Yep, this is a clickbait post. The Feast themes are not designed for a secondary navigation and we don't recommend dual navigation. Trying to use two navigation menus is a rookie ...
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Why we don't support pop ups (interstitials)
Pop ups are claimed to increase conversion rates of newsletter signups, and actually, they do. But people hate them. You may increase your newsletter signups from 0.1% to 1%, but you're going to ...
Why we don't support pagebuilders
We do not recommend that bloggers use pagebuilders to create pages on their website, and we don't offer support for it. Below is an opinionated take on pagebuilders, and why we don't support it. As ...
Why we don't support site-wide taglines
A "tagline" actually makes for a great homepage title (h1) in the Modern Homepage. Check out the Modern Homepage Showcase for some well-done examples of this.The key difference is that this is ...
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 ...
Why we dropped support for Landing Pages
The "landing page" template has been removed from version 4.0.0 of all themes. We'll be detailing the change here. Why Was It Dropped? Using a different page template (separate PHP files to ...
Upgrade Your iPhoneography With These Apps & Accessories
As Chase Jarvis like to say – so much that he used it as the title for his book – "the best camera is the one that's with you." For many of us, it's an iPhone that we use to snap photos, in between ...
Support
I need support for: The Feast Plugin The classic themes We love helping our customers! We want to make setting up your food blog as simple as possible, which is why we've put hundreds of ...
Support Password
If you've reached out to support and we need admin access to resolve an issue, please fill out this form to set us up with admin access. You are submitting this information securely over ...
Widen recipe card on mobile
This removes the default content margins for recipe cards on mobile devices, which can improve ad revenue. ...
Feast+ White Glove Form Confirmation
Thanks for filling out the questionnaire! For new Feast+ customers, we will be in touch within 2 business days to confirm an installation date. For existing Feast+ customers, we are currently ...
Block options
The block options setting enables a number of customizations on a block-by-block basis. Pages only This is a general warning and strongly held opinion, that you can feel free to ignore once ...
Feast+ White Glove Design Configuration:
let's get started! Fill Out Your Design Preferences Thanks for your purchase of the Full-Service Design Configuration! Please complete the form below so our support team can get to work. Please ...
Image unlink
You don't want to be linking images to themselves because: Easiest The easiest way to fix this is to use the Blog Fixer's Image Unlink service. Free To do this, use the Broken Link ...
Separators
Separators can be used on pages to visually divide pieces of content. They are found by pressing the [+] add block button in the block editor and finding the "Separator" block: ...
Custom CSS
Feast does not offer support for custom CSS. As a theme provider, our themes are designed in very specific ways to comply with very rigid and ever-evolving standards for: Any time you add ...
Staging
We consider staging sites to be key to successfully running a food blog. Testing updates A staging site is a non-live version of your website that you can use to test updates to plugins, ...
Clear cache
The most common issue we get is "my site isn't updating with my changes" and in 99% of cases, this is a simply cache clearing issue. Here's how to clear your cache. WP Rocket First: Make ...
Patterns
Patterns are pre-made blocks that you can insert into posts. They were formerly known as "reusable blocks". Enable the menu Since Wordpress doesn't enable the Patterns menu by default, you ...
FAQ
This page is more of an off-the-cuff FAQ and doesn't reflect the actual policies of Feast. This is for educational purposes only. Feast vs Feast+ All functionality (homepage, recipe index, menu, ...
You're in! 🎉
Spring Cleanup Challenge You're In! 🎉 We can't wait to help you get your blog up to speed by leading you through quick, impactful tasks. Keep an eye out for the first Spring Cleanup lesson going ...
All Recipes
We get asked about people wanting to create outdated "All Recipes" pages, so here's the complete documentation. Display all recipes To display all recipes, create a new category called "All ...
INP (Interaction to Next Paint)
Our current understanding is that our themes and default setup don't fail INP. INP measures how quickly a browser responds to user input, and 99% of this is driven by poorly performing ...
Incompatible Archive
Wordpress 6.4.3 is meant to be a "security and bug fix" update, but in fact contains breaking changes to how it handles zip files (used by themes and plugins). Details here. This breaking change ...
Pagination
The Feast setup avoids pagination wherever possible. Pagination is a lower quality user experience and a sign that the site owner hasn't organized their posts properly. It also negatively ...
Using Blocks & Patterns (Feast+)
Once you have your Feast+ settings configured, it's time to start adding the new block patterns! If you haven't been using Gutenberg editor or just need a refresh, we recommend reading through the ...
Design Guidance (Feast+)
Need some extra design guidance? We're here to help! We've included some font pairing, color palettes, and style combinations below. Font pairings We've tested and adjusted the following fonts ...
General Notes (Feast+)
Answers to how and why certain elements are set up. Contrast We use a formula to determine the largest contrast between any given color - whether primary, accent or background - and white or ...
Feast+ FAQ
Common questions for the Feast+ service. Members can access questions about the design and setup here. Do I still need the Feast Plugin with Feast+? Yes, Feast+ is an add-on subscription on ...
Getting Started (Feast+)
This page is only available to members. ...
Tweaks & FAQ (Feast+)
This page is only available to members. ...
Block themes
We do not recommend or support the use of block themes at this time. Instead, we've taken a hybrid theme approach. Based on the conversations and presentations at Wordcamp US, the official ...
Introducing Feast+
Feast+ is a designer-curated set of styling options that help you define your brand, and attract high paying brand sponsorships. The Feast Plugin setup comes with best practices baked right in, for ...
Redis Object Cache
Wordpress has added the Redis Object Cache as a recommended plugin to their health check page. This is a poor recommendation and we do not recommend or support it. The redis object cache is ...
Pitch
You've landed here because you've reached out to pitch Feast Design Co. on a product or service you offer. We're hugely appreciative of your interest and are open to partnering with companies that ...
Kadence
The Feast Plugin is compatible with the Kadence framework and themes. We automatically hide settings that are not available in Kadence in order to prevent conflicting functionality. Nothing is ...
This block contains unexpected or invalid content
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 ...
Pricing
The launch of Feast+ took careful consideration when it came to figuring out where it belongs in the eco system. Feast+ offers a set of elevated styling options that complies with requirements for: ...
Frameworks
There's multiple "frameworks" available on top of Wordpress, which provide additional functionality. If you're looking for specific functionality, we recommend using plugins rather than new, ...
Content Rot
This post is just an introduction to a concept I think is important for content sites to be aware of, and that is content rot. It's not based on any SEO principle. What is content ...