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what determines whether a created food is publicly searchable or not?

barilo123
barilo123 Posts: 9 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
what determines whether a created food is publicly searchable or not?

I know a guy that wanted to add a food and it didn't come up for the public to search..

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    On the website there is a box you can check to allow it in the database. However from the phone I think it’s automatically put in the public database.
  • Deviette
    Deviette Posts: 978 Member
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    On the website there is a box you can check to allow it in the database. However from the phone I think it’s automatically put in the public database.

    Wait are you serious? Is that why there's so many rubbish entries?
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited October 2018
    Deviette wrote: »
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    On the website there is a box you can check to allow it in the database. However from the phone I think it’s automatically put in the public database.

    Wait are you serious? Is that why there's so many rubbish entries?

    Definitely serious and yep.

    Example for you:
    I added this from my phone app-
    l3reobdhng8q.jpeg

    Now going to the website. I am logged out, but searching the food database it shows up right up top:
    hx1bsjc0rx8x.jpeg
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