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v18.0

Form List 'Link To Form' Now Filters by Shareable Pages

Note v18.0

The Form List block “Link to Form” feature has been updated to only show pages where the Workflow Entry block has the new setting “Enable for Form Sharing” set to Yes. After upgrading, be sure to edit your Workflow Entry blocks and enable this setting on any pages you want to appear in the list. No action = no link visibility.

Form Builder Communication Dropdown Now Filters by 'Form Builder' Category

Note v18.0

The Form Builder now only shows System Communications that are tagged with the new “Form Builder” category. After upgrading, be sure to edit your existing form-related System Communications and assign them to the “Form Builder” category. Otherwise, they won’t appear in the communication dropdown when configuring forms. This change helps ensure form communications stay organized and relevant.

Removed Deprecated GroupLocationHistoricalSchedule Model and Table

Note v18.0

As part of our ongoing effort to streamline Rock and reduce unnecessary database bloat, the GroupLocationHistoricalSchedule model and its corresponding database table have been permanently removed in v18.0. This model was officially deprecated in v16.0.3, and all related code has now been fully removed from Rock. With no remaining dependencies, we’ve taken the final step of removing the table ...

Removal of Obsoleted "Kiosk" Blocks and Preview Site

Alert v18.0

As part of our continued effort to streamline Rock and ensure compliance with current standards, Rock v18.0 will remove several outdated blocks originally introduced in Rock v4 along with the Self-Service Kiosk (Preview) site. These blocks were marked obsolete in v15 and are now being removed: Give (Transaction Entry - Kiosk) - Finance/TransactionEntry.Kiosk.ascx Prayer Requests (P...

Changes to Rock's SMS Opt-In/Opt-Out Handling

Note v18.0

Rock v18 introduces new settings allowing you to take finer-grained control over how to handle Opt-In/Opt-Out messages (e.g. STOP, START) sent to each SMS-Enabled System Phone Number. To learn more about why these settings were introduced and how they compliment Twilio's handling of such messages, continue reading: 10DLC System Phone Numbers Twilio always handles Opt-in/out behavior for ...

CSS Variable Updates in Rock v18

Note v18.0

With the introduction of v2 theme styles in Rock v18, several legacy CSS variables will be retired. These variables will still be available for themes using the v1 LESS file, but they won't be supported in themes built on the new v2 styling. Most churches won’t notice any changes, but this could impact plugin blocks, or custom HTML/CSS still using the old variables and running in the new v2 Roc...

Change to Completion Workflow for an LMS Activity

Alert v18.0

We updated the data passed to the workflow when an LMS Activity is completed. Now, the LearningClassActivityCompletion is passed as the Entity, making it easier to access completion-related properties when using the Attribute Set from Entity workflow action. Examples Property/ItemLava Activity Points Earned{{ Entity.PointsEarned }} Activity's Name{{ Entity.Learning...

Bing Location Services Removal

Note v18.0

As of Rock v18, Bing Maps will no longer be available as an option for Location Services. Microsoft ended support for Bing Maps effective June 30th, prompting Rock to automatically migrate all instances to Smarty Streets. No action is required from your side. If your Rock instance is already using Smarty Streets, you can safely ignore this bulletin. If you haven't yet verified your transition...

Google Heatmap Shortcode Deprecated

Note v18.0

The Google Heatmap Lava shortcode, {[ googleheatmap ]}, has been deprecated in preparation for the removal of the Heatmap Layer feature in the Google Maps JavaScript API. This API is scheduled to be fully retired by Google in May 2026. Support for the shortcode will be removed in a future version of Rock. Please plan to transition away from this shortcode.

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