One Recipe per Post? And Custom Fonts?

Hi Jenn,

Thanks for using our personalized recipe plugin. We really appreciate it!

Although we don’t currently support multiple recipes in one post there is a workaround for this.

Step 1: Create your first recipe using the Meal Planner Pro placeholder and save the recipe.

Step 2: Go to edit post > switch from edit “View” mode to edit “Text” mode > copy the Meal Planner Pro placeholder shortcode that you created for the first recipe. It will look something like this “[mpprecipe-recipe:733]” > paste the shortcode where you’d like the second recipe positioned in the post > update the changes > go back to the “View” mode > then open the second placeholder to add or edit the info for the second recipe.

It looks complicated but really isn’t.

We haven’t finished the tool to edit fonts yet. Still a work in progress. If you know HTML/CSS then you can edit this yourself. You can edit any of the recipe card design elements that you wish to this way.

I don’t know if you seen this but you can now edit the recipe card colors now from the plugin settings. If I could make a suggestion…I think you’ll like the “Elegant 7” stylesheet design much more than the “Traditional” stylesheet you’re currently using. I think it compliments your site design better.

Thanks,
Commodore

P.S. – Alternate solution for your example of two recipes in one post

Most bloggers combine two recipe into one recipe placeholder.

Something like this…Note how I put an exclamation mark before each recipe title in ingredients and instructions. This make them bold.

Ceviche Yucatan Recipe

Ingredients

!For the Cerviche:
1 lb. fresh mini shrimp, or larger shrimp peeled, deveined and cut into small pieces
10 – 12 limes, juiced (or ~1 cup of lime juice)
2 – 3 habanero peppers*, sliced very thin
1/2 a red onion, sliced thin
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp cumin

!For the Guacamole:
4 – 5 ripe avocados
2 tbsp minced jalapenos
1 clove minced & crushed garlic
2 tbsp minced shallots
1/4 cup lime or lemon juice (2 limes/1 lemon)
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chili powder (optional)

Instructions

!For the Cerviche:
Juice the limes into a glass bowl.
Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel and add to the lime juice. Cover with plastic wrap, place in the fridge and allow to marinate at least 30 minutes, or until pink. If you couldn’t find raw shrimp, you can skip marinating since it’s already cooked!
Stir in the sliced habanero, onion, and cumin.
Refrigerate for another 30 – 60 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
Remove from fridge, uncover, and stir in cilantro. Serve with guacamole and salty tortilla chips!

!For the Guacamole:
Mash avocados in a bowl. Add the lime/lemon juice to prevent browning. Mix all ingredients together, check for taste and adjust seasoning/ingredients as necessary. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Serve with salty tortilla chips!

Other tips:

– you can display images in your recipe cards by simply typing a question mark then pasting the image URL after. i.e. – %https://myrecipeimage.com/upload

– if you want to make a word or phrase bole you use an asterisk before and after the word or phrase. i.e. – “fresh cilantro*

Hi, thanks for the quick reply. Unfortunately, when I copy the shortcode and return to edit in the “View” mode, it changes both recipes. Do I need to change the unique identifier in the shortcode in “Text” mode first? For example, instead of recipe 6, should I manually update to recipe 7?

I’d prefer to have separate boxes for each recipe, if possible.

Thanks for the suggestion on style sheet… but all my post text is serif font and the Elegant themes are all sans-serif fonts. I was hoping for some theme continuity if at all possible. I use “Love Ya Like a Sister” as my header font and “Crimson Text” as my body text (both are free Google Fonts). Is there any way to allow the plug in to read my theme font choices? Unfortunately I’m not skilled enough for CSS.

Thanks Commodore!