Authors and attribution
Who Linear issues and comments show as in Feedvote, and who Feedvote comments and issues show as in Linear.
Feedvote keeps the original Linear author of imported Linear issues and comments. In the other direction, Feedvote writes to Linear through the one Linear account that connected the integration. This page explains both directions.
Linear issues and comments in Feedvote
Feedvote keeps the original Linear author of imported issues and comments. This is automatic, so there is no attribution setting to turn on.
| Linear author | How the issue or comment shows in Feedvote |
|---|---|
| Matches the project owner or a project member by email | Shown under that Feedvote account |
| No match | Shown with the author's name from Linear |
Content written in Linear by someone else should not appear under the account that connected Linear. If you see this, contact support in writing. See Get help.
Feedvote comments and issues in Linear
Feedvote writes to Linear through the one Linear account that connected the integration. Linear shows that connected Linear account as the author of comments and issues sent from Feedvote.
A comment sent from Feedvote to Linear includes a line near the top that says "Posted by", the person's name, and "via Feedvote". Older comments say "via FeedVote". This line is left out when the comment's author is the connected Linear account.
When such a comment comes back from Linear to Feedvote, Feedvote removes the "Posted by" line, with either spelling.
There is no setting to post to Linear as each individual teammate.
Common questions
Why do all Feedvote comments show the same author in Linear?
Feedvote writes to Linear through the one Linear account that connected the integration. The "Posted by ... via Feedvote" line in each comment shows who wrote it in Feedvote.
Can each teammate post to Linear under their own Linear account?
No. There is no setting to post to Linear as each individual teammate.
Do I need to turn on author matching?
No. Feedvote keeps the original Linear author automatically. There is no attribution setting.
Why does an imported comment show a name instead of a Feedvote account?
The Linear author's email did not match the project owner or a project member, so Feedvote shows the author's name from Linear.