Linking Blog Posts to Recipes

Display beautiful recipe cards on your Shopify blog posts to enhance your food content.

Why Link to Blog Posts

Content Enhancement

Transform blog posts into rich recipe pages
Add structured recipe data to articles
Provide better user experience

SEO Benefits

Google Recipe Schema on blog posts
Rich snippets in search results
Better search visibility

Engagement

Keep visitors on your site longer
Encourage recipe printing and sharing
Drive product purchases from content

Linking a Recipe to a Blog Post

From Recipe Kit

Open your recipe
Find Linked Resources section
Click Add Blog Post
Choose the blog (if multiple)
Search for or create a blog post
Select the post
Save

Creating a New Blog Post

Recipe Kit can create blog posts automatically:

In Linked Resources, click Create Blog Post
Recipe title becomes post title
Recipe description becomes post content
Post is created as draft
Edit in Shopify Blog admin as needed

Display on Blog Posts

Widget Placement

Go to Online Store > Themes > Customize
Select Blog posts > Default blog post
Add the Recipe Kit app block
Position in your desired location
Save

How It Displays

Full recipe card appears in the post
All recipe features available
Add to Cart, Print, Share buttons work
Mobile responsive

Blog Settings

Default Blog

Set which blog Recipe Kit uses by default:

Go to Settings
Find Default Blog
Select your recipes blog
Save

New blog posts will be created in this blog.

Blog Post Templates

Configure how blog posts are created:

Go to Settings
Find Blog Post Template
Set default template
Save

Sync Options

Configure what syncs between recipes and blog posts:

Option

Description

Update tags

Sync recipe tags to blog post tags

Update image

Use recipe image as blog post image

Managing Blog Connections

Viewing Linked Posts

In any recipe, see connected blog posts in Linked Resources section.

Unlinking

Open the recipe
Find Linked Resources
Click remove next to the blog post
Save

Multiple Posts

A recipe can link to multiple blog posts if needed.

Workflow Recommendations

Recipe-First Workflow

Create recipe in Recipe Kit
Perfect the content
Create linked blog post
Add introduction/story to post
Publish both

Blog-First Workflow

Write blog post with story
Create recipe in Recipe Kit
Link to existing blog post
Recipe card appears in post

Content Strategy

Use blog posts for recipe stories
Recipe cards handle structured data
Combine narrative with functionality

Troubleshooting

Recipe Not Showing on Blog Post

Verify link exists in Recipe Kit
Check Recipe Kit widget is added to blog template
Confirm recipe is Published status
Ensure widget is enabled

Wrong Blog Post Linked

Remove incorrect link
Add correct blog post
Save recipe

What's Next?

Linking Products to Recipes - Product integration
Setting Up the Recipe Widget - Widget installation
Google Recipe Schema (SEO) - SEO benefits