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Getting Started with the AppFront Portal: A Complete Overview

A walkthrough of the AppFront portal for new restaurant partners — covering login, Insights, website editing, campaigns, loyalty, and support.

Written by Sarah Hassler

Welcome to Your AppFront Portal

The AppFront portal is your central hub for managing your online ordering experience — from viewing orders and customer data to running marketing campaigns and editing your website. This guide walks you through the key sections so you can get up and running quickly.


Logging In

Visit portal.appfront.ai and sign in with your email address. If it's your first time, check your inbox for a password reset email from AppFront.

Tip: Bookmark the portal URL so it's easy to find later. If you ever get locked out, use the "Forgot Password" link on the login page.


Insights

The Insights page is your dashboard. Here you'll find:

  • Orders — a live and historical view of all online orders placed through your AppFront storefront

  • Revenue & metrics — order totals, average ticket size, and trends over time

  • Delivery heat map — a visual map of where your delivery customers are located, useful for targeting your marketing and SEO efforts

  • Reviews — customer feedback submitted through your online ordering platform; you can respond to reviews directly from this page

This is a great page to check daily to stay on top of your orders and customer activity.


Website Editor

AppFront gives you the ability to edit your online ordering website directly from the portal — no technical experience required.

  • Navigate to the Website section in the left-hand sidebar

  • Make your changes and click Save

  • Changes go live within approximately 15 minutes

Tip: Make sure your homepage includes a visible sign-up box so new customers can easily create a loyalty account.


Campaigns

The Campaigns section lets you communicate with your customers via email and SMS.

Automated Campaigns

AppFront automatically sends lifecycle messages based on customer behavior — for example, a win-back email to customers who haven't ordered in a while, or a follow-up after a first order. These run in the background without any action needed from you.

Group Campaigns

You can also send manual campaigns to specific groups of customers:

  1. Navigate to Groups in the sidebar

  2. Select the audience you want to reach

  3. Create your message (email or SMS) and send or schedule it

This is great for announcing new menu items, seasonal promotions, or special events.


Loyalty Program

Your AppFront loyalty program rewards customers for every order they place.

  • Customers earn 1 point per $1 spent by default

  • Points can be redeemed for rewards you configure — for example, 100 points = a free menu item

  • Rewards are set up as coupons tied to specific menu items in your portal

Customers can see their points balance and available rewards directly in your online ordering app.


Managing Staff Access

You can give team members their own login to the portal so they can view orders and Insights.

  1. Go to Advanced SettingsUsers

  2. Click Invite Admin and enter their email address

  3. They'll receive an email invitation to set up their account

We recommend giving a manager, host, or counter person access so they can monitor orders in real time from the Insights page.


Getting Support

Need help? We're here for you.

  • Live chat: Click the black & pink button in the bottom-right corner of your portal at any time to chat with the AppFront support team

  • Text support: Reach us at 1-833-454-3407

  • Help center: Browse articles at help.appfront.ai


Have a question not covered here? Reach out to your AppFront onboarding manager or contact support — we're happy to help.

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