moderating user submitted feature ideas before they appear on the public roadmap

Emma Wilson Emma Wilson 7 months ago

I love the idea of letting customers suggest features directly from the roadmap, but I am nervous about the public page filling up with duplicates, rants, or off-topic requests the moment we open the gates. At the same time, I do not want to slow real feedback down by making people email us.

What I want is a middle ground: customers submit ideas in one click from the roadmap, but nothing goes live until a team member approves it. And for lower-risk phases, I want the option to flip on auto-approval so well-behaved users see their idea instantly. Does the plugin give me that level of control?

#auto-approval #feature-suggestions #moderation
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vapvarun vapvarun Admin

Product Roadmap gives you exactly that spectrum of control, and you can toggle between strict moderation and frictionless auto-approval in a single setting. In Settings → Suggestions you decide whether submissions require admin review or go live automatically.

  • Feature suggestions: users submit ideas directly from the public roadmap
  • Auto-approval option: flip on for frictionless submission, flip off to require admin review
  • Comments: let visitors discuss existing items so duplicates consolidate naturally
  • Categories: pre-organize the roadmap so submitters see where their idea fits
  • Guest voting (configurable) so approved ideas collect real signal before you commit

Honest limit: in the free version, suggestions come from logged-in users. Pro adds Guest Suggestions as a distinct feature, so unauthenticated visitors can submit ideas with one-click approve/reject workflows, email notifications when something new lands in your queue, and built-in spam protection via rate limiting. Pro also adds email notifications for user engagement so your moderation queue does not rely on you checking the dashboard manually.