Your public board
What visitors see on your public Feedvote board, its address, and how visitors sign in.
Your public board is the page your customers and visitors use to see your feedback, roadmap and changelog. Visitors can post feedback, vote and comment. Unless the board requires sign-in, visitors can do this without signing in. Team admins control the public board from the dashboard.
The board address
Every project has a subdomain. The public board address has this format:
your-subdomain.feedvote.app
You set the subdomain in the dashboard under Settings > General, in the Project Identity card, in the Subdomain field. Only the workspace owner can change the subdomain. Other team members see the note Owner only.
You can also show the public board on your own domain. See Custom domain.
The sections of the public board
The public board has a navigation bar with these sections:
| Section | What visitors see |
|---|---|
| All updates | The feedback list. This is the home page of the board. |
| Roadmap | Your public roadmap. |
| Changelog | Your published product updates. |
A team admin can also add custom links to the navigation bar, for example to your docs or website. Custom links open in a new browser tab. When there is more than one custom link, the links appear under a More menu on large screens.
Choose which sections visitors see
- In the dashboard, go to Settings > General.
- Find the Portal Navigation card.
- Use the Show Updates switch to show or hide the Updates section. When Updates is hidden, the Roadmap becomes the landing page.
- Under Roadmap, choose Board (status columns), Timeline (a date-based timeline) or Hidden. You cannot choose Hidden for the roadmap while Updates is hidden.
- Under Changelog, choose Same as board, Signed-in people or Hidden.
With Signed-in people, only signed-in visitors can read the changelog. Anonymous visitors are asked to sign in.
Add a custom navigation link
- In the dashboard, go to Settings > General.
- In the Portal Navigation card, find Custom Navigation Links.
- Enter a Link label and a URL.
- Click Add. The link is saved as soon as you click Add.
How visitors sign in
Visitors sign in on the public board in a window called Sign in to collaborate. The window offers three methods:
- Continue with Google
- Continue with GitHub
- Email: the visitor enters an email address and clicks Continue with email. Feedvote emails a 6-digit code. The visitor enters the code and clicks Verify & sign in.
The first time a visitor signs in with email, Feedvote asks for the visitor's name to complete the account.
The sign-in window says that signing in lets visitors vote on ideas, add comments and follow progress.
Signing in is not always needed. If the board does not require sign-in, signed-out visitors can also post feedback, vote and comment.
Private and restricted boards
A team admin can limit who can open the public board. When the board is open only to signed-in people, visitors see Sign in to view this board. When the board is restricted to workspace members, visitors are asked to sign in with a member account or to request an invite. See Board access.
When the plan is not active
If the workspace loses access because its Feedvote plan is not active, the public board does not show your content. Visitors see a page called Board Temporarily Unavailable with the text "This board is not currently available." See Billing.
Other details
- The browser tab shows your project name. If you uploaded a logo, the browser tab uses your logo as its icon.
- The feedback list and the roadmap tell search engines not to index them.
- On large screens, visitors can switch between light and dark mode with the theme switch in the header.
- By default, the footer shows Powered by Feedvote. A team admin can turn this off. See Branding.
Common questions
What is the address of my public board?
The address is your subdomain followed by .feedvote.app. You find and change the subdomain under Settings > General in the Subdomain field. Only the workspace owner can change it.
How do visitors sign in to my board?
Visitors can use Continue with Google, Continue with GitHub, or an email address. With email, Feedvote sends a 6-digit code that the visitor enters to sign in.
Can I hide the roadmap or the changelog?
Yes. In Settings > General > Portal Navigation, set Roadmap to Hidden or Changelog to Hidden. The roadmap cannot be hidden while the Updates section is also hidden.
Can I make the changelog visible only to signed-in visitors?
Yes. Set Changelog to Signed-in people in the Portal Navigation card. Anonymous visitors are asked to sign in before they can read it.
Can I add a link to my website in the board navigation?
Yes. Add it under Custom Navigation Links in the Portal Navigation card. The link opens in a new tab.
Will my public board show up in Google?
The feedback list and the roadmap tell search engines not to index them.
Do visitors have to sign in to vote or comment?
Not always. If the board does not require sign-in, visitors can post feedback, vote and comment without signing in. If the board requires sign-in, they must sign in first. See Board access.