Do I need Help Desk?
Setting up
Settings → Modules → enable Help Desk, then configure at Settings → Features → Support.1
Add support team members
Select who will handle tickets. They’ll get notifications for new submissions.
2
Create issue types
Categorize tickets so they route to the right person.
3
Configure statuses
Set up your ticket lifecycle — New, In Progress, Waiting, Resolved, Closed.
4
Set up auto-assignment
Optionally assign default team members per issue type.
Issue types
Create categories that make sense for your organization:
Auto-assignment routes tickets by type — technical issues go straight to IT, billing to finance.
Ticket statuses
Customize statuses in Settings → Support → Issue Statuses.
How members submit tickets
Members go to Help Desk in the sidebar:- Click Submit Ticket
- Select the issue type
- Enter a subject and description
- Attach files if relevant (screenshots, documents)
- Submit
Handling tickets
Ticket actions
Working a ticket
- Open the ticket from the dashboard
- Read the member’s description and any attachments
- Add an internal note if you need to discuss with the team
- Reply to the member with your response
- Update the status as you go
- Close when resolved
Filtering
Filter the ticket dashboard by status, type, assignee, member, or date range to focus on what needs attention.Notifications
Common scenarios
Tickets are piling up unanswered
Tickets are piling up unanswered
Check that notifications are working. Assign default team members per issue type so tickets don’t sit unassigned. Set an SLA expectation (e.g., first response within 24 hours) and review open tickets regularly.
Members keep emailing instead of using Help Desk
Members keep emailing instead of using Help Desk
Promote the Help Desk in your welcome message and onboarding. When you receive email requests, create tickets on their behalf (admins can do this) and reply pointing them to the Help Desk for next time.
I want to see how our support team is performing
I want to see how our support team is performing
The Help Desk tracks metrics: tickets by status, average resolution time, tickets by type, and team member workload. Use these to identify bottlenecks and balance the load.
Can I create response templates?
Can I create response templates?
Not built-in, but keep a shared document with common responses your team can copy-paste. This speeds up replies and ensures consistency.
What's the difference between Help Desk and Issues?
What's the difference between Help Desk and Issues?
Help Desk is for member-to-admin support (questions, problems, requests). Issues is for team-to-team project management (tasks, action items, bugs). Different workflows, different audiences.
Related
- Issues — Internal task management within groups
- Notifications — Configure alert preferences
- Members — Member information for ticket context

