Feature Requests

Help shape the future of Besto! Submit your ideas, vote on features you want, and track their progress.

Total Requests

  • Total: 24
  • Submitted: 20
  • Planning: 3
  • Upcoming: 1
  • Launched: 0

Feature Requests List

  1. Winner Merchandise Store

    • Status: Planning
    • Description: Auto-generate "Best of 2026" merchandise (badges, plaques, window stickers) that winners can purchase. Revenue share with campaign owners.
    • Categories: New Feature, Monetization
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 9)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  2. Mobile App for Voters

    • Status: Planning
    • Description: Native mobile app (iOS/Android) for voters to easily find campaigns, vote, and track their favorite businesses. Push notifications for voting reminders and results.
    • Categories: New Feature, Voting
    • Comments: 3 (priority: 8)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  3. Ticket Sales Integration

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Allow campaign owners to sell tickets to awards ceremonies or events directly through the platform. Integrated with Stripe.
    • Categories: New Feature, Monetization
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 7)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  4. Real-Time Voting Dashboard

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Live updating dashboard showing votes as they come in, with geographic heat maps and trending categories.
    • Categories: Improvement, Analytics
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 6)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  5. Interactive Results Reveal

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Animated, TV-ready results reveal experience for awards ceremonies. Countdown timers, dramatic reveals, confetti effects.
    • Categories: New Feature, Results
    • Comments: 3 (priority: 6)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  6. Bulk Import Businesses from CSV

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Upload a CSV file to bulk import businesses/nominees into categories instead of adding them one by one.
    • Categories: Improvement, Campaigns
    • Comments: 3 (priority: 5)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  7. Social Media Auto-Posting

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Automatically post voting updates, leaderboard changes, and winner announcements to connected social media accounts.
    • Categories: New Feature, Notifications
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 5)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  8. Year-over-Year Comparison

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: For recurring campaigns, compare voting trends, participation rates, and winners across multiple years.
    • Categories: New Feature, Analytics
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 5)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  9. Voting Streaks & Daily Bonuses

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Gamify voting with daily login bonuses and voting streaks. Voters who vote consistently get special badges or entries into prize drawings.
    • Categories: Improvement, Voting
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 4)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  10. Annual Subscription Discounts

    • Status: Upcoming
    • Description: Offer 20% discount for annual billing to improve customer retention and cash flow predictability.
    • Categories: Improvement, Monetization
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 4)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  11. Multi-Language Voting Pages

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Support for multiple languages on voting pages. Campaign owners could set primary and secondary languages for their audience.
    • Categories: New Feature, Voting
    • Comments: 3 (priority: 4)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  12. Voter Demographics Report

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Anonymous aggregated demographics of voters (location, voting patterns, engagement times) to help campaign owners understand their audience.
    • Categories: New Feature, Analytics
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 4)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  13. Role-Based Permissions

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Granular permissions for team members (e.g., can manage nominations but not see revenue, can edit content but not publish).
    • Categories: Improvement, Team Management
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 4)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  14. Business Verification Badges

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Premium verified badges that businesses can purchase to stand out in voting. Shows they have claimed and verified their listing.
    • Categories: New Feature, Business Portal
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 4)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  15. SMS Voting Option

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Allow voters to cast votes via SMS text message for campaigns that want to reach audiences without email.
    • Categories: New Feature, Voting
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 3)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  16. Drag-and-Drop Category Ordering

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Allow campaign owners to reorder categories by dragging and dropping instead of manually setting display order numbers.
    • Categories: Improvement, Campaigns
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 2)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  17. Premium Campaign Templates

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Pre-designed campaign templates with professional categories, branding, and copy for specific industries (restaurants, healthcare, real estate). Sold as one-time purchases.
    • Categories: New Feature, Campaigns
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 3)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  18. Business Performance Insights

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Detailed analytics for business owners showing how they rank over time, voter engagement with their profile, and improvement suggestions.
    • Categories: New Feature, Business Portal
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 3)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  19. Email Marketing to Voters

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Allow campaign owners to send promotional emails to verified voters (with consent). Monetize through email credits.
    • Categories: New Feature, Notifications
    • Comments: 3 (priority: 3)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  20. Dark Mode for Voting Pages

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Allow campaign owners to enable dark mode for their voting pages. This would improve accessibility and reduce eye strain for voters participating in evening events.
    • Categories: New Feature, Customization
    • Comments: 3 (priority: 3)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  21. Sponsored Category Placements

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Allow businesses to pay for sponsored placement at the top of category listings during voting. Revenue split with campaign owners.
    • Categories: New Feature, Monetization
    • Comments: 3 (priority: 2)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  22. Activity Audit Log

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Complete audit trail of all actions taken by team members on a campaign for accountability and troubleshooting.
    • Categories: Improvement, Team Management
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 2)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  23. Campaign Collaboration Requests

    • Status: Submitted
    • Description: Allow other organizations to request collaboration on a campaign. Useful for co-branded awards between chambers of commerce.
    • Categories: New Feature, Team Management
    • Comments: 2 (priority: 2)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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  24. White-Label Reseller Program

    • Status: Planning
    • Description: Allow agencies and consultants to resell Besto under their own brand with custom pricing. Revenue share model for approved partners.
    • Categories: New Feature, Monetization
    • Comments: 3 (priority: 2)
    • Date: Jan 10, 2026
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