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Customizing Recipe Filters

Customizing Recipe Filters Why: Enhance your members' experience by allowing them to quickly find recipes that meet their specific needs. Customizi...

Written by Ken Truesdale

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Why: Enhance your members' experience by allowing them to quickly find recipes that meet their specific needs. Customizing recipe filters helps your subscribers discover content faster and more efficiently.

Navigate: App Station > App Settings > Content Settings > Filters > Quick Filter Chips tab

Quick Start

  1. Click on the App Settings menu in App Station.

  2. Select Content Settings from the dropdown.

  3. Go to the Filters section.

  4. Click on the Quick Filter Chips tab.

  5. Add, edit, or delete your desired filter presets.


Overview

Recipe filter presets allow you to customize the quick-filter chips that appear in the recipe search interface. These presets enable your members to quickly apply common filter combinations with a single click, enhancing their ability to find relevant recipes.

Preset Categories

You can create presets across three main categories:

  1. Nutrition: Filter by nutritional values such as calories, protein, carbs, and more.

  2. Time: Filter recipes based on cooking and prep time.

  3. Servings: Filter recipes by the number of servings.

Default Presets

When you first set up your app, you will have some default presets available:

  • Nutrition Presets:

    • Low Calorie (<400 calories)

    • High Protein (>25g protein)

    • Low Carb (<20g carbs)

    • Low Fat (<10g fat)

  • Time Presets:

    • ≤15 min

    • ≤30 min

    • ≤1 hour

    • 1+ hour

  • Servings Presets:

    • 1-2 servings

    • 3-4 servings

    • 5-6 servings

    • 6+ servings

Detailed Sections

Managing Presets

To manage your recipe filter presets, follow these steps:

  1. Access the Quick Filter Chips tab in the Filters section of App Settings.

  2. Add New Presets:

    • Click on the Add Preset button.

    • Choose a category (Nutrition, Time, or Servings).

    • Fill in the preset details, including the label and filter configuration.

    • Set the order in which you want the preset to appear.

  3. Edit Existing Presets:

    • Locate the preset you want to modify.

    • Click on the Edit button next to the preset.

    • Update the necessary fields and save your changes.

  4. Delete Presets:

    • Find the preset you wish to remove.

    • Click the Delete button to remove it from the list.

  5. Reorder Presets:

    • Drag and drop presets within their category to change their order.

Filter Configurations

When creating a new preset, you'll need to configure the filter settings based on the category:

  • Nutrition Filter: Specify the nutrient type (e.g., calories) and set minimum and maximum values.

  • Time Filter: Define cooking and prep time limits.

  • Servings Filter: Indicate the minimum and maximum number of servings.

Example: Creating a Nutrition Preset

  1. Choose the Nutrition category.

  2. Set the label to "Keto Friendly (<5g carbs)".

  3. Configure the filter settings to allow a maximum of 5g of carbs.

Example: Creating a Time Preset

  1. Select the Time category.

  2. Label it "Quick Meal (≤20 min)".

  3. Set both cooking and prep time to a maximum of 20 minutes.

Example: Creating a Servings Preset

  1. Pick the Servings category.

  2. Name it "Large Group (8+)".

  3. Set the minimum servings to 8.

Recipe Filter Sections

You can also control which sections appear in the member-facing recipe filter. This is done in the Sections tab of the Filters settings. You can enable or disable sections such as Ingredients, Tags, Nutrition, Difficulty, and Time.

  • Order: The order in which sections appear is determined by their position in the array.

  • Enabled/Disabled: If a section is disabled, it will not be rendered in the filter panel.

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