Go to Recipes → Add New. Write your intro in the editor as you would any post, then fill in the Recipe Details box below it.
- Servings and the unit (“bowls”, “cookies”) set what readers can scale.
- Prep, cook and rest times are in minutes. The total is worked out for you.
- Ingredients: one per row, with amount, unit, name and a note (“minced”). Press Enter to add a row; drag rows to reorder. Add a group heading for sections like “For the sauce”.
- Instructions: one step per row, with group headings if you need them.
- Notes: tips, swaps and storage.
Add a featured image, pick categories (Course, Cuisine, Diet, Keyword) and publish. The recipe card, a Jump to Recipe link and the Google recipe data are added to the page automatically.
Suggested tags
As you type, Recipe WP suggests categories from the title, ingredients and steps. Click one to tick it, or Add all.