Getting started

Adding a Save Recipe button using Grow.me Integration

Table of contents

The Recipe Card Blocks Pro plugin supports integration with Grow.me, allowing you to display a Save Recipe button directly inside your recipe cards. Visitors can save recipes to their Grow.me account for easy access later.

1. Install & Set Up Grow.me Plugin

  1. Go to Plugins → Add New in your WordPress admin.
  2. Search for Grow for WP and install the plugin:
    👉 Download Grow for WP
  3. Activate the plugin and follow the setup steps to connect your site to Grow.me.

For more details, follow the official Grow.me setup guide.

2. Enable the Save Recipe Button in Recipe Card Blocks Pro

  1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to
    Recipe Cards → Settings → Miscellaneous.
  2. Find the Save Recipe (Grow.me) section.
  3. Check “Show Save Recipe button in recipe card.”
  4. (Optional) Customize the button text (default is Save).

📌 This feature requires that Grow.me plugin or snippet is already installed and configured on your site.

3. Optional – Add the Grow.me Floating Widget

Grow.me also provides a floating widget that appears across your entire site.
This widget can include:

  • A Save Recipe button
  • Likes and share counts
  • Other Grow.me engagement features

👉 To customize the floating widget, go to:
Widget Component Settings

4. Troubleshooting

The Save button is not clickable or doesn’t appear

This is the most common issue, and it’s usually not caused by the plugin — it’s a restriction from Grow.me related to cookies and privacy regulations.

If you’re outside the United States, Grow.me’s Save button may not work by default. Privacy laws in Europe (GDPR) and other regions prevent Grow from creating the cookie-based session profile needed to save bookmarks, unless the user has explicitly consented to cookies.

To make the button work outside the US, your site needs a cookie consent banner that supports the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF). When a visitor consents to cookies through such a banner, Grow.me will be able to create a temporary session and the Save button will function normally.

Steps to troubleshoot:

  1. Test on our demo first — visit demo.recipecard.io and try clicking the Save button. If it doesn’t work there either, the issue is with your browser or location, not the plugin.
  2. Check your cookie settings — make sure your browser allows third-party cookies. Try a different browser or open an incognito/private window.
  3. Create a Grow.me account — logging in to a Grow account at app.grow.me before saving can help establish the required session.
  4. Install a TCF-compatible cookie consent plugin — if you’re running a European site, use a consent manager that emits IAB TCF signals (e.g. Complianz, CookieYes with TCF support). Once a visitor accepts cookies, the Save button should appear and work normally.
  5. Try with a VPN set to a US location — if the button works with a US IP but not your local IP, this confirms the issue is geographic and the TCF cookie consent approach above is the right fix.

If none of the above resolves the issue, contact Grow.me support directly at help.grow.me — since the Save functionality is handled entirely by their service, they are best placed to help with account and regional issues.

The saved recipe has no thumbnail

The Grow.me bookmark uses the post’s Featured Image as the thumbnail. If you don’t see an image in the saved bookmark, make sure you’ve set a Featured Image on that WordPress post (in the right sidebar of the post editor).

How do I confirm the button is actually working?

The easiest way is to enable Grow Share Counts. Go to your Grow.me dashboard → Appearance → enable Grow Share Counts. Set the minimum count to 1 or 2. When someone saves a recipe, the counter in the corner of the card will update — this is a reliable visual indicator that the save was registered.

Some recipe card styles (like Mint or Default) also show a “Saved” confirmation text directly on the button after clicking.

Last updated on April 7, 2026