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Recipe Hub

A community recipe sharing platform with user profiles, frontend submission, star ratings, and AJAX search.

by wildan-m · github.com/wildan-m/wp-recipe-hub · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/wildan-m/wp-recipe-hub/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/wildan-m/wp-recipe-hub ↗

Recipe Hub — WordPress Plugin

A community recipe sharing platform built as a WordPress plugin. Demonstrates custom post types, frontend user management, AJAX operations, and content submission workflows.

Features

  • Custom Post Type — rh_recipe with meta fields for prep time, cook time, servings, ingredients, and instructions
  • Custom Taxonomies — Cuisine (hierarchical) and Difficulty (flat) for organizing recipes
  • Frontend User Profile — Logged-in users can edit their display name, email, bio, website, and password via [rh_user_profile]
  • Frontend Recipe Submission — Users submit and edit their own recipes without accessing wp-admin via [rh_submit_recipe]
  • Star Rating System — AJAX-powered 1-5 star ratings stored in a custom database table with per-user tracking
  • AJAX Search & Filter — Real-time search by keyword, cuisine, difficulty, and sort order via [rh_recipe_search]
  • Load More Pagination — Infinite-scroll style pagination for search results

Shortcodes

Shortcode Description
[rh_user_profile] Frontend profile editor
[rh_submit_recipe] Recipe submission / edit form
[rh_recipe_search] Search, filter, and browse recipes
[rh_recipe_rating id="123"] Star rating widget (auto-detects post if id omitted)

Installation

  1. Upload the recipe-hub folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate through Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Add taxonomy terms under Recipes > Cuisines and Recipes > Difficulty Levels
  4. Create pages and add the shortcodes above

Security

  • All forms use WordPress nonces
  • User input is sanitized with sanitize_text_field(), sanitize_textarea_field(), sanitize_email(), wp_kses_post()
  • Output is escaped with esc_html(), esc_attr(), esc_url()
  • AJAX handlers verify authentication and ownership before modifying data
  • File uploads go through media_handle_upload() for standard WordPress validation

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.8+
  • PHP 7.4+