You shipped what they asked for. Make sure they hear it.
Move a card to Completed, publish the release, and the people who voted for it get told. Nobody has to ask when it will land.
14 day trial. Card up front, charged after it ends.
Your changelog should never disagree with your roadmap.
A release is a group of cards that reached Completed. Pick the cards and the changelog entry is built from them.
So it cannot drift from what you really shipped, and you do not write the same thing twice.
One email per person, with their own requests first.
Each signed in voter whose vote is in the release gets a single message. The requests they voted for sit at the top.
A double publish never sends twice, so a slip of your finger costs you nothing.
Visitors can follow along without an account.
Readers leave an address on the public changelog and confirm it. They get one email per release.
Every email carries a one click unsubscribe, so people stay because they want to.
Show what is new where your users already are.
The same releases appear in a What's new list inside your iPhone app and in the widget on your site.
People who never read email still see that you listened.
The changelog widgetWhat your voters notice
Their idea did not vanish
Someone who voted weeks ago gets a note that the request is live. That is the moment they decide to stay.
Fewer where is it emails
The public changelog answers the question before it reaches your inbox.
A release you write once
The entry comes from the cards, so there is nothing to retype and nothing to forget.
Control over who is emailed
You publish when you are ready. Until then nobody gets a thing.
How a shipped card becomes an email
Move cards to Completed
Finish the work and move each card across on your board. Each card keeps the votes it earned.
Group them into a release
Pick the cards that belong together and give the release a name. The entry builds itself.
Publish and let it send
Press publish. Each person whose vote is in the release gets one email, and subscribers get theirs.
What you may ask before you publish
Who gets the email?
Every signed in voter whose own vote is in the release, plus confirmed subscribers. Each person gets one email.
What if I press publish twice?
Nothing is sent a second time. A double publish never sends twice.
Are anonymous voters emailed?
No. They left no address, so there is nobody to write to.
How do subscribers leave?
Every email has a one click unsubscribe link, and one address gets at most one product email a day.
Does a voter see what I published?
Yes, on the public changelog and in their email, with the requests they voted for first.
Is the changelog on every plan?
Yes, from Lite at $9/mo, and it comes with an Atom feed.
Can people read the changelog without email?
Yes. The public changelog is a page anyone can open, and it comes with an Atom feed.
Do I choose which requests are in a release?
Yes. A release is a group of cards that reached Completed, and you pick which ones go in it.
What you should know first
- Anonymous voters left no address, so they are not emailed.
- A voter can switch release emails off, and you will not see it.
- One address gets at most one VoteFirst product email a day.
Close the loop on every request
On every plan from $9/mo. Both plans start with a 14 day trial of Pro, and a card is asked at signup.