How to set-up the “Ideas” feature ?

• Who sets up the “Ideas” feature?

• What do I need to set up the “Ideas” feature?

• Idea Categories

• Review Statuses

• Highlighted Numbers

• How to add text to the “Ideas” homepage

G2G developers handle the initial set-up of the “Ideas” feature. The feature is enabled for each Universe individually. Contact your account manager to let them know you’d like to set up the “Ideas” feature for a specific Universe.

Note: We are actively working to reduce the number of places where you have to rely on us for feature configuration. We want to give you as much autonomy as possible!

Setting up the “Ideas” feature requires the following:

• text for the “Ideas” page

• descriptive categories to sort ideas

• statuses for dev reviews

• the stats to highlight on the “Ideas” homepage

Text, categories, and numbers to highlight should be provided to your account manager. The statuses are fixed.

Categories help keep ideas organized. Filtering by category makes it easier for the community to explore ideas by allowing users to focus on an area of interest.

An example of a Universe’s “Categories” list

Categories are set up when the “Ideas” feature is enabled. They can be customized to meet your needs. Each Universe with the “Ideas” feature enabled can have its own list of categories.

Choose categories that embrace all parts of your game. The wider you cast your net for feedback, the more chances you have to be inspired by your community!

We recommend using categories that are easily understandable by all community members. Avoid technical terms to keep the feature accessible to everyone.

Filtering by category works best when you have a broad range of distinct categories that don’t significantly overlap.

Statuses track an idea’s development phase. They keep users informed and manage expectations. A status such as “Out of Vision” lets your community know an idea won’t be pursued, while “Nice to Have” tells them the idea will be further reviewed by developers.

Review statuses as seen in the back office are shown above.

You can determine which part of your production process each status aligns to, but the available statuses are fixed. Certain statuses may prevent users from editing, upvoting, or commenting on an idea.

The statuses and how they impact user engagement are listed below:

Four numbers are highlighted in the top-right of the “Ideas” homepage. Clicking on a highlighted number will show ideas matching that stat on the “Browse Ideas” page.

Select four of the following stats and let your account manager know those are the numbers you want to highlight. Each Universe with the “Ideas” feature enabled can highlight different numbers.

Common:

• Number of "Greenlit" ideas

• Number of "Need infos" ideas

• Number of "Must have" ideas

• Number of "Nice to have" ideas

• Number of "Opened" ideas

• Number of "Out of vision" ideas

• Number of "Wishlisted" ideas

• Number of "Implemented" ideas

Complex:

• Number of ideas reviewed by devs in the last 30 days

• Number of ideas created in this calendar month

• Percent of total ideas that have been upvoted

The four highlighted numbers on the “Ideas” homepage are outlined in purple above.

Text is added to the “Ideas” page by the G2G development team, but it's up to you to find the best way to encourage your community to participate! Your “Ideas” page text should clearly and concisely explain the value of the “Ideas” feature to users.

The “Ideas” homepage title is highlighted in purple. The description is highlighted in yellow.

As with categories, you can tailor the “Ideas” page text to each Universe. This text can invite users to submit ideas, encourage them to upvote, and help to manage users expectations.