Open source recipe software on WordPress for creators.

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Self-host recipes and e-commerce in over 150 languages on a server you control with the power only open source software can offer.

Over 26% of the web¹ including mobile today runs on Open Source WordPress. While platforms like Apple News, Google Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) and Facebook Instant Articles (IA) continue to dominate, open source software (OSS) like WordPress consistently adapts and extends in response. Today, WordPress is far closer to being a software development kit (SDK) than ever before. Through the power of technology like OSS including WordPress, any developer with an internet connection can cost-effectively release scalable, sustainable software for businesses.

Following Simmer’s first release in January 2015, the public contributions by volunteers and staff on Github have sustained this first product to meet its current active developer base. The generous support of GlotPress has developed Simmer’s open source recipe plugin in a nearly limitless number of global languages on the WordPress platform.

Since 2004 our staff of engineers has released software with developers and entrepreneurs to scale WordPress and other platforms for endless industries globally. All work at Simmer takes a scientific method first approach. Simmer’s engineers write computer science and other software solutions for businesses with OSS and other privately licensed code for our members’ projects on Github.

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Simmer memberships add value to food and lifestyle businesses in e-commerce and web app code development with solutions that effectively scale. Simmer’s contact and support system connect our engineers to members’ requests for code including e-commerce and other software or creative assets. In addition to our recipe plugin, for use on their own websites or apps, Simmer members can download Kitchen, a complete UX, and adaptation of the code used here for Simmer’s website.

Kitchen, a WordPress theme, is available for download to members only starting at $199/year for future updates, child-themes, and support. Kitchen supports recipes by Simmer, e-commerce with WooCommerce, Google AMP, Facebook IA, and other 3rd-party OSS. Kitchen documentation including examples and support is available to members only. To extend our recipe software with WordPress as a platform for apps or SDK, Simmer’s Developer API also maintains a useful variety of PHP hooks & endpoints for recipes in WordPress and deeper customization by any developer.

Visit Simmer’s blog for release announcements, members-only downloads through late 2016 and 2017 plus occasional free resources for new entrepreneurs and startups. Questions? Contact Simmer.

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  • Setup

    Get up and running publishing recipes in minutes on your own domain with WordPress and our Quick Start Guide. Get more out of Simmer with available add-ons. Can't find an add-on to meet your needs? Simmer is open source; work with any developer to create custom functionality with our developer API.

  • Recipe Dev

    Simmer is engineered for professional recipe developers & creators. Add ingredients, instructions, sub-headings, structured cook times, and many more types of Google Structured/schema.org Data with an effective drag-and-drop interface. Pair Simmer with any high-quality WordPress theme front-end for responsive mobile recipe distribution on the web.

  • Entrepreneurs

    Simmer distributes the highest-quality WordPress code products including plugins and themes to our members and customers. To create an immediate new business, setup recipes as a media company and sell micro-subscriptions for content using Simmer's Piano add-on, including pay-wall, leaky meter, and other content e-commerce pricing options. Share the human value of your kitchen, globally, and start a food-related business today with the value of open source software.

Kitchen

A GPL responsive WordPress theme for recipes by Simmer, e-commerce with WooCommerce, Google AMP, Facebook IA, and other 3rd party WordPress plugins

Simmer members only licensing & premium support starting at $199 Fall 2016 🍂

Membership Contact 📲 WooCommerce

Engineer & Developer Support

  • Appetizer

    Startup

    $199

    Main Benefits

    • Kitchen a GPL, responsive, Google AMP and Facebook IA WordPress theme for recipes & e-commerce
    • 2 domains licensed for Kitchen, premium support
    • Price per year
    • Yearly subscription
    • Automatic updates & downloads
    • GPL core recipe plugin
    • Premium support through support@simmerwp.com
    • Exclusive offers & discounts for developers
    • Members only content
    • Access to members only products
    • Early access to new add-ons & products
    Add to Cart 💳

  • Entrée

    Develop

    $299

    Main Benefits

    • Kitchen a GPL, responsive, Google AMP and Facebook IA WordPress theme for recipes & e-commerce
    • 5 domains licensed for Kitchen, premium support
    • Reselling allowed
    • Price per year
    • Yearly subscription
    • Automatic updates & downloads
    • GPL core recipe plugin
    • Premium support through support@simmerwp.com
    • Exclusive offers & discounts for developers
    • Members only content
    • Access to members only products
    • Early access to new add-ons & products
    • 30% payout (vs. regular 20%) affiliate comissions
    Add to Cart 💳

  • Tasting

    Agency

    $899

    Main Benefits

    • Kitchen a GPL, responsive, Google AMP and Facebook IA WordPress theme for recipes & e-commerce
    • Unlimited domains licensed for Kitchen, premium support
    • Reselling allowed
    • One time price (over $2,000 savings)
    • 🌟 10-year, one-price membership
    • Automatic updates & downloads
    • GPL core recipe plugin
    • Premium support through support@simmerwp.com
    • 📱Unlimited, scheduled technical support calls
    • Support for the WordPress REST API
    • Exclusive offers & discounts for agencies
    • Members only content
    • Access to members only products
    • Early access to new add-ons & products
    • 30% payout (vs. regular 20%) affiliate comissions
    • Live chat support via Slack
    • Early access to new add-ons & products
    • All add-ons free for 10 years
    Add to Cart 💳

Extendable

Developer API

Simmer add-ons and member projects are built with our core plugin's developer API. Third party developers can release add-ons anytime including plugins and themes for recipes by Simmer.

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Town & Cooking

A women-owned and managed food blogging network on the mobile web for recipes
and small-batch e-commerce

Initial free hosting & release for Simmer members only late 2016 ❄️

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SimmerPRO

Supporting calories per serving, JSON-LD, and aggregate star ratings shipped with a complete front-end, Kitchen

Late 2016 for Simmer members only ❄️

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Feedback

From WordPress site owners

  • This plugin is the difference between fun and frustration. After a lot of research, demos, and deliberating, I chose Simmer. The UI is clean and straightforward. The "bulk add" feature for ingredients and instructions is key and works really well. What really won me over was clean look of recipes in themes.

    Ginny Mahar
    Hypothyroid Chef

  • The simplicity and appearance of the published recipe is one of the best parts of this plugin. I love it!

    Mariano Caino
    Consciencia Viva

  • Tinypass for Simmer is an extension that allows WordPress websites using Simmer to easily monetize their food, drink, and recipe content. We are thrilled to see innovative publishing solutions incorporate Tinypass as part of their offering.

    Piano (formerly Tinypass)
    ecommerce for content