I love summer, AND I love pumpkin spice. But I don't know how I feel about seeing Halloween decorations in July.
Yet here we are, and whether we're ready or not, the seasons are shifting. Back to school isn't just about classrooms. For food bloggers, (and pet parents, students, lifestyle creators, and anyone else who took a much-needed break!), it's a chance to rebuild routines and reset your blog.
More importantly? Your blog's busy season is coming.
The numbers don't lie: Q4 is when food blogs BOOM
Labor Day barbecues. Diwali sweets. Pumpkin spice everything. Thanksgiving sides. Christmas cookies. Hanukkah dinners. Lunar New Year dumplings.
Food is at the heart of every fall and winter celebration. And while those holidays might feel far away, the preparation for this traffic boom starts now. 🗓️
According to Chicory's 2025 holiday shopping trends, shoppers are planning earlier, navigating rising prices, and blending traditional recipes with new digital shopping habits.
| Time of Year | What People Are Doing | What You Can Do on Your Blog |
|---|---|---|
| Late August – September | Starting to plan and budget Looking up recipes on their phones |
Share fall recipe roundups (like cozy dinners or apple desserts) Make sure your blog looks great on mobile Check that your recipe plugin is working smoothly |
| October | Searching for party food and holiday recipes Saving pins on Pinterest |
Post holiday favorites like cookies, spooky snacks, or Diwali sweets Add Pinterest-ready images and descriptions Create a simple content calendar to stay on track |
| November – December | Doing holiday shopping and cooking in stages Looking for deals and shortcuts |
Update old recipes with tips or swaps Share gift guides and roundup posts |
That means they’re searching for recipes now. And, they're relying on your blog to help them prep, plan, and shop.
This data from top bloggers and industry pros adds to that:
- Midwest Foodie Blog earned $206,037 in Q4 2024
- Food Blogger Pro confirms that “searches for recipes go through the roof” in December, with specific spikes in holiday-themed dishes.
You don’t want to be learning new tools while you’re elbow-deep in a new recipe. Set yourself up now so future you can breathe easier (and blog smarter) when the holiday rush hits.
Beat the beginner blogging blues with WP Tasty
You started your food blog to share what you love. Not to spend hours googling “why doesn’t my recipe card look right.”
But here you are, trying to figure out how to:
- Create recipe cards that look clean and show up on Google
- Manage affiliate links without the madness
- Get your content shared to Pinterest
- Build roundups that feel like holiday magic
Sound familiar? It does to us. We've been there, and that's why we have WordPress plugins to help you with all of that and more.
Why the All-Access Bundle is perfect for food bloggers
These are the plugins you love, and your readers do too, whether they realize it or not.
They get to rate your recipe, follow the steps smoothly, print it, pin it, or shop straight from your card. And you? You get to look like a total pro with way less work.
Tasty Recipes
Whether you’re posting your best Lunar New Year dumplings, spooky Halloween sides, or Christmas cookies, our WordPress recipe plugin makes them look stunning.
Your recipe card shows up beautifully, works on mobile, and includes schema that helps you get discovered on Google and saved by readers.
Tasty Links
Tasty Links is the WordPress link plugin that automatically finds keywords across your blog and turns them into affiliate links! Even in old posts you forgot about.
Want to link to your favorite Halloween candy dish? Set it once and it shows up everywhere you’ve mentioned it.
Or, pop those Christmas cookie cutters right into the equipment section of your recipe card.
It’s one of the easiest ways to earn more without adding more to your to-do list.
Tasty Pins
Our WordPress Pinterest plugin makes sure the right image and description get shared when readers hit “Save.”
You can even hide special Pinterest-only images in your post and set the exact caption you want people to pin.
Whether it’s your best apple pie or Thanksgiving leftovers recipe, you choose the Pinterest-perfect photo and description.
Tasty Roundups
With our WordPress roundup plugin, you can build beautiful, traffic-boosting posts in minutes.
Just search for recipes you’ve already published, and Tasty Roundups pulls them into a clean, clickable layout.
It's perfect for “Fall Favorites,” “Easy Weeknight Dinners,” or holiday-themed content. All without hours of manual formatting.
Go and build your blog's yummiest season yet!
Don’t be the blogger trying to fix recipe cards, broken links, and Pinterest images the week of Thanksgiving.
The bloggers who crush Q4? They prep now, during the quiet(ish) days of August.
And, they use the WP Tasty All Access Bundle to set up everything:
- Beautiful, search-friendly recipe cards
- Affiliate links that run themselves
- Pinterest tools that make saving your posts a no-brainer
- Roundups that boost traffic with just a few clicks
Thousands of food bloggers — from Midwest Foodie to The Kitchen Whisperer — are already using WP Tasty to grow the food blog they love. You can too.
Still on the fence? Remember what Lindsey said: “I only wish I started using them sooner!”
Don't let that be you this time next year looking back at the Q4 you could have had with the right tools in place.