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Why: Empower your members to create personalized meal plans that suit their needs. This feature enhances member engagement and allows for a more tailored experience, helping you build a stronger community around your content.
Navigate: App Station > Settings > Features
Quick Start
Click on Settings in the App Station menu.
Select Features from the submenu.
Enable the Member-Created Meal Plans feature.
Go to Meal Plan Templates to set up templates for members.
Inform your members about how to create their own meal plans from their My Stuff page.
Overview
Members can create their own meal plans using a simplified editor. These plans are private to the member and can be shared via the community forum. This feature allows members to customize their meal planning experience, making it easier for them to follow their dietary goals.
Key Differences from Admin Meal Plans
Visibility: Admin meal plans are visible to all members, while member-created meal plans are only visible to the creator.
Layout: Admin meal plans can be configured, whereas member-created meal plans use the default layout set by the admin.
Media: Admin meal plans can include images, videos, and embeds, while member-created meal plans are limited to a single image.
Publishing: Admin meal plans can be in draft, scheduled, or published states, while member-created meal plans are always published upon creation.
Location: Admin meal plans are found in the Content Library, while member-created meal plans are accessible from the My Stuff page.
Enabling Member-Created Meal Plans
To allow your members to create their own meal plans, you need to enable the feature in the App Station:
Go to Settings in the App Station.
Click on Features.
Find the Member-Created Meal Plans option and toggle it on.
Setting Up Meal Plan Templates
Admins can curate meal plan templates that members can use as starting points. To set up templates:
Navigate to the Meal Plan Templates section in the App Station.
Create templates that are tagged for members, ensuring they are visible to the intended audience.
When more than one template is available, members will see a dropdown to select their preferred layout when creating a new meal plan.
For detailed instructions on setting up meal plan templates, refer to the article on Meal Plan Templates.
Creating a Meal Plan
Members can create their meal plans by following these steps:
Navigate to the My Stuff page.
Click on Create New Meal Plan.
Use the simplified editor to add a title, notes, and an image.
Select recipes from the library to include in the meal plan.
Save the meal plan, which will automatically be published and available in their My Stuff section.
Template Picker
When members go to create a new meal plan, they may encounter a template picker on the /my-stuff/meal-plans/new page. If multiple templates are available, a dropdown will allow them to choose their starting layout. If only one template is applicable, the picker will be hidden, and the default template will be used automatically.
Member Privacy and Access
Member-created meal plans are private and can only be viewed by the member who created them. They can share their meal plans in the community forum, but the actual meal plans remain inaccessible to other members.
Important Notes
Members can only create meal plans if they have the appropriate access level enabled.
Admins always have access to all meal plans, regardless of the access level settings.