The Weekly Meal Planner feature in Dormefy is designed to make meal management easy and convenient for both members and managers. This feature allows all dorm members to view the pre-set weekly meal menu and know exactly what meals will be provided throughout the week, including details like Saturday dinner or Monday breakfast.

How the Feature Works: #

Dormefy’s Weekly Meal Planner is available for all members to view, providing transparency and convenience in shared living environments. Members can see the meal menu for the upcoming week and plan their preferences ahead of time. However, the ability to edit the meal plan is controlled by a setting that only the manager can enable or disable.

If the manager allows members to edit the meal plan by setting “Allow Members to Edit Weekly Meal Plan” to “yes,” members can update meal preferences for the week. If this setting is disabled, only the manager has access to update the meal plan.

This feature is designed to make shared living more comfortable, ensuring everyone knows what to expect without needing to constantly communicate with the manager or chef.

How to Enable “Allow Members to Edit Weekly Meal Plan” (Manager Only): #

1. From the left sidebar, navigate to Dormitory > Dorm List.
2. Choose the desired dorm from the list and click the edit icon.
3. Scroll to the field labeled “Allow Members to Edit Weekly Meal Plan” and select “yes.”
4. Click Update to save the changes. Now, members will be able to update the meal plan.

How to View and Edit the Weekly Meal Planner (For Both Members and Managers): #

1. From the left sidebar, navigate to the Meal Plan section.
2. The full meal plan for the upcoming week will be displayed, showing each meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for every day.
3. To update the menu for a specific day, click the edit icon in the action column.
4. If the “Allow Members to Edit Weekly Meal Plan” setting is enabled, members can make updates. Otherwise, only managers have the ability to make changes.
5. Any updates made will immediately reflect in the meal plan for all dorm members to see.

This feature ensures that both managers and members have clear, convenient access to the weekly meal plan, making it easy to manage meal preferences and updates in shared living environments.