
[ChangeLog] August 28 — No more “Coming soon” (and a couple other shiny updates) ✨
Hello friends, and welcome back to the changelog. The devs have been running on a balanced diet of espresso shots and questionable amounts of energy drinks, which means… you guessed it: fresh updates are here. From saying goodbye to “Coming Soon,” to giving you a shiny red self-destruct button, to sprucing up Alternatives, and a shiny new footer, we’ve packed a lot into this round.
Coming Soon → Forum Threads
The old Coming Soon pages have officially retired (and you lot noticed). From now on, every new product you create gets its own forum thread. It is your place to share updates, drop teasers, or just shout into the void while you wait for launch day. People can still follow from your forum page to get notified when you go live, but now you can actually start the conversation early.
The Big Red Button
Sometimes you launch too early, or plans change. Instead of emailing us at midnight with a “hey, can you make that disappear?” message, you can now handle it yourself. Hunters and Makers get a shiny new self-destruct button at the very bottom of the edit page. Click it and your launch is gone. No forms, no waiting, no awkward back-and-forth, and our support team get to sleep in. (P.S. Don't worry if you accidentally delete your launch, our team can restore it)
Alternatives, updated
We have also rolled out new Alternatives pages so it is easier for people to see similar tools side by side like this page for Windsurf. If you are building the next Notion, this is where folks will discover how you compare and contrast. Of course, the highest reviewed products will land on top and so on.
A Shiny New Footer
At the bottom of the page you’ll notice a new footer section that has some of the hottest categories, products, and forum threads on Product Hunt! Check it out on your coffee break. If that coffee break turns into going down the product rabbit hole, don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Go ahead—open your forum thread, start chatting, and maybe peek at where you land on the Alternatives board. Got some feedback you're just itching to get off your chest? We'd love to hear it
Replies
Hi @rajiv_ayyangar Happy to see you bring back the ChangeLog :)
Some potential bugs:
I’ve been getting a bunch of notifications, but whenever I scroll down to check them all, I end up on a 512 error page.
Maybe not a bug, but an update? Noticed my follower count keeps going up, but I’m not getting any notifications for new followers anymore. I used to get one every time someone followed.
Purposeful Poop
@rohanrecommends great bug report on the error on notifications page. thank you!
the follower notification might have been removed, not 100% sure, but i think that is the story there.
Product Hunt
@rohanrecommends Follower notifications were removed!
@gabe Thanks for letting us know, Gabe. :)
I used to follow back almost everyone who followed me. Now, I check my followers list to reciprocate the follows.
@catt_marroll Thanks for fixing it. :)
FuseBase
@rajiv_ayyangar @rohanrecommends
noticed the same bug with notifications
@rajiv_ayyangar @kate_ramakaieva Hi Kate, it's now fixed. :)
Scade.pro
Hi Rajiv, thanks for the changelog. Can we create a product thread two months before launch day?
Product Hunt
@nastassia_k Yes! Start the launch flow normally, but draft instead of scheduling your launch! This will leave the launch awaiting scheduling, giving you the opportunity to work on it until it's ready. It will also create your product page and forum.
@nastassia_k @juan really glad to see this update especially as we are in the early stages of planning for our launch. Thanks!
Scade.pro
@juan @ebonybelle Ebony best of luck with preparations
Scade.pro
@juan thank you for your reply!
Raycast
Thanks for these updates — great to see them published! 🤩
Some feedback:
That huge red delete button is pretty ominous... I feel like I need to tip toe around it so I don't accidentally press it. Could the design be refined to be a bit more subtle... and out of the way?
The huge footer is out of place in several contexts (like short pages). At the very least, could you make it so the footer always appears below the browser's viewport on load? :)
Kanbanq : Open alpha
Question about the alternative products. How does it work exactly? As i see other products on a competitor, but others are missing. Also there are apps in the lists that are not really alternatives. Eg. Trello alternative suggestion is Figma or Loom. Which i wouldnt really put as "Alternatives". Would be great to understand this better.
Startt
Purposeful Poop
@jamiepeak just curious if posting links is broken for you?
https://www.startt.co/?ref=producthunt
i believe this is your product for anyone who's interested in checking it out!
Startt
How are people supposed to discover these forum threads? I wrote a post in my upcoming product's forum and I can't discover it anywhere, it's visible under my profile but besides that can't really be found anywhere else. How can I find out what others are about to ship now?
@dimitarnestorov seems new or inactive accounts get that problem, I think reaching out to support and getting some kitty coins can help you get discovered.
The alternative page is not accurate enough and the similarity algorithm needs to be improved.
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hey @rajiv_ayyangar i personallly loved this update! no more spams haha
It's PH cleansing season! 🎉 Btw: the notification page is 404 for a week now. 😬
@rajiv_ayyangar Love that you bring changelogs back! 🔄 The new huge footer is cool ✨, though it can feel a little overwhelming at times 😅. A few days ago, I also noticed the recent notifications have been empty. Now they are back 😄.