Planning center changelog
What's New at Planning Center
We are committed to continually improving for the evolving needs of our churches.
December 2024
New
Better insights with event connections
New
Start team chats from the Church Center app
New
Set your preferred app for chat notifications
New
Set your preferred app for chat notifications
New
Turning off RSVPs for events
New
Cover Letter Formatting in Donor Statements
New
Automatically refill SMS credits
New
Custom reply email for Calendar forms
November 2024
New
Chat message reactions (❤️🙏👍) in frozen conversations
New
Chat message reactions (❤️🙏👍) in frozen conversations
Fixed
Org admins can view abandoned lists and workflows
New
Mark all chat messages as read
New
Chat filters in the Services app
Improved
Activity Feed now includes timestamps
New
Email notifications for list refreshes
New
Guest access for Church Center app
New
Sermon Notes
New
Permanently delete contact data from the Activity Feed
New
Mark all chat messages as read
New
Universal search for Calendar admins
New
Duplicate workflows
Update
iTunes attachments are now Apple Music
New
Start chat conversations faster
Improved
Dynamic signup status on Church Center calendar
Improved
API enhancements for labels and processing fees
October 2024
New
Emails from lists and automations can be sent from the church’s name
Improved
Form submissions now display headings and field descriptions
Update
Unverified social media links removed
New
Block form submissions by email address
New
Minimize barcodes for Church Center PreChecks
New
Workflows only users on People mobile
New
Chat filters in the Church Center app
New
Universal search for admins
September 2024
Improved
Calendar feed for all your events
New
Start group chats from the toolbar
New
Daily reminder for tasks due soon and ready workflow cards
New & Improved
Church Center PreCheck
Update
Notification List Changes are Here!
New
Payments in Simple Signups
New
Schedule Church Center announcements
New
Add Task Lists to Calendar Events
Improved
Stripe Regulatory Requirement Alerts
New
Archive task lists
Improved
Permission editing interface
Improved
Easily use series image for episode image
August 2024
New
Email Address Clean Up Operation
New
Catch Common Email Typos
New
Communication History in Calendar
New
Auto-Reschedule Declined Requests
Upcoming
We're making changes to Registration Notification Lists
Improved
Incorrect label orientation for Windows + Zebra stations
New
Sermon channel wizard
Improved
Brother printing
New
Custom Church Center promotional video
New
Add metrics widgets to your Home dashboard
July 2024
New
Restrict Volunteers to Workflows Only
New
Communicate with selected profiles
New
Notify your Waitlist of Available Capacity
New
Email Preferences in Calendar
New
Nondeductible Giving
New
View All Third Party Connections
Improved
Waitlists on Detailed Signups
Improved
Require Login for Form Submissions
New
The Login Method and Account Recovery
Improved
Edit navigation URLs
Improved
Redesigned sermon channel settings & episode edit pages
New
Global chat and a new home for notifications
New
Workflow cards in the toolbar
New
Chat from anywhere in Planning Center
New
Chat from anywhere in Planning Center
Update
New chat features and design
Changed
Automated Imports of Social Media Profiles Has Been Disabled
New
Request to join a group automation
New
Group dashboard
New
Related items on new tasks
Improved
Featured Status of Registrations Feed Events
June 2024
May 2024
April 2024
Improved
Calendar Performance
New
CC Yourself on List Emails
Improved
Help and support drawer
New
In-Kind Donations
New
Member and Link-Only Pages
New
People Fields for Custom Reports
New
Event Reminder Emails have arrived!
New
Send form submissions to submitters
New
Publishing Sermons API
New
Specific Chart Selection and More With PraiseCharts
Improved
More Chord Chart Symbols
Improved
Streamlined task editor
Improved
Automations based on Attendee Selection Types!
New
Lists Email History
Improved
Registrations Integration
Update
Organizing Multiple Service Types in the Matrix
Improved
An Optimized Plan Page in Services Mobile Version 6
March 2024
Changed
“From” Address on People Emails
Update
Redesigned Pages on Mobile Web
New
Planning Center blocks
New
Create lists based on two-step verification (2SV)
New
Adjust List Refresh Frequency
Improved
Confirmation Page Redesign & Upgrades!
New
Request Individual Rooms and Resources with Forms
New
Directory Privacy Mode
February 2024
January 2024
December 2023
Improved
Exclude Group Types from Feeds
Improved
The Add File Popup and New Uses for Text Documents
New
Task relationships
New
Reorder task lists
Improved
Check-Ins Performance
New
Automations When Team Members Accept or Decline
New
Attendance Reports in Church Center
New
Address Localization in Australia, New Zealand, and More
November 2023
New
Featured Events
New
Create tasks with automations
New
Gallery View — Share Your Events with Imagery
Improved
Immediate CSV Downloads
Improved
Attendee Questions & Personal Information
Update
Theme Customization for Dark Mode
New
Print Your Calendar
Changed
State Sales Tax Collection
Improved
Faster Loading of Needed Positions for Large Teams
Update #2
Protecting Churches from Fraud
New
Event Template Descriptions
New
Grid Block
Update
Protecting Churches from Fraud
New
Find People Not On Any Teams With the "Teams
October 2023
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
June 2023
New
Automations in Registrations
New
RehearsalPack
New and Improved
Email a List from the Mobile App
Improved
Updated Signup Settings
New
Customize Reminder Emails with Plan Notes
Improved
Meeting Schedules - Filter, easily add, and more recurrence options
Improved
Church Center App honors "Show at" field
New
Now Playing View in the Mobile Media Player
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
Improved
Manage Email Templates
New
Check-Ins & Registrations
Update
Label only option for visitors & more station updates
New
Reorder the Positions of a Team
Improved
Updated Tag Colors
New
More printer options on iOS and Android
New
Signup Sheets Gets a Redesign
New
Required options (add-ons)
New
Send reminders for incomplete attendee information
Improved
Expanded household registration controls
New
Limit the quantity of selections per registration
New
See More Search Results
Improved
Inactive Profiles In Households
February 2023
New and Improved
Form Automation History
New
Allow Members to take attendance
Improved
More Station Improvements
Deprecated
Removed Old Phone Types
New
Assignments for simple signups
Improved
Embeddable Calendar
Improved
Profile Status in Workflow Cards
Improved
ReCAPTCHA in Forms
Deprecated
“““Code””” in Email
New
Search for events when adding list conditions in People