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The Roadmap gives users visibility into what you’re building next, creating transparency and building trust with your community.

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What is a Roadmap?

A roadmap is a visual representation of your product plans, showing what features are in progress, planned, or completed.

Why Use a Roadmap?

  • Build Trust: Show users you’re actively working on their requests
  • Reduce Duplicate Feedback: Users can see if their idea is already planned
  • Manage Expectations: Set clear timelines for feature delivery
  • Increase Engagement: Keep users excited about upcoming features

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How the Roadmap Works

Your roadmap automatically organizes feedback based on status.

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Roadmap Structure

Feedback items are grouped by their current status, creating a clear visual workflow: 
Pending → Upcoming → Active → Done → Canceled
What Shows on the Roadmap:
  • All feedback items with statuses marked for roadmap visibility
  • Items are grouped by status
  • Vote counts and comments are visible
  • Launch dates (if set) are displayed
Not all statuses appear on the roadmap. You control which statuses are visible via Settings → Status.

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Adding Items to Your Roadmap

There are two ways to add feedback to your roadmap:

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Option 1: Change Feedback Status

The simplest way is to move feedback to a roadmap-visible status:
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Find the Feedback

Go to Feedback and select an item to add to your roadmap.
2

Update Status

Change the status to one that’s visible on the roadmap:
  • Planned (Upcoming)
  • In Progress (Active)
  • Completed (Done)
3

Make it Public

Toggle Make Public to ensure users can see it on the public roadmap.

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Option 2: Configure Status Visibility

Control which statuses appear on the roadmap:
  1. Go to Settings → Status
  2. Edit any status
  3. Toggle Show on Roadmap
  4. All feedback with that status will now appear
By default, statuses like Draft and Rejected are hidden from the roadmap, while Planned, In Progress, and Completed are visible.

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Organizing Your Roadmap

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Filtering by Category

You can view roadmap items filtered by category:
  • In your admin dashboard, use the category filter dropdown
  • On the public roadmap, users can filter by category using the sidebar
  • This helps focus on specific areas (e.g., “Mobile Features”)

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Setting Launch Dates

Add expected launch dates to roadmap items:
  1. Open any feedback item
  2. Click the Due Date field (this serves as your launch date)
  3. Select a date from the calendar
  4. The date will display next to the item on the roadmap
Launch dates are visible to users on the public roadmap. Only set dates you’re confident you can meet.

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Assigning Owners

Show who’s working on what:
  1. Open the feedback item
  2. Click Assignee
  3. Select team member(s)
  4. Their avatars appear on the roadmap card (admin view only)

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Sharing Your Roadmap Publicly

Your roadmap can be shared with users on your public portal.

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Public Roadmap URL

https://yourproject.feedovate.com/roadmap

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What Users See

On the public roadmap, users can:
  • ✅ View all feedback marked as public with roadmap-visible statuses
  • ✅ See vote counts and comment counts
  • ✅ View launch dates (if set)
  • ✅ Filter by category
  • ✅ Click items to view full details
  • ❌ Cannot see assigned team members (admin-only)
  • ❌ Cannot see private or draft items

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Controlling Public Visibility

To show an item on the public roadmap:
  1. The feedback must be marked as Public
  2. Its status must have Show on Roadmap enabled
To hide an item from the public roadmap:
  1. Mark feedback as Private, or
  2. Move it to a status with Show on Roadmap disabled (e.g., “Draft”)

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Roadmap Best Practices

Keep It Updated

Move items through statuses regularly to show active progress.

Be Realistic

Only add items you’re committed to building. Don’t overpromise.

Add Launch Dates Sparingly

Dates create expectations. Only set them when you’re confident.

Celebrate Completions

Move completed items to “Done” and publish a changelog entry.

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Default Roadmap Statuses

Here are the default statuses and their roadmap visibility:
StatusStatus GroupRoadmap VisibleCommon Use
DraftPending❌ NoNew ideas being evaluated
PlannedUpcoming✅ YesCommitted to building
In ProgressActive✅ YesCurrently in development
CompletedDone✅ YesShipped features
RejectedCanceled❌ NoWon’t be built
You can customize these statuses and create new ones in Settings → Status.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. To hide your roadmap from the public:
  1. Go to Settings → General
  2. Find Roadmap Visibility
  3. Toggle it off
The roadmap will only be visible to logged-in team members.
Yes! If an item is public and on the roadmap, users can still vote on it from:
  • The feedback board
  • The feedback detail page
  • Directly from the roadmap view
This helps validate priorities even after planning.
A good starting point:
  • ✅ Show: Planned, In Progress, Completed
  • ❌ Hide: Draft, Rejected, Duplicate
Adjust based on your workflow.
Roadmap items are automatically sorted by:
  1. Pinned items first
  2. Then by vote count (highest first)
  3. Then by creation date (newest first)
To manually prioritize, use the Pin feature on high-priority items.

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Next Steps

Manage Feedback

Learn how to organize and update feedback status.

Publish Changelogs

Announce completed roadmap items with changelog entries.

Portal Customization

Customize your public roadmap appearance.

Team Collaboration

Invite team members to help manage the roadmap.