What is .RECIPES?

The .RECIPES extension is tailored for sites that provide cooking instructions, meal guides, baking tutorials, and food content. It helps your audience instantly understand your website's purpose.

Who can register a .RECIPES domain?

Anyone can register a .RECIPES domain. It is often used by bloggers, chefs, restaurants, home cooks, and food-based communities.

Why businesses choose .RECIPES

  • Clearly communicates food and cooking content
  • Great for bloggers and culinary creators
  • Boosts relevance in search results
  • Helps build a memorable food brand

History and Background of the .RECIPES Domain

The .RECIPES domain extension was delegated in the mid-2010s as part of ICANN's new generic top-level domain program. Delegation refers to the point when a domain extension is officially added to the global domain name system and becomes technically active.

After delegation, the extension typically went through standard launch phases, including a sunrise period (which allows trademark holders to register names first) before becoming available to the general public. Today, .RECIPES is commonly used for cooking guides and food-related content.

Why you might not choose .RECIPES

Before choosing .RECIPES, consider:

  • Very niche focus: Only suitable for food and recipe-related content.
  • Longer domain length: Not as quick to type or recall as shorter extensions.
  • Lower mainstream recognition: Less trusted than .COM or .NET.
  • Limited business flexibility: If your site expands beyond recipes, branding may feel restrictive.

Website.com currently supports broader, more versatile extensions such as .COM, .NET, and .ORG. .RECIPES is not supported at this time.

Similar alternatives available at Website.com

  • .COM – ideal for any food blog or cooking business
  • .NET – good for recipe platforms or food guides
  • .ORG – suitable for community or non-profit culinary groups
  • .INFO – excellent for food tutorial and instructional sites

FAQs

Do I need to be a chef to use .RECIPES?

No. Anyone who shares food or cooking content can register a .RECIPES domain.

Can I transfer a .RECIPES domain to Website.com?

Not currently. The .RECIPES extension is not supported by Website.com.

Is .RECIPES good for SEO?

Yes. It can help search engines associate your site with food-related content.