Recipe Schema Generator

Recipe schema is a type of structured data that helps search engines understand the details of your recipe content. When you add this markup to your recipe pages, Google and other search engines can display rich results that include things like star ratings, cooking times, calorie counts, and even a photo of the finished dish.

These enhanced listings stand out in search results and typically get higher click-through rates than plain text results. Food bloggers and recipe sites that use proper schema markup tend to see more organic traffic because their recipes look more appealing and informative in the SERPs.

After generating your schema with this tool, you need to add the JSON-LD code to your recipe page. The easiest way is to paste it in the head section of your HTML, right before the closing head tag.

If you are using WordPress, you can add it through a plugin like Yoast SEO, Rank Math, or a dedicated schema plugin. Some recipe plugins like WP Recipe Maker or Tasty Recipes handle this automatically, but you can also add custom schema through your theme's functions.php file or a code snippets plugin.

After adding the schema, test it using Google's Rich Results Test tool to make sure everything is valid and showing up correctly.

Google requires a few key fields for your recipe schema to be eligible for rich results.

• Recipe name - the title of your recipe.
• Image - at least one photo of the finished dish.
• Author - who created the recipe.
• Prep time and cook time - how long each step takes.
• Yield - how many servings or portions the recipe makes.
• Ingredients - a list of everything needed.
• Instructions - step by step directions.

The description, nutrition info, ratings, and video are all optional but recommended. The more complete your schema is, the better chance you have of getting those eye-catching rich results in Google.

Yes, but only if you have real user reviews and ratings on your website. Google is pretty strict about this - you cannot make up ratings or use fake review data just to get stars in search results. They have gotten better at detecting this and can penalize sites that try to game the system.

If you do have a legitimate rating system on your recipe pages where users can leave reviews, then definitely include that data in your schema. The aggregate rating with star display is one of the most effective ways to improve click-through rates from search.

Just make sure the rating in your schema matches what is actually displayed on your page. Google can check this, and any mismatch could hurt your chances of getting rich results.