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Use the search bar on the home page. You can search by ingredients, cuisine, or dish name. Add ingredients from your pantry to find recipes using what you have! The search is smart and will find recipes even with partial matches.
Click the heart icon (❤️) on any recipe card or recipe page. Your favorites are saved locally in your browser and will persist across sessions. You can organize favorites into collections for better organization.
Go to the Meal Planner page to plan your week. Add recipes to breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks for any day. Click on an empty meal slot to add a recipe. Use Generate Smart Plan to fill empty slots. Drag and drop recipes to move them between days. Meal plans sync when you are signed in.
Yes. WHTS4DINNER is a progressive web app that works on phones and tablets. Open the site in Safari (iOS) or Chrome (Android), then use Install app in Profile or your browser menu to add it to your home screen.
Family Plan lets you manage multiple family members, track allergies and dietary restrictions per person, verify meals, and calculate portion sizes based on age and weight. Perfect for families with children, nannies, or au pairs who need to track who ate what. Includes BMI tracking and age-specific nutritional recommendations.
Use the What's in your pantry? section on the home page. Type ingredients separated by commas, or tap chips to add common items. The app uses these when searching for recipes you can make with what you have.
Yes! On any recipe page, use the Servings Calculator to adjust portions. The ingredients will automatically scale, and you can add the adjusted amounts to your grocery list. Supports both metric and imperial units.
Click Add all to List on any recipe page. The grocery list drawer opens from the bottom. Items are categorized, quantities aggregate, and you can check items off as you shop. Open it anytime from the cart icon in the header.
Recipe Collections let you organize saved recipes into custom groups (for example Weeknight Dinners or Holiday Baking). Create collections from Favorites and add recipes from any recipe card or page.
In Meal Planner, click the swap icon on a planned meal to get alternative recipe suggestions that match your preferences and restrictions. Accept a swap to replace the meal instantly.
Meal Prep Mode scales a recipe for batch cooking, suggests storage containers, and provides prep checklists and reheating tips. Open it from any recipe page when planning to cook ahead.
Cook Mode gives you a step-by-step fullscreen view with timers, voice commands, and ingredient reference. Start it from the recipe page when you are ready to cook.
The Calorie Tracker logs meals, scans barcodes, and compares intake to your daily goals. Set up your profile in the tracker, then add foods from recipes or manually.
Cooking Skills offers short video lessons and tips to improve techniques. Browse skills from the recipe page or the dedicated skills section and track your progress.
Smart Swaps suggest ingredient alternatives for dietary needs, allergies, or what you have on hand. View swaps on a recipe page and apply them to update the ingredient list.
Recipe Notes let you save personal tips, modifications, and timing notes per recipe and per step. Open notes from the recipe page; they are stored on your device and sync when signed in.
Yes. Use the Share button on any recipe to copy a link or share via your device share sheet. Shared links open a read-only view for friends.
Daily Recipe highlights one curated recipe each day on Home. Tap it to open the full recipe and save it to favorites or your meal plan.
The Nutrition Tracker summarizes macros and key nutrients from logged meals and recipes. Connect it with Calorie Tracker and your dietary profile for personalized insights.
We offer Free, Supporter, and Family plans with different feature access. Compare plans on the Pricing page; checkout is handled securely by Paddle.
Open Pricing or Upgrade in the app, choose a plan, and complete checkout with Paddle. Your subscription activates automatically after payment.
Go to Profile → Billing & Payments → Manage subscription, or use the Paddle customer portal link in your receipt email. Cancellation stops future renewals; access continues until the end of the paid period.
Checkout supports major cards and local payment methods through Paddle (our Merchant of Record). Available methods depend on your country and are shown at checkout.
We offer refunds within 14 days of purchase or renewal, provided you haven't exceeded reasonable usage. Request refunds through your Profile settings or email support@whts4dinner.com.
Paid subscriptions renew automatically each billing period unless you cancel before the renewal date. You can turn off renewal from Billing & Payments.
If payment fails, update your payment method in the Paddle portal (link in Profile → Billing). After a failed charge, you may have a short grace period before premium features pause.
Tap Sign In in the header or Profile. Use email magic link or Google sign-in. Signing in syncs favorites, meal plans, and preferences across devices.
Go to Settings → Data management → Export Data to download a JSON backup of local app data on this device.
Open Settings → Units & measurements and choose Metric, US, or UK. This applies to recipes, grocery lists, and nutrition where supported.
Contact support to request account deletion. You can clear local data immediately from Settings → Clear All Data on this device.
Yes! We use industry-standard encryption and secure authentication. Your data is stored locally in your browser by default, and only synced to our secure servers when you sign in. We never share your personal information.
Open Profile → Billing & Payments to see your plan, renewal date, and a link to the Paddle portal for invoices and payment method updates.
Analytics (premium) shows cooking streaks, nutrition trends, and feature usage. Open Analytics from the menu after subscribing.
If you signed up with email, use Forgot password on the sign-in screen. Google sign-in users manage access through their Google account.
Check your internet connection. The app caches recipes for offline use, but new searches require an active connection. Step-by-Step Solution: 1. Check your internet connection - recipes require an active connection to load 2. Try refreshing the page: Press Ctrl+R (Windows) or Cmd+R (Mac) 3. Clear your browser cache: Press Ctrl+Shift+Delete (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+Delete (Mac) 4. Check browser console for errors: Press F12, look for red error messages 5. Try a different browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge) 6. If on mobile, check your Wi-Fi or cellular data connection 7. Wait a few seconds - large recipe databases can take 5-10 seconds to load
The live site can log every request like localhost does — useful when recipes won't load on mobile data. Easiest (works on production / PWA): open the app once with this on the end of the address bar: ?debug_network=1 Example: `https://whts4dinner.com/?debug_network=1` The page removes the parameter automatically and turns on verbose [NETWORK] logs until you turn them off. To view logs on a phone: connect the device to a computer — iPhone: Safari on Mac → Develop → your device. Android: Chrome → Remote devices. Then filter the console by `[NETWORK]` or `[NETWORK REQUEST]`. To turn verbose logs off: add ?debug_network=0 once, or clear site data / run in console: `localStorage.removeItem('debug:network')` and reload. Site owner (LIVE = same as localhost): in Vercel → Environment Variables set `VITE_NETWORK_DEBUG=true`, redeploy, then open the live site — full network diagnostics run for every session until you remove the variable and redeploy. Slow or blocked requests also log warnings after ~15 seconds — that often means weak signal, DNS, or a firewall blocking our API.
Favorites are stored in your browser's local storage. Clearing your browser data will delete them. Make sure to export your data regularly as a backup! If you're signed in, your favorites should sync across devices.
Make sure Google OAuth is properly configured. Try clearing your browser cache and cookies, then attempt sign-in again. If the issue persists, try using email magic link authentication instead.
Try refreshing the page (Ctrl+R or Cmd+R). If issues persist, clear your browser cache or try an incognito window. Check the browser console (F12) for errors. Make sure you're using a modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
Recipe images are loaded from our CDN. Check your internet connection and try refreshing. Some images may take a moment to load. If images consistently fail, there may be a network or firewall issue.
Make sure you're clicking 'Add all to List' on recipe pages. The grocery drawer should open from the bottom. If items aren't appearing, try refreshing the page. Check that you haven't accidentally filtered or cleared the list.
Make sure your browser allows embedded content and check your internet connection. Some videos may be unavailable if they've been removed from YouTube. Try refreshing the page or check if your browser blocks iframes.
Make sure your browser allows notifications for timers. Check browser settings and ensure the app has permission. Timers work best in modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
Payment processing can take a few moments. Try refreshing the page (Ctrl+R or Cmd+R). If your subscription still isn't active after 5 minutes, check your email for confirmation or email us at support@whts4dinner.com.
Some recipes may not have complete nutrition data. We're constantly updating our database. If you see incomplete nutrition, the recipe may still be in progress. Admins can see all recipes, while regular users only see complete ones.
Regular users only see recipes with complete data (ingredients, steps, nutrition). If a recipe is missing information, it won't appear in search results. Admins can see all recipes. Try different search terms or check your favorites.