Recipe Card Blocks by WPZOOM vs xili-language
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| Feature | Recipe Card Blocks by WPZOOM v3.6.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | xili-language v2.21.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 600+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | April 2, 2025 |
| Editions | Recipe Card Blocks · Recipe Card Blocks PRO ($) | xili-language |
| Pros | Schema.org Recipe markup in the page output; Gutenberg blocks and Elementor widgets; Imports recipes from WP Recipe Maker | Free, GPLv2, no paid edition in the code; Language per post and page, with the theme .mo file switched to match; Language prefix in permalinks; Language list, recent posts and categories widgets |
| Cons | Ratings analytics and advanced features need Pro; AI recipe generator relies on the WPZOOM service; Large plugin with many admin screens | Readme says it is not compatible with PHP 8 or later; Translations are edited outside the plugin (poEdit or xili-dictionary); Needs a translation-ready theme |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | — | No |
| Visual editor | — | No |
| SEO-friendly URLs | — | Yes |
| WooCommerce | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Recipe card block for the block editor, Schema.org Recipe JSON-LD output, Elementor recipe card widget, Recipe shortcode, Star ratings with own table, Import from WP Recipe Maker, AI recipe generator with credits, Ratings analytics dashboard ($) | Language assigned to each post and page, Theme .mo file switched by post language, Language prefix in permalinks, Navigation menus per language, Author rules settings page |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | WP Recipe Maker, Elementor, WPML | bbPress, Polylang |
| Other | WPZOOM store API | translate.wordpress.org |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 4.3.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 4.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | wordpress.org | translate.wordpress.org |
| Blocks | 9 | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 4 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |