Feedback
What a Feedvote feedback item is, who can submit and edit one, what it contains, and who can approve or delete it.
A feedback item is one idea, request or problem that someone shares with your team. People vote and comment on feedback items. A feedback item can also be linked to a Linear issue.
Who can submit feedback
- Team members can submit feedback items for their project.
- Visitors can submit feedback items on the public board.
- A visitor must sign in first when Require account login is turned on, or when the board is not public. You find Require account login in the Visibility tab of your settings. See Board access.
The person who submits a feedback item gets one vote on it automatically. A new feedback item starts with a vote count of 1. See Voting.
What a feedback item contains
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Yes | Up to 200 characters |
| Description | No | Up to 50,000 characters |
| Category | No | Up to 100 characters |
| Images | No | You can attach images, for example screenshots |
Status
By default, a feedback item has one of these statuses: Backlog, To Do, In Progress, Shipped or Canceled.
Only the project owner and team admins can set the status, the author or the approval state of a feedback item.
Edit feedback
- If you created a feedback item while signed in, you can edit its title, description and images.
- The project owner and team admins can edit any feedback item.
Approval before feedback goes live
The Require admin approval setting is in the Visibility tab of your settings. When it is on, only your team sees new feedback until someone on the team approves it.
- A new feedback item from anyone who is not the project owner or a team admin waits for review.
- Feedback items from the project owner and team admins skip review.
- In the dashboard, a feedback item that waits for review shows Pending approval.
- After a visitor submits, they see that their feedback is waiting for review. It shows on the board once it is approved.
- Nobody can vote on or comment on a feedback item while it is awaiting review.
Delete feedback
Only the project owner and team admins can delete a feedback item.
Feedback and Linear
A feedback item can be linked to a Linear issue. To learn how feedback items and Linear issues stay in sync, see Two-way sync.
The Show assignee setting controls whether public cards show who a Linear item is assigned to, with their name and avatar. You find it in the General tab of your settings.
Common questions
Do I need an account to submit feedback?
It depends on the board. You need to sign in when the board has Require account login turned on, or when the board is not public. See Board access.
Why can nobody vote on my new feedback yet?
The project may have Require admin approval turned on. Your feedback item waits for review by the project owner or a team admin. Nobody can vote or comment on it until it is approved.
Why can't I see my feedback on the board?
The project may have Require admin approval turned on. Your feedback shows on the board once the team approves it.
Can I add a picture to my feedback?
Yes. You can attach images to a feedback item, for example screenshots.
Can I edit my feedback after I submit it?
Yes, if you submitted it while signed in. You can edit its title, description and images. The project owner and team admins can edit any feedback item.
What statuses can a feedback item have?
By default, the statuses are Backlog, To Do, In Progress, Shipped and Canceled. Only the project owner and team admins can change the status.
Who can delete a feedback item?
Only the project owner and team admins can delete a feedback item.
Why does my new feedback already have one vote?
The person who submits a feedback item gets one vote on it automatically. That vote cannot be removed.