Announcements

Managing a remote support team comes with unique challenges — but it’s possible to build strong connections, foster trust, and even have fun along the way. In his latest article, Front’s Anthony Galleran shares proven strategies for creating a culture of trust, including his concept of “Mandatory Fun.” Learn how his team keeps engagement high with small but impactful habits, transparent leadership, and structured team-building activities. Plus, get inspiration from the full list of activities that have worked at Front. ▶️ Check out the full article and activities here. 

See how Electrical.com responds 70% faster, onboards new hires 40% more efficiently, and increases monthly sales by $20,000 with Front.When customers expect need-it-now electrical products and solutions, Electrical.com’s distributed workforce is a well-oiled machine thanks to robust automated workflows and analytics. Get a behind-the-scenes look into how they’re able to quote faster, onboard employees in a snap, and jump on high-value sales opportunities without adding headcount. You’ll get an exclusive look into:Automating workflows and boosting response times by connecting third-party tools and systems  Growing sales and leads through chat to reel in $20K per month  Using analytics for data-driven ways to improve team performance 

Ready to peek behind the curtain and see what’s cooking? Here’s our exclusive webinar where we unveil our upcoming roadmap and show off some shiny new features guaranteed to level up your Front experience.Here is the recording to our webinar if you missed it: This is what we cover:🎟️ Ticketing Made Easy: Say hello to a new workflow and analytics to help your team track and resolve issues in record time.🤖 Self-Service FTW: Scale your support game with an upgraded knowledge base and chatbot tools.✨

Hey Front community,We're building a library of short, 3-5 minute videos to help you master Front faster and make your workflows smoother. Think bite-sized guides on features, workflows, and tips—perfect for quick learning and implementation! We still recommend you go through the full Front Academy courses, but these short videos will give you the basics to get going faster.So, we need your input to make it awesome because we want it to be useful for you:✨ What features should we cover?✨ Which workflows or processes need a quick guide?✨ Are there topics you’ve struggled with or want a refresher on?✨ What topics do you or your teammates frequently get confused on?Drop your ideas in the comments below! Be sure to include a brief description so we can tailor the content to what you need most. Let’s build something truly helpful together. 💡

Managing a help center with limited resources is a challenge many support leaders know all too well. Even at larger companies, help centers often run lean, leaving small teams to juggle incoming requests, outdated content, and proactive updates — all while keeping customers and teammates equipped with reliable resources. In these moments, prioritization isn’t just helpful; it’s a superpower. The key is focusing on what drives the greatest impact: empowering customers to self-serve, reducing ticket volume, and enabling your team with accurate workflows. It’s not just about putting out fires but planning for long-term success. In this guide, Karen offers her unique perspective, sharing hard-earned strategies for balancing reactive and proactive work, making smart prioritization decisions, and building a help center that delivers outsized results

Today, we’re introducing our latest ticketing features and previewing Smart QA to help support leaders gain unparalleled visibility, control, and insights that elevate team performance and customer experience.  Here’s what’s new:Custom ticket statuses: Create custom ticket statuses tailored to your processes. Available on all latest plans. Learn more. Resolution report: Improve processes and plan headcount with out-of-the-box resolution metrics. Available on the latest Growth plans and above.

AI is handling more and more customer support queries, but visibility into AI’s service quality hasn’t kept up. Enter the AI Experience Impact Score: a new way to pinpoint where AI-led customer experience can be improved.AXIS breaks down AI support quality into three key components:🎯 Resolution Accuracy: Measures AI’s ability to correctly identify and resolve the customer’s issue. 💬 Interaction Effort: Evaluates how much effort the customer experiences with AI to reach resolution. 🤝 Handoff Smoothness: Assesses the quality and efficiency of the transition from AI to a human agent when needed.Front’s Head of Support

We’re excited to announce a powerful and highly-requested new enhancement to Front’s Knowledge Base: login controls. Now, you can require customers or partners to log in to access your content, giving you greater control over who sees your resources.Key benefits of this feature:🔒 Enhanced security: Restrict access to your knowledge base with login requirements. 🔗 Seamless authentication: Use an external identity provider via OpenID Connect for easy and secure access. ⚙️

Customer support roles are evolving, and your top performers deserve a framework that recognizes their contributions beyond the queue. That’s why we’ve created Developing Support Talent: A Rubric for Career Development Beyond the Queue. This resource helps managers empower their teams and align unique talents with meaningful opportunities.Here’s what you’ll get:A practical rubric to track growth: Balance metrics for queue performance and strategic projects, ensuring all contributions are recognized. Retention-boosting strategies: Help your team thrive with cl

We've just released a comprehensive guide to help you break down silos and boost collaboration across departments to deliver the best support for your customers. Here are some key takeaways: Engineering collaboration: Learn how integrating support teams with engineering can lead to proactive problem-solving and a more cohesive product development process. Marketing synergy: Discover strategies for aligning support and marketing efforts to ensure consistent messaging and a unified customer experience. Product development partnership: Understand the importance of involving support teams in product development to provide valuable customer insights and enhance product usability. Operational efficiency: Find out how cross-functional partnerships can streamline operations, leading to increased efficiency and business growth. 👉 Dive deepe

2024 was a year of incredible innovation and impact for Front customers, who collectively accomplished:📬 394M messages sent🤖 3B AI & automation actions completed⏳ 14M hours saved for teams Our customers proved that exceptional service isn’t about AI replacing agents—it’s about AI empowering them. 💪Here’s what we delivered to make it happen:100+ new features, including Ticketing, AI Answers, and Suggested Replies. Faster resolutions, smarter workflows, and tools to delight your customers. Time saved

At our annual signature event, Frontlines, we hosted an industry panel of CX leaders about how they built customer-first organizations. Front’s own Head of Support, @Kenji Hayward, moderated the conversation. Kenji and I started at Front around the same time (he was my manager for many years, actually) — so I know firsthand the wealth of experience and knowledge he has. And so, as an extension of his panel that he hosted, I wanted to ensure we get him in front of our community to talk in-depth about how he built the strong company-wide support culture here at Front, including:The early days of the support team at Front Mistakes made when trying to involve more of the company in providin

🎟️ Access ticket resolution metrics in the workflow reportYour favorite performance metrics, such as resolution time and replies to resolution, now work with ticketing statuses. These metrics were previously only available if you had a conversation stage rule, but now both types of resolutions (stage and ticketing) are accounted for. Learn more about each resolution metric at the links below: Resolved conversations Unresolved conversations

Whether you’re seeking to optimize your team's workflow or master your own daily operations in Front, our live office hours are here to guide you to success, accessible on Front Community’s Events page! You’ll find the upcoming schedule of all our office hours there, so come hang out as often as you’d like.  🤓 What are office hours?Our Weekly Live Office Hours are interactive sessions where Front experts are available to provide real-time assistance, share best practices, and answer any questions you might have. This is an excellent opportunity for users of all levels to enhance their skills and leverage Front's capabilities to the fullest! 💬 Who should join?These sessions are open to all Front users. Whether you’re an admin configuring advanced se

Exciting news, Front Community! Front Academy has just launched two new courses to help you make the most of your upgraded plan. Whether you're exploring possibilities of these plans or diving into recently unlocked features, these courses are here to guide you every step of the way:✨ How to activate your Growth plan featuresLearn how to take full advantage of the standout features of Front’s Growth plan, such as enhanced analytics, AI-powered tools, advanced rules, and premium integrations. Unlock the potential to drive productivity and streamline workflows like never before.✨

A good support team is more than just a safety net for customer issues — it’s the heartbeat of the company’s connection to its customers. But how do you ensure your entire organization benefits from this wealth of insight?Enter: Hop in the Support QueueOur latest guide dives into how Front’s support team created a program that bridges gaps, builds empathy, and boosts collaboration across departments.Here’s what you’ll learn:How to build a “Hop in the Support Queue” program that fosters cross-team understanding and collaboration. The surprising benefits for teams like sales, product, engineering, and marketing. Real-world results and feedback from p

On the heels of our Idiomatic acquisition, we’re excited to share an exclusive first look at the future of AI-powered insights in Front. Join our CEO Dan O’Connell as he chats with Front’s new AI Product Lead, Kevin Yang, about how AI is making it easier to understand what your customers are really saying.  If you’re looking for smarter ways to keep your customers happy and your team focused on what matters most, don’t miss this virtual conversation on December 12th at 10 AM PT.Register for the webinar to join us on December 12th or receive the recording even if you’re not able to attend. Hope to see you there!

We’re thrilled to welcome the team behind Idiomatic, a leading AI-powered voice-of-customer (VoC) platform, to Front. Idiomatic’s technology and platform has been leveraged by top brands like HubSpot, Instacart, and Pinterest to analyze customer conversations for more informed, data-driven decision making. With this acquisition, the Idiomatic team brings unmatched expertise in transforming everyday customer conversations into powerful insights. Most of all, Idiomatic shares our passion for enabling teams to deliver exceptional service for every customer, every day. We also share a belief that your customer conversations are a powerful source of untapped intel that will propel your business forward. As we welcome the Idiomatic team to Front, we can't wait to share more about our vision for AI

What you’ve been waiting for ever since we announced ticketing: you can now use ticket statuses in rules and macros to automate even more tasks for your team! Here’s just one example of how you can use this – notify managers when a ticket has been open for a certain amount of time:  📍

AI is raising the bar on customer expectations, where 85% are willing to go out of their way for better customer service.¹ For customer service teams to meet and exceed these new standards, they need to be equipped with the right tools and test where AI best fits in their workflows. Learn how to empower support agents to deliver exceptional customer experiences for better CSAT. This playbook covers the five steps our award-winning support team takes to routinely hit 99% CSAT with Front. Learn how you can also use Front to: Resolve customer issues faster Centralize customer communications for seamless omnichannel experiences Boost agent productivity with AI Streamline workflows through no-co

We’re thrilled to announce Create Your Ticketing System with Front, a new course designed to help you harness Front's powerful ticketing features to track, organize, and resolve customer requests seamlessly. In this course, you’ll learn how to combine the familiarity of email with the organization of ticketing, all within Front. Master efficient workflows that keep everything in one place and explore how to track valuable metrics and team performance for data-driven improvements. By the end, you’ll be set to deliver exceptional, organized service, delighting your customers with each interaction.  📌

📢 New resource alert! We’re excited to introduce a valuable new resource for our community: The Ultimate Guide to Customer Service Metrics. This guide is designed to help support teams focus on the 14 essential metrics that matter most, complete with insights and practical tips from Front’s own Head of Support, @Kenji Hayward. This comprehensive primer covers why tracking metrics is so crucial in today’s high-expectation landscape. With data from knowledge bases, chatbots, and workload reports more accessible than ever, support metrics have evolved from measuring basics like ticket volume to focusing on quality, satisfaction, and overall impact. Whether you’re looking to improve response times, enhance customer satisfact

Hey community! Hopefully, you were able to attend Frontlines yesterday, our signature event of the year where we unveil the biggest features we’re working on and share our upcoming vision 🚀 If you missed it, not to worry! We have these resources for you to catch up:Read the blog: Learn about what and why we launched this exciting lineup of features. Watch the recordings: Replay the sessions of our CEO Dan’s vision of a customer-first support strategy in the age of AI, Front’s newest and upcoming product launches, and a learn from industry leaders on how to building a truly customer-first organization.

Connectors allow you to build integrations in Front without writing code. You can enable powerful functionality like accessing order or shipment information automatically in a Front conversation anytime a matching ID is mentioned, canceling an order without leaving Front, or updating a customer record in your CRM with new information from your recent conversation. In addition to our pre-built connectors (Jira, Highway, Tai), you can also build your own custom Connectors that link your external systems to Fr