Voting
Who can vote on a Feedvote feedback item, how to add or remove a vote, and what happens after a vote.
Voting lets people show which feedback items matter to them. Each person has one vote per feedback item. The vote count on a feedback item shows how many people voted for it.
Who can vote
- On the public board, visitors can vote without an account. Their vote is tied to their browser session.
- 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.
- A person can only vote on feedback items they are allowed to see.
- Your board access settings can limit who can vote. See Board access.
- Nobody can vote on a feedback item that is awaiting review. Voting opens when the feedback item is approved.
Team members can vote from the dashboard. Visitors vote on the public board.
Add a vote
- Open the public board or the Feedback page in the dashboard.
- Find the feedback item.
- Click the upvote button on the feedback item.
The vote count goes up by one.
Remove a vote
- Find the feedback item you voted for.
- Click the upvote button again.
Your vote is removed and the vote count goes down by one.
The creator's vote
The person who creates a feedback item gets one vote on it automatically. A new feedback item starts with a vote count of 1. The creator of a feedback item cannot remove this vote.
How vote counts show
Each feedback item shows its total number of votes. The number counts one vote per person.
What happens after a vote
When a team member adds a vote from the dashboard, the project owner can get a notification. This happens only when vote notifications are turned on for the project. The project owner does not get a notification for their own vote. Votes on the public board do not send a notification. Removing a vote does not send a notification.
Sort by votes
In the dashboard, you can sort feedback by Most upvoted or Least upvoted.
To learn which updates team members and visitors get, see Notifications.
Common questions
Do I need an account to vote?
It depends on the board. You can vote without an account, unless the board has Require account login turned on or the board is not public. See Board access.
Can I vote more than once on the same feedback item?
No. Each person has one vote per feedback item. Clicking the upvote button a second time removes your vote.
Why can't I remove my vote from my own feedback?
The creator of a feedback item gets one vote on it automatically. The creator cannot remove that vote.
Why can't I vote on a feedback item?
There are two common reasons. The feedback item is still awaiting review, or the board access settings ask you to sign in or do not let you vote.
Does the team know when someone votes?
The project owner gets a notification for a new vote from the dashboard when vote notifications are turned on for the project. Votes on the public board do not send a notification. You can always see the vote count on each feedback item. See Notifications.