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Why: Allow your members to personalize their experience by setting preferences for measurement systems, allergens, and dietary restrictions. This customization helps them find recipes and meal plans that suit their needs, enhancing their overall satisfaction with your app.
Navigate: App Station > Settings > Access Levels for configuring access permissions; App Station > Settings > Content Settings > Ingredients for managing allergen options.
Quick Start
Click on Settings in the App Station menu.
Select Access Levels to configure member permissions for dietary preferences.
Go to Content Settings and then Ingredients to manage allergen options.
Set the available allergens and dietary preferences for your members.
Save your changes.
Detailed Sections
Overview of Member Preferences
Members can set various preferences to tailor their experience in your app. These preferences include:
Measurement System: Members can choose between metric and imperial units for ingredient measurements.
Allergen Exclusions: Members can specify allergens they want to avoid, which will filter out recipes containing those allergens.
Dietary Preferences: Members can indicate their dietary preferences (e.g., Vegan, Keto) to receive tailored recipe suggestions.
Disliked Ingredients: Members can mark ingredients they dislike, which will deprioritize or hide recipes containing those ingredients.
Measurement System
Members can select their preferred measurement system in their profile settings. This preference affects how ingredient amounts are displayed in recipes and shopping lists.
Metric: Uses grams, liters, etc.
Imperial: Uses ounces, pounds, cups, etc.
You can manage the display settings for measurement systems in your app's configuration.
Allergen Exclusions
Members can exclude specific allergens from their search results. This feature is crucial for ensuring safety and satisfaction, especially for those with food allergies.
Supported Allergens
The system supports the following major allergens:
Milk
Eggs
Fish
Shellfish
Tree Nuts
Peanuts
Wheat
Soybeans
Sesame
When a member selects an allergen to exclude, recipes containing that allergen will be completely hidden from their search results.
Dietary Preferences
Members can set dietary preferences that influence the recipes they see. You can configure these preferences to either boost the ranking of matching recipes or filter results to show only those that match.
Boost Mode: Recipes that match the member's dietary preferences will rank higher in search results.
Filter Mode: Only recipes that match the dietary tags will be displayed.
Disliked Ingredients
Members can also specify ingredients they dislike. You can configure how these preferences affect recipe visibility:
Deprioritize Mode: Recipes containing disliked ingredients will rank lower in search results.
Hide Mode: Recipes with disliked ingredients will be completely hidden.
Configuring Member Preferences
To set up these preferences for your members:
Access Levels: Go to Access Levels to configure which members can set dietary preferences and allergen exclusions. You can create different access levels based on membership tiers.
Allergen Management: Navigate to Content Settings > Ingredients to manage the allergens available for selection. Here, you can enable or disable specific allergens based on your content strategy.
Tips for Best Practices
Regularly review and update the allergens and dietary preferences available to ensure they align with current food trends and member needs.
Encourage members to set their preferences upon signing up to enhance their experience from the start.
Monitor feedback from members regarding their preferences to make necessary adjustments.