How would you improve Product Hunt forums? Name some things
I spend most of my time on these two things:
1) observing products on the main page and upvoting/commenting on them
2) talking with people within comments under my forums
The second one is the one where I notice some things that I lack and see possible improvements, namely:
After publishing a post, the ability to change the forum category (sometimes I completely forget about it).
After publishing a post, the ability to add a poll or change/correct options (sometimes it's grammar or expression, because English is not my native language).
Create a list where I will save my favourite forum posts and where I can come back to them.
Ability to make co-creator posts.
What do you miss in forums?
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vibecoder.date
@vincenzo_mastrovincenzo Seconded,
and Open dyslexic font option would be amazing!
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@vincenzo_mastrovincenzo I have heard that there are some specialised fonts. Definitely second this. We also included that one in our app after a few requests :)
Siteline
@markus_kask I second this. Maybe self moderation could help (like downvotes on Reddit that automatically shift the post/comment down the feed), but this would also influence the vibe of the platform a lot. I would prefer to wait :)
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@markus_kask @yulianazarenko Downvotes were available a few months ago, but probably haven't brought the expected outcome.
@yulianazarenko Yeah i understand the dilemma and the downsides of either way... just wished it went a bit faster :/ But hey, everyone cant be fast
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@markus_kask I think that some posts are automatically approved and some revised by the team, but there is a few people in-house, probably it has time/human limitations.
@busmark_w_nika Yeah makes sense, maybe its a "new account" doublecheck thing?
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@markus_kask maybe. Have you tried to verify your acc?
I am founder of a platform. When ever I say something good about my platform it gets reject from everywhere. I thought it could be my post. So changed my posts content for other future posts. Got the same rejection. Now I stopped posting good words about my platform in reddit. Only my ads runs, so creating some ads time to time. Not sure it this is platform issue or something else. Could please check that?
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@jewel_luther did you list it into the self- promotion forum topic?
The ability to edit after publishing (category, polls, small wording fixes) feels especially important. Forums are conversational by nature, and locking structure too early discourages participation — especially for non-native English speakers.
Saving favorite threads is another big one. There’s a lot of high-signal discussion on PH forums, but once it scrolls away, it’s hard to return and build on past conversations.
One thing I’d add: better context continuity — for example, surfacing “related past discussions” when someone starts a new thread. It could reduce duplicate posts and help newer members learn faster.
Overall, the forums are already valuable, but small UX improvements like these could make them feel more like a long-term knowledge space, not just a daily feed.
vibecoder.date
Honestly the notifications seem to glitch a lot and are erroneous sometimes.
I would love the ability to star posts.
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@build_with_aj what do you mean by "glitch"? BTW, when I sometimes create forum posts, the title diseappears whleI am writing the main text.
vibecoder.date
@busmark_w_nika
So, notifications for upvotes usually really long to appear.
And notifications for comments or replies in launches are sometimes missing.
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@build_with_aj I spotted the 2nd point as well.
Triforce Todos
A saved favorites list for forum posts would be AMAZING. There are so many great discussions I want to revisit, but I always forget where I saw them :(
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@abod_rehman true, and back to scroll to the history is sooooo long.
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@busmark_w_nika yess 😭
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@vincenzo_mastrovincenzo what do you think about the statement that actually, we use only 10% of our brain capacity?
GraphBit
One thing I’d add is context continuity. Forums generate a lot of high-signal discussion, but it’s easy for that knowledge to fragment. Features like saving threads, surfacing related past discussions when starting a post, or lightweight threading across similar topics would help turn forums into a cumulative knowledge base instead of a fast-moving feed. Small UX changes, but they would compound learning and reduce repetition over time.
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@musa_molla We could create libraries from the best discussions!
Make sure that you can interact with all comments, I remember on my first forum, comments were hidden and I simply was not able to fully view or reply to them, only the preview. That felt annoying to be honest
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@viktorgems How did you resolve that? Did you contact the support?
@busmark_w_nika I did but nothing changed, it was together with other 2 questions and this one was somehow ignored
Hi,
I'm very new to these forums, but a couple of things look a bit annoying:
1) I have no idea why it shows specific forums under "Product Forums" on the left. They are not those I follow, so I'd like to have the opportunity to edit the list.
2) There is a forum for vibe coding, but no forums for just coding and marketing, and I think these two are still very important.
Thanks.
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@seacat I stand for these 2 points as well, thank you you pointed them out!