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Version 2.0 ‘Concord’ Released
This release is major step for us. Not only does it signify the first release on our new 4-6 week release cycle, but it also is includes the last major building block modules we need to really start having a lot of fun in the coming year. These last two pieces are the Campus system (for multi-site support), and the Services module. They allow you to understand the trends and attendance for your weekly worship services. After setting up the services you will be able to attach giving to a particular service, and will automatically update the attendance as you log the giving information. These elements will continue to integrate more deeply into the system with future releases.
These pieces, along with the rest of the system, will allow us to have more fun pushing the limits of what a web based church management system can do. So read on, and enjoy all the details below.
Update Video:
Update Gallery:
Features
Major Features:
- Service Management
- You are now able to create and manage services
- Enter Attendance, Giving, Salivations, and up to 8 other customizable data points
- Track Giving by Services/Campuses
- New Lists for Member Roster, Group Roster, and Service List
- Improved Filtering
- Map functionality for the Rosters (not for Services List)
- New Batch functions for the Group Roster
You can now create subgroups directly from the batch menu
- Member Roster Updates
- Addition of new date fields for Baptism, Confirmation, Membership and Background check dates.
- User Experience Improvements
- New page titles help clearly communicate where you are in the system
- Sections are branded by color for more quick recognition of where you are in the system
- Contextual menus beneath the page titles (links that are pertinent to what you are doing right now)
- New custom Icons to more clearly communicate purpose and function of the modules
Minor Features:
- Giving Input Page has been upgraded
- Giving can now be tracked by services
- Live Countdown has been replaced by the service giving total
- Email management system now resides at http://YourSite.freshvine.co/email/
- Also tracking when messages are opened
- New Access Type ['Church:Services'] and Group [Services]
- This access is required to view and edit the services module
- This access type has been automatically added to the administrator group
- Settings Page Updated
- Added the Multi-Site campus setup. Include all the campuses you have.
- Settings for the Service Record Keeping added.
- Added the toggles for the new Member Date fields on the roster tab
- Website and Media is now Content and Media in preparation for future updates
- Migration System Developed for importing data from external systems (for use during account creation)
Other Fixes:
- Dynamic totals on the giving input and editing pages now work as expected
- Logo in the email footer now represents fresh vine
- Corrected some iOS (iPad and iPhone) display issues with the navigation system (icons overlapping)
- Modified the persistent header to function in IE8 and newer (though we recommend other browsers: firefox, chrome)
- Other minor Bug Fixes and Interface tweaks
Other Changes:
- The Content Management System has now been officially depreciated except for two clients who are in the process of developing their new websites. This module will be completely removed in September, 2011.
Version 1.7 Released
This release is major step for us. Not only does it signify the first release on our new 4-6 week release cycle, but it also is includes the last building block modules we need to really start having a lot of fun in the coming year. These last two pieces are the Notification system, and the inclusion of sites and services.
These pieces, along with the rest of the system, will allow us to have more fun pushing the limits of what a web based church management system can do. So read on, and enjoy all the details below.
Update Video:
Update Gallery:
Features
Major Features:
- Updated Layout
- Slimmer profile lets you get to your content faster
- More feedback as you interact with the interface
- Main header follows you around as you use the site
- Member Quick search now in the header
- Notifications now in the header
- Notification System (new)
- First phase of this system will notify two types of users
- Administrators when a user account is requested/created
- Users when their account is requested and also when it is approved or has a status/access change
- Group leaders when their events take place to remind them to enter attendance
- Includes an automatic email and a new menu drop down in the header to remind you of these notices
- Updated Address Management
- Addresses can now be synced between family members (on by default for all spouses, and children under 18)
- Addresses will now be completed of their missing city/state/postal code if adequate information is provided
Minor Features:
- Creating a new Member from Relationships updated
- New members will now share: Home Address, Member Type, and spouses will be the opposing Gender by default.
Other Fixes:
- Two bugs fixed in the giving section: Merging now works as expected, and you can now removed all giving information (there was a bug not allowing the very last field to be removed)
- Every page should now print correctly. We were experiencing some problems with some content being clipped upon printing.
Version 1.6.4 Released
This update has been a long time coming. A fresh look has been given to nearly every page within the site and there where some sizable updates as well. The email system is more useful with it’s single opt-in model. Making sure that your settings are correctly configured is now even easier with our unified settings page.
From here forward our intentions are to release new versions every 4-6 weeks. The next release will be version 1.7 near the New Year.
Features
Major Features:
- Updated Member Profile Pages
- These pages have been completely retooled to provide information more clearly and quickly
- Added an member Email archive page to see what messages they’ve received and which ones they have sent
- Email System Migrated to a single opt-in approach
- New Composition and Template design
- Rosters now show broken email addresses
- New email footer includes church addresses, phone, and email management links
- Church Settings Page (new)
- Format and set your church address and hours
- Determine who is a primary contact between your church and nineteen05
- Upload a logo to use within the system
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Quick View – Member Profiles (new)
- Hover over a member name with a light blue underline to see member details
- Instantly access to link to view or edit their member profile
- Instantly download their address card
- Update/Closed Screens
- New screens will be displayed whenever your site is deactivated or while updates are being processed.
- Screens will immediately disappear when the update completes successfully or once late payments are received.
- New Client Management system (internal)
- Mostly an internal development but this system will stream-line our update system, version management, and communication with our customers
- You’ll now receive emails when the software is updated with details about the update.
Minor Features:
- Redesigned User profile pages, now includes options to manage your nineteen05 email subscriptions and shows you which automatic notifications you will receive from nineteen05
- Event pages now include a ‘remove’ button
- Added a school grade option to the member profiles (works for k-12 and also includes college and graduate levels)
- Updated subscription management page for your members to more easily manage the email lists they are subscribed to
Other Fixes:
- Event Tracking has been renamed Event Follow-up
- Event pages now include a ‘remove’ button that was accidentally removed in a previous version.
- Bug fixed in the address synchronization for family members (Home Addresses only)
- Changed the giving method ‘Online’ to now read ‘Card’
Version 1.6.3 Released
This version has been in Beta release for a couple months and has proven stable. Therefore we are marking it released.
Major Features:
- Brand new landing page – General Dashboard
- Includes the same access styling as before
- Get direct links to the areas of the site you use most
- Quick search for members from the home page
- Helpful graphs illustrate the realities of your church
- New graph – Ages in your church
- Podcast with Feed Burner
- Feed Burner is a great visitor tracking tool for your podcast, you can now set your play-list’s burned URL on the play-list management page.
Minor Features:
- Graphs throughout the site now print as expected
- New styling when printing a page should improve usability of the site, and reports
Other Fixes:
- The create page system has a few bugs fixed, text item now spans full width, and menu now builds correctly.
- Fixed a broken link on public websites which disabled jQuery UI from loading correctly
- Updated a script that caused some page functionality to not exist
Version 1.6.2 Released
There are both some minor and major changes from version 1.6.1.1 to version 1.6.2
The best way to think about this update is major under the hood work. There isn’t a lot of noticeable interface changes, or new/improved features. What there is, however, are a whole slew of changes designed to streamline and integrate the system further together. This will mean that your overall experience with the leading Integrated Church Solution will be even better.
There are many more under the hood changes that will make your website and the software run more smoothly. You’ll notice the biggest update to the multi-media web module that displays the podcast. There have been some major usability updates allowing navigation of the podcast list, selecting a skin from a list of 10+.
The Major Changes
- Updated Multimedia Play list web module
- Includes Unique item links
- Paginated Play List
- Social Media sharing options
- Embed able media content
- Improved main page to help users get where they want to go
- New log in page design
- New Soft Data type – Multi-Select
- Rosters now include the option to show member photos
The Minor Changes
- Member Relationships have an improved management interface
- Giving export speed improvement.
- User Management layout improvements
- Links in web content now dynamically update for your mapped domain and for local web pages
- Change a page’s permalink and links to it on your website update
- Now can quick search member with any parts of names
- Can now upload new thumbnails to audio and video media items
- Renamed the Media Collections to Playlists
Version 1.6.1 Released
There are several minor improvements in version 1.6.1 from 1.6.
The best way to think about this update is major under the hood work. There isn’t a lot of noticeable interface changes, or new/improved features. What there is, however, are a whole slew of changes designed to streamline and integrate the system further together. This will mean that your overall experience with the leading Integrated Church Solution will be even better.
The Changes
- Member Search revamped for improved speed, and added Avatars to the results
- Member Roster was revamped for improved speed
- Instant Address Exporting for members (via Vcard format)
- Email system updated for faster sending, and wider emails (from 550px to 700px)
- Several database queries were re-written for speed improvements
Change Log:
- Corrected a glitch that was causing some website pages to not render correctly
- Corrected a glitch that caused all the giving data saved to not appear in the
- Improved the Member Search speed and the way indexing takes place
- Widened the Email system from 550 pixels to 700 pixels wide
- Consolidation of Data tables removed 12 tables, resulting in increased speed and performance
- Reworking of Giving Overview page to include all data entered (bug fix)
Getting Closer to v1.6.1
We are working away at the upcoming release of version 1.6.1 of Nineteen05. With all this going on we wanted to give you a sneak peak at a little bit of what is coming up.
- Export Member Profiles as Contacts to use in Outlook/Mail/Entourage
- Weekend Service Tracking
- Multi-site Support integrated with Services, and Giving
- Retooled Member Search to improve speed
- Many small improvements within the existing solution
And much more! We are working very diligently at getting this update done and published. We look forward to hearing your feedback in the weeks to come.