A live client status page, for every project you run.
Most people businesses - agencies, accountants, lawyers, consultants, recruiters - report by hand: screenshots assembled on a Friday afternoon and emailed into a void. Forge gives each project a live, branded status page - a single link the client can check any time, always current, so 'where are we?' is answered before they have to ask. You tell us what each page should show; we connect it to your project tool, build it, brand it and look after it. Your project lead gets Friday afternoon back.
2-week ops audit · nothing technical on your side · runs on your own accountsOther tools sell you a builder. Forge builds a live status page per project and looks after it for you.
What clients see
Overall status, at a glance
On track / at risk, with one line of context - so they know the answer instantly.
Milestones, done & next
What's shipped, what's in progress, what's coming - with dates.
Current deliverables
What's being worked on right now and when it lands.
Anything they need to do
Open approvals or decisions, with clear deadlines - so nothing's blocked on them silently.
What you stop doing
Friday-afternoon reports
No more hand-assembled PDFs - the page updates itself from the work.
'Where are we?' emails
Clients check the link before they message. Inboxes get quieter.
Format drift
Every client gets the same consistent, branded view - no two-formats problem.
Status guesswork
Internal status matches what the client sees, so everyone's working from one truth.
Three steps to a working page
Tell us about your projects
In a 2-week ops audit - what kinds of work, what milestones, who needs to see what.
We build the status page
Connected to your project tool, branded to your agency - live in about two weeks.
Each project gets a link
One link per client - always current, on your domain, looked after by us.
How it compares to weekly PDF reports
| Forge | Hand-built reports | |
|---|---|---|
| Effort per client per week | Zero - the page updates itself | 30-60 minutes of someone's billable time |
| Currency of info | Live - always current | As of last Friday, then stale |
| Consistency across clients | One template, always | Drift - every report is a bit different |
| Client experience | A branded link they check any time | An email PDF buried in their inbox |
| When the team is busy | Still updates | First thing that gets skipped |
Status pages are how reporting scales
A weekly update email is a fine habit at three clients. At ten it's a job; at twenty it's the thing that gets skipped when the team is busy. A live status page replaces the recurring work with a link - it's the cheapest retention tool an agency can put in place, and the one that scales as the client roster grows. Our client reporting guide covers where it fits.
Forge builds your status page shaped to your projects - milestones, deliverables, blockers, all updated from the work itself. Branded and looked after by us, so the only thing you do is share the link.
Frequently asked questions
What is a client status page?
A live, branded page per project that shows the client the current state of the work - overall status, milestones, current deliverables, and anything needed from them. It updates itself from the work, instead of being assembled into a report each week.
How is this different from a client portal?
A status page focuses on project progress; a client portal is the broader logged-in space where status sits alongside files, deliverables and messages. Many agencies start with a status page and grow into a full portal - we build both.
Do I have to maintain or update it?
No. You tell us how your projects run, and we build the page, connect it to your tools, brand it and keep it working. It runs on your own accounts, but nothing technical lands on your team.
Can each client only see their own page?
Yes. Each project gets its own status page on a unique link - clients only ever see their own work.
Does it replace the weekly update email?
It can - most agencies keep a short weekly email as a nudge and use it to point at the live page for detail. Either way, it removes the manual report assembly that eats Friday afternoons.
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