How to Create a Public Plugin Roadmap Inside WordPress Admin

A plugin roadmap does two things.

It tells your users what is coming, which reduces repeat support questions about missing features. And it shows users that you are actively developing the plugin, which builds confidence and reduces churn.

The problem is that most plugin roadmaps live somewhere external — a Trello board, a Notion page, a GitHub milestones view. Your users are in WordPress admin. They will never find it.

This guide shows you how to create a roadmap that lives where your users are.

What a plugin roadmap should show

An effective plugin roadmap has three sections:

Suggest & Vote

• Ideas your users have submitted. Open for voting.
• Users can add new ideas or vote on existing ones.
• Visible: approved requests only. You control what appears.

Planned (or "Coming Soon")

• Features you have approved for development.
• These have passed the vote threshold and you have committed to building them.
• Shows users that their votes made a difference.

Recently Built

• Features that were requested, voted on, and shipped.
• Shows a version badge (e.g., "Added in v1.3").
• This section is your most powerful retention tool. It proves the loop works. Users vote → you build. Trust compounds.

How to add this to your WordPress plugin

If you use BuildPlugins.ai to generate your plugin, the roadmap is added automatically when you enable the feedback system.

The three sections above appear as tabs in your plugin's admin menu. Your users see the roadmap without installing anything separate. You manage it from your BuildPlugins.ai dashboard.

Here is what the workflow looks like in practice:

1. A user submits an idea from the Suggest & Vote tab.
2. You receive an approval email. You review and approve it.
3. The idea appears on the vote board for all your users to vote on.
4. When votes hit your threshold, you are notified.
5. You click "Approve for build." The feature moves to Planned.
6. BuildPlugins.ai generates the update. The feature moves to Recently Built with a version badge.
7. Users who voted receive a notification that their idea was shipped.

Why the Recently Built section matters most

Most plugin roadmaps show what is coming. Few show what was delivered.

The Recently Built section is your proof. Every item in it is a feature that a user asked for, enough users voted for, and you actually built.

When a new user discovers your plugin and opens the Feedback tab, they see: 12 ideas in the queue, 2 planned, 8 already built from user requests.

That history tells a story: this plugin maker listens and delivers. That is worth more than any feature list in your plugin description.

Getting started

The feedback system and roadmap tabs are included in BuildPlugins.ai Starter plans and above.

You can plan your plugin (including the feedback system) with a free account. You only pay when you build.