Hello Elvanto users!
I am pumped to announce several improvements our team has made to the Group Finder and the Admin Area for Groups!
First I'll start with the smaller tweaks below:
Language Updates
  • Bug Fix
    - We had a bug that was causing an extra " 's group" to be after the group name (ex. "Bethany's Small Group's group"). Now all names displayed for the groups in the Group Finder should reflect what was set in the name field for the group in the Admin area.
  • New “Meets Online” Label
    - Prior to this update, the list view of groups in the Group Finder would either say “No meeting information provided” or “Meets in city” based on the city specified in the address. Now if you enter a Digitial Meeting link on the Edit tab of the group in the Admin area, the group will be labeled as one that “Meets online.”
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Now on to the bigger stuff!
New Map Setting
- The map now can be hidden by default with a new Group Finder Setting! This also applied to any Group Finder that is embedded, and you can find this setting under your global Group Finder settings.
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New Group Capacity Settings
- You can now set a capacity that will automatically prevent people from continuing to request to join. Once the capacity is met, the group will still display in the Group Finder as an active group, but the “Request to Join” button will be replaced with “Group at Capacity.”
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New Automatic Emails/SMS Settings and Templates
  • Group Finder Request Response
    - Under your Built-in Contact Templates, you’ll now find a new email/SMS template that shows what will automatically be sent to those who request to join a group as a confirmation of their request. You can enable these automatic followups under your global Group Finder settings.
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  • Automatic Reminders to Attend Group
    - Before this update, you could only automatically remind leaders to submit attendance, but now you have the option to remind your attendees to come via email/SMS! The templates can be found under your Built-in Contact Templates as “Group Reminder to Attend”, and the setting can be found under your global Group settings. This will only be applied to groups that have been enabled to show in the Member area.
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New Pending Request Tab in the Groups Admin Area
- Before this update, the requests to join a group lived solely with the designated Group Leader in their email/notifications. Now any person who has the access permission to add people to groups can see who has requested to join, respond to those requests, and even notify the person who requested to join about the decision via email.
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I hope all these enhancements really improve your experience of the Group Finder! As always, if you have any questions or issues, do not hesitate to reach out to our support team at support@tithe.ly.
We are here to help in any way we can!