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Site Review turns your deployed site into an interactive canvas where clients can click any element and leave a comment. No Hiveku account needed for reviewers — just share a link.

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Enable Annotation Mode

1

Open project settings

From your project, go to Settings.
2

Turn on annotation mode

Find Annotation Mode and toggle it on for the environment you want reviewed:
  • Development — safest starting point, only internal reviewers
  • Staging — for client review before launch
  • Production — only if you want public feedback (rare)
Annotation mode adds a small overlay UI to the site. Remember to turn it off on Production before launch so end users don’t see review controls.
3

Deploy

Click Deploy so the annotation script ships with the next build.
4

Open the Review tab

A new Review tab now shows up in your project sidebar. This is your triage dashboard for all incoming comments.

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Share with Your Client

1

Grab the review URL

In the Review tab, click Share. Copy the URL — it points to your deployed site with annotation mode enabled.
2

Send it over

Email or Slack the link. Your client doesn’t need a Hiveku account to leave feedback.
3

They leave comments

The client visits the URL, clicks any element on the page, and types a comment. Comments are pinned to the exact element and appear for every reviewer.

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Triage Comments

Back in the Review tab, you see every comment across every page.
  • Thread replies — reply inline to ask for clarification
  • Filter by status — open or resolved
  • Assign to a team member — click the avatar to assign
  • Resolve — click the check mark when addressed
You get a notification (email + in-app) when a new comment is left. Assignees get pinged too.

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Best Practices

  • Scope the ask. Tell your client what you want feedback on — copy, layout, brand — so comments are focused instead of scattered.
  • Set a deadline. “Please leave all feedback by Friday” prevents a trickle that stalls the project.
  • Batch fixes. Wait until the first review pass is complete before pushing updates — it’s easier to address 20 comments in one session.
  • Disable on production. Once the site is approved and launched, turn annotation mode off on the production environment.

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Verifying It Works

Open the review URL in an incognito window, click any element, and leave a test comment. It should appear in the Review tab within a few seconds, pinned to the right element.

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Troubleshooting

You probably haven’t deployed since enabling annotation mode. Click Deploy in the top bar and try again.
Usually a network hiccup on the reviewer’s side. Ask them to refresh and retry. If it persists, check your browser console for errors and share any you see with support.
Ask them to try a different browser or clear cache — old service workers from a previous visit sometimes intercept the annotation script. Chrome incognito almost always works as a quick test.
The overlay UI sits in a corner and shouldn’t block content. If it is, toggle it off for production and leave it on only for staging or development.

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What’s Next?

Team Roles

Invite teammates so they can be assigned comments

Custom Domain

Host review on a branded subdomain for client-facing polish