Help
How to Create a Recipe or Drink?
1. Click on the “Recipes” button on the top menu bar and then select “Create Recipe” from the submenu.
2. Select whether you would like to add a recipe or a drink.
3. Fill out each of the descriptive fields (recipe title, summary, and recipe story) with as much information as you can provide.
4. Fill out the recipe details (servings, prep and cook time, difficulty level and budget).
5. Upload a profile picture. This image is used to represent your recipe in search results and other displays. For instructions on adding photos, see “How to Upload Photos”.
6. Enter each ingredient, it is helpful to include quantities and measurements, but not required. As you enter each ingredient more empty ingredient fields will automatically be created. If your ingredient is shown in the auto complete dropdown list that appears when typing, you can select it by clicking on it.
7. Fill out each direction step. Again, more fields will be automatically added.
8. Enter any additional information including notes, or special equipment required.
9. Add additional images (“How to Upload Photos”), or videos (“How to Embed Videos”).
10. Don’t forget to categorize your recipe. Select all that apply from the categories provided.
11. Click on submit and you’re done!
How to Edit a Recipe?
Want to edit one of your recipes? Only a recipe author can edit their recipe!
1. Find your recipe that you would like to edit.
2. At the top of the recipe page, below the title, is a series of tabs “Recipe, Images, Videos, and Edit”.
3. Click on the “Edit” tab.
4. You are now able to edit the recipe. For more information on modifying recipes see “How to Create a Recipe or Drink”.
How to Create a Pantry Item?
1. Click on the “Pantry” button on the top menu bar and then select “Create Pantry Item” from the submenu.
2. Fill out each of the descriptive fields (pantry title, and summary).
3. Add some general information about the pantry item (as much information as you can provide).
4. Want to be more specific? Create a section!
5. To create a section, enter a title for the section and then press the “add new section” button. A text box will be dynamically created below and you can now enter your information. Create as many sections as you want.
6. To order sections use the weight option. High numbers position the section lower, giving it more “weight”.
7. To remove a section, click on the “remove section” checkbox.
8. If you have taken information from somewhere else (a book, website, etc.), enter it into the source text field and click “Add New Source.” Sources can also be ordered by weight.
9. Do you have examples or websites you’d like to link to? Add an external link. Enter your link into the link text field and click “Add New Link.” Links can also be ordered by weight.
10. Upload a profile picture. This image is used to represent the pantry item in search results and other displays. For instructions on adding photos, see “How to Upload Photos”.
11. Add additional images (“How to Upload Photos”) or videos (“How to Embed Videos”).
12. Don’t forget to categorize your pantry item. Select which category your Pantry item falls under.
13. Click on submit and you’re done!
How to Edit a Pantry?
Want to edit an already existing pantry item?
1. Find the pantry item you would like to edit.
2. At the top of the pantry item page, below the title, is a series of tabs “Pantry, Images, Videos, History, and Edit”.
3. Click on the “Edit” tab.
4. You are now able to edit the pantry item. For more information on modifying pantry items see “How to Create a Pantry Item”.
How to Upload Photos?
Foodea.com makes it very easy to upload photos.
1. When entering a recipe, under the heading "Profile Picture", click on the "browse" button.
2. Choose the file you want to upload.
3. Press "Upload".
4. To upload additional photos, scroll down the recipe creation form to the "Images" heading. Repeat steps 1-3, “browse, choose, and upload”.
How to Embed Videos?
1. Go to www.youtube.com. Sign in to your account. If you do not have an account, follow the instructions, or sign in using your Google/Gmail account.
2. Go to your account page and click the upload link located in the upper left area.
3. Fill out the required info for the video be sure to include foodea.com in the tags.
4. Click the upload video button.
5. On the next page, click the browse button and find your video file and click upload.
6. Once your video has finished uploading and processing, go to its page and copy the info in the field marked "Embed" which is located on the right, beside the video.
7. Head back to the foodea.com site and paste the "embed" code into the 'Video" field for the recipe you are creating.
Alternatively you can upload and embed your video from other video providers including Blip, Brightcove, Daily Motion, Imeem, Metacafe, Myspace, Revver, Veoh, or Vimeo.
How to Create a New Marketplace Restaurant Profile?
If you already have a marketplace user account, itʼs now up to you to create your restaurant profile.
1. If you are logged in as a marketplace user, scroll down to the bottom of the home page.
2. In the lower right hand corner, you should see a “Restaurant Administration” menu.
3. Click on “Create Restaurant Profile”.
4. It will bring up the marketplace profile management system.
5. Now you can easily add your information and media content into the available fields.
6. When you are finished making your profile, simply press “Submit”, and you are done!
How to Edit Your Marketplace Restaurant Profile?
Has foodea.com already created a basic profile for you? Or would you like to modify your existing profile. Our marketplace profile editor makes it easy to add all your important information and media.
1. In you browserʼs address bar copy and paste the url of your marketplace restaurant profile (i.e. http://www.foodea.com/marketplace/restaurants/your-restaurant-name).
2. At the top of your profile you should see a series of tabs. i.e. Profile, Details, Menu, etc.
3. If you are logged in, and own the profile, you should see a tab that reads, “Edit”.
4. Click the “Edit” tab. It will bring up the marketplace profile management system.
5. Now you can easily add and update your information and media content.
6. When you are finished making edits, simply press “Submit”, and you are done.
7. Your marketplace profile should immediately reflect the changes you just made!
