Product Roadmap


Keep up with the latest updates and what we have in store for the future

Live Chat


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Transfer - by Channel

LIVE

Agents can transfer a chat to another Channel.

6/1/2020

Transfer - by Agent

LIVE

Agents can transfer a chat to another Department or Agent.

2/12/2021

FAQs

LIVE

A knowledgebase of frequently asked questions and answers that can be used as a canned answer during chat.

6/1/2020

Chat Labels/Tagging

LIVE

WebsiteAlive allows only 1 "Chat Label" per chat session; Alive5 now allows one or multiple "Tags" per chat session. This dispositioning allows Admins to generate reports based on Tags.

6/1/2020

End Chat Email to Admin Notification

LIVE

Automatically send an email copy of conversations to emails set by the Admin.

6/1/2020

End Chat Email

to Visitor

LIVE

VIsitor can request a copy of chat transcript sent to their email address.

6/1/2020

Visitor Blocking

LIVE

Block a Visitor from chatting.

6/1/2020

Pre-Chat Survey

LIVE

Ask a question or series of qualifying questions before a chat starts.

6/1/2020

Post-Chat Survey

LIVE

Ask a satisfaction survey after a chat session ends with an Agent.

6/1/2020

Incoming Chat Timeout to Offline

LIVE

If a chat is not accepted within x seconds, the Visitor will be routed to an Offline Flow.

8/15/2020

Color Changing Tabs

DEPRECIATED

Chat tabs will change color based on last reponse time with a Visitor. The longer the Visitor waits, the darker the color.

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File Sharing

LIVE

Drag drop any file to be uploaded and converted to a link for the Visitor or Agent to download.

6/1/2020

Auto-End Chat

TBD

Auto-end the chat after x seconds if Visitor does not respond.

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Auto-Message Agent Delay

TBD

Auto-send a message after x seconds if the Agent or Visitor does not respond.

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Screen Sharing

TBD

Add ability to share screens with a Visitor to help diagnose issues on their computer.

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SMS


Facebook Messenger


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

1-1 Messaging

LIVE

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Ability to route messages from the Facebook Chat on a Facebook Page to Alive5. Assign specific Agents to handle these requests.

6/1/2020

Chatbot Automation

LIVE

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Agent Alert

LIVE

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Drag Drop Bot

Flow Builder

LIVE

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Currently, building a Facebook Bot Flow is using blocks (version 1). Next version will be drag drop, connector based.

9/1/2020

View for Separated FBM Conversations

LIVE

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Currently, SMS and Facebook are grouped together in 1 view. This feature will allow an Agent to see only SMS threads or Facebook threads.

11/5/2020

Chatbots & AI


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Web Chatbots

LIVE

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Add automated chat flows for Agent routing, self-service resources, and more to a web chat session.

6/1/2020

SMS Chatbots

LIVE

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Add automated chat flows for Agent routing, self-service resources, and more to a SMS session.

6/1/2020

Facebook Messenger Chatbots

LIVE

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Add automated chat flows for Agent routing, self-service resources, and more to a Facebook Messenger session.

6/1/2020

FAQ/NLP Bot

LIVE

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Create a chatbot which taps into the FAQ knowledgebase and answer Visitor questions. Using AI/NLP technology, answers can be trained to provide better results over time.

6/1/2020

Lead Bot

LIVE

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A chatbot which gathers name, email, phone number, or any other types of information.

6/1/2020

Away Bot

LIVE

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A SMS flow which based on the time of when a text is recieved, will reply a message based on a schedule.

6/1/2020

IF THEN Bot

LIVE

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Ability to run a chat bot flow based on a condition, such as Visitor credits or variables.

6/1/2020

SMS to Web Bot Transition

LIVE

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6/1/2020

Authenticated Chatbots

LIVE

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Passing email, name, phone number, or CRM ID to a chatbot which creates allows the identity of the Visitor to be known. Useful if you'd like the Visitor to check their account balance for example.

9/1/2020

FAQ Bot Flows

May 2021

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More info soon

May 2021

Bot Flow Templates

July 2021

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Pre-defined Bot Flow templates to be used when creating a new chatbot.

3/1/2021

Offline Management


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Leave a Message

LIVE

Ability to capture leads when live chat Agents are not available.

6/1/2020

Email Management

TBD

Ability to answer emails from within the Console.

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Schedule-Based Availability

LIVE

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WebsiteAlive live chat availability is based off of Agent status. Now, additionally there is schedule based online availability in Alive5. So you can allow chats to be available only during certain hours.

6/1/2020

AliveTracker


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Visitor Monitor

LIVE

A basic view to see what visitors are on your website in real time.

6/1/2020

Rule-based Triggers

TBD

Based on a rule, define a pop, message, or flow to send to a Visitor based on specific page, time on page, or other parameters.

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Leave a Message

TBD

Visual real-time dashboard and map of all visitors in your website. Ability to filter by site.

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Proactive Pop Ups

August 2021

Set an image pop up to appear as the initial greeting on a web page.

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Team Chat


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Deleting Conversations

Sept 2021

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Ability for a user (who sent a message) to delete sent message(s).

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Contacts


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Contacts

LIVE

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A mini-CRM built in which stores a customer's name, email, phone number and other contact related information. A full transcript of conversations available for easy history review.

6/1/2020

Contacts by Agent

LIVE

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Allow Agents to view Contacts that interacted with them only - live chat, SMS.

10/1/2020

Assign Contact to Agent

LIVE

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Ability for an Admin or Agent to assign a Contact to a user or multiple users. A pop up bell icon will appear as well as an email notification for user to check their Contacts section.

7/1/2021

Contact Upload .CSV

LIVE

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Ability to upload a .CSV file containing phone numbers, names, and emails to be saved as Contacts.

6/1/2020

Tags


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Tags by Channel

LIVE

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Allow Admins to specify which Tags show up for specific Channels, as you do not want all Tags to appear for a Channel.

11/5/2020

Tasks


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Tasks

TBD

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Ability to create a Task or Ticket from a Live Chat, SMS, Facebook Messenger Chat.

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Payments


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

AlivePay

September 2021

Ability to accept credit cards in a PCI-compliant environment over any messaging channel.

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Reporting


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Bot Reporting

LIVE

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Reporting module to see results of a Question bot - to see what answers were selected.

6/1/2020

Chat Transcripts

LIVE

Reporting module to see all chat conversations for a given time frame.

6/1/2020

Chat Labels/Tags

LIVE

Reporting module to see all chat conversations based on a Tag(s) for a given time frame.

6/1/2020

Performance

LIVE

Reporting module to see all chat performance by Agent for a given time frame.

6/1/2020

Pre/Post-Chat Survey

LIVE

Reporting module to see all survey results for a given time frame.

6/1/2020

Operator Online

August 2021

Reporting module to see all logged in or away status for Agent(s) for a given time frame.

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Chat Window & Widgets


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Logo

LIVE

Upload a custom logo for the chat window.

6/1/2020

Window Customization

LIVE

Customize the chat window with your own brand logo, colors, and more.

6/1/2020

Hide if no Agents

TBD

Hide widget if no Agent is available online.

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Widget Settings per Device

LIVE

Ability to show a different widget setting on desktop vs mobile devices.

1/1/2021

Mobile App


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Live Chat

LIVE

Ability to accept live chat requests on the mobile app.

6/1/2020

SMS

LIVE

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Ability to accept live SMS text requests on the mobile app.

6/1/2020

Contacts

LIVE

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Ability to search Contacts on the mobile app.

6/1/2020

FAQs/Hotkeys

LIVE

Ability to use FAQs in the mobile app.

6/1/2020

Google Sign In

LIVE

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Ability to sign in with Google on the mobile app.

6/1/2020

Team Chat

LIVE

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Ability to chat internally with other users of Alive5 within your organization.

6/1/2020

Compliance


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

CRM & 3rd Party Integrations


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Salesforce

LIVE

Integrate with Salesforce - create Contacts, Activities, and push conversations into CRM.

6/1/2020

Dynamics

LIVE

Integrate with Dynamics 365/IFD - create Contacts, Activities, and push conversations into CRM.

6/1/2020

Google Analytics

LIVE

Ability to view Chatbot and Live Chat events inside Google Analytics

10/1/2020

Zapier

TBD

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Integrate with Zapier to perform functions with other apps.

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Hubspot

TBD

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Integrate with Hubspot - create Contacts, Activities, and push conversations into CRM.

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Chrome Extension

TBD

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Ability to click on any phone number on a web page and send a SMS to it.

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API Library

LIVE

Public API which allows you to programatically connect to Alive5 to obtain chat data, send texts, reporting, and more.

6/1/2020

Salesforce Integration (Enterprise)

LIVE

Ability to push chat transcripts to Salesforce CRM and attach conversations to entities such as Leads, Contacts, Accounts, and Opportunities.

6/1/2020

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Integration

LIVE

Ability to push chat transcripts to Dynamics CRM and attach conversations to entities such as Leads, Contacts, Accounts, and Opportunities.

6/1/2020

QR Codes


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

QR Code Generator

LIVE

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Ability to easily customize and generate QR codes which connect directly to SMS or web chat bot.

6/1/2020

API to Generate QR Codes Dynamically

LIVE

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Generate unique QR Codes which have customer details (name, email, phone) embedded to start a web chatbot.

10/1/2020

Enterprise Features


Sub-Feature

ETA

WebsiteAlive Feature?

Description

Release Date

Single Sign On

TBD

Integration with One Login

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