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Why: Easily customize how your meal plans are displayed to your members, enhancing their experience and making it easier for them to follow along. Switching layout modes preserves your recipe placements, ensuring a seamless transition.
Navigate: App Station > Content Library > Meal Plans > [Meal Plan] > Layout
Quick Start
Go to your Content Library in App Station.
Select a meal plan from the list.
Click on the Layout option.
Choose your desired layout mode from the layout selector.
Save your changes.
Understanding Meal Plan Layout Modes
Member Kitchens offers four distinct layout modes for meal plans, allowing you to present your recipes in a way that best suits your content and your members' needs. Here’s a breakdown of each layout mode:
1. Grid (Days and Sections)
The Grid layout displays your meal plan in a calendar-style format. It features:
Day Columns: Each column represents a day of the week.
Section Rows: Each row corresponds to a meal type (e.g., Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
This layout is ideal for a comprehensive view of what your members will eat each day.
2. Days Only
The Days Only layout groups recipes by day without section labels. This mode is useful for a simplified view where members can quickly see what they need to prepare for each day without the distraction of meal types.
3. Sections Only
In the Sections Only layout, recipes are organized by meal type (e.g., Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) without day columns. This is perfect for members who want to focus on meal types rather than specific days.
4. Simple List
The List layout presents all recipes in a flat, sorted list. This mode is straightforward and allows members to see all recipes at once, making it easy to browse through the content.
Switching Between Layout Modes
To switch between these layout modes, simply use the layout selector in the Layout section of your meal plan.
Tip: Switching layout modes never loses your recipes. Each recipe remembers its original position, so if you switch from Grid to List and back, your recipes will be exactly where you placed them.
Important Note
When you create a new meal plan, the starting layout is determined by a named Meal Plan Template. You can curate one or more templates for your app, each tagged for admins, members, or both. For more information on setting up templates, check out the Meal Plan Templates article.