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We fixed an issue where the Save button when editing a permission set wasn't working correctly.
We improved the speed of donation aggregate searches. Previously, donation aggregate queries like "Total amount donated" were much slower than non-aggregate queries like "Donation date."
We updated the list of currencies to have the Kenyan shilling added as "KES".
We've improved the tag creation experience so that hitting enter will submit the form, tags will be highlighted on save and undo, and the tag list will automatically expand on save
We made an update that will allow a set amount to be highlighted when someone visits that particular donation page.
If a nation only has one broadcaster clicking Communication in the sidebar navigation will now take you directly to that broadcaster.
We made a change to the donation tracking code search filter where it will search by looking at each signup with all of their donations as a whole rather than on a donation per donation basis. For example, if you run a filter for "Donation tracking code is not A" it will now exclude anyone who has any donation with tracking code A, even if they have other donations without tracking code A.
We also changed the label and field name from 'is' and 'is not' to 'has' and 'does not have a'.
We updated our payment processor to have an additional field type during the setup process since not all of the customers using our payment processor are affiliated with business accounts.
All nations are able to process annual recurring donations.
If you only have the permission to create and edit email, you will not be able to see the recipients view in the email stats because it contains sensitive information.
Added two new political parties for Australia: Christian Democratic Party, Y and Independents for Climate Action Now, M
[TEST] was added to the subject line when you send a test email.
We’ve removed the ability to print a PDF of petition signatures and endorsements.
We fixed an issue in which international donations were unexpectedly being converted to USD.
We resolved an issue where adding a donation switched the signup’s primary address.
We resolved an issue with the order of custom fields in exports. When exporting custom fields, it was previously expected that they would be ordered by their position within the control panel, however, when an export was made with custom fields, we discovered this ordering was not being taken into account. Now, the custom fields position in exports will match their original ordering within the control panel.
Our integrated payment processor now supports GBP, AUD, EUR, NZ, SEK, NOK, DKK, and CHF! It only takes a few minutes to set up and allows you to process donations using Donation (v2) pages.
We have a new banner design for nation-wide alerts, as well as for networked nations posting banners to subnations.
We've updated the look of the button filter types so your selection stands out more.
We resolved an issue where counties were not being appended via the geocoding process for a particular area in MS.
We fixed an issue where some paid-pause customers could not access their control panel.
We've added a search filter designed to help users with nations using multiple membership levels. You can now easily filter for “lapsed members” aka those who’ve had memberships expire, but who did not renew at a different membership level than before.
We are implementing a new billing/invoicing/contract management system called Ordway and a few things will change on your end related to this integration. These changes will impact new NB customers who sign up starting 8.1.19 and will be rolled out for all users soon:
First, if you change anything about your plan mid-term (i.e. amount of phone numbers, text messaging tiers, billing interval, or plan type), the change takes effect immediately and we prorate the impact on the current term. For example, if you are 3 months into an Annual Leader plan and switch to Monthly Leader, we’ll keep your entire payment for the remaining 9 months as a balance and use it to pay down your new monthly invoices. Any upgrades will trigger an invoice the next day for the remainder of the partial period and if the change includes a billing interval change, the next billing date will change as well.
Second, we will allow you to add multiple people to receive billing-related emails so that NationBuilder billing will be easier for your organization. We have retained only allowing one person to be specified as the primary contact for software usage.
Third, phone number and text message plans are now managed in a new Add-ons tab under Settings for quicker access.
Due to new carrier (ATT/Verizon/Sprint/etc.) requirements, we now include the Broadcaster’s name in the JOIN/STOP text keyword autoresponses. Previously, we did not include any specific information about the broadcaster or nation in the confirmation messages for these. They now read:
JOIN: “Thanks for joining <Broadcaster Name> alerts! Msg frequency may vary, msg&data rates may apply. Reply STOP to cancel.”
STOP: “You are unsubscribed from <Broadcaster Name>. No more messages will be sent.”
We received feedback about the primary navigation getting in the way of your work so we made some improvements:
We worked to improve the customer experience on smaller screen sizes. While the control panel is not optimized for mobile devices, we did make improvements that will make it more usable on them. The primary navigation now moves to the top of the screen when the screen size is below 768px. The navigation has also been optimized better for touch.
We've added new number increment buttons within filter criteria to allow for quicker adjustments.
You used to get redirected back to the main page listing once you deleted a subpage from a page, which was frustrating if you were trying to delete multiple subpages. Now, after you delete a subpage, you will stay on the same subpages listing.
We've updated tags so that the dismissal X is now further from the tag name to prevent accidental tag deletion. If you do delete a tag, a notification will now pop up at the bottom of the page to tell you which tag was deleted and allows you to undo the action.
The page at Finances > Payouts was having trouble reloading when a dropdown selection was changed, this has been fixed.