Manage customer access across multi-brand help centers
Hello everyone! Managing customer's access across multiple brands has been streamlined with the ability to invite, reinvite, approve, reject, and deactivate contacts individually for each help center brand . This enhancement gives administrators precise
Maintain knowledge base integrity by moderating article comments
Hello everyone, A knowledge base provides a self-service platform where customers can refer to articles, user manuals, and other resources to learn about the company's products or services and troubleshoot problems. Often, readers leave a comment on the
Scale up your writing style with content analysis tool in Knowledge Base
Hello everyone, Sometimes writers may have strong knowledge about the subject but may find it challenging to articulate clearly or produce comprehensible, jargon free content. To make the process easier and to ensure consistent, high-quality articles,
Simplify Mass Replies with Predefined Templates and Snippets
Hello everyone, We are happy to introduce a new enhancement to Mass Reply that helps agents respond to customers quickly and consistently. With the addition of Email Templates and Snippets in the reply window, agents can use predefined messages while
Accessibility controls and multilingual captcha authorization for Help Center users
Hello everyone, As part of our ongoing effort to improve user experience, we are excited about the accessibility controls and predefined accessibility personas added in the Help Center, similar to what is already available in Zoho Desk. Help Center users
Record history and ticket interaction tab in contacts and accounts
Hello everyone! We have improved the History tab to help users trace updates in the interaction activity logs of the Contacts and Accounts detail pages in the Customer Module. This enhancement make it easier to get clear details about who made each update,
Zia Actions: AI-powered Workflow Automation for Faster and Smarter Execution
Hello everyone, Updated on 12th Dec 2025 Zia actions for Workflow is available for Enterprise edition ONLY. These features are currently available in the following DCs: US, CA, EU, IN, and AU Email Auto reply and Content Generation are available as Early
Qwen to be the default open source Generative AI model in Zoho Desk
Hello everyone, At Zoho Desk, we will make the latest Qwen (30B parameters) the default LLM for our Generative AI features, including Answer Bot, Reply Assistant, and others. As a subsequent step, we will discontinue support for Llama (8B parameters).
Enhancing Zia's service with better contextual responses and article generation
Hello everyone, We are enhancing Zia's Generative AI service to make your support experience smarter. Here's how: Increased accuracy with Qwen One of the key challenges in AI is delivering responses that are both contextually accurate and empathetic while
Data Import: New interface, improved field mapping, and more
Hello everyone! We’ve redesigned the data import process to ensure accurate field alignment and verify that every column in the uploaded file maps correctly with Desk fields before import. Here's how: Streamlined Import Steps Importing data is now more
Advanced Customization of the Help Center using JavaScript
Hello everyone, The Help Center in Zoho Desk can be customized by using HTML and CSS to provide structure and enhance the page's appearance—but what if you want to add interactive and dynamic elements? You can add these effects with JavaScript, a programming
Employee self-service portal: Onboarding and continuous learning platform for support reps
Hello everyone, In any organization, employees must go through multiple courses to learn about the product, their organization's standards, and how to respond to customer queries using the knowledge base articles available. This typically requires completing
2024 Email Authentication Standards: Elevating Security with Google and Yahoo
In contemporary email communication, email authentication plays a pivotal role in mitigating email fraud, spam, and phishing attacks. Brace yourself for a new level of security. Starting February 2024, Gmail and Yahoo will be implementing robust email
GitLab Extension for Zoho Desk: Connecting support and development for faster resolutions
Hello everyone! We’re excited to introduce the GitLab Extension for Zoho Desk, an integration that bridges the gap between support and development teams. This allows tickets to be converted into actionable GitLab issues for faster resolutions, better
Zoho Desk's integration with Microsoft PowerBI delivers advanced analytics insights
Hello everyone, Gaining advanced insights through reports and dashboards is one of the critical requirements of every business. In addition to key metrics tracked in Zoho Desk, such as agent performance, SLA adherence, and ticket lifecycle, businesses
Introducing custom lookup fields in the Tickets, Contacts, and Accounts modules
Hello all, We are excited to announce a new enhancement that will empower you to further customize the Tickets, Contacts, and Accounts modules. Now, you will be able to create custom lookup fields in your Tickets, Contacts, and Accounts layouts for more
View comprehensive logs of all actions in Custom Module History
Hello everyone, We are happy to announce our new feature, Detail View in Custom Module History, which enhances visibility, control and accountability over your records. Users can now access a detailed timeline of every action that has been performed on
Export data using advanced export options and customizable settings
Hello everyone, The user interface for exporting data has been revamped with updates to make data exports more flexible and efficient for users. These updates not only enhance usability but also bring advanced capabilities to help users extract precise
Provide a standard structure to your content using article templates
Hello everyone, When multiple writers work on different documents, maintaining a standard structure can be challenging as each of the writer follows a different writing style. However, when the structure, tone, and format of every document is different,
Audit Log enhancements: Increased retention period, better user visibility, and more
Hello everyone, The Audit Log brings in the following enhancements which improve the overall ability to manage data. Why did we make these updates? Extended Data Retention: Audit data can now be filtered and exported for a 60-day period, doubling the
Sending workflow notifications using popular chat services
Hello everyone, We have introduced instant and scheduled notifications on some of the most popular chat platforms to facilitate easy collaboration, quick action, and wider reach. Workflow notifications can be sent to the following chat platforms: Zoho
Zia expands to China with native features and DeepSeek-powered generative AI features
Hello everyone, We are glad to support Zia native features and Zia generative AI features for our customers in China. From hereon, all AI-features in Desk will be accessible in China data center with the integration of DeepSeek generative AI model. DeepSeek
Engage with your customers at scale using WhatsApp Marketing Template messages
Hi everyone, To make it easier for organizations to communicate with customers, Desk now allows you to send individual, mass, and bulk WhatsApp template messages from both the Ticket and Contact modules. How is this going to benefit your business? WhatsApp
Send mass messages through WhatsApp from the Tickets module
Hi Everyone! Effective communication is key to delivering prompt and reliable customer support. Because WhatsApp is one of the most widely used and familiar messaging platforms, it's an effective channel for agents to reach customers who have submitted
Run your help desk on your schedule
In business, time is of the essence. This is especially true in a function like customer service, where KPIs such as response time and agent availability are the measures of success. Perhaps the most crucial consideration one needs to make about time is your hours of operation. These set expectations for your customer and for employees. To make communicating this information easier, we've revamped the way business hours and holiday lists work in Zoho Desk. In order to accommodate teams that work
Zoho Desk: Q2 2025 | What's New
Hello everyone, We are excited to announce Zoho Desk's 2025 Autumn updates. This release brings new features and enhancements that improve work management and enable businesses to provide a better overall support experience. Spanning from Zia Agents to
Playground: An exclusive test environment to analyze Field Prediction accuracy
Hello everyone, We are introducing Playground: an exclusive proactive testing environment for businesses to analyze Zia's prediction accuracy. This allows admins and agents to: Run predictions on actual tickets or specific content for realistic test conditions.
New features and improvements in Desk's integration with Zia powered by GPT
Hi everyone, We’re pleased to announce several new enhancements in Zia Powered by GPT integration. These updates bring more customization options, improved response generation, and additional language support. Below is an overview of the enhancements
Perform custom actions from the Ticket interface using Buttons
Hello everyone, We have introduced an option to add Buttons to the tickets, which will facilitate direct access to other applications, websites, allows execution of custom workflows, and more. Accessibility and visibility of buttons The buttons can be
Cross-department Parent-Child ticketing for faster and efficient ticket resolution
Hello everyone, Organizations frequently need to have multiple departments set up in their customer service ticketing system. However, when a customer raises an issue or an internal process that requires agents to collaborate with their peers, a lack
Simplify ticket replies with intelligent writing and content analysis tools
Introducing a smarter, faster way to handle ticket responses with generative AI-powered capabilities, now available in the ticket detail view. These enhancements are designed to reduce agent effort, improve clarity, and elevate the overall support experience.
Collaborate without compromise, with Ticket Sharing.
We often hear that the ability to move tickets is a big benefit. That kind of flexibility is great to have when your tickets require expertise across departments. But there's often a price to pay: Moving tickets across departments could result in a (well-intentioned) battle for access. When tickets move between departments while agents are working on them, chaos ensues. To put an end to all these worries, Zoho Desk brings out a new ticket action: simply share. With ticket sharing, everyone gets
UI and other enhancements in Community module
Hello everyone, The Community module has undergone a UI revamp to improve user experience. In addition, we have introduced Status Board and Bulk Approval of posts to provide better engagement. Improved User Interface The new interface brings the following
Determine agent work hours and break timings with Desk's agent availability report
Hello everyone, We are excited to tell you about updates to the agent availability report, designed to enhance efficiency in tracking agents’ activities. What is the agent availability report? The agent availability report helps managers monitor team
Monitor Ticket Transition Through Lifecycle Report
Hello everyone, We have introduced lifecycle report under the pre-defined or static reports to provide better visibility of ticket transitions. For more information kindly refer to the help doc: Monitoring Ticket Transition with Lifecycle Reports Importance
Audit Log: Detailed View and Export for Better Tracking
Audit log tracks all the events or actions performed by the users and displays them in a sequential order. By default, all users who have admin access can view the audit log. We have added new features to the audit log that will enhance the user experience
Effective project development with integration of Zoho Desk and MS Azure
Dear partners, We are happy to announce that you can now integrate your Zoho Desk account with Microsoft Azure DevOps. This integration provides an effective way to: Manage feature requests Collaborate with teams Streamline development processes Dispatch
Multilingual Ratings - Happiness Ratings in Your Customer's Language
Hello everyone, We’re excited to introduce Multilingual Support for Customer Happiness Ratings! Collecting accurate customer feedback is crucial for improving service quality, but language barriers can lead to misunderstandings, lower response rates,
HTML - CSS Customization for Customer Portal
The customer self-service portal within Zoho Support is one of the easiest to set up amongst various available options to businesses today. We've had quite a few customers tell us about it over time, and we've internalized that as an important criterion while building features and enhancements to it. As easy as it is to setup, we've also heard from customers about more customization options we should build. As a result, we've started investing a lot of our efforts in that direction. Today, we're
Bug Alert - Duplication of Tickets in Zoho Support
Due to a bug that crept into our email infrastructure, duplicate copies of emails were fetched into and displayed within Zoho Support today. We've already identified the root cause and built a fix for it. Additionally, an automatic background program will identify and clean up all the duplicate emails you might have received so far. The same should be rolled out to all users shortly. We'll keep you posted here as and when the fix is applied. We apologize for the inconvenience and understand that,
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