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Guides that open real product pages
Short articles for Operations. Each one deep-links into features, pricing, download, help, or employee check-in. Nothing here emails anyone. Site search still only answers product questions and opens a page that exists.
Guide · 2026-09-12
Tell employees first: a workplace time-tracking notice that matches the product
Send a written notice before the Windows agent goes on a company PC. The tray is the live disclosure.
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-12
How to install the VisibleHours Windows tray agent
Create the org, download VisibleHours-Setup.exe, run past SmartScreen, and paste the invite from Team (or open the /join link).
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-12
From tracked hours to a payroll CSV: client codes and timesheets
Put the day’s hours on a client code, build the week, approve it, then download payroll CSV.
Read the guideFeature workup · 2026-09-12
Optional screenshots and recording sessions — off until you turn them on
A new org captures zero shots and zero sessions. Interval, blur, and retention are org settings.
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-12
Phone check-in that is not live GPS tracking
A phone-web punch, optional GPS, and a named geofence. Not background tracking. Not a store app.
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-14
App and URL rules that leave idle as idle
Stamp minutes you already recorded. Idle stays idle. Rules do not block a site or hide the tray.
Read the guideFeature workup · 2026-09-14
Productivity scores and distraction alerts
Rules label the minutes first. The daily percentage leaves idle out. Alerts do not email anyone.
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-14
Shift and PTO calendar vs the visible tray
The calendar is the planned week. The tray is the recorded day. Approving PTO does not hide the icon.
Read the guideFeature workup · 2026-09-14
Weekly insights without a live model
A VisibleHours reading of your numbers. Not a live model. Not outreach. CSVs stay on Exports.
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-14
Manager CSVs: activity, productivity, allocations
Three manager files for a date range. Payroll CSV is a different export on Timesheets.
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-14
Slack, Jira, Asana OAuth and signed outbound webhooks
Encrypted workspace tokens and signed webhooks. This slice does not post to a channel or email the team.
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-14
SAML / SSO ACS login for managers
One SAML connection per organization. Sample metadata is test mode. SSO is for managers, not the tray.
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-14
Invite codes and /join links that do not send email
Copy the code or the /join link. Codes do not expire until you regenerate them. There is no Send.
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-14
Idle, pause, and offline — three different tray states
Three honest states. Idle resumes on its own. Pause is a click. Offline is last-seen, not a hidden watcher.
Read the guideFeature workup · 2026-09-14
$7 per seat without live checkout on this page
Public Pricing does not start checkout. Ask “pricing” or “how much does it cost” stays here. Billing tutorial stays in Help.
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-14
Operations home is today’s roster, not a payroll week
Today’s pulse lives on Team. A payroll week lives on Timesheets. There is no attention queue.
Read the guideFeature workup · 2026-09-14
Privacy and retention on a company PC
What the draft privacy notice collects today. No keystrokes, clipboard, webcam, microphone, or live phone GPS.
Read the guideGuide · 2026-09-14
Read a person’s day: timeline, apps, and idle
One person, one date. CSVs stay on Exports. Scores stay on Scores. The tray still shows pause and quit.
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