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Fall Product Update 2017
To catch up on all of the biggest and newest features from the last few months, check out our Fall Product Update video!
Introducing the API Explorer
This week, Planning Center released something very near and dear to my heart: the Planning Center API Explorer!
Handling Special Cases & Event Notes
Read about the release of new features to Check-Ins: an option to ignore age and grade filters and the ability to create notes on each of your events.
Expected Response Times in Workflows
Today we released Expected Response Times, a new Workflows feature designed to help you communicate to assignees when you expect specific tasks completed.
Experience the Embeddable Giving Form
You can now embed the entire donor experience right on your church website, so people never have to leave your site to give.
Filter in Groups for People Lists
We've added new powerful new Group filters for your lists in People. Create new rules based on group membership, attendance and join and application dates.
Keeping Track of Notes and Prayer Requests
The new Notes feature is a protected place in each person’s People profile for you to organize the information people in your congregation share with you.
Check-Ins for Mac and Windows
We’re excited to announce a new way to use Check-Ins on your laptop or desktop: an installable app made for each platform!
Open Signups for Groups
The new open signups feature lets you create an easier way for people to join groups, especially for groups that are more like a signup, like classes.
Mobile Password Management
In the past few weeks, Planning Center People's mobile app for iOS and Android has been updated not once, but twice!
Payment Sources and the Giving API
The Giving API is open for business! We're also introducing Payment Sources - a new way of tracking donations that came through an external donation system.
Introducing Webhooks
Introducing webhooks! Webhooks give your website or application a way to receive updates from Planning Center in real time.
Get Your Workflows Organized
Now you can keep your list of workflows nice and tidy by assigning each workflow to a category, campus, or both!
Our Commitment to Reliability
Our performance on Sunday mornings has been unacceptable for your standards and ours. We’re not taking it lightly and are focused on fixing this problem.
Family Fun Week 2017
Every quarter, our remote employees fly in from all over the country to spend a week with the in-office employees. Read about this one's twist.
Automatically Open & Close Registrations
Schedule exactly when your event is open for registrations as well as when your event will no longer accept registrations.
Creating and Resolving Conflicts
With our new feature, Conflict Resolution, you'll now be able to request a room, even if it's already booked.
Workflows V2: Faster & Real-time
Workflows now syncs updates in real-time, equipping teams to work more efficiently and complete projects faster!
Send Text Messages with Clearstream
Our new friends at Clearstream have built a great tool for sending text messages to your church!
It's Grade Promotion Time!
Summer is officially here, and with school ending, VBS in full-swing and preparation for the fall beginning, your church might be ready to promote grades!
Giving Comes to Canada
O Canada! We are so excited today to bring Planning Center Giving to our northerly neighbors. As of today, Canadian churches are welcome to sign up.