Idea Management
Comprehensive guide to managing ideas in the admin dashboard
The admin dashboard provides powerful tools for managing ideas at scale. From viewing and filtering to bulk actions and custom fields, this guide covers everything you need.
Ideas List View
The Ideas page shows all ideas across products with:
Columns Displayed:
- Reference ID (e.g., PROD-123)
- Title
- Author
- Product
- Status
- Votes (weighted total)
- Comments count
- Created date
- Last updated
Quick Actions:
- Click idea title to view details
- Status badge shows current state
- Author avatar links to user profile
Filtering & Sorting
Narrow down ideas using filters:
Filter Options:
- Product: Single or multiple products
- Status: Single or multiple statuses
- Author: Specific user
- Date Range: Created or updated date
- Vote Count: Min/max votes
- Has Comments: Yes/No
- Custom Fields: Filter by any custom field value
Sorting:
- Newest/Oldest
- Most/Least Votes
- Most/Least Comments
- Recently Updated
- By any custom field
Idea Details
The idea detail view shows:
Left Panel:
- Full title and description
- Author information
- Status with history
- Vote count and breakdown
- Attached images
- Custom field values (if visible)
Right Panel:
- Comments section
- Pinned comment at top
- Internal comments (employees only)
- Add comment form
Admin Actions:
- Change status
- Edit title/description
- AI Title Rewrite: Use AI to improve idea titles
- Edit custom fields
- Pin comments
- Delete idea (with reason)
Changing Idea Status
To update an idea's status:
- Open the idea detail page
- Click on the current status badge
- Select the new status
- Optionally add a status change comment
- Click Update
What Happens:
- Status is immediately updated
- Author receives notification (if enabled)
- Voters receive notification (if following)
- If closed status with "returns votes": credits are released (but vote counts are preserved)
- Status change is logged to comment history
Idea Workspace
The advanced Idea Workspace provides three views:
Table View:
- Spreadsheet-like interface
- Custom column selection
- Inline editing
- Export to CSV/Excel
Board View (Kanban):
- Drag-and-drop between statuses
- Visual overview of pipeline
- Group by status or custom field
Timeline View:
- Gantt-style visualization
- Status change history
- Time-based analysis
Learn more: Idea Workspace
Bulk Actions
Perform actions on multiple ideas at once:
Available Actions:
- Change status
- Update custom field values
- Export selected ideas
To Use Bulk Actions:
- Go to Idea Workspace
- Select ideas using checkboxes
- Click Bulk Actions button
- Choose the action
- Preview changes
- Confirm to apply
Deleting Ideas
Ideas can be soft-deleted:
- Open idea detail page
- Click Delete button
- Enter a reason for deletion
- Confirm deletion
After Deletion:
- Idea is hidden from public view
- Data is retained (soft delete)
- Can be restored by Super Admin
- Votes are released if configured