Recipes on Waivio 🍽️

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cryptodive800.236 months agoWaivio6 min read

Every chef has their own version of an Irish Stew, but which recipe is the right one? That’s for you to decide!

Waivio’s new Recipe Object is a powerful tool that enables users to explore, collect, showcase, and effortlessly share their favourite recipes with friends and followers.

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Overview

1. What is Recipe?
2. Adding Recipes to Your Profile
3. Creating a New Recipe Object
4. Linking Posts to the Recipe
4.1 Creating a New Post for the Recipe
4.2 Linking Existing Posts to the Recipe
4.3 Recipes from YouTube
5. Profile
6. Website
6.1 Adding Instacart Affiliate Links

1. What is Recipe?

The Recipe serves as a placeholder for a specific dish. The object contains all the key details about the dish, like the name, common ingredients, description, and tags. What’s important is that it collects all the user posts with their unique takes on this recipe.

These posts with recipes compete with one another, and you can choose your favorite one by pinning it📍. The pinned recipe will be shown first for you. And if you haven’t made your selection yet, the recipe that collects the most pins from the community becomes the top recipe for all by default.

When you pin the post, the Recipe will automatically be added to your recipe collection in your profile. In your profile, click on Recipes to see your collection.

2. Adding Recipes to Your Profile

To add more Recipes to your collection, you can enter the name in the search bar; click on “Recipe” to view all associated recipes.

You can add the recipe to your collection by clicking the heart icon♥️ next to it.

If there is no Recipe object for your dish, or if your recipe is significantly different from the existing ones (for example, you’re making a version of the dish with additional ingredients that change the flavor), it’s a good idea to create a new Recipe Object.

3. Creating a New Recipe Object

For example, let’s say you want to add [Spaghetti Carbonara]:

- Click on the “Write a Post” button.
- In the left panel, look for the “Recipe” object. If you don’t see it, click “Show More” to expand the list of objects.

- Click on “Recipe” and give a name to your dish, for example, “Spaghetti Carbonara”.
- Click “Confirm”. The new Recipe Object will be created.

Click on the created object. Here you can add some information to it. Click Edit, and let’s add an ingredients list. Let’s also add an avatar.

Another key field you’ll want to add is the “Product ID”—this would allow ordering this recipe’s ingredients with Instacart:

- Click on “Product ID.”
- In the “Product ID Type,” enter “Instacart.”
- For the “Product ID,” click “Need an ID”—this will generate a unique ID.
- Click “Submit.”

Now our Recipe Object is ready and looking great for others to explore, pin, build upon, and order ingredients!

4. Linking Posts to the Recipe

4.1 Creating a New Post for the Recipe

To add your recipe to this object, simply click on “Write a New Review.” Add your text, appetizing photos of the dish, and publish the post. Your post will be automatically linked to this Recipe Object.

4.2 Linking Existing Posts to the Recipe

If you already have existing posts you’d like to link to this Recipe, or if you want to link someone else’s post, simply add the Recipe Object’s URL in the comments. The post will get linked to the Recipe. This way, you’re helping the community build a richer knowledge base. The linked posts will appear in the recipe feed, making it easier for others to explore and discover.

4.3 Recipes from YouTube

If you come across a great recipe outside of Hive, such as on YouTube, you can add it to your collection too, and the Waivio Chrome Extension (add link to a tutorial) can help with this:

Click on the Waivio Extension above the video with the recipe and select "Create Recipe Draft."

The extension will pull the video’s transcript and generate a draft recipe post, which you can then edit and personalize.

Before publishing the post, you can change the title and embed the video to enhance the viewing experience.

5. Profile

Once you’ve collected recipes—they all come together in your profile. Your profile becomes your personal cookbook, showcasing all the recipes you’ve gathered and created. You can easily share this collection with friends and followers. If someone likes a recipe from your profile, they just need to click the heart icon to add it to their own collection.

6. Website

If you want to share your recipes with a wider audience, Waivio makes it remarkably simple to launch your own website. Plus, it’s a great way to monetize your passion—the site comes with Instacart integration, allowing visitors to quickly and easily order all the ingredients they need for your recipes. And with every grocery order, you’ll earn an affiliate commission from Instacart.

Launching a full recipe website can be done in less than 10 minutes:

- Go to the Tools section.
- Under Websites, click Create.
- Select the social.gifts template and choose a subdomain name (e.g., worldfoods.social.gifts or healthyfoods.social.gifts). If you want to use your own domain, we have a video tutorial explaining that process.
- Read and agree to the terms and conditions, and click Create New Website.

Once your website is created, you’ll have instant access to a management panel:

- Go to Configuration to change website colors, add your logo, and add a banner.
By default, your profile will be the base for the website, showing sections like Blog, Map, Shop, and Recipes.
You can turn off any sections you don’t need. For example, if you only want to display your recipes, click Details and deselect everything except Recipes and Blog. Only your recipe collection and Blog will then be shown on the website.

Adding Instacart Affiliate Links

- Go to Affiliate Codes.
- Search for Instacart and click on it.
- Add your Instacart affiliate code and click Submit.

To sign up for the affiliate program and learn more about commission percentages, visit the Instacart Affiliate Program page.

Now you have your own personalized recipe hub, where you can showcase all your favorite dishes.

Your site visitors can easily browse your collection, save their favorite recipes to their profiles, and order ingredients directly for each recipe. You’re making their cooking experience easier and more convenient—and in return, you have earning opportunities.

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