HF PanelFeature requests
How to suggest a new feature or an improvement to HF Panel, what makes a request useful, and what happens after you send it.
Many of HF Panel's features started as a request from someone who runs it. If HF Panel doesn't do something you need, tell us.
Before you ask
- Search this documentation: the feature may already exist under another name. The Glossary lists the names the panel uses.
- Check the Release notes and make sure your server runs the newest version (Server Admin › Server › HF Panel updates).
Send the request
Write to us through https://hostfog.io/contact/. Hosting customers send their ideas to their hosting provider
with a support ticket; providers pass on the ones they want.
What makes a request useful
Describe the problem, not only the solution you have in mind. The most useful requests answer:
| Question | Example |
|---|---|
| Who needs it? | administrators, resellers, customers, developers using the API |
| What are you trying to do? | "Let customers schedule a backup to their own storage" |
| Why, and how often? | "Five of our agency customers ask every month" |
| How do you do it today? | the workaround, if there is one |
| What would good look like? | the screen, the button, the API call you imagine |
One request per message keeps each idea easy to follow.
What happens next
Every request is read. We may ask questions to understand it better. Requests that fit HF Panel and help many users are planned for a release; you'll find them in the Release notes when they ship. We can't promise a date for any single request.