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v20.0

Server Model Validation

Alert v20.0
Summary Starting with Rock 17.9, 18.5, 19.5, and 20.0, Server Model Validation is a powerful new security feature for Rock, and we're excited about what it does for you. Instead of adding a patchwork of protections in every place data is entered, we've created a single point that ensures the data entered is safe, a genuine win for your data's security. While this is a great, powerful feature,...
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Removal of the Protect My Ministry (v1) Background Check Provider

Note v20.0
Heads up: if you still run background checks through the legacy Protect My Ministry (PMM) v1 integration, you need to switch before you upgrade to Rock v20. If you already use Checkr, PMM v3, or another plugin provider, no action is needed. As previously mentioned last year, Rock is retiring the original PMM background check provider–which has shipped since Rock v2 (2014)–in Rock v20. Rock now...
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Removal of Legacy TextToGiveSettings Block

Note v20.0
Starting with Rock v20, the legacy TextToGiveSettings block (9069F894-FDA5-4546-93EB-CEC448B142AA) will be removed from Rock. This block was introduced in v10.0 but was never added to any core page instances. It was designed to let administrators set a default financial account and a saved payment method for an individual, but was superseded by the Giving Configuration block in v14.0, which ha...
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Contribution Statement Block Migration Guide

Note v20.0
What’s Changing The legacy Contribution Statement Lava (Legacy) block is replaced during upgrade with the Contribution Statement Generator block. Most settings are not converted—including your Lava template. So you will probably want to take action before the update. What You Should Do 1. Check If You’re Affected Run this query to find any legacy blocks: SELECT b.* FROM [Block] b INNER ...
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Removal of V1 Person Profile Pages and Original Rock Theme

Note v20.0
As mentioned in the Product Grooming Roadmap, starting with Rock v20, the original internal "Rock" theme will be removed as well as the older "V1" versions of the Person Profile pages. During the Rock v14 update, Person Profile pages received a refreshed design. To protect any customizations your team may have made, a full copy of the original pages was created with “V1” appended to th...
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Group Chat Channel Keys and the Copy Group Action

Note v20.0
Overview In Rock v19.5 we corrected an issue where copying a group could cause the copy to share the original group's chat channel. This only matters for organizations that use Rock's Chat feature, and even then only in a specific, uncommon situation. If your organization does not have Chat configured, this bulletin does not apply to you and no action is needed. Background When Chat is ena...
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