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How to Enable Trainers to Respond as Themselves

How to Enable Trainers to Respond as Themselves

Posted by Support Team on February 26, 2025 — Updated on February 26, 2025

To enable trainers to respond as themselves in the new messages view within your fitness business management software platform, follow the instructions below.

Introducing our new feature that allows trainers to respond in messages as themselves. This feature is only applicable in the new messages view.

1. Trainer Account

Logged in as the head trainer, access your account settings.

Trainer Account

2. Customize Platform

Click on Customize Platform.

Customize Platform

3. View all Staff Member Messages

Enable the “View all Staff Member Messages” feature in order to view messages of all staff members. Scroll down and save.

View all Staff Member Messages

4. Messages

Navigate to the Messages tab.

Messages

5. Select Message

Select an existing message thread from a staff member to a client.

Select Message

6. Enter Message

Enter a message.

Enter Message

7. Click the send icon.

Click the send icon button to send the message.

Click the send icon.

8. Verify the warning message.

You will be prompted with a warning indicating that this conversation is not owned by you.

Verify the warning message.

9. Send

Click the Send button.

Send

10. Verify Sender

Review the message details to check the sender. It should display the head trainer’s name.

Verify Sender

11. Select Staff Member

Back under the “Account” settings, go to the “Trainers” tab. Select the specific staff member to adjust their permissions.

Select Staff Member

12. Can Manage All

Update the staff member’s permission under Messages. Change to “Can manage all” and save. Updating this permission will allow the staff member to view all other staff member’ messages.

Can Manage All

13. Message Thread

A staff member with this permission setting will be able to send messages as themselves on any conversation. Logged in as the staff member, go to the “Messages” tab and select a conversation between another staff member and a client.

Message Thread

14. Send Message

Enter a message and click on the send icon.

Send Message

15. Warning Message

View the warning indicating that this conversation is not owned by you.

Warning Message

16. Verify Sender

Review the message details to check the sender. It should display the staff member’s name.

Verify Sender

By using this feature, trainers can effectively communicate and keep clear who is responding to whom.
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