Foodie Pro

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FAQ

These are the features you can expect from this fresh update of everyone's favorite minimalist blog theme:

  • Clean and simple widgetized home page for a flexible layout
  • Make it your own with the typography and color Customizer options
  • Upload your own logo and favicon OR simply type in your blog title to match the default styling
  • Flexible grid archive options in Customizer
  • Strategic areas for ads and opt-ins:  before header, inside header, primary sidebar, secondary sidebar, after entry widget, footer widgets
  • Built-in Featured Posts widget with flexible options
  • WooCommerce ready so you can add your own products and/or affiliate links! We've dropped support for woocommerce as it proved too complicated and not useful for recipe sites
  • Clean color scheme to highlight your branding & photos
  • HTML5 Markup + Mobile Responsive
  • Built in "read more" button We've dropped support for the read more button as it's no longer a best practice
  • Styled responsive drop down menu
  • Landing page template (full-width template)
  • Styled share buttons, subscribe widget, contact form, and comment form
  • Easily integrates with your email subscription service

What else will I need to make this theme work?

While not required to make the theme work at its basic level, we recommend the following plugins for full functionality:

What's new in Foodie Pro?

Foodie Pro is regularly updated by Feast Design Co., with changes based on feedback from bloggers. We keep on top of SEO and design best practices, helping you comply with search engine requirements.

We keep a changelog at the bottom of the theme page: Foodie Pro theme.

Food Blog Hosting

See our hosting recommendations on FeastDesignCo.com

Pagespeed

We know pagespeed is critical for users and search engines, which is why we're always updating Foodie Pro to be as fast as possible.

We've fine-tuned the theme as much as we can, and you'll want to use WP Rocket and the Feast Plugin to squeeze as much juice as possible from your setup.

What size should my logo be?

As of 2018, we recommend using image headers with small height - under 200px at most, 100px or less ideally. This reduces file sizes, and minimizes unimportant logos, so that more of your actual theme content appears above-the-fold.

We recommend a header size of 320 x 100 pixels, as most food blogs get mobile traffic, and mobile screens are mostly under 400px wide.

You can upload your logo in the Customizer, and you'll have the option to crop if you need to.

See our tutorial on how to create your logo.

Or, if you don't have a logo, you can simply type in your blog name and it will be styled just like the word "Cook'd" is on the demo.

New: We've introduced a pagespeed-friendly retina logo option in the Feast plugin!

How big should my post images be?

See our image optimization guide on feastdesignco.com

How do I handle Pinterest pins?

It's no longer best practice to put your Pinterest image in the post content - use a plugin to create a "hidden pin".

Pinterest is a great source of traffic for food bloggers, but they're a separate business with continually changing functionality. Any functionality we built into a theme would be incomplete, and quickly outdated.

Because of this, we recommend using the Tasty Pins plugin.

How does the "Read More" button work?

If you are using excerpts on the archive pages, blog page, or in the Featured Posts widget, a "Read More" button will automatically appear for you. You can also use the MORE tag to insert the button when displaying full content.

As of 2019, we no longer recommend using the "Read More" button. It creates excessive busy work and provides no reader value. Instead, simply display only the featured image and post title - no entry-info or post-content.

What recipe plugin do you recommend?

I'm glad you asked! Sure, you need a plugin that will make your recipes look great and get attention from Google, but we think you also need a simple, streamlined solution. We recommend WP Recipe Maker! Check it out and thank us later!

What if I have more questions? How can I get support?

We have a dedicated support team to help you get your theme set up. Check out our helpful tutorials or submit a support ticket if you need additional assistance.

Can you install and customize it for me?

Absolutely! Check out our Done For You services for more details.

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