We're constantly updating and enhancing ChurchApp, often building directly upon customer feedback to guide our development. The following lists some changes that were made to ChurchApp between
1st April - 29th April 2016.
ChurchApp
28-Apr-2016 - "Annual" repeat frequency option for multi-date calendar events
You can now add repeating events with an "annual" repeat frequency by selecting "Yearly - date" from the available options. Multi-date events will repeat on the same date each year during the specified range of dates.
http://support.churchsuite.com/article/98-adding-events-to-your-church-calendar26-Apr-2016 - Address Book Communication PDFs
In Address Book > Communication you can now select to download the Communication PDFs without respecting each contact's Public Communication settings.
http://support.churchsuite.com/article/46-how-to-print-a-church-directory11-Apr-2016 - Restrict Tags to User Groups
You can now restrict tags, across ChurchApp, to only be visible to Users in specific User Groups.
http://support.churchsuite.com/article/355-restricting-visibility-of-tags-to-specific-user-groups11-Apr-2016 - Search for Others restrictions
We have made it easier to restrict content in Search for Others in My ChurchApp. From AddressBook module options you can restrict the access to and content of Search for Others by tag with two multi-select dropdowns.
http://support.churchsuite.com/article/109-restricting-access-to-my-churchapp-search-for-others11-Apr-2016 - Mandrill domain verification integration
In preparation for Mandrill change of terms of service requiring domains be verified, which will improve email deliverability for customers, we have implemented a helpful Integration in the Administrator >Integrations section of ChurchApp. The integration takes you through the process of domain verification and entering the all-important DKIM and SPF text records that need adding to the DNS settings for your domain.
http://support.churchsuite.com/article/79-improving-email-delivery-from-your-churchapp-account01-Apr-2016 - Deleting Booking Types
When deleting a booking type with linked bookings you now must reassign the linked bookings to another booking type
http://support.churchsuite.com/article/357-deleting-booking-types01-Apr-2016 - Deleting Event Categories
When deleting an event category with linked events ChurchApp now forces you to reassign the linked events to another category.
http://support.churchsuite.com/article/356-deleting-event-categories
My ChurchApp
25-Apr-2016 - All Rotas View
There's now an "Enable All Rotas access" Rotas module option, which, when checked, your My ChurchApp contacts will be able to view a new "All Rotas" page. "All Rotas" provide contacts with an overview of all rotas, including who is serving for a chosen date.
http://support.churchsuite.com/article/358-granting-rota-overview-functionality-to-your-serving-team-members22-Apr-2016 - My ChurchApp gets a makeover
My ChurchApp has had a complete makeover, including a cleaner look with elegant new styling, feel and enhanced usability.
http://support.churchsuite.com/article/106-what-is-my-churchapp-overview22-Apr-2016 - My Children Email/SMS Opt In/Out
Parents can now manage the Email and SMS opt in/opt out preferences for their children in My Children within My ChurchApp
http://support.churchsuite.com/article/90-adding-new-children11-Apr-2016 - Gift Aid declaration HMRC compliance in My ChurchApp (UK Only)
To ensure correct HMRC compliance when adding new Gift Aid declarations through My ChurchApp, the system now verifies a valid postal address is held for the church member.
http://support.churchsuite.com/article/118-managing-your-gift-aid-declarations-using-churchapp
If you have any thoughts or suggestions for us, please let us know - we'd love to hear from you.