Favorites

Favorites vs. Following

UserVote has two ways to track items:

You can use both:

• Favorite for your personal bookmark list
• Follow for active update subscriptions
• They work independently

Use Cases for Favorites:

• Bookmark ideas to review later
• Track ideas you're considering voting on
• Keep a reading list of interesting discussions
• Quick access to frequently visited items

How to Favorite an Idea:

Method 1: From Idea Page

1. Open the idea you want to favorite
2. Find the heart/star icon
3. Click to add to favorites
4. Icon fills to show it's favorited

Method 2: From Idea List

1. Browse the ideas list
2. Hover over an idea card
3. Click the favorite icon on the card

Method 3: Quick Action Menu

1. Click the "..." menu on an idea
2. Select "Add to Favorites"

Visual Indicators:

• Empty heart/star = Not favorited
• Filled heart/star = In your favorites

Accessing Your Favorites List:

From Profile:

1. Click your profile avatar
2. Select "Favorites" or "Saved"
3. See all your favorited items

From Navigation:

1. Look for "Favorites" in the menu
2. Direct access to your list

Favorites Page Features:

• See all favorited ideas
• Sort by date added, votes, or activity
• Filter by product or status
• Remove items from favorites

Organization:

• Favorites are private to you
• Others can't see your favorites
• Unlimited favorites allowed

Removing from Favorites:

Option 1: From Favorites List

1. Go to your Favorites
2. Click the filled heart/star icon
3. Item is removed

Option 2: From Idea Page

1. Visit the favorited idea
2. Click the filled icon
3. Toggles off favorite status

Bulk Actions:

Some views support bulk management:

• Select multiple items
• Click "Remove from Favorites"
• Clear all at once

Best Practices:

✓ Periodically review your favorites

✓ Remove completed/closed ideas

✓ Keep list manageable

✓ Use for active interests

Different Purposes:

When to Use Each:

Favorite:

• You want to track an idea
• Not ready to commit credits
• Watching to see how it develops
• Personal organization

Vote:

• You actively support the idea
• Want to influence priority
• Ready to allocate credits
• Committed to the feature

Typical Workflow:

1. Favorite interesting ideas
2. Review your favorites
3. Vote on the best ones
4. Remove from favorites after voting

Notification Options:

By default, favorites don't send notifications. But you can enable:

To Get Notifications for Favorites:

1. Go to Notification Preferences
2. Find "Favorited Ideas" section
3. Enable desired notifications

Available Notifications:

• Status changes on favorited ideas
• New comments on favorited ideas
• Team responses on favorites

Recommendation:

• Follow = Active interest (notifications on)
• Favorite = Passive tracking (notifications off)
• Use both for maximum flexibility

Power User Tips:

Organize Your Review Process:

1. Favorite new interesting ideas
2. Set weekly review reminder
3. Review favorites, decide on votes
4. Vote and/or remove from favorites

Use as a Reading List:

• Favorite ideas with long discussions
• Read when you have time
• Remove after reading

Track Competitors:

• Favorite ideas from competitor products (if visible)
• Monitor what's being requested
• Learn from community feedback

Clean Up Regularly:

• Completed ideas can be removed
• Declined ideas may not need tracking
• Keep favorites actionable