Two releases — v2.2.0 and v2.2.2 — focused entirely on making the admin experience cleaner, faster, and less confusing. No new data features. Just better design.
Navigation Restructured
The sidebar was reorganised into five named sections that reflect how people actually use the app:
- MEALGRID — Calendar, Shopping List, Auto-fill Lists (the daily workflow)
- COOKBOOK — Meals, Recipes (your content library)
- MY KITCHEN — Ingredients, In The Pantry (your kitchen inventory)
- MEALGRID SETTINGS — Users, Settings, Backup, Version
- SYSTEM — technical tools (Error Log, Deploy, Repair Database, Health Check)
The branding was also clarified: the sidebar always shows the MealGrid software name, while the public calendar link shows your custom household name. Small distinction, important for when MealGrid becomes multi-tenant.
Help Panels on Every Page
Every main admin page now has a ? Help button in the top-right action bar. Click it and a contextual guide slides open below the page header — specific to that page, not a generic FAQ. Calendar help explains drag-and-drop and auto-fill. Shopping list help explains date ranges and pantry offsets. Recipes help explains the reusable design.
It closes with a click. Starts closed. Never in the way.
Logout in the Topbar
A small but appreciated change: the Logout button now lives in the topbar alongside the username, so you can sign out without scrolling to the bottom of the sidebar.