Changelog

Get the discussion going with user comments on the public board.

Comments have been one of the most requested feature - and they're finally here!

Batteries included

Comments are core to lively discussions on the public board. Once enabled, signed in users can go to the comments right on every feature on the public board.

What's included?

Top-level comments and threads: users can add new comments, or reply to existing ones in comment threads (think Slack)
Comment likes: users can also like comments to decrease repetition and allow for concise discussions
The edit button: what took Twitter more than a decade is here right from the start. Users can edit their comments within the first hour after posting, or of course delete them at any time.
Team members are highlighted in the discussion, and can of course also reply to posts privately. See more below on moderation.

In moderation

Public boards are a public space on the internet, and as such require moderation. To make things easier for your team, FeatureCat has two core modes (which can be changed any time):

Auto-approved: New user comments get auto-approved immediately and are visible to everyone. Your team can still reject or delete them.
Moderation first: New user comments need to be explicitly approved by team members to be publicly visible. Until then, there are only visible to the user who posted them, along with a relevant notice.

Comments can of course also be disabled at any time.

User privacy

A discussion needs at least two people, and they need to recognise one another to at least see who said what. To keep user privacy front and center, FeatureCat supports multiple privacy settings for comments:

Full name: display the user's full name (if set)
Redacted: show only the first and last character
Anonymous: keep comments fully anonymous (default when no name is set)

What's next

As always, you can head to FeatureCat's documentation to learn more about comments.

To get started, go to your product's settings to enable comments and choose your moderation style. Please note that comments are only available in FeatureCat's paid plans.

Let's get the discussions going!

almost 3 years ago

Upgraded FeatureCat Authentication

Streamlined user authentication and web embeds

One of the longest feature requests is now finally live: FeatureCat's public board can now be embedded into your website (via an iframe). All of that is supported with the new v2 FeatureCat.JS, which comes a few great new bells and whistles.

We've also upgraded our docs, where you can find a lot more details. The docs now have a handy new guide on all the different integration options.

Specifically, FeatureCat now supports three authentication modes:

The brand new Board Session, allowing you to create a configurable session object in your app or on your server, include all the user information, and get a unique board URL as the response. (This also powers the iframe integration for the public board embed).
A classical JWT Authentication, which allows you to create a JSON Web Token as an authentication token in your app or on your server, which you can then use to redirect the user.
The direct POST is still alive and kicking, allowing for one of the quickest and cleanest integrations - if your environment supports it.

Check it out, and please share feedback!

almost 3 years ago

It takes a village

FeatureCat now supports inviting members to your team!

A very straightforward update: FeatureCat is now for teams!
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You can invite your team members in the new team management section. FeatureCat of course supports different access levels and roles to tailor it to your teams needs. You can find more in our documentation.

about 3 years ago