WPRM styles and options questions

Hi there,

To answer your questions:

1. The way to link a recipe to a blog post is to add a recipe block inside of that post. And that recipe then gets displayed wherever you put that. That can’t really be changed. You get a visual preview as well in the block editor, so I don’t feel like this is not intuitive or would require a lot of teaching? If they want to add a paragraph of text (or any other block) after the recipe card, it’s very easy to do so.
2. Any of the Recipe Shortcodes can be used anywhere on the page. The easiest way to get the shortcode you need is to set things up as you want in the Template Editor and then copy the shortcode it generates from under “Edit HTML”.
3. Sure, we support wpDiscuz specifically for our Comment Ratings feature.
4. No, it cannot be removed from the recipe modal. It will not show up in the frontend if the field is not filled in, so you don’t have to worry about that.
5. No, the recipe can only created using the modal.
6. You can disable “Automatic Snippets” on the WP Recipe Maker > Settings > Recipe Snippets page and put the [wprm-recipe-snippet] shortcode wherever you want them to show up.

Okay,
For No.1 & 2 Questions.
If I created a blog post design with my pagebuilder using the WPRM shortcodes to show it in fixed position, and the client or me added a recipe data inside the post (gutenberg-block), I’ll have the two recipe cards in this case to be shown. one with the post blocks and the shortcodes.
Is there’s’ a way to solve this?
To show the WPRM data with via the shortcodes only not the WP block?

• This reply was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by Kareem.

You do need a WPRM Recipe block in there, to make the association. But you could actually have a “Default Recipe Template” (set on the WP Recipe Maker > Settings > Recipe Template page) that’s completely empty (remove all HTML and CSS in the template editor).

So that way the recipe block essentially doesn’t output anything, but is only there to make the association. And the shortcodes you’ve built into the theme/pagebuilder will handle the output.

Yes this is what I was looking for! amazing.
I know I need “a WPRM Recipe block in there, to make the association.” that’s for adding the recipe. but all the data will be shown exactly in the section I made with the template.

Last questions,
1. Can I add icon on the Gutenberg tools top bar in order to add a recipe from there? just to open the modal? instead of the block?

2. Can I add or assign a recipe from the WPRM Manage? like the same field as the “Author“.

1. Technically that’s probably possible, but I don’t have experience with that. I would expect site owners to need to familiarise themselves with Gutenberg anyway (for adding text, images, …), so just clicking the “+” icon shouldn’t be a step too far?
2. No, the recipe is a block inside of the post content. Nothing that can just be assigned.

Since I removed the block data (html/css) and not showing anything as a visual block as I requested, adding this would be nice instead of the block element.
all of this case was for UX simplicity to the clients needs.

I’ve tested almost all of the recipe plugins inside the WP environment, yours is the best and top notch.
Expect me on the Pro board soon, hopefully once I finish all tasks I’m working on.

Hello @brechtvds

Does WPRM support wpgridbuilder facets?
if yes, any docs, guide?

I’m not familiar with that plugin and we do not have a specific integration with it.

For a grid solution I can recommend our own WP Ultimate Post Grid or the FacetWP plugin: https://help.bootstrapped.ventures/article/80-displaying-recipes-in-a-grid-or-index

We have an example on our demo site: https://demo.wprecipemaker.com/recipe-index/

in this case, I’m forced to buy your second plugin for the filters thing!
I already own some robust filter/facet plugins, and I just read in the Docs that the Recipes in WPRM is a non-public post type, however, so it is not accessible directly.
Source: Recipes and their Parent Post, Page or Custom Post Type

So here’s the thing:
I want to use my filter plugins with WPRM, but in the above case it seems impossible?
I tried to query some fields but didn’t work with the current posts/CPT’s I guess because for the reason above.
Any solution to overcome this?
Filter plugins I use “WP Grid Builder” & “JetSmartFilters“

• This reply was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by Kareem.

One option is to do make the recipe post type and taxonomies public:
https://help.bootstrapped.ventures/article/279-recipes-and-their-parent-post
https://help.bootstrapped.ventures/article/294-show-default-wordpress-ui-for-taxonomies

If that’s not an option you will indeed need a grid plugin that has a specific integration with WPRM. That would be our own WP Ultimate Post Grid plugin (which does have a free version as well) or FacetWP. I’m not aware of other plugins that have an integration like that at the moment, but you could check with their support.

Happy to help them integrate things as well, if they want to add that as a feature.

One option is to do make the recipe post type and taxonomies public:

Yes, but How I can have full control over the index/Post Type & Taxonomies page template?
I use builder like Bricks Builder! I do the archive from the builder templates.

Another case, I can’t query any data from WPRM inside the builder!
for instance, I want to get the time… rating data, nothing return… all fields value return empty.

Happy to help them integrate things as well, if they want to add that as a feature.

For the facets plugins I mentioned, I’ll check with them ASAP.

I’m not familiar with Bricks Builder but I would imagine that it works the same as for other post types or taxonomies?

The recipe fields are regular custom fields as well. So those should work fine. Alternatively the recipe shortcodes can be used to output the different parts as well: https://help.bootstrapped.ventures/article/83-recipe-shortcodes

Okay! After hours and hours of checking…
I could query all things with my 3rd party plugin filter… so far it’s working fine.
The way I solved this case, I’m forced to use WPRM “Recipe Post Type” “public” in order to gain access to all queries related to filters and recipes.

However, I’m stuck with some issues starting with taxonomies!
In taxonomies doc’s it says I can adjust term links etc..
Official Source: Here
But, I can’t adjust any links, the reason for this it’s under Pro which not mentioned in the docs also it’s weird for exist data already.
1. How to access exist taxonomies links? I want to create template or even check the slug, I don’t know how or where it is.

2. In case I have CPT plugin and I want to make all recipes under post type, what is the best approach?
I just found the way for now to keep access to WPRM archive index and manage access to the filters too via the option Recipe Permalink <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>(If there is a parent post for the recipe, link to that parent).</span>
In this case, I could create my own CPT and add posts in it and attach the recipes via gutenberg block.
Source “Adding recipes to a custom post type“
Any tips for this?

3. How to query best/top rating/popular/comment recipes?

4. I don’t like the way these plugins maintain things for future access, If I decide to create my own taxonomies via ACF/MetaBox instead of WPRM, Is this will be fine and won’t affect anytihng?

5. If I want to pull/copy/migrate data from WPRM field and move it to my own custom filed, to one or many recipes, is there a way to do such a thing?

• This reply was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by Kareem.

1. That feature is to set custom links for a taxonomy term. But that doesn’t seem to be relevant in your case (you can see in the menu on the left that it’s under “Premium bundle features”, by the way, not trying to hide that). It sounds like you’re just trying to display the taxonomy archive page? You’re looking for this feature: https://help.bootstrapped.ventures/article/292-automatic-archive-pages-for-taxonomy-terms

The slug will show on the WP Recipe Maker > Manage > Recipe Fields pages, if you enable that column.

2. I’m not sure what tips you’re looking for exactly? It’s the same as adding recipes to a regular post, really.

3. You can order by the wprm_rating_average custom field, if your grid allows that. Some relevant custom fields are mentioned here: https://help.bootstrapped.ventures/article/80-displaying-recipes-in-a-grid-or-index

4. What do you mean by “I don’t like the way these plugins maintain things”? If you create your own taxonomies they will not be linked to the recipe in any way. So they can’t be used in the metadata or for other features.

If using WP Recipe Maker, I recommend using the plugin as it’s meant to be used. Otherwise you won’t have a good experience. If you want to move away from WPRM, all the other actively developed recipe plugins offer an importer to move things over. That will only work if you’ve used our taxonomies, not if you set up something custom.

5. I do not recommend doing that, for the same reasons mentioned above. But sure, everything is stored in regular custom meta fields associated with the wprm_recipe post type. So all of that is possible. Nothing built in for that, since I don’t think it’s a good idea.