Platform - Released August 4-5, 2026

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We improved the way you search by date(s) in grid layout! There's a new date selector where you can pick a date or date range. After you open column search, you'll see the calendar icon available on date columns. Click this to select one date from the calendar or to select the From and To dates in a range.
If you prefer to type your dates in the search, you can now use month names like "January" or abbreviations like "Dec". Need to see all of July 2026? Now, you can enter exactly that, and the search returns everything from July 1 to July 31, 2026. How about everything in 2025? Enter just the year in the search column! You can also enter any date format you'd like, such as 7-8-26 or 7/8/2026. The search is no longer limited to "what you see" in the date field.
You can use wildcards in date searches, too. For example, "8/*/2026" will return everything in August 2026.
Need to search for the time when something happened? Similar to date searches, you can use any standard time format, like "10am" or "2:15 PM" to find a time or time range.

*From the Idea Board*: Need a little more room for record insights? You're in luck! Users with System Setup permissions can configure insights to be small (today's standard width of 250 px), medium (500 px), large (750 px), or extra large (1000 px). No custom CSS required! For steps to set up the size parameter, see Adjust the Size of Record Insights.

Insight Settings Example of the Insight

You can now use additional merge fields in the body of the Event Registrant Message Notification. In the email template, the merge fields for [From_User_First_Name], [From_User_Nickname], and [From_User_Last_Name] now populate based on the From Contact of the template you're using.

In the November Platform release, we increased the texting limit in the New Message Tool to 500 characters. But what if you don't want to gift all your users the ability to send ultra-long messages? Now, you can set the texting character limit by security role. While the default is 500, you can set it as low as the original 160 characters. If a user has multiple security roles, the New Message Tool will honor the highest limit they've been allowed.
The Outbound SMS Numbers page now includes a Sender Label field. In addition to the Number Title, this helps you know which church, department, or group a message was sent from.

We added schema to support a future Widgets enhancement. Keep an eye on Widget release notes for more info on that!
We deprecated three fields: Display Name on User records, User Email on User records, and Vanco Signing Key on Congregation records. While you'll no longer see these in the Platform, this will not break any references you have to the fields in things like views.

Disabling AI features in Template Editor: Soon, we will disable the AI-powered features in the Template Editor Tool. Your SPoC recently received an email about this. Your existing template content is safe, and you can still add your own content. Check out the Template Editor Tool help page for steps and tips.
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