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Feature Requests & Bug Reports

Have a feature idea or found a bug? Submit requests directly from your admin panel and track their progress.

Accessing Feature Requests

  • In your store's admin: click Feature Requests at the bottom of the sidebar (below Settings, Help and Changelog). It opens in a new tab
  • On your Kaniva account pages: open the menu under your name and choose Feature Requests

Submitting a Request

  1. Click New Request (or Submit Your First Request when you have none)
  2. Under Store, choose which store the request is for (if you manage more than one)
  3. Choose the Request Type:
    • Bug Report: Something isn't working correctly
    • Feature Request: A new capability you'd like to see
    • Improvement: Enhancement to an existing feature
    • Question: General inquiry
  4. Enter a clear Title
  5. Write a Description. For a bug, say what you did, what you expected and what happened. You can paste links to screenshots
  6. Click Submit Request

Tracking Your Requests

View all your submitted requests on the Feature Requests page:

  • Title, Store, Type and Status
  • Submitted: when you sent it
  • View opens the request with its details and replies

Request Statuses

Status Meaning
New Just submitted, awaiting review
Under Review Team is evaluating the request
Planned Approved and scheduled for development
In Progress Currently being worked on
Completed Implemented and deployed
Declined Won't be implemented (reason provided)
Closed No longer active

Adding Comments

You can add follow-up comments to your requests:

  1. Click View on the request
  2. Type in Add a Comment
  3. Click Post Comment

Comments are useful for:

  • Providing additional information
  • Answering clarifying questions from our team
  • Updating the status of a bug

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