PostHog / PostHog/posthog

Make breakdown property values easily copyable

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Description

Feature request

Problem:
When breaking down event series by a custom event property, the chart use brakedown values as label for a line. These values might be things such as UIDs which are not meaningful on their own, making it hard to take action or investigate further. Currently, there is no easy way to copy a UID or use it to navigate elsewhere.

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Ideas:

  1. tweak the UI so breakdown values are easily copyable

  2. Add an option to define a "label template" for a breakdown property, so use can for example use tamplate http://my-app.com/{{property_name}}

Additional context
Such insight are useful when tracking things like "most visited X".

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Research direction

The issue does not mention any files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the chart UI that renders breakdown values, then clarify whether the goal is copyable labels, configurable label templates, or both. Done should include an agreed interaction and verification that breakdown values can be copied or transformed as specified.

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Assessment

Domain
analytics, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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