), DeepL ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 3.1.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | wordpress.org | translatepress.com, usagetracker.cozmoslabs.com, translation.googleapis.com, mtapi.translatepress.com |
| Blocks | 9 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 4 |
| Custom tables | 1 | 8 |