🗓️ Building Your Challenge Timeline
Your Challenge Timeline controls what your members see and when they see it.
This is where you create the step-by-step flow of the Challenge — guiding members through content releases, limited-time access, and reminders.
The timeline uses a drag-and-drop builder, so you can easily reorder steps.
⏱ How Timeline Steps Work
Each step in the timeline has a Days Offset, which controls when the step occurs.
The first action’s offset is the number of days after the member joins or the group start date.
Each following action’s offset is the number of days after the previous step.
An offset of 0 means the step will run on the same day as the previous step.
This gives you complete control — from daily steps, to weekly phases, to multi-step same-day releases.
Example:
Day 0 → Welcome message
Day 1 → Show meal plan
Day 1 (offset 0) → Show recipes and a resource item alongside meal plan
Day 7 → Hide content + send final message
🧱 Types of Timeline Actions
There are three types of actions you can add to a challenge timeline:
Action Type | What It Does | Best For |
Show Content | Makes content available to members | Reveal new recipes, meal plans, or resources |
Hide Content | Hides content that was previously shown | Limited-time access, weekly reset, phased unlocks |
Notification | Sends a message to participants | Welcome messages, reminders, encouragement, next steps |
Let’s look at each one.
🍽️ Show Content
This step reveals content that members gain access to at that point in the challenge.
When adding a Show Content step, you can:
Give the step a title and summary
→ Members will see both on the Challenge screen.Select which items to show:
✅ Recipes
✅ Meal Plans
✅ Meal Plan Collections
✅ Resource Items
The title and summary are displayed to the member to help introduce what they’re unlocking.
🫥 Hide Content
Hide Content allows you to remove content that was previously shown earlier in the timeline.
This is useful for:
Limited-time meal plans
Weekly rotations
Resetting a challenge phase before the next one begins
Note: You can only hide content that was displayed earlier in the timeline.
At the end of the challenge, all content remains in the last state of the timeline — nothing “auto resets” unless you explicitly hide it.
🔔 Notifications
Notification steps send messages to help maintain momentum.
Each notification step uses one template that applies to:
Email
Push Alerts
In-App Alerts
Members can control whether they receive email or push in their Profile Settings, just like all other notifications in your app.
✨ Dynamic Data (using @)
You can personalize notifications by typing @ to insert dynamic fields (like the , challenge title, challenge summary, etc.).
🧪 Testing Notifications
Click Test Notification to send yourself a sample.
This lets you preview:
How the message reads
How dynamic fields populate
How it will appear to members
Adding steps
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Your first step must be either a Notification or Show content | Steps can be added after any existing step. You choose the type of step this will be when adding. |
🧲 Drag & Drop Editing
You can reorder actions at any time by simply dragging them.
When steps move, their Days Offset adjusts automatically so the timeline remains consistent.
Any step can be deleted — the timeline will update around it.
The move icon is shown when the step is collapsed.
Moving steps can cause unintended consequences. For example, moving a Hide step to a position before the content is shown, will invalidate the Hide step. Be sure to review the timeline when publishing.
🧭 Tips for Designing a Smooth Timeline
Use 0-day offsets to group related actions on the same day
Keep step titles clear and simple — members should always know why a step is happening
Include periodic notification steps to re-engage members, especially in longer challenges
Preview your timeline as a member once it’s created — if it feels confusing, simplify
✅ Summary
Feature | Purpose |
Show Content | Reveal new material when members reach the step |
Hide Content | Remove content that is no longer needed |
Notification | Keep members engaged and moving forward |
Days Offset | Controls timing between steps |
Drag/Drop Builder | Easily reorder timeline actions |
Your timeline is the heart of the Challenge experience — it turns content into a guided journey.
✅ Next step: Reviewing & Publishing Your Challenge
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