The secret ingredient that makes your recipe pop, like pickle juice or fish sauce, can sometimes get weird. So, we're getting weird in this blog post too. Or, at least, different. Because the ...
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How to Grow Your Food Blog with Little Time
Photograph by Katie Purnell found on minimography.com Many of us creative types are building businesses from the ground up - from side hustles to bootstrapped businesses from a "home office" (aka ...
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The error "This block contains unexpected or invalid content" is shown in the block editor when a blocks formatting doesn't match what the current version of the block editor expects. On core ...
Feast Plugin Changelog Archive
The most recent changes can be found in the Feast Plugin's releases section. Below is an archive of past updates: 9.8.0 - September 19, 2023 Fix block typography bug for Feast Plugin ...
Feast Plugin Onboarding
This is for anyone who has had a new site setup using our GraftedPro clone service, which saves hours of technical setup so that you can get started food blogging immediately. Page ...
Feast Plugin Starter
The Feast Plugin Starter is the Feast Plugin with all options and settings locked to our recommendations, which reduces the amount of effort and complexity needed to launch a brand new food ...
Subscribe button
The Modern Menu integrates a "Subscribe" button that provides a call-to-action for readers to sign up for your newsletter the entire time they're on your site. This allows you to: See the ...
Plugin Audit
Below is a list of services and plugins that we've tested to be compatible with our recommended setup, and offer support for. Incompatible simply means that we don't offer support for sites with ...
SEO-2
Notes from Tastemaker SEO Potential to reach more audiences with auto-translation of video using AI. Entity understanding Intent Search Generative Experience (SGE) Helpful ...
Click Through Rates (CTR)
Ever wonder what a good click-through-rate is for your posts? Keep wondering. Google Search Console provides the ability to view CTR on a page level, and query level, and page-by-query ...
Themes are dead
Well, in the traditional sense they are. Themes should be chosen purely for base styling, not functionality. As of 2021, we consider the Feast Plugin setup essential for all recipe sites older ...
FSRI Shortcode
Do not use the FSRI shortcode, as it's outdated and no longer supported. We only support the FSRI block moving forward. The FSRI (Feast Simple Recipe Index) shortcode is the replacement for the ...
Modern Homepage Setup
This is the setup tutorial for the Modern Homepage, which is available exclusively through the Feast Plugin. The Modern Homepage replaces the theme homepage, greatly improving SEO, accessibility, ...
Edit Body Font Size
All modern themes from Feast (version 4.0.0+) come with 16px as the standard body font size, for reasons outlined in the font size for food blogs article. This was done to bring the themes more ...
Discount, Coupons & Promos
Feast Design Co. does not offer sales or discounts or promos or coupons on themes or plugins. We're confident our themes are worth 10x what we charge, and discounting from this already very-low ...
Food Blog Site Structure
A good site structure helps search engines understand and crawl content, and it helps visitors find related recipes. As of 2019, we recommend a simpler website structure that will save bloggers ...
Should I remove content?
The following is a Facebook post from Casey Markee on the topic of deleting vs. re-writing content. We've republished it here with his permission. It's amazing how much incorrect and just plain ...
Feast Design Co. Has Acquired the Cookbook Recipe Plugin!
We recommend everybody migrate to WP Recipe Maker! Not a day goes by that we don't get asked about recipe plugins. This is something that's critical to food blogging and therefore, something we ...
SEO for Food Bloggers
Our themes come pre-designed for SEO as best as they can be, but we cover only a fraction of what it takes to compete in search in rankings. Functionality does not belong in themes. SEO features ...
Font Styling
This post is outdated and should not be used or implemented. As of 2020, we no longer recommend any custom fonts on food blogs due to CLS, pagespeed and potential accessibility issues. Instead, all ...
The Feast Plugin
The Feast Plugin completely replaces your theme setup with a rewritten modern standard, built not just around aesthetics, but also making giant leaps in: You can think of the plugin as a brand ...
Submit Your Site
We love showcasing our customer's food blogs on the demo site! Once your site is up and running, let us know by submitting the form and we'll get you posted up on the demo sites! This will help grow ...
Principles and Best Practices
We believe that a clear set of principles and best practices helps our customers, employees and investors understand what our goals are and why we make the decision that we do. Principles let our ...
Food Blog Income Reports
Food bloggers are a community of highly creative, highly driven individuals who are both competitive and supportive. We've compiled a list of publicly available income reports available on food blogs ...
How to Start a Food Blog
Disclaimer: This post is a breakdown of the decisions and best practices that went into our new Food Blogger Hosting package. Save yourself the time and headache and go sign up today. For those of you ...
Why Should I have an Editorial Calendar? Food Blogging Tips You Need
In the early stages of food blogging, many people are recipe-dependent. You add flair here and there but rely on recipes to learn new techniques and explore flavors. But as you hone your skill, you ...
Food Blog Recipe Videos
A growing trend in food blogging is recipe videos, which can help increase time-on-site, get you featured positions in search engines and makes your content more easily shareable. In fact, schema ...
How to Price Sponsored Content For Your Blog in 2020
You've put time, energy, and creativity into making your blog wildly successful, checking off items from our how to start a food blog tutorial. You've made it beautiful with a premium wordpress theme ...
How to get an audience in your first year of blogging (Spoiler: there's no magic bullet)
by Cathy Tibbles, WP Barista Once upon a time I was married to a man who was diagnosed with celiac disease. So I started converting our family-friendly recipes into gluten-free ones. I posted them ...
Best WordPress Recipe Plugins for Food Bloggers
As of 2018, we recommend either: WP Recipe Maker Tasty Recipes MediaVine also entered the market in 2018 with their MediaVine "Create" plugin. If you're on MediaVine then it may be worth ...
Should Food Blogs Pay to Advertise for Email List Signups
The short answer: No. The effort and expertise required for conversion rate and landing page optimization to convert paid traffic into an email list, and then generate a return-on-investment, is ...
5 Things Getting In The Way Of Your Blog’s Success
Even the most energetic, passionate, and motivated people have an uphill battle ahead of them when it comes to building a successful blog. Many people get into blogging thinking it's a shortcut ...
How to Start Your Own Food Blog
Some people get into food blogging just to share, while others are hoping to turn their passion into a profession. But while you know your way around the kitchen, when it comes to starting your own ...
Foodie Pro Theme
The Foodie Pro theme is now only available through the Feast Plugin. If you're in your first 12 months of food blogging and would like to purchase the theme without any support, you can purchase the ...
How to Write Your Perfect “About Me” Page
When I stumble upon a new blog or website, the "About Me" page is one of the first things I look for. I absolutely love finding out more about the site's author. It allows me to feel more of a ...
How to Drive More Pinterest Traffic to Your Blog
If you're anything like me, you love Pinterest. It's a great source of inspiration—whether I'm looking for home decor ideas or a recipe I can whip together that night for dinner, I can always find ...
6 Food and Lifestyle Blog Trends to Take Your Site to the Next Level in 2018
With so many blogs available in the digital world, it can be tough to be heard through the noise. With these easy design tips, though, your wordpress blog will be the hottest on the web in no time! ...
Dear is now Brunch Pro // Permission Slip to Pivot
I have no problem saying this: Foodie Pro, the crown jewel of WordPress themes reaching the #1 spot in StudioPress sales almost every month for two years, has given us amazing insight to our niche ...
The Best WordPress Plugins for Your Food Blog
I love WordPress plugins. They're an effective and simple way to increase the functionality of your site and take your blog to the next level. But having lots of plugins can also affect your site's ...
The Secret to Getting More Done—Even When Your Schedule's Packed
You're busy. And, even though you're filled with tons of creative ideas and inspiration, finding the minutes throughout the day to act on them is a totally separate battle for you. It's easy to ...