Options reference

Version: 1.0.32

Options reference

Every setting on Components > Easy Helpdesk > Configuration, explained in plain language.

General
  • Allow guest tickets: visitors can open tickets without a site account
  • Default status / priority: starting values on new tickets
  • Show ticket type on submit: optional type field on the customer form
  • Enable attachments, folder path, max files, max KB, allowed extensions: upload policy
  • Ticket prefix: letters at the start of ticket numbers (default EHD)
  • Let customers reopen tickets: Reopen button on resolved/closed tickets
  • Ask for a rating: 1 to 5 stars after resolve/close
  • Allow splitting messages: staff can split a reply into a new ticket
  • Site / admin editor: which Joomla editor plugin to use, or inherit
  • Read-only demo usernames: comma list that can browse but not save
Portal
  • Portal theme: Minimal, Classic, Soft, or Ink
  • Accent colour, corners, portal width, form width: layout and brand
  • Offer a password sign in: show username/password in addition to magic links
  • Font, row height, header style, custom CSS: polish and overrides
Staff ticket screen
  • Show or hide: time log, suggested articles, custom field answers, previous tickets, activity trail, watchers
Knowledge base
  • Offer the knowledge base: master switch for site KB, suggestions, and staff KB panel
  • Intro image and alt text for the KB index
  • Show/hide: updated date, reading time, views, on-this-page TOC, related articles, aside, still-stuck CTA, share, helpful votes
  • Run content plugins inside articles
  • JSON-LD and Open Graph switches
Notification email
  • Notify customers / notify staff master switches
  • HTML mail, auto reply on open, from name/email, global CC/BCC
  • Mail accent colour, header mode (text/logo/both), header text, logo, and signature
  • Attachment download links switch for the {attachments} placeholder
  • Templates are edited under Mail and routing > Email Templates
Email fetching
  • Legacy single mailbox: host, port, encryption, username, password, folder, department, delete after read, cron key with Generate
  • Mail service presets for common IMAP providers
  • Prefer published Mailboxes rows for multi-inbox setups (same presets on mailbox edit)
Security
  • Enable CAPTCHA, guests only, built-in or Turnstile, Turnstile keys, label/help/reload text
Business hours
  • SLA day start and end times, and which weekdays count
Permissions
  • Joomla ACL matrix for core rights plus Agent, Manager, Reply, Private note, Status, Assign, Merge, Requester