Delicious is a free Bootstrap 4 HTML5 recipe website template for cooking recipes and food blogs, crafted by Colorlib and distributed through ThemeWagon. It comes as a multi-page static HTML site with six HTML files and includes a full set of UI components for sharing recipes, publishing blog posts, and collecting newsletter subscribers.
What is Delicious?
Delicious is a free, multi-page Bootstrap 4 HTML5 template for recipe websites and food blogs. It takes static HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, and plugin files and produces a fully responsive, cross-browser-compatible site with a slider header, recipe grid, blog section, and contact form. The template is created by Colorlib, version 1.0.0, and has been downloaded over 9,100 times from ThemeWagon.
Key Features
- Bootstrap 4 foundation — Built on Bootstrap 4 with CSS and SCSS source files included, so you can customize variables and components directly.
- Multi-page layout — Six HTML files cover home, recipe grid, blog, and contact pages, plus additional UI element pages.
- Recipe grid and blog section — A dedicated recipe grid with hover effects on images, plus a blog section with pagination UI and comment form.
- Newsletter and Instagram integration — Includes a newsletter subscription form and widget and an Instagram feed section to grow your audience.
- Navigation and headers — Drop-down menu, mega menu, off-canvas search box, a slider on the header, and a call-to-action button give visitors multiple ways to explore content.
- Optional visual effects — CSS3 preloader, parallax effect, fun fact counters, back-to-top button, and on-hover image effects are bundled in the JavaScript sources.
- Google Maps and UI elements — A Google Maps embed and five UI element blocks are included, along with FontAwesome and Icomoon icon sets.
- Plugins included — Owl Carousel for sliders, Magnific Pop-Up for lightboxes, and Nice Select for styled dropdowns are packaged with the template.
Who is it for?
- Food bloggers — Publish recipe posts with a clean layout, image hover effects, and a comment form to engage readers.
- Chefs and cooking enthusiasts — Share cooking instructions and recipe indexes using the recipe grid and multi-page structure.
- Small restaurant or cafe owners — Build a simple food-related website with a slider, Google Maps, contact form, and newsletter signup.
What can you do with Delicious?
- Launch a recipe website quickly — Upload the six HTML files to any static host and replace demo images with your own content; no build step is required.
- Customize the design via SCSS — Change colors, fonts, and spacing in the SCSS files and compile to CSS, or edit the compiled CSS directly.
- Promote content with built-in sections — Use the Instagram feed, newsletter form, and blog pagination to share updates and grow your email list.
Pricing
Delicious is free to download under an open-source license that allows commercial use, with lifetime free updates from ThemeWagon.
FAQ
Is Delicious free to use?
Yes, Delicious is a free template. ThemeWagon lists it as open-source with permission for use in commercial projects and no cost for downloading.
What files are included in the download?
The package includes all demo images, six HTML files, CSS and SCSS files, font icon sets, JavaScript source files, and the required library and plugin files (Bootstrap 4, Owl Carousel, FontAwesome, Icomoon, Magnific Pop-Up, and Nice Select).
Which browsers and devices are supported?
Delicious is fully responsive and cross-browser compatible. ThemeWagon lists it as compatible with Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and mobile devices.
Does Delicious include a contact form?
Yes, the template includes a contact form UI with Google Maps integration on the contact page, and it provides a comment form UI for blog comments.
What version is Delicious currently on?
The current version is 1.0.0. It was released six years ago and last updated two months ago, according to ThemeWagon.
