This post is going live on Black Friday, right in the middle of peak holiday chaos. 🤯 Lately I’ve had that classic mix of “I love this season” and “wow, there is a lot to do,” so I sat down with Jenna from Heavenly Spiced to talk about her holiday blogging workflow.
Jenna handles it all so… heavenly. Her workflow is planned and calm. No complicated system. No 50-tab meltdown.
How, you ask? With experience, holiday cheer, and the WP Tasty bundle. She’s used it to build an easy holiday blogging setup that helps her plan, stay organized, and still enjoy the season.
In this post, I’ll walk you through how Jenna gets her blog ready for the holidays — and share a few simple ideas you can borrow for your own!
Jenna's holiday blogging workflow, starring WP Tasty
At the heart of Jenna’s holiday workflow is something pretty simple: she starts early, gives herself room to adjust, and lets her tools do a lot of the heavy lifting for her.
Instead of trying to power through the season on pure willpower and caffeine, she uses WP Tasty to build a routine that supports her.
1. Jenna's holiday blogging workflow starts months before the holidays
Holiday content doesn’t start in December for Jenna. It starts MUCH earlier.
She starts planning her holiday content a couple of months in advance so everything’s ready to go when the Q4 holiday traffic starts picking up.
Her planning process is simple and smart. She likes to
- Do keyword research early
- Keep a running list of recipe and post ideas
- Look back at what she didn’t get to the year before
- Build on what went well
- Watch for new trends to work in
She also likes to think in themes so that her blog, Pinterest, and other channels match the season, from Thanksgiving to Christmas and beyond.
Jenna also plans roundup posts ahead of time. (More on these next!) This helps her stay organized and makes it easy to share seasonal content once the holidays come and readers are hunting for inspiration!
2. Tasty Roundups is her biggest holiday time-saver
When it comes to seasonal recipes, Tasty Roundups plays a huge role in Jenna’s workflow.
Jenna said that, “Tasty Roundups is her biggest time-saver.”
During the holiday season, she's always adding new recipes and updating seasonal content, and this plugin makes it so simple to do everything in one place.
Instead of manually linking and formatting every recipe, she can:
- Drop new recipes into her Christmas appetizer and other roundups in a few clicks
- Let the plugin automatically format everything cleanly
- Keep her seasonal posts looking polished and cohesive
“I used to spend forever manually linking and formatting each recipe, but now I can just drop new posts into my Christmas Appetizer or Christmas Brunch roundups, and it all looks clean and organized automatically.”
Everything stays consistent and easy to update, which is a huge deal when the season gets busy. It makes sharing her holiday recipes with readers so much easier.
Want to do what Jenna does? Pair this planning style with our WordPress roundup plugin and follow our holiday content roundup guide to pull everything together in a jif!
3. Tasty Links keeps her foodie gift guide updated automatically
Jenna created her Gift Guide for Foodies to share products she genuinely loves and that she thinks other food lovers will get excited about.
Keeping that guide updated could be a lot of work, but Tasty Links simplifies everything.
Jenna builds and maintains her guides without any stress — adding a new product in seconds, and knowing it automatically updates wherever that link appears on her site.
Instead of editing multiple posts one by one, she can:
- Add or edit a product once
- Have links update everywhere
- Keep her recommendations accurate and organized
“It keeps everything organized and running smoothly, so I can focus on creating content and sharing ideas with my readers instead of worrying about constantly updating links or posts.”
Want help creating something similar? Check out our guide on how to make a holiday gift guide for your blog.
4. Tasty Pins makes all of her posts Pinterest-ready
Pinterest is a huge traffic driver for seasonal content, and Jenna’s setup with our WordPress Pinterest plugin makes saving and sharing her recipes as easy as possible.
Here's what she had to say:
“I love that every post is instantly Pinterest-ready! I set a custom Pinterest image as the banner, and I upload 3–5 images as hidden pins, ensuring only those images are shared; not a random photo of ingredients or something not sized correctly.”
The Pinterest hover button makes it super easy for readers to save content. Using hidden pins keeps her posts clean and clickable while giving Pinterest multiple options, which really helps her content get noticed when people are searching for seasonal recipes and ideas!
It’s a clean, intentional setup that's pretty and helps boost her traffic. ✨
5. Tasty Recipes + Nutrifox help her serve readers better
During the holidays, many readers are trying to plan meals, balance indulgence with nutrition, or keep an eye on macros. Jenna uses Nutrifox inside her Tasty Recipes cards to make that easier.
She adds Nutrifox nutrition labels directly to her Tasty Recipes cards so readers can quickly see calories, protein, carbs, and fat without having to guess or dig for the info.
When I asked her what she loved most, she said,
“I love that Nutrifox calculates everything automatically. No extra work for me and clear, reliable info for my readers!”
It’s one more way her workflow supports both her and her audience.
What’s changed for Jenna since using the WP Tasty Bundle
Her holiday workflow is smoother and faster. She can get posts out the door more quickly without feeling like she’s cutting corners, because so much of the formatting, linking, and organizing work is handled for her.
Her roundups have become some of her best-performing posts, often landing on the first page of Google. She’s also seen more Pinterest engagement with Tasty Pins and more affiliate clicks through Tasty Links, which makes her site feel both more professional and more profitable.
When I asked Jenna to summarize her experience with using WP Tasty in her holiday blogging workflow, she said,
“WP Tasty is like having a built-in assistant for WordPress; it organizes my recipes, links, pins, and roundups, takes care of the technical stuff, and lets me focus on what I love most: creating, photographing, and sharing recipes!”
Jenna's tips for a stress-free holiday blogging workflow
Jenna keeps her holiday workflow simple and doable. Here are a few of her best tips!
- Plan early. She starts holiday planning a couple of months so Q4 doesn’t feel like a scramble.
- Use tools that help. She leans on the WP Tasty bundle for recipes, pins, roundups, and links so she can focus on creating.
- Stay flexible. If something feels overwhelming, she adjusts deadlines or swaps recipes instead of forcing it.
- Pin ahead of the rush. She starts pinning fall and holiday content 2–3 months early so it’s ready when readers are.
- Capture ideas as they come. She jots down recipe and post ideas in her phone so nothing good gets lost.
Her mantra? A little planning + the right tools = more time to actually enjoy the holidays. 🎄✨
Build a holiday blogging workflow that qorks for you too
Jenna’s story is a reminder that holiday blogging doesn’t have to feel frantic. With a simple plan, a flexible workflow, and tools that take care of the busywork, you can create seasonal content your readers love and still enjoy the holidays yourself.
If you’re reading this during our holiday sale, it’s a great time to grab the WP Tasty bundle and get Jenna’s favorite tools working on your blog before things get busy.
You don’t have to do everything this season — just choose one next step and start building a holiday workflow that actually works for you.