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How does Kitchenbug WP Plugin work?

Kitchenbug uses cutting-edge algorithms implementing Natural Language Processing technology and semantic analysis. We use them to explore the recipe and extract information which does not appear in the recipe, e.g: calories, saturated fat, sugar free, low sodium, high calcium etc.

How do I add a recipe?

In order to add a recipe to your WordPress blog, using Kitchenbug:

1. Make sure the the Kitchenbug plugin is installed; If it is not, install it now.
2. Once the plugin is installed, you should see the Kitchenbug icon (Marked in red in the image below), in your visual editor.
3. Click on the Kitchenbug icon to open the "add recipe" screen
4. Now enter the recipe title, cooking, prep time, ingredients, cooking directions and more. Note - When adding ingredients: be sure to enter one ingredient per row. We recommend using a standard format for ingredients (example: "2 lb chopped tomatoes". format template: [amount] [Unit type] [ingredient and prep]), in order to make recipes more readable and assist Kitchenbug's nutritional analysis automatic process. When entering directions, use "enter" to separate between the preparation stages. This will create bullet items per direction stage.
5. Once you're done filling in the "Add recipe" form, click on "Continue" at the top of the form. This will perform the nutritional analysis and direct you to the tagging screen.
6. In the tagging screen, you can manually add any tag you want to your recipe, by typing them in separated by comma.
7. Add an image to your recipe, by direct uploading or by adding it to your wordpress gallery.
8. Once done click on the "Add recipe to post" button to insert your recipe into the editor. This will create a textual place holder for your recipe (example: [kitchenbug-your-recipe-appears-here-231]), which represents the location of the recipe in your post, once published.

Note

In order to edit an existing recipe, simply click on the Kitchenbug Mustache button, to re-open the relevant form.

What are "Recipe Themes"?

Your readers eat with their eyes.

Your blog and your recipes are your personal outlet, and you want both to have their own unique look. Kitchenbug WordPress Plugin allows you to install, design and switch between themes, therefore changing the way your recipes look and behave inside your blog.

By using any of the themes provided with the Kitchenbug WordPress Plugin, you can easily adapt a distinct look for your recipes. Alternatively, you can design your own theme according to your own wishes. Simply go to the Kitchenbug settings page, select a recipe theme, and save your changes, and your blog's recipes' display will change immediately.

How can I create my own recipe theme?

Follow this link for more information on creating themes: http://getsatisfaction.com/kitchenbug/topics/making_your_own_theme

How do I add recipe sections to ingredients and directions?

The Kitchenbug plugin performs a thorough analysis of your recipe's text, in order to provide you with its nutrition values and food labels.

In order for the analysis process to identify a section header in your recipe (such as "for the sauce" etc.), use the following rule: Start your recipe section header with a colon punctuation. Example: ":Sauce" This will generate a header titled "Sauce", in bold.

Why does the recipe appear in my blog homepage, archive or search pages?

By default, recipes are rendered wherever a shortcode appears in your post. In order to change this behavior, turn on the excerpt feature in the Kitchenbug Settings page and a short summary of the recipe will appear instead.

What do the plugin analysis errors mean?

Kitchenbug's culinary engine analyzes your recipes in order to provide your viewers with nutritional information. Our team of registered dietitians constantly works at adding nutritional information, so that every ingredient in your recipe is correctly identified. However, since the number of ingredients is enormous and each ingredient can be written in various ways, you may encounter issues that prevent a full analysis. Our culinary engine handles these issues by displaying one of the following errors messages:

1. Could not recognize a valid ingredient - there are several reasons for generating this error: One of your ingredients might not be in our database, it could be an exotic fruit or vegetable, a special cut of meat or perhaps a brand we are not familiar with. When this occurs, the ingredient is automatically sent to our team and you will be notified as soon as it is added to our database. Another option is that the ingredient is misspelled, for example Parmezan cheese instead of Parmesan cheese. If the ingredient is not food, for example, metal skewers, toothpicks or plastic wrap, the 'ingredient' is automatically checked and added to our ignore list at a later date.
2. Could not recognize a valid weight - This error is shown when an ingredient exists in our database, however the weight entered for the ingredient does not. For example, '1 cup rib eye steak' is not a recognized weight, however '1 rib eye steak' is. If you encounter this error and believe that the weight you require should be included, please let us know and we will add the missing weight.

What happens if an ingredient is unidentified?

Kitchenbug uses a constantly updating its database, provided by the US Department of Agriculture and additional sources. The DB includes over 12,000 ingredients, ranging from the most basic fruits and vegetables to more complex household products such as Oreo cookies, Heinz Ketchup and more. However, sometimes ingredients in your recipe might not be identified due to any number of reasons (misspelling, unidentified synonyms and more). When this happens, you, as a user, are prompted to make the relevant changes needed in order to complete the analysis process. In addition, you can always skip this process and publish your recipe without nutritional information. In addition, we are automatically notified when problems occur during the analysis process, and consequently update the DB with the relevant info. Due to the steep learning curve of the system, in time these events will not occur.

How does the plug-in help with my SEO?

Rich Snippet Support Kitchenbug is the only Plugin that delivers an A to Z solution for rich-snippets. Rich snippets are the basic tool to get good recipe SEO on the internet. All of Kitchenbug's recipes are structured to comply with the rich-snippets recipe schema. However, Kitchenbug is the only plugin that not only creates the template, but also analyzes your recipe, generates data - And fills in the blanks for you. Making you more findable and visible. The Kitchenbug plugin analyzes the recipe, extracts all the necessary info out of it (caloric value, fat level etc...) and automatically creates all of the relevant tags, from the basic cooking time and ingredients, to the more complex full nutritional information. When publishing a recipe using Kitchenbug's plugin it will format this information in order to comply with rich-snippets requirements. The Kitchenbug plug-in does all of the dirty technical work, such as recipe analysis and formatting for you, leaving you free to do what you want to do - cook and write about food.

Can I add more than one recipe per post?

At this stage, no. Adding more than one recipe with the Kitchenbug plugin is not possible. This is done for SEO purposes, and in compliance with google's rich snippets limitations. According to Google, using recipe markups on a page containing multiple recipes is not supported.

What is Dig in ?

The Kitchenbug plugin is a great tool to get nutritional info about your recipe, whether if it is for specific diet purposes or even if it is just to make an informed decision. Once analyzed, nutritional values are presented and labels are created to interpret the numbers into comprehensible data. Highlight nutrients (calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium and carbohydrates) are presented right above the ingredients with auto tags in different colors to indicate if these are nutrients to limit or to get enough of. This is so simple and easy to understand.
The newly designed "Dig in" screen provides blog readers with the most comprehensive nutritional and dietary information regarding the recipe, including the familiar "Nutrition Facts" table and a full nutritional analysis and clear dietary labels (such as "High Fiber", "Low Calorie", "High Vitamin C" and numerous more).

What is PrintTree?

Kitchenbug's Print Tree program helps replant rain forests. Did you know that each tree offsets 54 Kg of paper in its lifetime? That's more than 10,000 printed pages! Kitchenbug's 'Print Tree' program gives back to the environment by using the fees collected from sponsored ads, presented when recipes are printed, to plant trees through leading global charities. It is an innovative eco-friendly service, aimed at offsetting the carbon footprint of printing and paper waste, by planting trees. The tree planting program is funded by advertisements that appear alongside the standard "print wizard", when the print button (or CTRL+P) is pressed. Help us save our planet!