Create review
Formerly Create by Mediavine, now independent. The free version includes automatic nutrition calculation and reviews, plus How-To and List cards.
Best for: Bloggers who want nutrition figures calculated without paying, and sites that also publish how-to guides and round-up lists.
Status: In mid-2025 Create was bought from Mediavine by one of its founding developers. It is no longer a Mediavine product.
Strengths / Weaknesses
Strengths
- Automatic nutrition calculation is free.
- Ratings and reviews are free.
- Recipe, How-To and List cards in one plugin.
- Imports from 11 other recipe plugins.
- Under active independent development since mid-2025.
Weaknesses
- The paid plan is the most expensive single-site licence here, at $150 a year.
- Servings adjustment, unit conversion and the hands-free mode are paid.
- Lowest wordpress.org rating among the card plugins, after a slow period before the ownership change.
- Some features depend on the vendor's hosted service.
wordpress.org numbers
- Type
- Recipe card plugin
- Developer
- Create Studio
- Active installs
- 6,000+
- Rating
- 4.32 / 5 (25 ratings)
- Current version
- 2.7.0
- Last updated
- Oct 7, 2026
- On wordpress.org since
- Sep 26, 2018
- Requires
- WordPress 6.5, PHP 7.4
Read from the wordpress.org plugin API on Oct 19, 2026.wordpress.org listing
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Free version | $0 | – |
| Create Pro | $150 / year | 1 |
Lifetime licence: Not listed. Refunds: Not stated on the pricing page.Pricing source
Features, area by area
Structured data
| Feature | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Recipe schema (JSON-LD)Outputs Recipe structured data as JSON-LD, the format Google recommends for recipe rich results. | YesFree | |
| Guided Recipes markupMarks each step so the recipe is eligible for step-by-step guidance on smart displays and Google Assistant. | Not checked |
Editors and placement
| Feature | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Block editor (Gutenberg)Has its own block for adding a recipe in the WordPress block editor. | YesFree | |
| Classic EditorRecipes can be added to posts from the Classic Editor. | YesFree | |
| ElementorHas its own Elementor widget. | Not checked | |
| ShortcodeA shortcode displays a recipe or a recipe listing anywhere shortcodes run. | YesFree | |
| Recipe card inside a postA full recipe card can be placed inside a normal blog post, under your own writing. | YesFree | |
| Standalone recipe pagesEach recipe gets its own page and URL, separate from blog posts. | Not checked |
Design
| Feature | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Templates and layoutsHow many recipe designs come with the plugin. | 5 card styles free; 2 more in Pro | |
| Template editorA visual tool for changing the structure of a recipe template, beyond colours. | PartialPaid: Create Pro | Custom CSS only, in the paid plan. |
Ingredients
| Feature | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient groupsIngredients can be split under headings such as "For the sauce". | Not checked | |
| Adjustable servingsReaders change the number of servings and the quantities recalculate. | YesPaid: Create Pro | |
| Unit conversionReaders switch between US and metric units on the recipe. | YesPaid: Create Pro | |
| Ingredient linksIngredients can link out, for example to an affiliate product. | Not checked | |
| Equipment listA section listing the tools a recipe needs, shown to readers. | Not checked |
Instructions
| Feature | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Step photosA photo or video can be attached to an individual step. | Not checked | |
| TimersTimes in the instructions become timers the reader can start. | YesPaid: Create Pro | Part of Interactive Mode. |
Nutrition
| Feature | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition labelNutrition values are entered by hand and shown as a nutrition facts label. | YesFree | |
| Automatic nutrition calculationNutrition values are calculated from the ingredient list using a food database. | YesFree | Uses API Ninjas, relayed through the vendor's service. |
Reader tools
| Feature | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Star ratingsReaders can rate a recipe out of five stars. | YesFree | |
| Print viewA print button opens a clean, printable version of the recipe. | Not checked | |
| Jump to recipeA button at the top of a post scrolls straight to the recipe card. | Not checked | |
| Cook modeA switch keeps the reader's screen awake while cooking. | YesPaid: Create Pro | Interactive Mode, a hands-free view with checklists. |
| Saved recipesReaders can save recipes and find them again later. | Not checked | |
| Meal planner and shopping listReaders build a meal plan or shopping list from recipes on the site. | Not checked |
Building a recipe site
| Feature | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Recipe index and searchListing pages where visitors browse, filter and search all recipes. | PartialFree | A List card type for round-ups. A searchable recipe index was not confirmed. |
| Visitor-submitted recipesVisitors send in recipes through a form on the site, for you to moderate. | Not checked | |
| WPML or Polylang supportDeclares compatibility with a multilingual plugin so recipes can be translated. | Not checked |
Migration and extras
| Feature | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ImportersWhich other recipe plugins it can import recipes from. | 11 plugins, including WP Recipe Maker, Tasty Recipes and Zip Recipes | |
| AI recipe draftingGenerates a recipe draft with an AI model. | Not checked |