Adding Items to Roadmap

Not all feedback belongs on your public roadmap. Here's how to control what appears.

How Items Appear on Roadmap

Items appear on your roadmap when:

1. The post has a roadmap-visible status — Statuses like "Planned" or "In Progress" that have "Show on Roadmap" enabled
2. The post is added to a roadmap — You explicitly add it to a specific roadmap

Method 1: Status-Based

The simplest approach: change a post's status to one that shows on the roadmap.

Default Roadmap Statuses

• Planned → Shows in "Planned" column
• In Progress → Shows in "In Progress" column
• Complete → Shows in "Complete" column

When you change a post from "Open" to "Planned", it automatically appears on the roadmap.

Configure Status Visibility

To change which statuses show on the roadmap:

1. Go to Settings → Statuses
2. Edit a status
3. Toggle "Show on Roadmap"

Method 2: Explicit Roadmap Assignment

For more control, explicitly add posts to a roadmap:

1. Open the post
2. Click Add to Roadmap
3. Select which roadmap(s) to add it to

This is useful when:

• You have multiple roadmaps
• You want to show items on roadmap before changing status
• You want finer control over what appears

Removing Items from Roadmap

Via Status

Change the status to one that doesn't show on roadmap (e.g., "Under Review" or "Closed").

Via Explicit Removal

1. Open the post
2. Click the roadmap assignment
3. Remove from the roadmap

Roadmap Order

Within each column, you can drag and drop to reorder items:

1. Go to Roadmap in your admin dashboard
2. Drag items up or down within columns
3. Order is saved automatically

Put your most important items at the top.

What to Put on Your Roadmap

Good Roadmap Items

• Features with significant votes
• Strategic initiatives you're committed to
• Recently completed features (for a few weeks)

Not Great for Roadmap

• Bug fixes (unless major)
• Internal improvements
• Very early ideas
• Things you might not do

Best Practices

Keep It Current

Update your roadmap weekly:

• Move completed items
• Add newly planned items
• Remove stale items

Don't Over-Promise

Only put items on the roadmap you're confident about. Users treat roadmap items as commitments.

Show Recent Wins

Keep "Complete" items visible for a few weeks. It shows momentum and gives users closure.

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