Help Desk Hero
Product Update April 2026
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By
Mike
- Updated: May 2, 2026
- 15 min read
-
By
Mike
- Updated: May 2, 2026
- 15 min read
Faster onboarding, clearer choices, better agent insights
This month we focused on the moments that determine whether customers get value quickly: the onboarding setup flow, selecting priorities, and tying insights back to the right agents.
What’s new
Onboarding Setup Wizard is now clearly a guided setup (not a “quick survey”)
The setup wizard experience has been refined so it reads like a purposeful, guided onboarding flow: a prominent page title (“Onboarding Setup Wizard”), clearer spacing between the step question and answer options, and a more obvious primary CTA so users understand what happens next after selecting an option.
- Benefit: reduces “speed-clicking” through setup, which leads to better dashboard configuration and more relevant insights.
- Benefit: fewer misconfigured accounts (and fewer “why is my dashboard empty?” support conversations).
Multi-select onboarding steps (with validation) for more accurate priorities
The onboarding wizard now supports multi-choice selection with input handling and validation—so customers can select multiple priorities where it makes sense (instead of forcing a single, often-wrong answer).
- Benefit: your dashboard setup reflects reality (most teams have 2–3 top drivers, not just one).
- Benefit: better downstream analysis because categorization starts with better intent capture.
New
Agent Analytics page to connect insights to coaching and performance
We added an Agent Analytics page to make agent-level visibility easier—helping you identify patterns in conversations and improve outcomes through coaching and consistency.
- Benefit: spot where agents need playbooks (e.g., refunds, shipping delays, billing confusion).
- Benefit: replicate what top performers do (and reduce escalations / refunds).
Dashboard now handles subscription periods & quotas more reliably
Subscription period handling and feature quota updates have been improved in the dashboard—so the numbers customers see align better with the current billing period and available usage.
- Benefit: fewer surprises (“why did my quota reset/not reset?”) and more confidence when planning analysis runs.
- Benefit: easier capacity planning during launches and campaigns.
Recent fixes and polish
- Fixed an error on the Agents page.
- Handled missing agent migration status more gracefully to prevent broken states.
- Improved background job status checking to reduce “stuck” or confusing progress behavior.
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Hey, I’m Mike Belanger, a business enthusiast with over 15 years of experience in designing, web and app development, business management, digital marketing, customer psychology and optimizing businesses. I love making businesses grow and operate smoother.