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This guide is for Paprika 4. Switch to the Paprika 3 guide.
Paprika allows you to organize recipes into categories to make them easier to manage.
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Each cookbook has its own set of categories.
To edit a recipe's categories, open the recipe and tap to edit it, then tap the Categories row.
This opens the Choose Categories screen. Uncategorized is listed at the top, followed by your full category hierarchy shown pre-expanded, with a selection circle next to each category. Select one (or more) categories to associate them with the recipe. You can type into the Search or Add Category field at the top to quickly filter the list. Press the button when you are done.
Shortcut You can create a new category right from the picker: type its name into the Search or Add Category field and press Return, or tap Add "…" when no existing category matches. The new category is selected for the recipe. If a category with that name already exists, Paprika selects it instead.
To categorize a recipe without opening it, tap and hold it in the recipes list and choose Categorize. To categorize several recipes at once, tap in the recipes list, select the recipes, and choose Categorize from the menu. With one recipe, the picker also has the wand for suggesting categories.
Paprika can suggest categories for a recipe based on its contents.
Choose Categories screen from the recipe's Categories row.To drop the suggestions, tap instead. Closing the screen while Paprika is still suggesting stops it.
Suggestions can include categories you don't have yet. To use only your existing categories, turn off Suggest New Categories in the Recipes group of the Settings panel.
Suggesting categories needs a Paprika account as well as Premium, and its use is limited. If you're not logged in, Paprika asks you to sign up or log in, then carries on.
You can add a category by pressing the button in the categories list.
Optional To create a subcategory, choose a category for the new category. This allows the creation of hierarchies; for example, "Breakfast" might contain "Eggs" and "Baked Goods" as separate subcategories. If you tap while viewing a category's subcategories, that category is already chosen as the parent. While choosing a recipe's categories, you can also tap and hold a category and choose Add Subcategory.
To move existing categories under a different parent, tap in the categories list, select the categories, and tap .
Press the button in the categories list in order to rename, reorder, and delete categories.
There are several built-in categories. These categories cannot be removed and provide special ways to view your recipes:
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| All Recipes | Lists all of the recipes in your collection in alphabetical order. |
| Most Recent | Sorts your recipes by the date they were added, with the most recent recipes near the top. |
| Top Rated | Lists all of the recipes in order from highest star rating to lowest. |
| Favorites | Lists all recipes that you have added to your favorites. |
| Uncategorized | Lists all of the recipes that have not been assigned to a category. |
| Trash | Lists all of the recipes that have been marked for deletion. They cannot be opened or edited. Emptying the trash will permanently delete these recipes. |