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Gluten Free Recipes

A complete WordPress recipe management system with custom post types, metadata, search, and user submissions.

by Your Name · github.com/rinne13/gf-recipes · website

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/rinne13/gf-recipes/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/rinne13/gf-recipes ↗

A complete WordPress recipe management system with custom post types, metadata, search, and user submissions.

✨ Features:

  • Custom Post Type: Recipes
  • Rich metadata: ingredients, steps, cooking time, difficulty level
  • Tags support (breakfast, dessert, dairy-free, etc.)
  • User-friendly submission form via shortcode [gf_submit_recipe]
  • Guest and registered user submissions (with moderation)
  • Featured image upload
  • REST API routes for recipe integration
  • Responsive recipe cards grid with modern design

🛠 Tech stack:

  • PHP 8.1+
  • WordPress 6+
  • Custom REST API endpoints
  • Vanilla JS + CSS for front-end form handling
  • Built with accessibility and mobile-first design in mind

🚀 Perfect for:

  • Food blogs and recipe communities
  • Gluten-free and health-focused sites
  • Any WordPress site that wants structured recipes with search/filtering

Installation

  1. Download or clone this repo into your WordPress /wp-content/plugins/ folder.
  2. Activate GF Recipes from the WordPress admin panel.
  3. Use shortcodes:
    • [gf_recipes] – display recipes archive/grid
    • [gf_submit_recipe] – display user submission form

Usage

  • Add recipes via the WordPress admin panel or let users submit them from the front-end.
  • Recipes include structured fields: ingredients (one per line), steps, cook time, and difficulty.
  • Submitted recipes are stored as pending until approved by admin.

Roadmap

  • ✅ Basic recipe CPT + metadata
  • ✅ Front-end submission with moderation
  • ✅ Recipe tagging and categorization
  • ⏳ Advanced search (by ingredient, difficulty, time)
  • ⏳ User dashboards with saved recipes
  • ⏳ Rating system and comments

License

GPL v2 or later. Free to use and modify.