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How Do You Set Up Front Chat? Live Chat Widget Setup Guide (2026)
13 min read· Jul 10, 2026

How 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)
10 min read· Jul 10, 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
9 min read· Jul 10, 2026

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)
9 min read· Jul 9, 2026

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
9 min read· Jul 9, 2026

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?
11 min read· Jul 9, 2026

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?
10 min read· Jul 9, 2026

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
10 min read· Jul 9, 2026

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)
10 min read· Jul 8, 2026

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)
10 min read· Jul 8, 2026

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)
9 min read· Jul 8, 2026

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?
12 min read· Jul 8, 2026

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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