Planning center changelog
What's New at Planning Center
We are committed to continually improving for the evolving needs of our churches.
December 2020
November 2020
Now Available on Station Preview
A New & Improved Check-in Flow
New
Manage Household Photos
Improved
Manage Files Page
New
Group Messaging on Church Center Web
Improved
New Display Settings for Tags and Feeds
New
Custom Item Row Colors
Improved
New Layout for Group Members
Improved
Better Name Matching in Church Center
New
Take Attendance (Web/Mobile)
October 2020
The New Plan Page
New
Filter registrations by assignment area or date
New
Attendance
Improved
Profile Action Menu
Improved
Add Leaders When Creating a New Team
Improved
Individuals in the Directory's Household View
New
Permission Roles
New
Anniversary Report
Improved
Dymo Margins on Label Editor
New
View household registrations on Church Center
Improved
New Filtering Options
New
Rules Tab for List Viewers
New
Sort Workflow Cards
September 2020
Improved
Edit more information on your profile
Improved
Form Submission Confirmation Pages
Specify whether you want to collect an attendee's current, completed, or entering grade
New
Reorder channels
New
Sortable assignments lists
New
Forms on Profile Pages
New
New Sharing Permissions for Group Members
New
Take Attendance with Church Center
New
Event Announcements
Improved
Multiple Name Detection in Forms
Improved
Editing Labels for Built-In Pages
August 2020
July 2020
Improved
Giving List Conditions
Improved
People List Conditions
New
All-day events
New
Option to Not Auto-Create Needed Positions
New
Administrator Filter
New
Filter Out Hidden Times
New
Filter Out Hidden Times On Your Calendar
Improved
Smarter Profile Detection in Church Center
New
Headcounts Capacity Limits and Live Updates
Improved
Showing simple signups in a person's activity feed
Fixed
Duplicating events with attendee type restrictions
Improved
Create simple signups with automations
June 2020
New
Custom Scope, Location Filter, & CSV Download for Event Graph
New
Gather Household Information through Forms
New
CSV Export for Pledges
New
Editing for Simple Signups
Improved
Consistent visibility settings
New (Station Preview)
Live Search on Manned Stations
New
Station Preview
New
Speed Up Event Creation With Templates
New
Add Registration URLs to Events
New
Donor Pledge Campaigns
May 2020
Improved
Detailed Conflict Information
New
Mute Topics in Group Messaging
New
CSV Export for Simple Signups
Improved
More options for automated event reminders
New
Simple Signups
Improved
Filtering and searching for attendees
New for Canadians
EFT Payment Method Type
Improved
Check out all on Roster Stations
Improved
Simpler, Faster Assignments
New
Check out with the Church Center App
April 2020
Improved
Adding Song Arrangements
New
Official GIF & Image Support in Group Messaging
Stripe Instant Payouts and Planning Center Giving
Improved
Location Options
New
Find People Quickly with New Filters
New
Emergency Text Notifications
Improved
Custom Labels
New
Allow Leaders to enable Group Messaging
New
Services Mobile 5.0 with Tab Navigation
New
Virtual locations for events
New
Self Check-In with the Church Center app
Improved
Simpler organization for event features and settings
New
Control who can create new message threads
Improved
Workflow Cards Link to Forms
March 2020
Improved
Options for Event Creation
Managing a Fund for COVID-19 Relief
New
Reschedule Plans, Part 2 - Content Only
New
Unschedule Teams or Reset Status
New
Disable Reminders
New
Check in with People Automations
New Default Profile Photos
New
Virtual Locations
New
Cancel all attendees for an event
Improved
Custom Labels
New
Reschedule Plans
Improved
Household Directory Report
Changed
Text-to-Give Donation Limit
New
All-Day Events
Changed
YouTube No Longer Auto-Plays
New
Locations for event signups
New
Custom Labels
February 2020
Changed
Failed Recurring Donations
New
Bulk Editing for Events
Improved
Warn congregants who are re-registering a family member for an event
Changed
Stripe Refund Policy for Older Accounts
New Permissions for Workflows
Improved
Kiosk Visibility for Rooms
New
Export Templates in Bulk
Improved
Printing a Plan
Improved
Most recent registration now shown on each event
New
Jump to Specific Instances of a Recurring Event
New
Automatically hide events on Church Center
Improved
Label Editor
Improved
Filter for unanswered yes/no questions