What are Feature Requests?

Think of ideas as building blocks within Topics. Each idea is like a potential solution to address one/many issues within a Topic.

Use Topics to define a problem, and use Ideas to discuss/suggest anything related to how to tackle that problem. We keep those separate, because it increases the chance that users will agree and engage positively with the Topic.

What do ideas look like?

They come in various forms, such as creative approaches to solving an issue, feature requests, UI/UX mockups, compatibility requirements, and even API documentation.

Here are some examples of ideas:

• Creating an iOS or Android version
• Proposing a UI/UX design for the Analytics page
• Integrating with a third-party platform with detailed plans
• Adding a specific feature like analytics or notifications
• Ensuring compatibility with a particular version of dfx, motoko, JS, or other
• Suggesting an alternative approach, like tracking user interactions instead of KYC
• Recommending a username system similar to Medium

Ideas are the heart of topics, and the heart of Solutio— ideas are the things the community actively supports or rejects to be included in the final product.

Support ideas (Pledging)

Users can show their support by pledging ICP to an idea. As the Topic evolves, the ideas with the most pledged ICP gain attention. This signals to solution providers, often developers, that these ideas are worth developing.
Developers who create Solutions that deliver on those ideas, can request to be rewarded with the Pledged funds. This eman that naturally the ideas with the most ICP Pledged will have higher priority for developers to ask for those funds.

Find out more about this process in Pledging.