1. Collect ideas
Logged-in users submit a title and description from the board. Guests can submit too with Pro.
Free for members, guests in ProFeature voting for WordPress
Let the people who use it tell you what to build next.
Members post an idea, everyone else votes on it, and the ones who asked get an email the day it moves. Free on your own site, with no seat count and nobody billing you as the board grows.
Under review
Dark mode across the whole dashboard
Reading the reports at night is rough. A dark theme that follows the system setting would help a lot.
176 votes · 8 comments
- 4.8/5 on Trustpilot
- Voting in the free plugin
- Voting with WordPress accounts
- Voter emails on status change
- Public roadmap and changelog
- WordPress 5.8+, PHP 7.4+
Free plugin Voting, statuses, emails
- Who votes
- Logged-in members
- Merge duplicates
- Pro
- Layouts
- 1 free, 5 more in Pro
- Changelog
- Free
- Requires
- WordPress 5.8+, PHP 7.4+
Counting what people want
A vote count you would be willing to plan a quarter around
Any plugin can put a number on a card. The question is whether that number survives contact with a keen customer, a bored script and the same idea being asked for twice.
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One person, one vote, and they can take it back
A vote is a row belonging to the voter. Voting again updates that row instead of adding another, so nobody accumulates weight on an idea by clicking twice.
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The total is recounted, never incremented
After every vote the plugin re-adds the rows and writes the result. The number on the card is not a running tally that can drift away from the votes behind it.
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Enthusiasm has a ceiling
Thirty votes a minute and five new suggestions an hour, counted per account. Enough that nobody browsing normally notices, low enough that a script gives up.
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A vote has a person attached
Because voting needs an account, every vote is something the plugin can write back to. That is what lets it email exactly the right people when the idea moves.
Then you can actually use it
- Sort by Top Voted and the argument about what to build next is over in one click.
- Group by status, category or priority to see whether the loud requests are the ones you already started.
- Open the item where the vote button, the discussion and the target date sit together.
The one thing that splits a count
Two people ask for the same thing in different words
On the free plugin
You get two items and two counts, and neither looks like the priority it really is. Deleting one takes its votes with it, so the tidy-up costs you the very signal you were collecting.
With Pro
Merge one into the other. The votes move across, anyone who had voted on both is counted once rather than twice, the comments follow, the total is recalculated from the rows, and both items record what happened to them.
BUYER'S GUIDE
Six jobs a feature request board has to do, from idea to release
Check any voting plugin against this list. Here is how Product Roadmap handles each job, and which parts need Pro.
2. Keep the board clean
Suggestions wait for approval, and rate limits plus a honeypot stop spam without a captcha.
Approval queue, free3. Count real demand
One vote per member account, and voting again removes it. Sort by Most Voted to see what leads.
Member voting, free4. Merge duplicates
Fold a repeat request into the original. Votes and comments move, and double votes are skipped.
Pro5. Tell voters what changed
When an item changes status, everyone who voted or commented with an account gets an email.
Status-change emails, free6. Show the plan and the result
A public roadmap shows what is next, and a changelog records what shipped.
Roadmap and changelog, freeCHECKED ON WORDPRESS.ORG, 2026-09-17
Three feature request plugins, compared on the jobs that matter.
- Free version covers
- Voting, comments, fixed statuses
- Paid version adds
- Kanban roadmap, status emails, guest voting, custom statuses
- Guest voting
- Pro
- Emails to voters
- Pro only
- Latest version
- 2.4.9.6, updated about 3 months ago, 100+ installs
- Free version covers
- Up or up and down voting, custom statuses
- Paid version adds
- Merge duplicates, multiple boards, custom voter emails, reports
- Guest voting
- Free
- Emails to voters
- Admin and author emails free, voter emails in Pro
- Latest version
- 8.77, updated about 5 months ago, 700+ installs
- Free version covers
- Voting, suggestions, custom statuses, changelog
- Paid version adds
- Merge duplicates, guest suggestions, five layouts, analytics
- Guest voting
- Not yet, members vote
- Emails to voters
- Status-change emails to voters, free
- Latest version
- 1.7.1, released July 2026
Free roadmap view
Votes and plans on one page, before you pay anything
The free Minimal view groups requests into now, next and later, with vote and comment counts on every item. Visitors filter by status and search.
Status chips with counts
One click shows only Planned, In Progress or any status you add.
Sort by what matters
Most Voted, Most Recent, Most Discussed or Highest Priority.
Target dates on items
Show a target date and progress for work already planned.
The free Minimal view: requests grouped by quarter with votes, comments and target dates.
Everything around the vote button
Voting works best with the pieces around it. Items marked Pro need Product Roadmap Pro.
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Toggle votes on and off
One click votes, a second removes it. Voted items show a clear Voted state.
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Suggestion form on the board
Members suggest ideas. Items from users carry a Suggested badge so you can tell them apart.
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Spam protection without captcha
Per-user and per-IP rate limits on votes and suggestions, plus a honeypot.
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Statuses you can rename
Planned, Under Review, In Progress, On Hold and Completed to start.
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Emails voters can stop
Status-change emails include a one-click unsubscribe link.
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Duplicate merging (Pro)
Combine repeat requests and keep every vote in one place.
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Idea Box and Kanban (Pro)
Plus Timeline, List and Cards layouts for the same requests.
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Feedback widget (Pro)
A floating button that collects ideas from any page you choose.
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Shortcode or block
Use [roadmap] anywhere. Pro adds a Gutenberg block.
On screen
Feature requests from vote to release
Cards layout (Pro) sorted by votes: the most requested features come first.
Choose who can vote and suggest, and whether suggestions need approval.
Kanban layout (Pro): requests move across status columns as work progresses.
Statuses with item counts, plus a notice when suggestions wait for review.
The changelog shows voters which requests shipped, and when.
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Start with free voting, add Pro when the board grows
Pay once and own it forever, or pick the annual plan. All features included in every plan, no hidden add-ons.
Free
Unlimited sites
$0 /year
- Unlimited sites, no license key
- Public roadmap (Minimal view)
- Member voting
- Suggestions with moderation
- Five default statuses, add your own
- Priority, progress, target dates
- Status-change emails to voters
- Public changelog
- REST API and spam checks
Pro Personal
1 site
$199 one-time
or $59/year
- Everything in Free, plus:
- 1 site license
- Kanban, Timeline, List, Cards and Idea Box layouts
- Multiple product roadmaps
- Analytics dashboard with CSV export
- Merge duplicates and guest suggestions
- Webhooks, CSV import, Gutenberg block
- Updates and support, annual or lifetime
Pro Professional
5 sites
$299 one-time
or $129/year
- Everything in Pro Personal, plus:
- 5 site licenses
- Updates and support, annual or lifetime
Most popular
Pro Agency
Unlimited sites
$499 one-time
or $299/year
- Everything in Pro Personal, plus:
- Unlimited site licenses
- Priority support
- Updates and support, annual or lifetime
The plugin keeps working. Updates and support stop until you renew.
Free forever. Annual licenses include a year of updates and support and renew at 30% off. Lifetime licenses are a one-time payment and never expire.
Choosing a feature voting plugin
Is voting included in the free plugin?
Yes. Voting, suggestions with moderation, statuses, comments, status-change emails, the Minimal roadmap view and the changelog are all free. Download it from the Product Roadmap page in this store.
Can people vote without registering?
Not yet. The board asks visitors to log in before they vote or comment. Pro lets logged-out visitors submit ideas as guest suggestions. If anonymous voting is essential, IdeaPush lists guest voting in its free version.
Can users downvote?
No. Product Roadmap uses upvotes only. Voting again removes the vote.
How do I handle duplicate requests?
In Pro, open the duplicate and merge it into the original. Votes and comments move over, votes from the same person are not counted twice, and the duplicate goes to the trash.
Will voters know when their request ships?
Yes. Voters and commenters get an email when the item's status changes, with a one-click unsubscribe link.
Can I run separate boards for different products?
Yes, with Pro. Each product has its own roadmap and shortcode. The free plugin runs one roadmap.
Does it work with my theme?
The board picks up your theme's accent colour and follows its dark mode toggle. It renders from a shortcode, so it works in the block editor and page builders.
Pair feature voting with a community
- You want the public board too The full roadmap plugin The same free plugin, shown from the roadmap side: statuses, changelog and voter emails.
- Paying per tracked user today Coming from Canny What changes when the board runs on your own site and the bill stops following your voters.
- The voters are a community The 26-plugin community bundle Profiles, groups and messaging around the people filing the requests.
Add a vote button to your roadmap today.
Voting, suggestions, statuses and the emails to voters are all in the free plugin, on unlimited sites, with no licence key.