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New task improvements are now enabled (for select users!)

  • March 12, 2026
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conniechen
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For those of you who gave feedback on this post, I’ve given you early access to the new task features we’re working on. 

 

What’s new

  • Updated task creation user interface
  • Ability to apply a task template upon creating a task
  • Workspace-level task template creation (admins only)
  • Personal task template creation
  • Ability to create a linked task from a rule or macro

You should see these new features upon refresh.

 

What’s next

  • If you don’t have access and are interested in trying the new features out, drop a note below
    • This is a great opportunity to weigh in with your feedback while we’re still in the development process
  • We’re targeting the end of March for a full release, which will include task due dates (not currently available). 
  • Until then, please try these new features out and post any feedback here or directly to me at connie.chen@front.com.

Thanks!

 

24 replies

jfreitas
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  • March 12, 2026

I’ve been so looking forward to this feature release. Thank you! Would love to see the addition of being able to pre-assign a tag to the task as well.


Ian_Clark
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  • March 12, 2026

Good afternoon. This is something our team would be interested in. Could you have myself added so I can test this out on my end? 


smeuse
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  • March 12, 2026

Awesome, I have been waiting for these udpates. Would you add me please so I can try these out? 


conniechen
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  • March 12, 2026

Done ​@Ian_Clark


danj
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  • March 13, 2026

@conniechen I would be interested in trying this feature. Thanks!


lucas_hilgemann
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I would like access please. 


marionamas
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  • March 13, 2026

I would like access please


marta
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  • March 13, 2026

@conniechen I would be interested in trying this feature too, thanks! 


grit_evy
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  • March 13, 2026

@conniechen I would be interested in trying this feature please


cbishop
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  • March 13, 2026

@conniechen I would like access please!


rmace
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  • March 13, 2026

~~​@conniechen I would love to give this a test. :)~~

NM, I had to refresh a second time and now I see it.  


smeuse
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  • March 13, 2026

As of today, I’m still nto able to see the updates. ​@conniechen  will you please allow access? 


conniechen
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  • March 13, 2026

@smeuse You should have access, can you please completely close Front and reopen? 

Everyone else has been added as well.


david_vien
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  • March 14, 2026

@conniechen - can I please have access to this?

 

Thanks, D


daniel_hodgkinson
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I would like to have access to this please :) 

 

Thanks


kmitch
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  • March 16, 2026

@conniechen I would love access! 


oana
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  • March 17, 2026

@conniechen can I please have access to these features? Thanks


david_vien
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  • March 17, 2026

@connie The current task templates are a good start - but currently lacks task management features 

It would be great to explore adding:

  • Company wide templates - this applies to tasks and messages 
  • Sub-tasks
  • Ability to assign sub-tasks / tasks to an inbox (since inboxes can be set up with subsequent round robin assignment)
  • Ability to assign deadlines to sub-tasks / tasks 

conniechen
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  • March 18, 2026

@david_vien thanks for the feedback!

  • To clarify, when you say sub-tasks, are you referring to tasks linked to other tasks?
    • You can do this today using linking, but let me know if you’re referring to something else
  • For assignment, we do have the ability to add a shared inbox to the task, which puts it in that inbox. As long as the round robin assignment rule includes task creation as a trigger, it will also assign tasks
  • Deadlines are coming, approximately in the next week

conniechen
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  • March 18, 2026

Hello! Thanks for trying out the new task features. If you’re having trouble finding them, take a look at the instructions below. Remember to leave your feedback in this thread. 

  • From your inbox, open the + dropdown and create a task
    • You should see the ability to apply a message template with the / 

       

  • Go into your workspace settings > Templates > Tasks and try creating a new task template, which can save fields like inbox, assignee, and tags. Due dates are coming, but not available quite yet!

     

  • Go into your workspace settings > Rules and macros > Create rule
    • You should see a new action called "Create linked task"

 


danielle_brod
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  • March 18, 2026

Hello there, I don’t have access today, but am interested in testing out these new features for Tasks


david_vien
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  • March 18, 2026

@david_vien thanks for the feedback!

  • To clarify, when you say sub-tasks, are you referring to tasks linked to other tasks?
    • You can do this today using linking, but let me know if you’re referring to something else
  • For assignment, we do have the ability to add a shared inbox to the task, which puts it in that inbox. As long as the round robin assignment rule includes task creation as a trigger, it will also assign tasks
  • Deadlines are coming, approximately in the next week

@conniechen 

 

Many tasks have several steps - so ideally the task capability will allow us to detail each of the sub-steps. 

This can technically be achieved via linking - however, if there are 10 sub-tasks / steps - creating 10 and linking 10 tasks is quite cumbersome


daniel_hodgkinson
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Hi all, just trying it out, but it looks like I can’t see the header :( but can see it’s there when I highlight it. 

 

 


kerri
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  • March 31, 2026

@conniechen I’m interested in testing this feature to see if it will help with our workflow.