Dish Link Quick Start

The Recipe Grid View

The DISH LINK interface contains 2 basic parts. The first is a grid of pictures of recipe dishes and a few fields of information about each recipe. There will be 2 columns on cellphones and more on larger devices. There will be as many rows as necessary except If there are more than 40 recipes, then the list will be broken into multiple pages with pagination functions shown on the bottom of each page.

Functions on the Grid View Page

There are icons at the top of the recipe grid view page to:

The Log Off function

Needs no real explanation, just click to log off if that is what you want to do.

The Help Icon

Click that to load a page of links explaining various things about DISHLINK.

Upload/ Import a DISHLINK Record

DISHLINK recipe records can be exported/ imported. Share your favorite recipes with your friends or the world at large!

How to export/ Import DISH LINK recipe records

Funxtions on Individual Recipes on the Grid View Page

Each recipe card on the grid view page has 2 functions. Just click the icon in the upper right corner of the recipe picture to load the recipe as found on the web. The recipe will load in a new tab.

Click anywhere else in the recipe picture and the detail view of that recipe will load. From there you can delete the recipe, modify the recipe, export the recipe, or you can load the recipe by clicking in the URL field. These functions are explained further down this page.

Adding a New Dish Link Record

Click on the orange ‘+’ symbol on the top of the grid view screen to add a new record. Adding a new record entails adding only a few fields. You are creating a link to the recipe with some information about the recipe.

The Fields Available on the ADD RECORD Page Are

Dish Picture Field

You’ll want a gorgeous picture of the recipe in the app. The app contains 3 basic options to get a picture of the recipe into the app. The options are:

1) upload some picture located on your device
2) Take a picture of something you have cooked using the apps built in camera
3) Enter the URL of a recipe that is found on the web like on a cooking site

A separate page has been prepared to explain the options for getting a picture of the recipe into the app.

Dish Name Field

Just copy it from the actual recipe and paste it in here or just type it in.

Rating Field

Up to 5 stars. Just click on the stars.

Difficulty Field

Difficulty rating 1-10. Just use the slider.

Recipe Link Field

The link to the recipe on the web. You should definitely copy and paste this value. For some information on how to copy/paste this value on desktops and phones, refer to Copying and Pasting Recipe Links.

Prep Time Field

Something like 30 minutes or one hour

Tags Field

The tags field can be used to make the recipe come up on a search for some recipe ingredients not listed in the title like mushrooms or rice, etc. The tags field can also be used to categorize recipes into groups like ‘no sugar’, ‘keto’, or ‘Mediterranean’. For instance, if you did a search for ‘Mediterranean’, then all the recipe records you had tagged with that would come up. A recipe can have multiple tags.

In order to enter one tag, type the tag into the tags field then press the <ADD> button or press <RETURN>. Repeat to add multiple tags.

Notes Field

Any kind of note you want to make about the recipe like extra way cool ingredient, cooking at a different temperature, etc.

Delete Recipe

This function is made available so in case, for instance you’re on a diet and you want to delete your high calory dishes. Click on the center of a recipe picture on the grid view to bring up the detail view for that recipe. In the upper right corner will be a trash can icon used to delete recipes.

Modifying a Recipe

Click on the center of a recipe picture on the grid view to bring up the detail view for that recipe. In the upper right corner is a pencil icon used to initiate modification of a recipe record. Refer to the sections above on how to add a dish link record for detailing information on how to fill out the dish link fields.

Searching For / Filtering DISHLINK Records

Near the top of the recipe grid view page is a search bar. If you enter something into this field, the grid display will immediately change to displaying only those recipes that match the search string you entered. A recipe is considered a match if the string you entered is found somewhere in the title field or somewhere in the tags you entered. if you entered ‘mushrooms’ then if that is found in the title or one of the tags then that record is a match and will be displayed.

When a search filter is in effect, the magnifying glass icon in the search field will blink and the field will be surrounded by an orange border. To cancel a search filter just erase it or press the cancel search button that appears in the field when search filter is active.