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Rapid Recipe consists of a set of (1) Component, (1) Search, (4) Modules, Install the these files as prescribed by either your Joomla or Mambo Component, Module and Bot normal installation procedure.

• Main Component (com_rapidrecipe) - do not forget to publish
• Featured Recipe Module (mod_rr_featured) - wait before publish
• Most Popular Recipe (mod_rr_mostpopular) - wait before publish
• Latest Recipe (mod_rr_latest) - wait before publish
• Recipe Search (search.rapidrecipe) - wait before publish
• Main Recipe Navigation Module (mod_rr_navigation) - do not forget to publish

By default the Main Recipe Module will be displayed and installed INSIDE THE RECIPE LAYOUT. You have the option of placing this module inside the layout or outside, in a different position of your choosing using the Module Editor. Be advised that the Module cannot be placed in both the Recipe Layout and the Template Layout If this is done, you will get an error message. See the “Configuration” to remove this module from your Recipe and Category Layout.

Yes / For your Recipe Logo or No / For the Category Image, This is the image that appears in your category heading.

Here you will have the ability to set up the Featured Recipe the following (4) four different ways;

1. Random at each request of page, this will reset the Recipe each time the page is changed or refreshed.
2. Random, changing once per day, this selection changes the recipe randomly each day.
3. Random, changing once per week, this selection changes the recipe randomly each week (once every 7 days)
4. Manually (set by administrator), this selection will display the recipe the Administrator has set as the Featured Recipe; this is done in the “Recipe Administration section of RR’s back end administration area.

I believe a quick out line of a few things are in order here, Mambo and Joomla although two great CMS programs have real weak Module placement capabilities. To get a Module to appear on each page of a component you have to place that module on “ALL” the pages in the web site or only on the main index page of each component and your web sites content.

With components containing modules as well as a huge amount of the Navigational Modules used by your current CMS you can clutter up your navigation area quickly, so to create a Module Consistent Component (RapidRecipe) You can choose to have the Recipe Navagation Module to apear in the layout of Rapid Recipe or like any other module you can place it where you like.

Until the developers of your current CMS come up with a more granular method of module placement we have given you the ability to place the Nav-Module into one of two(2) places: the main layout of your websites template or embedded into RR’s layout.

One thing to remember: you cannot have Nav-Module placed into both areas.

Ok on to the set up of your Categories and the Navigation Module.

1. Before we begin I recommend that you have a look at how I set up the categorization and the effect that it had on my Nav-Module on the demo website, I also recommend that you get your Category Descriptions as well as the images that you will be using to populate your Categories. It would be wise to write out your categorization on a piece of paper.
2. Log into the Administration area of your website.
3. Select Components/RapidRecipe/Category Administration. Let’s add all the “Top Level” or “Parent” Categories. Select “New” from the tool bar at the top of this screen. You will notice that your Editor is loaded and if you are using a WYSIWYG editor like TinyMCE or htmlArea3 then it will work here.
4. "Category Title” Type a name here for your Category
5. "Parent Category” Here you can assign this category to a “Top Level” or “Parent” Category but since this is going to be a “Top Level” or “Parent” Category then we will leave this blank.
6. "Published” Yes or No
7. "Appears in the Navigation Module” Decide if you want this Category to be placed and seen in the navigation Module, (Yes or No) Select “Yes”.
8. "Appears in "At a glance" box:” This will determine if you want this Category to appear in the “at a glance box” embedded into your recipes. “Top Level” or “Parent” Categories will work as a heading and “Child” or “Sub-Cates” will preside under the “Top Level” or “Parent” Category in the at a glance box.
9. Appears in Front Page:” The front page refers to the index page of RR and will be the opening page when a user selects it in your navigation menu. If you have looked in depth at my example on the demo page you will see I have only chosen to display the Main Course sub-categories. The rest of the categories I use for categorization navigational purposes only. Remember a consistent structure of categories will help you organize your recipes later.
10. Description:” Here you can add the Description of this category.
11. Add and Image” If you are using an image to assist in displaying this category you can add this now, you have (2) two options for this you can either use your CMS’s built in media manager to up load an image and place it into a specific folder and then use the Select from Media Manager Navigation Tool or you can upload an image from your computer. Remember that if you use the image up-loader it will be placed in to this folder (“/images/stories/rapidrecipe") if you move it from this folder you will have to edit this category and change the path to the image. If you decide later that you do not want to use and image for this category you can edit the category and select “Use no Image” button to remove it from this category.
12. Repeat this process with all of your “Top Level” or “Parent” Categories.
13. You are now ready to begin adding your “Child” or “Sub-Categories”.
14. Repeat the above steps but make sure you assign them to a “Top Level” or“Parent” Category.That’s all there is to adding your Category Structure to RR

It may happen that you can end up with a few hundred “Top Level” or“Parent” Categories and “Child” or “Sub-Categories” but we have made finding them and editing them a snap in RR, there is a drop down menu box that will give you the categories that Appear as the Top Level or the categories that appear on the Front Page or if you are looking for a group of “Child” or “Sub-Categories” just select a “Top Level” or the “Parent” Category from the drop down list and they will be filtered out for you.

Another way to find the Categories and this is the way I like to use best is use the Category Tree that appears below the standard Mambo / Joomla table. You can see that it is set up just exactly how you have it structured, by clicking on a Category or Sub-Category in the tree it will link you right to the editing screen and you can administrate the category as you see fit.

At this point you can do the happy dance because you’re Navigation Module and your Recipe Organization
structure is set up and you are ready to start adding recipes!

1. Log into the Administration area of your website.
2. Select Components/RapidRecipe/Recipe Administration.
3. Select the “Show only Unpublished Recipes”
4. Select a Recipe that you want to edit, approve and publish.
5. RR loads up 4 WYSIWYG editors and populates the left hand section of this page with your entire Categorization Structure.
6. Once you have edited the recipe you will need to assign the categories that you want this recipe to be part of.
7. Scrolling down the list you just select each category, you can choose multiple categories within each section if you like for example, I have made a “Main Ingredient” section for my website and for the Demo here, lets say there is really 2 or 3 main ingredients by selecting them when your user is searching for a recipe by main ingredient you will have ability to show them the same recipe in different ingredient sections, if for example the recipe was a Chicken Alfredo Pasta Dish, this recipe could share several ingredients like Chicken, Pasta, Garlic, Cream and Parmesan Cheese or just cheese if you are using generic ingredients. You can begin to see the awesome organizational power of this program.
8. Once you have edited this recipe you can save it, you can publish it from inside the editing process or you can publish it from the main recipe display page as well. It doesn’t get any more convenient then this.

1. Log into the Administration area of your website.
2. Select Components/RapidRecipe/Recipe Administration.
3. Select the “NEW” Icon button in the tool bar at the top of this screen.
4. Recipe Title: Give your recipe a Name I like the effect of all caps here but you can choose.
5. Published: No / Yes” (do you really need to know what to do here?)
6. You can place your Recipe yield information here; serves how many? or Makes how much?:” We have given this drop down (2) two options Makes or Serves select an option then finish filling out the rest of the information. Example Serves 6 to 10 people, or Makes 10 gallons or Makes 24 pieces of Canapés. We have given you plenty of room to explain this information as precisely as you like.
7. Description: Type a nice description of your recipe, maybe the history perhaps how it was received at your dinner party, your users will eat this up.
8. Ingredients Add your Ingredients as you want with your WYSIWYG editor you can add tables to organize your ingredients, create bulleted or numbered lists or if you have unique ingredients and have purchased RapidGlossary then you can embed the ingredient and connect it to RapidGlossary’s terms and definitions to be displayed as a fully configurable java pop up window. Buy it now at rapidsource.com.
9. Preparation / Steps here you will add the preparation steps to assemble and prepare this recipe. Want to add a step by step image choreographed procedure to your RapidRecipe? Hey no problem! See instructions below “Adding a step by step image choreographed procedure” If you have purchased mosDemo you can link this recipe to your mosDemo’s example lets say you are trussing a turkey and you have created a mosDemo on this topic you can link this recipe to that demonstration so that your users are further informed and their visit at your website is just much more enhanced! You can buy it now at rapid-source.com.
10. Recipe Comment Add your additional tips or comments using your WYSIWYG editor the sky is the limit!
11. “Add and Image” In the bottom right hand section of this page there is an image editor. If you are using an image to assist in displaying this Recipe you can add this now, you have (2) two options for this you can either use your CMS’s built in media manager to up load an image and place it into a specific folder and then use the Select from Media Manager Navigation Tool or you can upload an image from your computer. Remember that if you use the image up-loader it will be placed in to this folder (“/images/stories/rapidrecipe") if you move it from this folder you will have to edit this Recipe and change the path to the image. If you decide later that you do not want to use and image for this Recipe you can edit the Recipe and select “Use no Image” button to remove it from this Recipe.
12. “Categorization” Scrolling down the list you just select each category, you can choose multiple categories within each section if you like for example, I have made a “Main Ingredient” section for my website and for the Demo here, lets say there is really 2 or 3 main ingredients by selecting them when your user is searching for a recipe by main ingredient you will have ability to show them the same recipe in different ingredient sections, if for example the recipe was a Chicken Alfredo Pasta Dish, this recipe could share several ingredients like Chicken, Pasta, Garlic, Cream and Parmesan Cheese or just cheese if you are using generic ingredients. You can begin to see the awesome organizational power of this program.

Now you just need to save your recipe and do the happy dance!!

Here is what separates the simple recipe components from the Professional Recipe Components! Let’s say you want to add a step by step image choreographed method to making this recipe to add an incredible informational touch to your really Special recipes now you can, you can’t believe the feed back you are going to get from your website users when you begin to add these special recipes to your website. The increased web traffic will assist you in selling your products or with properly added banner advertisement you will increase your sales dramatically!

Take any recipe and copy out the methods to note pad and print it. Use these methods to help setup your step by step photo shoot. Once you have the images and they are edited and you are ready to begin.

1. Select the “New Step” button in the tool bar section at the top of your screen.
2. Add the Step or Method Description.
3. Select the image from your Media Manager or upload an image right here from your computer. Here you can add links to mosDemo or using RapidGlossary you can further enhance this process by connection different techniques to terms in the glossary database.
   One you are comfortable with this step just “SAVE” it!
4. Repeat this process until you have added all your steps, your steps are saved as you go so there is no need to resave the entire recipe once you have completed adding all your steps. Hey don’t forget to tag this recipe as one of your “Featured Recipes”!

That’s all there is to it RapidRecipe has once again made it an Easy and Rapid Procedure for managing your recipes.

Here you can edit the non dynamic content that reside in your Recipe Component, just edit the text that reside between the ‘text’ and you can personalize your non dynamic content.

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own unless you know exactly what you are doing.
Failing to do so will result in the file not to work and you will
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