Submitting a feature request
A short guide for customers on how to file a useful feature request on a ProductLift portal.
Before you post
Search first. The team is more likely to act on a request with 50 votes than 50 near-duplicates with 1 vote each. If your idea already exists, vote and comment instead of creating a new post.
How to post
- Click New post (or the equivalent button on the portal).
- Pick the relevant board if there's more than one.
- Write a clear title that names the outcome you want. Examples:
- Good: "Dark mode for the dashboard"
- Less useful: "It's too bright"
- In the description, tell us:
- What you want.
- Why you want it. (The use case is what helps the team prioritize.)
- What you're doing today as a workaround.
- Add screenshots or files if they help (drag and drop into the description).
- Pick a category or tags if the portal asks for them.
- Submit.
What makes a request likely to ship
- Specific use case. "We're a 10-person agency and we need X to do Y" beats "please add X".
- Frequency. Mention how often this comes up for you.
- Workaround pain. What does the current workaround cost you in time / money / errors?
- Customer voice (not just feature voice). The team builds for customer outcomes, not feature lists.
After you submit
- You get notified when admins reply or when the status changes.
- Other customers can vote and comment on your post, share the link if it'll help build support.
- An admin may move your post to a different board, edit the title for clarity, or merge it with a duplicate. This isn't a rejection, it's curation.
If your post gets declined
A declined post means the team has decided not to build it. Usually there's an explanation in the comments, read it. If the reasoning doesn't fit your case, leave a comment with the missing context. Declines can be reopened.
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