WPAI Recipe Generator

✨ AI-Powered Recipe Generation
Transform your food blog — SEO-optimized recipes in seconds! Perfect for bloggers, chefs, and content creators.

Description

Effortless Recipe Creation, Powered by AI

✨ Smart Customization: Specify ingredients to include/exclude, dietary needs, and serving sizes—AI crafts the perfect recipe.
✨ SEO-Ready: Auto-generated Schema.org markup ensures your recipes rank higher and display beautifully in search results.
✨ User Engagement: Built-in save/print/share functionality keeps visitors coming back.
✨ Flexible Access Control: Choose whether guests can generate recipes or require user registration.

Perfect For:
✨ Food bloggers who want endless content ideas
✨ Meal prep services showcasing custom recipes
✨ Cooking sites targeting specific diets (keto, paleo, vegetarian, diabetic etc.)

Key Features

• ✨ AI-Generated Recipes: Create endless recipes with custom serving sizes, dietary filters (vegan, gluten-free, etc.), and ingredient constraints.
• ✨ Built-in Schema Markup: Automatic JSON-LD structured data boosts SEO and helps your recipes appear in rich search results (Google's "Recipe" carousel).
• ✨ User-Friendly Shortcodes: Embed recipe forms, saved recipe lists, or login prompts anywhere with simple shortcodes.
• ✨ Print & Share Tools: Let visitors print recipes or share them on social media—no extra plugins needed!
• ✨ Customizable Templates: Match your brand with adjustable templates for recipes, categories, and tags.
• ✨ Saved Favorites: Users can save recipes to their accounts, increasing engagement.
• ✨ Flexible Access Control: Admin setting to toggle between guest access or registered-user-only generation.

Installation

1. Upload the wpai-recipe-generator folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
2. Activate the plugin through Plugins > Installed Plugins.
3. Navigate to Recipe Generator > AI Settings to configure your API keys and access preferences.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need an AI API key?
A: Yes! The plugin supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Deepseek, Google AI, and more. Enter your key in the AI Settings page.

Q: Can I edit generated recipes?
A: Absolutely—recipes can be saved as WordPress posts for full customization.

Q: Does this work with my theme?
A: Yes! Shortcodes work in any theme, and templates are style-agnostic.

Q: Can guests generate recipes without logging in?
A: Yes! The plugin includes an admin setting in AI Settings → User Access Control to toggle between guest access and registered-user-only generation.

Screenshots

1. AI Recipe Generator form with dietary filters.
2. Beautifully formatted recipe with schema markup.
3. Saved recipe modal.
4. Generated recipe UI.
5. User Access Control settings panel.

Changelog

1.3.0

• New Feature: Admin toggle for guest/registered-only access to recipe generator
• Enhancement: Added User Access Control section in AI Settings
• Enhancement: Improved AJAX handler for guest access support
• Fix: Resolved duplicate settings section in admin interface
• Fix: Corrected connection test error handling for non-200 responses

1.2.1

• Initial release with AI generation, schema markup, and shortcodes.
• Responsive design implementation
• Shortcode integration

Upgrade Notice

1.3.0

Adds flexible access control - choose whether guests can generate recipes or require user registration. Recommended update for all users.

Support

Visit jamesdennis.org for further details and inquiries about the Recipe Generator plugin.