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Why: Enhance your recipes with visually appealing instruction icons that help your members quickly understand cooking times and methods. This feature allows you to create a more engaging and informative experience for your subscribers.
Navigate: App Station > Content Settings > Instruction Icons
Quick Start
Go to App Station and select Content Settings.
Click on Instruction Icons.
Upload your SVG icon (max 256KB) and fill in the name, alt text, keywords, and slug.
In the recipe step or prep-ahead editor, click the image toolbar button and select your icon.
Save your changes.
Detailed Sections
What Are Instruction Icons?
Instruction icons are a library of SVG graphics that you can insert inline within recipe steps and prep-ahead instructions. They are designed to accompany text, such as cooking times or speeds, making your recipes clearer and more visually appealing.
Uploading Instruction Icons
Access the Instruction Icons: Navigate to App Station > Content Settings > Instruction Icons.
Upload Your SVG: Choose an SVG file (maximum size of 256KB). The name, slug, and keywords will be auto-filled based on the filename, but you can edit these fields as needed.
Fill in Details: Make sure to provide alt text and keywords, as these will help in searching for the icons later.
Inserting Icons in Recipes
To insert an icon into a recipe step or prep-ahead instruction:
Open the recipe step or prep-ahead editor.
Click the image toolbar button.
Select the desired instruction icon from the list. It will be inserted at the cursor's position in the text.
Tip: Remember that these icons are different from step photos or videos. They are meant to be inline graphics that enhance the text rather than standalone media.
Importing Icons via Spreadsheet
If you want to import recipes with instruction icons using a spreadsheet, you can do so by writing {icon:slug} in the Steps or Prep Ahead column. Here’s how it works:
Use the slug you assigned to the icon in the Content Settings.
Known slugs will be converted into the corresponding inline icon during the import process.
If an unknown slug is used, it will be ignored, and the import will still succeed without errors.
Important Notes
The icons are stored as sanitized SVGs and are served as CDN-hosted images. This ensures they are secure and compliant with content security policies.
The icons will automatically size to fit the surrounding text in various contexts, including the recipe page, cooking mode, and PDFs.
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