Lemon & Limes - Personal Food Blog WordPress Theme
Bright and vibrant, Lemon & Limes is a clean WordPress blog theme tailored for food bloggers, with ready-made demos, robust recipe management, and flexible customization to showcase light meals, salads, juices, and organic foods.
Lemon & Limes at a glance
- 12 Pre Designed Demos: Select a demo and import it to your website with simple click; the layouts in different demos can be combined.
- Friendly & Powerful Recipe Management: Powered by WP Recipe Maker, with step-by-step recipes, photos, and all necessary recipe meta; readers can review, rate, print and share; uses schema.org/Recipe JSON-LD metadata optimized for Google Recipe search.
- Instant Search Recipe Index: Display all recipes on the Recipe Index page with instant Ajax search and filters; search by keywords or filter by categories, cuisines, and courses.
- Fully Compatible with Elementor: 100% compatible since version 2.0; Elementor demo data included; robust page-building capabilities.
- WordPress 5 & Gutenberg Ready: Ready for WordPress 5 and the Gutenberg editor for a smooth writing experience.
- Promotion & Advertising: Insert ads (custom image with link or Google AdSense scripts) across the site; built-in home widgets for Call To Action and Featured Boxes.
- Sell on Your Food Blog: WooCommerce compatibility to build an online shop and start selling.
- Regular Updates: Maintained by an active Elite author with ongoing improvements; updates can be applied from the WordPress dashboard.
- Full Feature List & Documentation: Extensive feature set, online documentation, and a detailed changelog.
- Design & Performance: Built with HTML5 & CSS3; SCSS included; optimized for speed and SEO; responsive and retina-ready.
- Accessibility & Localization: RTL languages support; translation-ready with a .pot file; compatible with WPML & Polylang.
Demo & layout options
12 Pre Designed Demos
Select a demo and import it to your website with a simple click. The layouts in different demos can be combined to create unique page designs.
Flexible design integration
- Layouts from different demos can be mixed and matched to suit your content strategy.
Recipe management
Powered by WP Recipe Maker, the most popular free recipe plugin with 50,000+ active users. Present recipes step by step with photos, including all necessary recipe meta. Readers can review, rate, print and share recipes. Uses schema.org/Recipe JSON-LD metadata optimized for Google Recipe search.
Search & discovery
Instant Recipe Index
- Display all recipes on the Recipe Index page with instant Ajax search and filters.
- Readers can enter keywords to search, or filter recipes by categories, cuisines, and courses.
Page builders & editor readiness
Elementor compatibility
Since version 2.0, Lemon & Limes is 100% compatible with Elementor — one of the most popular WordPress page builders. Elementor-version demo data are included in the theme.
WordPress 5 & Gutenberg
Ready for WordPress 5 and the new intuitive drag and drop core editor — Gutenberg, to ensure a smooth writing experience.
Monetization, promotion & widgets
Promotion & Advertising
Monetize your food blog by inserting advertisements (custom image with link or Google AdSense scripts) across different places on the site (refer to theme documentation). Built-in widgets for promotion:
- Call To Action
- Featured Boxes
Advertising & widgets
Use home widgets to promote products or events and to place ads in strategic locations.
E-commerce capabilities
Lemon & Limes is compatible with WooCommerce. Build your own online shop and start selling now.
Theme customization & options
The theme leverages the WordPress Customizer to preview changes instantly. Users can easily adjust colors, fonts, and other appearance settings. Additional capabilities include:
- 4 site header layouts with color choices and mega menu support
- Light & Dark color schemes and customizable accent colors
- Unlimited colors for most elements
- Sticky site header
- Archive page customization for Category / Tag / Author / Date Based
- 7 custom widgets to add extra content and features
Content presentation & layout options
- Justified gallery and slider gallery in page/post content
- Flexible layouts and multiple home widgets for a unique homepage
- Single post templates: 9 options with 18 variations by swapping featured image and header text
- Post formats: Standard, Gallery, Video
- Show views count & like count for each post
Performance, SEO & accessibility
- Google Rich Snippets to improve search ranking and SEO
- Optimized page speed and performance with good structure and well-written code
- SEO friendly; Yoast SEO compatibility
- Translation ready; .pot file included
- RTL languages support
Widgets, widgets, widgets
- 10 Home Widgets with extensive content, layout, and appearance options
- 7 custom widgets to enhance widget areas
- Fullwidth Instagram Feed in site footer
Developer & compatibility notes
- Built with HTML5 & CSS3; SCSS files included
- Compatible with Elementor, WooCommerce, Contact Form 7, MailChimp for WordPress
- Google Fonts included; 900+ fonts available
Documentation, support & updates
Detailed online documentation is provided to help you set up and customize the theme. If you have questions, you can browse demos, read the item description, or leave a comment for support.
Pre-sale Questions
If you are unsure whether the theme has a specific feature, check the Online Documentation, browse demos, and read the item description on the page. If you cannot find an answer, please leave a comment.
Need Our Support?
Contact us if you encounter any issue related to the theme. For faster support, follow the provided guide. Support hours are Monday to Friday: 10 AM to 6 PM (UTC+10). Support requests are usually processed within 24 hours; during high volume periods, responses may take longer.
Changelog
- Version 2.9.0 – December 8, 2025
- Improved: Compatibility with WordPress 6.9
- Improved: Compatibility with WooCommerce version 10.x
- Fixed: Minor CSS Issues
- Updated: Google Fonts List
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v2.9
- Version 2.8.0 – February 16, 2025
- Security: Improved code security enforcement in AJAX loading to prevent unauthenticated PHP object injection attacks
- Fixed: Minor CSS Issues
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v2.8
- Version 2.7.0 – December 21, 2024
- Fixed: Potential issues when importing elements from Lemon & Limes Template Library
- Fixed: Warnings displayed when debug mode is enabled
- Fixed: Minor CSS Issues
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v2.7
- Version 2.6.0 – September 14, 2024
- New: Single Page - Option to remove page header code from HTML
- New: Social Media Icon - X
- Improved: Mega Menu hover effects
- Improved: Posts List - Featured images changed from background to image
- Improved: Compatibility with WooCommerce version 9.x
- Fixed: Pagination issue on category pages when both "Search & Filter" and "Ajax Load More" are enabled
- Updated: Font Awesome updated to v6.6
- Updated: Google Fonts List
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v2.6
- Version 2.5.0 – April 14, 2024
- New: Support WPRM's taxonomies to be displayed in the mega menu
- Improved: When the WPRM's taxonomy filters are enabled on an Archive page, only show WPRM taxonomies contained in currently archived posts
- Improved: Avoid the issue that the post cannot be saved after some meta changes in rare cases
- Fixed: Changed WPRM taxonomy name were not updated in filters
- Fixed: Minor CSS Issues
- Updated: Google Fonts List
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v2.5
- Version 2.4.0 – September 26, 2023
- New: Option to add a search form in mobile menu
- New: Support for adding Featured Images for WPRM archive pages
- Fixed: Archive Pages Sorting - Duplicate posts when selecting "Sort by post title (a to z)"
- Fixed: When the tag archive has filters, access to non-existing tags cannot link to the 404 page
- Fixed: Potential compatibility issues with Polylang
- Fixed: Compatibility issues between theme's custom Elementor elements and WPML
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v2.4
- Version 2.3.0 – July 13, 2023
- New: Select a primary category for single posts to filter Related Posts
- Improved: Compatibility with Gutenberg editor
- Fixed: Add Shortcode button not working on WP Recipe Maker's notes editor
- Fixed: Main Menu dropdown submenus could not be displayed on touch screen devices
- Fixed: Minor CSS issues
- Updated: Google Fonts List
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v2.3
- Version 2.2.0 – January 11, 2023
- New: Custom Widget - Lemon & Limes Posts - Added option to show posts randomly
- New: Search Results Page - Added options to show a group of latest posts under search results
- Improved: When the Post Tag filter is enabled on an Archive page, only show post tags contained in the posts of the current archive
- Fixed: Compatibility issue with Elementor 3.10.0
- Fixed: Featured Category Block in WordPress 6.1 Gutenberg - List items cannot be moved or scrolled
- Fixed: Minor CSS issues
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v2.2
- Version 2.1.0 – November 11, 2022
- Fixed: Theme's built-in blocks not rendering correctly in the Gutenberg editor for WP 6.1
- Fixed: Minor CSS issues in the Gutenberg editor for WP 6.1
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v2.1
- Version 2.0.0 – November 1, 2022
- New: Fully compatible with Elementor
- New: Includes demo data for Elementor version
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Blog
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Featured Slider
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Posts Carousel
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Featured Category
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Promo Blocks
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Search & Keywords
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Section Title
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Instagram
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Site Logo
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Button
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Navigation Menu
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Mobile Menu Toggle
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Social Menu
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Search
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Image Gallery
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Video Block
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Sidebar
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Contact Form 7
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - MailChimp for WP
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Mini Cart
- New: Lemon&Limes Elementor Widget - Products
- New: Header Builder
- New: Custom Blocks
- New: Option to select a custom site header created via Header Builder
- New: Option to select a custom site footer created via Custom Blocks
- New: Elementor Column Color Scheme option
- New: Elementor Column Order option
- New: Customizer > General > New sub section: Category Links Color
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v2.0
- Version 1.1.3 – June 5, 2022
- New: Posts - Option to change the number of columns on mobile
- New: Option to reverse the order of the comment list and comment form
- New: Option to hide page header image for Category/Tag archive pages
- Fixed: Home Widget - Featured Category - Sortable selection not working with East Asian text
- Fixed: Home Widget - Custom Content - Color could not be changed to "Custom"
- Fixed: Minor CSS Issues
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v1.1.3
- Version 1.1.2 – February 12, 2022
- Fixed: Conflict with Smash Balloon Instagram Feed update
- Fixed: Customizer style issue in WordPress 5.9 that prevented home widgets from moving
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v1.1.2
- Version 1.1.1 – December 9, 2021
- Fixed: Widgets checkbox does not work properly in the Customizer
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v1.1.1
- Version 1.1.0 – November 17, 2021
- Fixed: Minor CSS Issues
- Fixed: Warning messages may appear in the backend when using some page builder plugins
- Updated: Required Plugin Lemon & Limes Extension updated to v1.1
- Version 1.0.0 – September 25, 2021
Credits & notes
- Images used in the demo sites are not included in the download package; they can be found on unsplash.com. When importing a demo, images will be replaced with placeholders.
- WordPress.org & WordPress.com: You need a self-hosted WordPress website (WordPress.org) to upload and install the theme. If you use wordpress.com, Business Plan is the only plan that WordPress.com allows you to upload a WordPress theme or plugin.
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