How to Add User Feedback, Roadmap, and Changelog to Your Carrd Site with UserJot

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Written by Shayan Taslim
How to Add User Feedback, Roadmap, and Changelog to Your Carrd Site with UserJot

Looking to gather user ideas, show your product plans, or announce updates on your Carrd site? This guide explains how to connect UserJot’s feedback board, roadmap, and changelog features directly to your Carrd website using simple links.

Why Connect UserJot to Your Carrd Site?

Linking UserJot lets Carrd site owners easily collect user suggestions for improvement, display a public product roadmap showing future plans, and publish updates about new features or changes. It centralizes feedback and communication, keeping your audience informed. You can get started with UserJot quickly.

Setting Up Your UserJot Boards

First, you need your UserJot feedback, roadmap, and update pages ready.

  1. Create a free account and project on UserJot.
  2. UserJot gives you a unique subdomain like yourproject.userjot.com.
  3. Optionally, you can set up a custom domain like feedback.yourdomain.com for a branded look.
  4. You will link directly to these pages from your Carrd site. Find examples of how to structure these links in the footer links guide.

Your main UserJot links will typically be:

  • Feedback Board: https://yourproject.userjot.com/ (or your custom domain)
  • Roadmap: https://yourproject.userjot.com/roadmap (or yourcustom.domain/roadmap)
  • Updates/Changelog: https://yourproject.userjot.com/updates (or yourcustom.domain/updates)

Carrd makes adding external links straightforward. You can add links to your site’s footer, header, or main content area.

  1. Log in to Carrd: Open your Carrd dashboard and select the site you want to edit.
  2. Choose Location: Scroll to the section where you want to add the links (e.g., the bottom of your page for a footer).
  3. Add Element: Click the + icon to add a new element. Select the ‘Links’ or ‘Buttons’ element type. The ‘Links’ element is often better for simple text links in a footer.
  4. Configure Links:
    • Click on the newly added element to open its settings panel.
    • For a ‘Links’ element, you can add multiple links. For each link:
      • Enter the Label (the text users will see), for example: “Share Feedback”, “Product Roadmap”, “Latest Updates”.
      • Paste the corresponding URL from your UserJot setup (e.g., https://yourproject.userjot.com/ for the “Share Feedback” link).
    • For a ‘Buttons’ element, configure each button similarly with a Label and URL.
  5. Style (Optional): Adjust the appearance (font, size, color, spacing) of the links or buttons in the ‘Appearance’ tab of the settings panel to match your Carrd site design.
  6. Save Changes: Click ‘Done’ in the settings panel, then click ‘Publish changes’ at the top right of the Carrd editor.

Matching UserJot to Your Site Design

For a unified look, customize UserJot’s appearance using the branding options. You can change the project name, upload your logo and favicon, and set a primary color that matches your Carrd site’s style. Using a custom domain also helps create a seamless experience for your visitors.

Conclusion

Adding UserJot links to your Carrd site provides a simple path for visitors to give feedback and see your progress. Start collecting feedback directly from your Carrd site visitors today.