Saved recipes are back but where are the views???

My one pet peeve is the fact that saved recipes still can't be sorted in any intelligible way

Well, I actually didn't notice the change until now, but I have to say, I like the new layout of saved recipes a lot. I'll also go out on a limb and disagree with the majority here: I think a saved count is more meaningful than a view count. I also don't mind that saved recipes are public, but curious to know whether I'm missing something re the latter.

I second Droplet's request -- it would be great to be able to save notes to self. Sometimes I tweak the recipe gently (a touch of spice more or less, an extra step, etc.) and would love to be able to save the tweaks...

Thanks Karl. Personally, I think recipe views are more meaningful. When I make a recipe 3, 4, or 5 times, I'm viewing that recipe each time. When I save a recipe, it's like filing it away. I'm much more prone to use the search box to find a recipe, than going to the saved recipe folder. It's easier than scrolling through pages and pages of saved recipes.

Also, I think saved recipes shouldn't be public.

Just a small question/ suggestion: Is there any chance an "Add a note" feature could be added for recipes that we have saved? Sometimes I'd like to make a note to myself to add something to a certain recipe (a spice, for example), to serve it with another recipe on F52 that I like...

Hey all - thanks for taking the time to voice your concerns and for the feedback on recipe collections!

In the longer run, we feel the count of saved recipes is a more meaningful metric to show publicly as it signals a deeper appreciation - also recipe views tends to get skewed by the age of the recipe. Now that we've made saving recipes so much easier - making it possible to save them right from the search results and recipe browsing pages - we hope to see the engagement increase. Early signs already point to this.

That said, we'll keep views in mind and won't make any permanent decisions about displaying it on the recipe page just yet - in the meantime, there are still ways to see the recipe view count and we hope the count of saved recipes can serve as an additional signal of how popular each of your recipes are.

I will chime in also, I would also love to see views back. I just want to say that I really enjoy the recipe collections, have already started working on organizing my saved recipes. It's wonderful and makes searching for recipes so much easier. It's a great feature.

Hi Amanda,

I second mrslarkin's request, and I'd add that it'd be nice to have the same metrics (# of views, comments and saves) displayed on recipes on our profile pages, just as they are in the search results. I'd also prefer that our 'saved' recipes remain private (as they've been in the past), or at least understand the rationale for making them public.

Thank you!

I would like the number of views back, too, please.

Amanda, could you ask the tech team to take a look at the grey box that lists "winner" and "finalist"? They seem a bit mixed up and/or missing on my profile page. Also, wildcard wins do not appear at all.

And I think it would make more sense if "recipes" appeared before "saved recipes" on the profile page.

Thank you!

A, via the link you included, I do see the view counts but only when the recipes are sorted in list form versus grid form. Too, it seems only those recipes i've saved (versus added) show view counts and offer the ability to view in grid or list form. My own recipes are only depicted in grid form and show numbers saved but not viewed. Thx!

Also, we're going to run a blog post detailing the changes but we needed to first test the feature and this takes a few days. For the first day, only half of the people coming to the site were seeing the changes so if we'd announced it, it could have confused those visitors who weren't seeing the new feature. We released it to everyone yesterday and are still making tweaks. Let us know if you have any other feedback or questions.

Are you not seeing them on the recipe search results? I see them here: http://food52.com/recipes/search?cat=community-picks Or are you referring to another place on the site that you would see the view counts?

Indeed!! I love metrics. :)

So glad you posted this ... I also miss the number of views but thought maybe this was my nerdy side who loves metrics coming through. Sounds like I'm in good company! : )

I also liked that feature, and miss it - it's a great way to see what appeals and what does not.

Saved recipes are back, but where are our own recipes we've posted?