QR codes, copy page feature, and a bigger eCatholic family

Nov 16, 2021 by

Diane Kern

What we're excited about: QR Codes

Add incredible value to your print pieces with QR codes. Simply direct people from a flyer or poster to an informative webpage using their mobile device. All they have to do is scan the code with their camera and presto! Right there, a person can donate to a cause, get important information, register for an event, and so much more. The best part? 

Your eCatholic website offers a unique QR code for every webpage you create.

Download the scannable image from your page settings and use it in countless ways, such as:

• Donation envelopes in pews for an online giving option
• Bulletin announcements
• Table centerpieces at fundraising events and galas
• Posters in hallways, offices, or places people stand and wait

Help Article: How to create a QR code

Latest Features

There's always something on the horizon! Keep an eye out for these new features.

1

Copy Page feature

There are definitely those times when you work hard on an interior webpage that you really end up liking. Actually, you like it enough to reuse its same style and layout again somewhere else on you website.

Well now, you can simply click "copy."  It's as easy as making sure the page you are copying is already published, and then clicking the Copy Page button in the page toolbar at the bottom of your screen.



Ready to go? Here's how you can begin copying pages like a pro.

Help Article: How to copy a page

2

GabrielSoft integration with family registration forms

A short time ago our team announced the exciting integration of eCatholic Payments with GabrielSoft church management software (ChMS). Now, if you are a current GabrielSoft user, you can also enjoy the addition of a Family Registration Module*.

When activated, every time a family registers for your parish through this simple form on your website, their profile and information automatically populates within your GabrielSoft account. Talk about time-saving! Here are some additional tips and more information about combining your GabrielSoft and eCatholic tools:

Help Article: eCatholic Family Registration Module integration

Additional Integrations: Available eCatholic-GabrielSoft Integrations

* The Family Registration Module is only available for current GabrielSoft customers using an eCatholic website.

Watch GabrielSoft Demo

Developer's Updates

We’re always improving! Here are updates we've made to existing features and functionality.

1

More than one line in Tabs

Since its release, the tabs module has become increasingly popular for displaying and utilizing page content in a multitude of settings. We love how creative and versatile eCatholic users have made the feature work for their own unique needs. And to make the module work even better, we updated it with the ability to allow for two lines of text where individual tab names are added. Check out even more tips for setting up your tabs section to be amazing!

Learn more: Take your tabs further

2

Stronger sites with Cloudflare

Even churches and other non-profit organizations may experience DoS, DDos, and other cyber security attacks. So while continually enhancing our products for the ever-changing digital landscape, eCatholic has also teamed up with Cloudflare for even better product security. Cloudflare secures and ensures the reliability of external-facing resources like websites, APIs, and applications as well as internal-facing firewall applications, teams and devices.

And as an internal resource for your own team, we also held a webinar on phishing emails and other scams that can easily open up your organization to security threats. See the simple steps we suggested from the recorded session.

Webinar Recording: How to identify phishing emails and other digital spam

3

Image Updates

Did you know that for excellent viewing quality on electronics, image properties don’t have to be the same as when actually printing pictures? Too large or too high of quality images can cause some serious lagging during page loading times. This leads to user frustration and lower SEO scoring. 

That's why our team created a few helpful internal enhancements like resolution pixel and file size limitations. Now, your images are either automatically prepped better for web-use, or you know what size is optimal for uploading. Check out our help article to learn more about reducing image file sizes.

Help Article: Reduce image file sizes

P.S. Check out the File Manager in your eCatholic website. You'll notice we also added some pixel resolution sizes to your image thumbnails. Now you can easily identify your image size when browsing through your images!
 

Inside eCatholic

This Fall season has come with plenty of opportunities to celebrate the eCatholic team - in big and small ways...check it out!

eCatholic returns to the Aggie 100

We were honored to return for a fifth time to the Aggie 100 - an annual award that celebrates the 100 fastest growing Aggie-owned or -led businesses in the world. This is no small feat - and we are humbled to be recognized again.

Some members from our team had the chance to join a formal celebration at Texas A&M University, and we certainly remembered you in gratitude while attending. None of our growth would be possible without your faithful support and love for eCatholic products! Thank you!

Read more about this amazing accomplishment in our blog: eCatholic returns to the Aggie 100

Celebrating customer service with HelpScout

Being connected to our users not only makes our jobs more enjoyable, but it makes our products better. We love emailing, chatting, even meeting customers like you in person! Even though providing excellent customer support is in our DNA, we were still delighted to find out that HelpScout celebrated us in their annual Customer Service Awards. eCatholic ranked #2 for B2B businesses who provided excellent customer service and support from businesses across the country!

"It is an honor to have our team recognized by such a support-centric platform like HelpScout. This is a testament to the passion and effort our team puts into every customer interaction we have and we can't wait to continue to provide this level of support to our customers into the future."

- Luke Tristani, Director of Support

Again, we know this wouldn't be possible if we did not have you! Thank you for allowing us to support and serve you in every way we can. You can read more about this sweet accomplishment on our blog: eCatholic ranks #2 in Customer Service Awards.

Your eCatholic Family…is bigger!

This summer we grew a lot! When our friends at GabrielSoft joined forces with us, we grew by nearly 50%. So there are a lot more people here for you.

Working alongside our teammates, building off each other’s innovative ideas, and learning from one another’s skills and experiences creates some great synergy. Zoom calls are one of our favorite things, as well as our time together and prayers for each other. Even spread all across North America, we feel pretty close … like one big happy work family!

So feel free to see all our faces! Check out our updated team page with pictures and interesting facts about each one of us. And don’t hesitate to contact us for support, guidance, or even as friends on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.