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Mar 16, 2020

Simpler Avatars for Profiles

When you don’t have a photo for someone in your account, we’ve been using some stand-in avatars that vary based on the age and gender of the person. This week it’s time to say goodbye to our generic family. In their place, you’ll be seeing people’s initials. If you’re like me, you may be so used to seeing this family that you’ve developed a little soft spot in your heart for them. However, after all these years, we’ve recognized some shortcomings with this family. First, in most contexts, the

Daniel Murphy

Product Manager

2 min read

Nov 28, 2018

New Profile Avatar Editor

Have you ever added a photo to a Planning Center profile that doesn’t quite fit? Well, now you can use the new avatar editor to crop any selfie, groupie, school portrait, or awkward family photo exactly how you want in all seven of our applications! Keep doing good work, Team People

Daniel Murphy

Product Manager

1 min read

Jun 12, 2018

Update Profiles in Workflows

From on-boarding new volunteers to following up with first-time visitors, Workflows has become a central hub of productivity and organization for many churches who use Planning Center People. Today’s update is going to help you maximize your time while using this feature! One of the most common practices we see in Workflows is a step dedicated to updating a person’s profile, like changing a membership status or adding someone to a volunteer team in Services. This profile-updating step is s

Daniel Murphy

Product Manager

2 min read

May 01, 2018

New Campus Dropdown on People Profiles

This morning when we released our brand new profile page in Planning Center People, we snuck a new feature in with it: a Campus dropdown so you can track what campuses the people in your church attend! You will see two new small features in People: a list condition to help filter lists by campus assignments, and a shiny widget on your dashboard to show you how your campus assignments compare to each other. But this is only the beginning! Now that campuses are built into profiles, y

Daniel Murphy

Product Manager

2 min read

Apr 12, 2018

A Sneak Peek at the New People Profile Page

The profile page in our People application is getting a makeover! Here is a sneak peek of the updated design, along with the three biggest benefits coming to you on May 1st! Less Scrolling One of the goals of our redesign is to make all of the most important information about every person in your church immediately visible as soon as you enter their profiles. We consolidated some of this information into three dropdowns on the top of the page, as well as a new section on the right sid

Jeff Berg

3 min read

Aug 22, 2016

Just Launched—Mobile Profile Editing

The wait is over! With the latest version of Planning Center People’s mobile app, you can create and edit profiles right on your iOS or Android device. Hurrah! Imagine a visitor to your church stops by your information booth. Instead of filling out a piece of paper that you'll have to deal with later (or maybe not...), you can enter it all in on your phone or tablet right then and there. In addition to recording basic contact and demographic information, you’ll be able to fill out your custom

Daniel Murphy

Product Manager

1 min read