What do you think Product Hunt is missing? What would you improve?
I absolutely love this platform.
The fact that I spend time here every single day is probably proof enough. 😄
That said, after spending so much time on Product Hunt, I've noticed a few basic things that I personally miss:
the ability to bookmark discussions
the option to add someone to a discussion forum as a co-creator
option to revisit “products I interacted with but forgot about” (or something like a reminder)
scheduling a post
I also kind of miss the old "Notify Me" page – I know, I'm being very nostalgic here 😄
I'm curious:
If you could add, remove, or improve one feature on Product Hunt, what would it be? (I remember that many of you used to ask for a DMs option)
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Notifications is so annoying how they work and the auto rejects in posts also. Somehow it should be more open to builders and sharing ideas, commenting etc, cause I am 4 months a member and I only see very few people discuss, share etc.
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@vasileiost So do you mean less strict (or more clear) rules for posting, right?
@busmark_w_nika less strict and for sure lees usage of the automated rejection thing. Its annoying and I dont feel we get the full value of the community in here.
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@vasileiost I partially understand their high expectations because PH used to be full of bots. Now it feels like more humans.
@busmark_w_nika still I think ph is more about launching less of a community cause most of the users dont real engage to forums, comments etc. That's a huge miss for this platform.
I would add a better way to save and revisit discussions. Sometimes I read a useful thread, think I'll come back to this later and then it gets lost. A simple saved threads area or reminder would make the forum side much easier to use especially for people who launches and discussions daily.
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@busra_seker1 This one I am also missing :)
As someone who offers services rather than software, I'd love to see better ways for makers and interested users to connect after a launch.
Not necessarily full-blown DMs, but some way for a visitor to say "I'm interested, let's talk" without leaving the platform.
Right now, Product Hunt is fantastic for discovery, but there's a pretty big gap between "I upvoted this" and "I became a customer."
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@kicksaascopy it feels like some tinder feature for this platform :D
@busmark_w_nika Only if it asks for their zodiac sign 😂
Also I just like to follow what creators are doing and see what else they’re building.
I’d love a way to save/bookmark discussions too. I often find great conversations here and then struggle to find them again a few days later. 😅
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@kamrankhan We are on the same page! :D
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The “products I interacted with but forgot about” idea is the one I’d want most.
Product Hunt creates a lot of lightweight intent: upvotes, comments, follows, clicks, products you almost tried. But most of that intent disappears after the day ends.
A personal “research trail” would be useful for both users and makers.
For me, the ideal version is less like bookmarks and more like: “things you cared about this week, and why.”
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Bookmarking discussions would be huge for me. So many launches disappear after day one and you never find out if the product actually went anywhere.