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Back to blog homeHow Do You Set Up Front Chat? Live Chat Widget Setup Guide (2026)
Create the Front Chat inbox, paste the embed snippet, install on a single-page app, set online hours, and route chats by URL with rules. Checked September 2026.
Is Front a CRM? Front Contacts, Custom Fields and CRM Sync Explained (2026)
How Front's contact records, custom fields, accounts, and CRM sync (HubSpot/Salesforce) actually work — including the one-way sync gotchas — and the honest verdict on whether Front
How Do Front Signatures Work? Personal, Shared and Dynamic Signatures
How Front signatures work: personal vs shared/team signatures, dynamic variables like {{user.name}}, HTML tips, per-channel defaults, plan notes, and where the native feature stops
How Do Front Message Templates Work? Canned Answers, Variables and Sharing (2026)
How Front message templates work: creating canned answers, dynamic variables, personal vs shared (team) templates, inserting from the composer with '/', folders, and where the nati
How Do Front Shared Drafts Work? Sharing, Co-Editing and Approvals
How Front shared drafts work: share a reply for review, co-edit in real time, @mention for approval, and why shared drafts are a Front-unique feature with no ticketing equivalent.
How do tags work in Front, and how should you use them?
How Front tags work: shared vs private tags, auto-tagging via rules, tag-based routing and analytics, the tags-lost-on-move gotcha, required tagging, and AI auto-tagging as the upg
What Is the Difference Between Shared and Team Inboxes in Front?
How Front structures inboxes: individual vs shared vs team inboxes, who can access them, how membership and teammate groups work, assignment scope, and collision avoidance — plus t
How Does Assignment Work in Front? Manual, Round Robin and Load Balancing
How assignment works in Front: manual assign, assigning by comment, auto-assignment rules, round-robin vs load-balancing distribution, and how assignment drives SLA and analytics.
How Does Snooze Work in Front? Send & Snooze vs Send & Archive (2026)
How Front's snooze and reminders work: snooze-until, the three ways to snooze, Send & Snooze vs Send & Archive, how snoozed conversations re-surface, and the follow-up workflow.
How Do Front Rules Work? When/If/Then, Scopes and Limits (2026)
How Front rules work: the When/If/Then model, company vs workspace vs individual rules, rule order and 'stop processing other rules', why a rule can't trigger itself, and where aut
How Do Front Comments and @Mentions Work? Internal Notes Explained (2026)
How Front comments work: team-only internal notes the customer never sees, how they differ from replies, @mentions routing to Mentions/Subscribed, @all, and internal discussions —
Front vs Gorgias (2026): Which Help Desk Should You Choose?
Front is a collaborative shared inbox for B2B and ops teams; Gorgias is a Shopify-native ecommerce help desk. An honest 2026 breakdown of positioning, pricing, AI, real user rating
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