This update focuses on streamlining navigation by reorganizing the most frequently used tools and giving them clearer, more descriptive names.<h2 id="h_01K07J9W5V09N1399ZS7WPV7WF">What changed?</h2>From:<figure style="width: 99.35%;" class="wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 1039/319;" src="https://pcogroups.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38987609868699" alt="Oldnav_light_border.png" width="1039" height="319"></figure>To:<figure style="width: 99%;" class="wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 1115/370;" src="https://pcogroups.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38987609873435" alt="TopNav_light.png" width="1115" height="370"></figure><ul>
<li>Reports has been moved to the top navigation</li>
<li>Calendar has been renamed to Events and moved to the top navigation</li>
<li>Resources has been moved to the ⚙️ menu, and renamed to Shared resources</li>
<li>Requests has been renamed to Member requests</li>
</ul><h2 id="h_01K07JHGY6XZTZQQV6FFPD1AKD">Why is this awesome?</h2>By moving Reports and Events to the top navigation, you'll have instant access to the insights and scheduling tools you use most. The new Shared resources and Member requests labels are more descriptive of what’s actually in there. We hope this helps you spend less time hunting for features and more time building your community.🧡 Team Groups

Changed: Navigation in Groups admin

If your church uses only one group type, people no longer have to click into it to see available groups. Now, Church Center will take group seekers straight to the list—saving a step and making it easier to discover and join a group. This is available on Church Center web already, and in the Church Center iOS/Android app version 2025.7.7 or newer.<h2 id="h_01K04XCJ3WZKPHC3BMHR6EC897">How does it work?</h2>If all of your visible groups belong to just one group type, Church Center will automatically show the list of groups to anyone not already in a group. Existing group members will still see their groups in the My Groups section.<figure style="width: 94.35%;" class="wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 2850/3064;" src="https://pcogroups.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38943831030555" alt="ComboLatest 1.png" width="2850" height="3064"></figure><h2 id="h_01K04XE8ZCHE9PC42H0YG762R7">Why is this awesome?</h2>Because it removes unnecessary friction for people trying to find a group. When there's only one group type, there's no reason to make group seekers click again just to see their options. This update puts your groups front and center—making it faster and easier for people to explore and join. It’s a small change that dials up discoverability in a big way, helping more people take that first step into community.Cut the click, show the groups quick!🧡 Team Groups

Improved: Easier group discovery in Church Center

Recently, our team has been working on some important behind-the-scenes updates to lay the foundation for the future of chat in the Church Center app.While most of the improvements won’t be immediately visible, we hope you will start to notice a more polished experience as we prepare for the next iteration of chat features.<h2 id="h_01K04WSP86X0EJM9K2R0EESFTM">What’s new</h2><ul>
<li>Conversation filters have been redesigned for easier access.</li>
<li>When viewing read receipts for your messages, you can now see the names and photos of everyone who has read a message rather than an abbreviated list.</li>
<li>To keep things tidy, the read receipt indicators and timestamps are hidden for past messages. To view these details for a message, tap on it to expand.</li>
<li>Message reactions now appear in a bottom sheet after long-pressing on a message.</li>
<li>When uploading multiple image files, they will display as individual thumbnails rather than as a group.</li>
<li>To improve performance, the “Mark all read” button will no longer show the total number of unread messages. However, each conversation will still show a bubble with the number of unread messages.</li>
</ul>We’ll be slowly rolling out this update over the next month so that we can monitor performance and make improvements as necessary. Stay tuned for more chat updates in the coming months!💙 The Chat Team

Improved: Chat filter layout and other improvements on mobile

We all share a deep frustration with scammers, spammers, and other bad actors in today’s digital world. Unfortunately, they’re out there—working hard to gain access to sensitive group member information. To help guard against this, we’re introducing new messaging to prevent giving scammers access to groups. This feature will gently encourage admins and leaders to confirm a person’s identity before adding them to a group. More information on how to keep your Planning Center account secure <a href="https://pcogroups.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/20045475258011-Secure-your-account#how-administrators-help-with-security-0">can be found here</a>.<h2 id="h_01K04RA5YMQRRCB0PMX3CQFMSY">How does it work?</h2>This new warning message will show when adding new members. The message cannot be disabled to ensure that admins are seeing it.<figure style="width: 80.57%;" class="wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 724/719;" src="https://pcogroups.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38938836980763" alt="AdminNewest.png" width="724" height="719"></figure>It will also show on Church Center (web and iOS/Android version 2025.7.7 or newer) when adding new members. <figure style="width: 59.64%;" class="wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 1306/2713;" src="https://pcogroups.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38938836984091" alt="CCA_NEw.png" width="1306" height="2713"></figure><h2 id="h_01K04RB9TX68FK8SGPMTJV1CZW">Why is it awesome?</h2>This new messaging helps group leaders to make safer, more informed decisions when managing their groups. By adding a simple checkpoint before new members are added, we’re reducing the risk of scammers getting access to groups. It’s a small change that we hope makes a big difference—building trust, strengthening security, and keeping your group spaces safe from digital intruders. Plus, it encourages a thoughtful, people-first approach to group management, which is what we’re all about.🧡 Team Groups

Improved: Better messaging to prevent scammers

Many admins manage groups that follow a familiar structure—similar settings, meeting times, or locations—but with just enough differences to make starting from scratch time-consuming. With the new Duplicate groups feature, you can create a new group based on an existing one, choosing exactly what to copy and what to change. It’s a flexible, time-saving way to spin up new groups in minutes instead of hours, just in time for the fall group season!<h2 id="h_01JZQXWTRWCXH23C5CCMGSMW54">How does it work?</h2>You can choose to duplicate any group from the new Actions button in a group.<figure class="wysiwyg-image"><img style="aspect-ratio: 712/291;" src="https://pcogroups.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38788635042587" alt="Entry_polished.png" width="712" height="291"></figure>That shows a menu with all the items that can be duplicated, as well as options to change the name or group type.<figure class="wysiwyg-image"><img style="aspect-ratio: 1200/906;" src="https://pcogroups.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38788635049243" alt="Duplicate.gif" width="1200" height="906"></figure><h3 id="h_01JZQYB3Y18RRYGV3FXKRAEQR5">Examples</h3>Seasonal: When small groups follow a seasonal rhythm—like launching each spring and fall—duplicating a previous group saves time and preserves consistency. Instead of rebuilding from scratch, admins can copy over meeting details, settings, and resources, then tweak what's needed for the new season. It’s a faster, more reliable way to launch the next round without missing a step.Demographic: If a ministry runs the same content for different demographics, like a men’s and women’s Bible study, duplication makes setup effortless. You can reuse the schedule, materials, and structure—just swap out the leader/members, group name/description—saving hours of manual re-entry and keeping things consistent across groups.Different meeting times: When offering the same group content at different times—like a morning and evening option—duplication is a huge time-saver. You can copy the group’s structure, then make quick edits to the meeting time or description. It’s perfect for churches offering flexible schedules while keeping the experience aligned.<h2 id="h_01JZQY7GWQ7X1686MNE72SNWNX">Why is this awesome?</h2>Because it turns hours of repetitive setup into just a few clicks. Whether you're launching a new season of small groups, duplicating discussion groups, or organizing group events with similar structures, this feature helps you move faster and with less friction. You stay in control—choosing exactly what gets copied—so every new group starts with a solid foundation. Don’t recreate—duplicate!🧡 Team Groups

New: Duplicate groups

Form descriptions got <a href="https://pcopeople.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/22386845581851-New-Rich-Text-Form-Descriptions">rich text formatting last year</a>, and now it’s available in all field descriptions! You get all the same tools—bold, italics, bullets, numbered lists, and links—so you can emPHAsize the right information or link to relevant resources.<img style="aspect-ratio: 1620/1222; width: 100%;" class="wysiwyg-image-resized" src="https://pcopeople.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38533453875611" width="1620" height="1222"> 💙 The People Team,Zane, Usborn, Shawn, Shane, Kody, Julia, Gabi, Fred, Dave, Beth, and Benson

Improved: Rich text for all form field descriptions

Now that <a href="https://pcohome.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/19130753943195-Create-and-manage-dashboards#create-shareable-dashboards-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shared dashboards</a> are here, teams are using Home to collaborate more than ever before! We want to keep this train rolling by introducing a new widget for shared dashboards that lets your team have more insight into workflows. To get started all you've got to do is jump into a dashboard and select People's workflow overview widget. From here, you can choose specific workflows or any combination of campuses and categories to narrow it down to the pertinent workflows.<figure style="width: 71.46%;" class="wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 1702/1648;" src="https://pcohome.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38388087363355" width="1702" height="1648"></figure>This widget allows you to share vital information about workflows on a shared dashboard with folks who may not have access to People or to specific workflows. This increased visibility should also help to increase accountability. Make sure these tasks are getting addressed quickly so your team can stay on top of the things that matter most.💙 The Home Team

New: Workflow overview widget

Previously, the "Pending Approvals" widget was only accessible on your private "My Dashboard" but we've made some upgrades so it's also useful on <a href="https://pcohome.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/19130753943195-Create-and-manage-dashboards#create-shareable-dashboards-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shared dashboards</a>. To get started all you've got to do is hop into a dashboard, select Calendar's pending approvals widget, and choose the approval groups you'd like monitor.<figure style="width: 70.52%;" class="wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 1702/1422;" src="https://pcohome.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38387359866139" width="1702" height="1422"></figure>Before this widget there was no way to see what was on an approval group's plate without being added to that group. Anyone who is added to an approval group can also approve requests and will get notifications about them which is way too much if you're just trying to see what's going on.Add this widget to a shared dashboard for a campus or ministry, select the related approval groups, and help your team stay on top of things!💙 The Home Team

Update: View pending Calendar approvals on shared dashboards

You can now edit individual instances of recurring Groups feed events directly from Calendar—no more hopping over to Groups just to break up the event series! This update brings Groups feed events in line with native Calendar events, making it easy to adjust a single occurrence without disrupting the whole series. Now, when you open a Groups feed event in Calendar, you’ll notice additional edit options if the event is recurring. So, if you need to book a different room for one date of your recurring event, just click edit -&gt; this date (just like you would for a normal Calendar event). It’s as simple as that!<img style="aspect-ratio: 624/343; width: 100%;" class="image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized" src="https://pcocalendar.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38271108531995" width="624" height="343">Whether you’re moving just one youth group night to a new room or making sure that you have enough chairs for additional guests attending a specific date, you’ll save time and skip any tedious workarounds.If you’re not using the Groups feeds yet, you can get started by following the steps in this guide: <a href="https://pcocalendar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051070693-Use-Feeds-to-Manage-Events">Use Feeds to Manage Events</a>. Enabling this feature will automatically create a Calendar event each time you create an event in Groups, removing the need to manually create and update Calendar events.❤️ Team Calendar, Taylor, Nick, Jared, Caleb R, Joe, Paul, Caleb J, Zeek, Kevin, and Michael

Improved: Request rooms for individual Groups feed events

As a staff member, you invest a lot in creating meaningful connections within your congregation. You organize events, share information, and make it easy for people to volunteer and get involved. But you may still find yourself asking questions about why people aren't getting more involved or what content they are⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ engaging with.With analytics, you can find the insights you need to truly understand how your congregation is connecting with the content you publish on Church Center.In Publishing, you'll find a new tab for Analytics, where you can see the total number of visitors and page views over your selected timeframe. This includes both built-in pages (like groups and Registrations signups) as well as custom Publishing content (like custom pages and sermons)!<figure class="image wysiwyg-image"><img style="max-width: 800px;" src="https://pcopublishing.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38040227374363"></figure> Tap the 🔍 to zoom in on data for a specific page.<figure class="image wysiwyg-image"><img style="max-width: 800px;" src="https://pcopublishing.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/38040400411931"></figure> In Home, we've also added an updated widget for active Church Center app visitors. The prior widget only included logged-in users, but the new widget also includes activity from guest users!We hope these analytics tools help you understand how people are engaging so you can foster even better connections for your people.🩶 The Publishing Team

New: Church Center analytics

Last year we rolled out some big enhancements to chat in the Church Center mobile app, centralizing all your team and group chat conversations in a single, filterable interface. Today, this global chat experience is now available on the web too!<img style="aspect-ratio: 624/77; width: 83.57%;" class="image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized" src="https://pcoservices.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37902011699355" width="624" height="77">Church Center users can view all of their conversations by clicking the chat icon in the top-right corner. The list is sorted by most recent, and can be filtered to show only chats for teams, groups, or a specific team or group.You can also navigate to a particular team to view conversations for that team. <figure class="image wysiwyg-image"><img style="aspect-ratio: 800/443;" src="https://pcoservices.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37906914084635" width="800" height="443"></figure>We’re excited to hear all the ways that real-time chat can help you organize your ministries and connect with your congregation. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!💙 The Chat Team

New: Services chat conversations on Church Center web

Last year we rolled out some big enhancements to chat in the Church Center mobile app, centralizing all your group and team chat conversations in a single, filterable interface. Today, this global chat experience is now available on the web too!<img style="aspect-ratio: 624/77; width: 89.14%;" class="image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized" src="https://pcogroups.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37901934738587" width="624" height="77">Church Center users can view all of their conversations by clicking the chat icon in the top-right corner. The list is sorted by most recent, and can be filtered to show only chats for groups, teams, or a specific group or team.You can also navigate to a particular group to view conversations for that group. Clicking Chat inside the group navigation will open up the global chat sidebar and filter the view to display conversations for that group only.<img style="aspect-ratio: 624/384; width: 88.91%;" class="image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized" src="https://pcogroups.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37901957722267" width="624" height="384">We’re excited to hear all the ways that real-time chat can help you organize your ministries and connect with your congregation. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!💙 The Chat Team

New: Global chat interface on Church Center web

Last year we rolled out some big enhancements to chat in the Church Center mobile app, centralizing all your group and team chat conversations in a single, filterable interface. Today, this global chat experience is now available on the web too!<img style="aspect-ratio: 624/77; width: 89.81%;" class="image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized" src="https://pcochurchcenter.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37901872032667" width="624" height="77">Church Center users can view all of their conversations by clicking the chat icon in the top-right corner. The list is sorted by most recent, and can be filtered to show only chats for groups, teams, or a specific group or team.You can also navigate to a particular group to view conversations for that group. Clicking Chat inside the group navigation will open up the global chat sidebar and filter the view to display conversations for that group only.<img style="aspect-ratio: 624/384; width: 88.68%;" class="image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized" src="https://pcochurchcenter.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37901872034331" width="624" height="384">We’re excited to hear all the ways that real-time chat can help you organize your ministries and connect with your congregation. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!💙 The Chat Team

Registrations is already built to help you connect people to your events — but sometimes, you want to create something that’s your own.Today, we’re excited to open up a new way to do just that with the Registrations public API! Whether you’re a church looking to build a fully custom website or app, or a business building tools that integrate with Planning Center, you can now access live signup information like event names, descriptions, images, times, availability, and more.This API gives you the flexibility to create tailored experiences for your congregants or your customers, powered by the same data and reliability you expect from Planning Center.Our full technical documentation is available <a href="https://developer.planning.center/docs/#/apps/registrations">here</a>. Have questions while you’re building? You or your team can connect with us on <a href="https://github.com/planningcenter">Github</a>.We can’t wait to see what you’ll build.💚The Registration’s Team

New: Registrations public API

We’ve rolled out a series of updates to make it easier to filter by campus across your People tools.If your organization has more than one campus, you’ll now see Campus as a filter option in:<ul>
<li>Background checks</li>
<li>The People index</li>
</ul><img src="https://pcopeople.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37826829709211" width="2048" height="1283">Your selection is sticky like it is on Lists, Workflows, and Forms—even if you navigate away or remove the filter, we’ll remember your last choice so you don’t have to re-select it each time.Last, we’ve introduced a “No campus” option on lists, workflows, and forms to easily identify resources that aren’t assigned to a campus yet.<img src="https://pcopeople.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37826829709723" width="2048" height="1264">These updates help ensure multi-campus organizations can quickly reach the right people and resources without unnecessary clicks. If you’ve got feedback or ideas for further multi-campus improvements, we’d love to hear from you!💙 The People Team,Zane, Usborn, Shawn, Shane, Kody, Julia, Gabi, Fred, Dave, Beth, and Benson

Improved: Filter by campus (or no campus) in more places

When you change conditions or rules on a list, People automatically pauses any active automations for that list to prevent them from running on incorrect results. However, there was no indication that editing conditions or rules would cause this to happen, and we heard from many of you wondering why automations were suddenly paused on lists you manage.We now  display an alert whenever you’re about to click “Save” on the rules page on a list with active automations:<img src="https://pcopeople.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37826446536347" width="717" height="454">We hope this makes managing your lists feel more predictable and transparent. You’re always in control—and now you’ll know exactly when automations are affected.💙 The People Team,Zane, Usborn, Shawn, Shane, Kody, Julia, Gabi, Fred, Dave, Beth, and Benson

Improved: Warn about paused automations when editing lists rules or conditions

Last year, we brought chat to Services teams and to the web via the global toolbar. No matter which Planning Center product you’re using, you always have direct access to all your chat conversations. Many of you are in a significant number of conversations, which sometimes makes it difficult to find exactly what you’re looking for. To help you navigate the volume of conversations, we’ve introduced conversation filters for the web toolbar.<figure style="width: 49.91%;" class="image wysiwyg-image image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 598/820;" src="https://pcoservices.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37832300787355" alt="Services_Chat_Web_Filters.png" width="598" height="820"></figure>The filter settings appear above the conversations list. You can choose to filter to conversations from:<ul>
<li>All of your groups</li>
<li>All of your teams and plans</li>
<li>A specific group</li>
<li>A specific team</li>
</ul>Once you choose a filter, the chat window will keep that view saved as you navigate around Planning Center. If you want to remove the filtered view, tap All to see all your conversations.We’ve got more great updates coming soon. If there’s anything that would improve your experience with Chat, let us know by reaching out to our wonderful <a href="mailto:support@planningcenter.com">Support Team</a>.💙 The Chat Team

Updated: Chat conversation filters on web toolbar

Last year, we brought chat to Services teams and to the web via the global toolbar. No matter which Planning Center product you’re using, you always have direct access to all your chat conversations. Many of you are in a significant number of conversations, which sometimes makes it difficult to find exactly what you’re looking for. To help you navigate the volume of conversations, we’ve introduced conversation filters for the web toolbar.<figure style="width: 48.07%;" class="image wysiwyg-image image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 420/550;" src="https://pcogroups.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37831794036891" alt="Groups_Chat_Web_Filters.png" width="420" height="550"></figure>The filter settings appear above the conversations list. You can choose to filter to conversations from:<ul>
<li>All of your groups </li>
<li>All of your teams and plans</li>
<li>A specific group</li>
<li>A specific team</li>
</ul>Once you choose a filter, the chat window will keep that view saved as you navigate around Planning Center. If you want to remove the filtered view, tap All to see all your conversations.We’ve got more great updates coming soon. If there’s anything that would improve your experience with Chat, let us know by reaching out to our wonderful <a href="mailto:support@planningcenter.com">Support Team</a>.💙 The Chat Team

Cleaning out old files used to be tedious—especially if you needed to remove a large batch. Now, Admins can delete files in bulk with a new file selector and soft-delete safety net, making it easier to keep your file library tidy without losing peace of mind.<h2 id="h_01JX13BNT23TMPKE9RRBDHW53Y" data-start="566" data-end="587">What's new</h2><ul>
<li>Bulk select files</li>
<li>Bulk delete with confirmation view</li>
<li>Recently deleted page</li>
<li>Restore file option</li>
</ul><h2 id="h_01JX13BNT4K47GEXYQFA05N621" data-start="1163" data-end="1188">How it works</h2>You’ll now see a file selector on the Files page letting you choose and delete multiple files at once. <figure style="width: 89.82%;" class="image wysiwyg-image image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 800/462;" src="https://pcoservices.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37734796794139" width="800" height="462"></figure><h4 id="h_01JX15ZYZZ218W4MSX071P365J">Recently deleted files</h4>Once deleted, files will be moved to a Recently Deleted area where they’ll stay for 30 days before being permanently removed. If you change your mind, you can restore files anytime during that window. The Recently Deleted modal includes:<ul data-start="1231" data-end="1375">
<li data-start="1231" data-end="1280">A list of all files deleted in the past 30 days</li>
<li data-start="1281" data-end="1316">A “Restore By” date for each file</li>
<li data-start="1317" data-end="1333">Who deleted the file</li>
<li data-start="1334" data-end="1375">A one-click restore button for any file</li>
</ul>This gives you time to clean up confidently while keeping a safety net in place.<figure style="width: 92.86%;" class="image wysiwyg-image image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 800/477;" src="https://pcoservices.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37734780774811" width="800" height="477"></figure><h2 id="h_01JX13BNT6GFJFVSH6KRYFXKHC" data-start="1464" data-end="1495">Why this matters</h2>We know file clutter builds up fast—and deleting files one at a time just doesn’t cut it. That’s why we’ve added bulk delete tools to help you quickly clean things up and stay focused on what matters most: your ministry.- 💚 Team Services

New: Bulk file deleting in services (Finally!)

Managing a full calendar can be quite time consuming, so we’re always on the lookout for ways to simplify your workflows. That’s why we’ve just made it much faster to edit your Registrations feed events by allowing you to book rooms and resources for a group of dates at once, rather than having to book them individually. It’s as simple as this: head over to one of your multi-day Registrations feed events, then click edit -&gt; this and future dates (just like you would for a normal Calendar event). That’s it! <img style="aspect-ratio: 624/341; width: 100%;" class="image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized" src="https://pcocalendar.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37677683290907" width="624" height="341">If you’re not using Registrations feeds yet, you can get started by following the steps in this guide: <a href="https://pcocalendar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051070693-Use-Feeds-to-Manage-Events">Use Feeds to Manage Events</a>. Enabling this feature will automatically create a Calendar event each time you create a signup in Registrations, removing the need to manually create and update Calendar events for your signups.❤️ Team Calendar, Taylor, Nick, Jared, Caleb R, Joe, Paul, Matt, Caleb J, Zeek, Kevin, and Michael

Improved: Edit multiple dates for Registrations feed events

When editing a home phone or address for a profile, we dynamically show an "Update home X for all household members" checkbox. While convenient, we heard from many of you that this opt-out behavior sometimes caused accidental changes across households—especially when someone forgot to uncheck the box.We've changed this setting to be opt-in to give you more control and reduce unintended updates. You'll still see the option to update all household members, but now the checkbox will be unchecked by default. That way, you can choose when to apply changes across the household—no surprises.<img style="aspect-ratio: 1364/2012; width: 99.61%;" class="image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized" src="https://pcopeople.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37657216810011" width="1364" height="2012">💙 The People Team,Zane, Usborn, Shawn, Shane, Kody, Julia, Gabi, Fred, Dave, Beth, and Benson

Changed: Household phone and address updates are now opt-in

Searching for a donor is something you do all the time, but it used to mean heading to the People tab first. That extra step might feel minor, but it adds up. Now, with universal search, you can find donors no matter where you are in Giving!This search experience is already a favorite in other Planning Center products, and we’re excited to bring it to Giving.You’ll see a search icon in the upper right corner. Click it, or simply press the “/” key on your keyboard to open the search bar and start typing a donor’s name.<figure style="width: 91.77%;" class="image wysiwyg-image image_resized wysiwyg-image-resized"><img style="aspect-ratio: 800/433;" src="https://pcogiving.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37656602403867" width="800" height="433"></figure> With this update, you might also notice more accurate search results for people throughout Giving. Name-based searches are now more flexible, and results are better sorted by relevance.This is just the beginning. Future updates will expand the type of information you can search for in Giving. In the meantime, we’d love to hear from you! If you have search suggestions, send them our way. 💛 Team Giving

New: Search for donors from anywhere in Giving

If you've embedded video across custom pages, livestream sermons, and on-demand sermons, you've probably noticed that each one needed a specific format of link or embed code. It was hard to keep track of what went where — or maybe you didn't try to keep track and just pasted in different formats until you found one that worked. 🙈Now you can paste any supported video URL or embed code into any video field, and we’ll automatically handle the rest. We'll also show an inline preview of your video so you can verify that it's the video you want.<figure class="image wysiwyg-image"><img style="max-width: 420px;" src="https://pcopublishing.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/37614786928923"></figure>Whether you’re using YouTube, Vimeo, Boxcast, or Resi, embedding is now more flexible and reliable across the board.Happy streaming!🩶 The Publishing Team

What’s new

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Changelog

Changed Navigation in Groups admin

Improved Easier group discovery in Church Center

Improved Chat filter layout and other improvements on mobile

Improved Chat filter layout and other improvements on mobile

Improved Chat filter layout and other improvements on mobile

Improved Better messaging to prevent scammers

New Duplicate groups

Improved Rich text for all form field descriptions

New Workflow overview widget

Update View pending Calendar approvals on shared dashboards

Improved Request rooms for individual Groups feed events

New Church Center analytics

New Services chat conversations on Church Center web

New Global chat interface on Church Center web

New Global chat interface on Church Center web

New Registrations public API

Improved Filter by campus (or no campus) in more places

Improved Warn about paused automations when editing lists rules or conditions

Updated Chat conversation filters on web toolbar

Updated Chat conversation filters on web toolbar

New Bulk file deleting in services (Finally!)

Improved Edit multiple dates for Registrations feed events

Changed Household phone and address updates are now opt-in

New Search for donors from anywhere in Giving

Improved Simplified video embeds