LWN Recipe is a free, lightweight recipe plugin built for one job: getting your recipes to look great on your site and rank well in Google.

Get found in search. Every recipe automatically outputs Recipe schema.org / JSON-LD markup – the structured data Google uses to show rich results like star ratings, cook time, and photos directly in search. No separate SEO plugin, no manual code.

Pick a design, not a page builder. Choose from 5 ready-made recipe page layouts – Card, Editorial, Recipe Card, Split Screen, and Timeline – right from your settings page. Every layout is fully responsive and print-friendly, and you can switch anytime without touching a single template file.

Works the way you already work. Enter recipes through the classic metabox fields or the block editor’s Recipe Meta block – your choice. Recipe pages render correctly on both classic themes and modern block themes (like Twenty Twenty-Five), including your site’s real header and navigation.

No bloat, no upsells. LWN Recipe does one thing well instead of trying to be an all-in-one page builder. It’s free, and it stays out of your way.

Key features

Automatic Recipe schema.org / JSON-LD markup for Google rich results (ratings, cook time, photo)
5 selectable, fully responsive recipe page designs – switch anytime from Settings
Customizable badge text on recipe pages (or hide it entirely)
Recipe custom post type: ingredients, steps, prep/cook/total time, servings, meal type, vegan flag
Recipe taxonomy for organizing recipes into types
Works with both the classic editor and the block editor
Works with both classic themes and block themes (renders your theme’s real header/footer)
Recipe blocks and block patterns for the block editor
Recipe widgets and sidebar for classic themes
Clean, dependency-light codebase – no external services required