> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bettter.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Feature statuses

> The feature status workflow — pending, open for voting, planned, in development, and shipped.

Every feature request has a **status** that controls where it appears on your board, roadmap, and public portal. As the owner, you can set any status. Visitor suggestions get an initial status based on your **Open for voting** setting.

## Status workflow

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart LR
  pending[Pending] --> voting[Open for voting]
  voting --> planned[Planned]
  planned --> inDev[In development]
  inDev --> shipped[Shipped]
```

Statuses are not strictly linear — you can move a feature to any valid status at any time from the edit dialog.

## Status reference

| Status            | Admin label | Public label    | Where it appears                                 |
| ----------------- | ----------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `pending`         | Pending     | Hidden          | Dashboard Features board only (owner filter)     |
| `open-for-voting` | Voting      | Open For Voting | Features board (admin + public)                  |
| `planned`         | Planned     | Planned         | Features board + Roadmap (Planned column)        |
| `in-development`  | In Dev      | In Development  | Features board + Roadmap (In Development column) |
| `shipped`         | Shipped     | Shipped         | Features board + Roadmap (Shipped column)        |

## Visibility rules

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Pending">
    Visible only to you on the dashboard Features board and detail pages. Hidden from the public board, roadmap, search, and direct URLs (public card URLs return 404).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Open for voting">
    Visible on the public Features board. Does not appear in roadmap columns — use Planned or later statuses for roadmap placement.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Planned, In development, Shipped">
    Visible on both the Features board and the Roadmap in their respective columns.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Filtering

**Admin board filters:** All, Pending, Open for voting, Planned, In development, Shipped

**Public board filters:** All, Open for voting, Planned, In development, Shipped (no Pending option)

## Moving features through the workflow

Typical owner workflow:

1. Visitor suggests a feature → **Pending** (if open for voting is off) or **Open for voting** (if on)
2. Review pending suggestions → change to **Open for voting** to publish, or delete
3. Prioritize popular ideas → move to **Planned** with an expected delivery date
4. Start building → move to **In development**
5. Release → move to **Shipped**

You can also drag cards between roadmap columns — see [Moving cards with drag and drop](/2.manage-content/2.7-moving-cards-with-drag-and-drop).

## Next

Continue to [Voting](/2.manage-content/2.5-voting) to learn how voting works and how the Open for voting setting affects new suggestions.