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Importing recipes from other plugins

Last Updated: December 4, 2024

We support importing recipes from all of these recipe plugins, so chances are you can easily make the switch to WP Recipe Maker: Before you start importing Start out by installing WP Recipe Maker alongside your current recipe plugin (your existing recipes will not be affected automatically). We recommend trying to create a recipe in our...

Custom Recipe Importer

Last Updated: December 4, 2024

We offer an import mechanism for quite a few recipe plugins but some websites have their own custom recipe solution. Those cases will require a custom recipe importer. You can create your own importer starting from this example custom recipe importer code. When completed, place it in the /wp-recipe-maker/includes/admin/import/ folder and it should automatically be recognized...

Import recipe from text

Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Speed up the process of creating your recipes by pasting in a recipe and selecting the different fields. Start by copying the recipe you want to import and pasting it in the “Import from Text” textbox in the recipe modal: Once you do that, a new modal will show up were you can select different...

Import Recipes from JSON

Last Updated: December 4, 2024

After using the Export Recipes to JSON feature you’ll end up with a .json file that can be imported on the WP Recipe Maker > Import Recipes page after clicking on the “Import Recipes from JSON” link: Select the file and use the “Import JSON” button to import the recipes. After importing they will be available...

Export Recipes to JSON

Last Updated: December 4, 2024

On the WP Recipe Maker > Manage page make sure to have the “Bulk Edit” column active. Select the recipes you want to export and click on the “Bulk Edit” button in the top right of the screen. In the modal that appears, select the “Export Recipes” option and click on the blue button to...

JSON import and export for Taxonomy Terms

Last Updated: December 4, 2024

By bulk editing any of the taxonomies through the WP Recipe Maker > Manage > Recipe Fields page you can export any of these taxonomy terms to a JSON file: This will include not only the term names, but also any of the metadata (like term links, images, shopping list groups, …). Once you have a...

Import recipes from the Paprika Recipe Manager app

Last Updated: December 4, 2024

WP Recipe Maker Premium supports importing .paprikarecipes files exported with the Paprika Recipe Manager app. To get an export, go to File > Export in the Paprika app and make sure to select “Paprika Recipe Format” as the export format: Exporting like this should get you a “My Recipes.paprikarecipes” file that you can now imported...