Implements the Disable Google Fonts tutorial without editing code. This will fall-back to the default font in the theme. Recommendation: unless you have a compelling reason for doing this, ...
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"Featured Images" for categories
This is a feature of the Feast Plugin The "Featured Images" for categories is a common request from bloggers looking to associate an image with a category. It replicates the "Featured Images" ...
Color Schemes
How do you settle on a color scheme? It's actually not as difficult as you'd think. You'll want to pick a primary color, then use settle on a "color harmony you like: Check out this color wheel ...
Food Blogger Income: Personal Chefs
Running a food blog is in simple terms, just another small business. Like all businesses, food blogs should have multiple income streams. Not only does this earn you more money each month, it ...
Rethinking the Nav Menu
Last year we updated the header/logo, making it simpler to manage for food bloggers, and correcting some faux-pas, like hidden off-screen text. We've continued listening to feedback and monitoring ...
Why we removed the banner-top on mobile
Modern versions of the themes have the "Before Header: Newsletter" widget area set to display:none; on mobile. This is an update to bring the themes in-line with search engine requirements to provide ...
Disclosures for Food Bloggers
Food bloggers that take compensation (in any form) for promoting content are legally obligated to disclose it. This can include: moneyfree productsfree trials or subscriptionsquid pro quo ...
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'll be recommending a simpler website structure that will save ...
Genesis 2.6.0 Search Menu Disappeared
Studiopress pushed out version 2.6.0 with extensive changes. Among these, they've "deprecated" the search function - among others - which has been around for quite some time. This means that ...
About Theme Updates
We'll clarify some questions and concerns customers have had about updating themes - why there's been so much recently, and whether or not you should update. The two main points are: Your ...
What am I paying for with a theme?
We'll outline what the role of a theme is here, and what you've paid for when purchasing a theme. What does my $75 - $125 pay for? When you purchase a theme, you're making a small payment to ...
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 ...
Future of Food Blogging
Food blogging has come a long way in the past few years, and I'm sad to say that our themes had fallen behind the times. These will be the changes moving forward: Mobile is King Most customer ...
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 ...
Paywalled Recipe Posts
A popular avenue for large, long-established editorial sites is to create a paywall for their content. A paywall is a feature that blocks visitors from accessing content on your site (like a wall), ...
How to Write a Recipe Post
There are days when writing is a breeze, and others where the words just don't flow. In both cases, having a structure to work off and knowing what's important to answer helps the flow so that you can ...
Foodie Rates for Recipe Development, Sponsored Posts
A common question we get is: How do I set rates for my freelance work? The all-encompassing answer is: whatever the market will pay. We'll address the issue of creating sponsored posts for a ...
Why You Shouldn't Waste Time with Recipe Indexes
The Modern Homepage in the Feast Plugin has replaced the theme's homepage+recipe index. The Modern Recipe Index offers a recipe index that's better for site structure and click depth. Recipe ...
Rethinking the Featured Image
This has been completed, and rolled into the Modern Thumbnails. It was recently brought to our attention in July 2019 that Google's requirements for featured images have changed on articles and ...
Category Pages Need Content
An often overlooked part of creating a food blog is the category pages, which double as recipe indexes, grouping recipes that share certain characteristics. Actually, this is a mistake that almost ...
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
The customizer can only ever have a limited set of the possible CSS options. If looking to customize your theme beyond what's built into the customizer, you'll have to learn to use inspect element and ...
The Feast Plugin
Have you ever avoided updating your theme because it was difficult, time consuming, and you were afraid of losing your changes? Do you know that your blog is being penalized because it's outdated, ...
Copyrights
This post reflects our current understanding of copyrights within the recipe industry at the time of writing. It is not legal advice. Always consult with a lawyer. As a content creator online, you ...
