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Understanding Visibility Settings

Visibility controls who can see and access your recipes and collections on recipe.exchange. We’ve designed this feature to balance open sharing with the need for private content management.

Public Content

Public recipes and collections are shared with the cooking community through the AT Protocol network. They:

  • Are discoverable in search
  • Can be viewed by anyone
  • Support community engagement through likes and comments
  • Are federated across the AT Protocol network
  • Can be shared and reused freely

Public sharing is the default setting for original recipes, reflecting our commitment to open recipe sharing and community building.

Private Content

Private recipes and collections are stored only on recipe.exchange and are visible only to you. They’re perfect for:

  • Family recipes and collections you want to digitize but keep private
  • Content under development or testing
  • Personal variations and custom collections
  • Professional recipes and menus
  • Personal copies of copyrighted content

Private content is stored securely and is never shared through the AT Protocol network.

Attribution & Privacy

To help protect intellectual property rights:

  • Recipes attributed to other sources (websites, publications, individuals, shows, or products) are private by default
  • You can make attributed recipes public, but should first ensure you have:
    • Made appropriate modifications to the recipe
    • Properly credited the original source
    • Considered any copyright implications
    • Added your own unique commentary or variations

Looking Forward

We’re aware that the AT Protocol team is exploring privacy features for the future. When those capabilities become available, we plan to:

  • Evaluate integrating with protocol-level privacy
  • Provide options to migrate private content
  • Maintain compatibility with existing private items
  • Give users control over any migration process
  • Support more granular sharing options

Questions?

If you have questions about visibility settings or need help managing your content, please check our help guides or contact us.