Platform updates
A steady stream of Disciple improvements at your finger tips! We'll be keeping you up-to-date on our movements in an easy-to-digest and friendly format. So kick back and have a read of what we've been up to!
New home screen functionality
5 September, 2024
Choose to add one or more of the following sections to the top of your home screen: Upcoming events, My groups, Recent posts.
Why we're excited about this feature: Increased visibility of upcoming events will likely lead to increased attendance. Addition of dynamic elements to folders as a home screen could lead to increased engagement and retention.
Localisation (translation) improvements
2 August, 2024
Work will be completed to improve the processes in place for managing and maintaining the languages that the Disciple platform supports.
Events RSVP notifications
20 July, 2024
Members now receive notifications on iOS and Android about events they have RSVPed to, including a reminder about the event start date and details about changes to the event.
Attach a livestream to an event
20 July, 2024
Add a livestream link to an event. This will enable:
Members will be able to join the event livestream via the event page
Members with "Can livestream" enabled will start the event livestream via the event page.
The in-app banner than notifies members that the livestream is happening now will include the event image and title
The push notification sent to notify members the livestream is happening now will include the event title
Console Events page improvements
16 July, 2024
Changes to the Events pages found in the Console. This is necessary work to allow us to more easily add events controls to the Console in future.
Add event to calendar
15 June, 2024
A new feature giving members the option to create a copy of an event in their Google/Apple calendar.
Livestream banner updates
12 June, 2024
The in-app banner that lets members know a livestream is happening now has been improved. It's now more reliable, uses your branding colours and includes the name and thumbnail of the group the livestream is happening in.
Improved labelling for screen readers
8 June, 2024
Improvements to the labelling used for three areas of the app: Navigation, posting, commenting. This labelling is supported by all the available languages on Disciple.
Search for folders
1 June, 2024
Members are now able to search for folders that are marked as "searchable".
Prompt members to choose a username
16 May, 2024
It's now possible to not pre-fill member usernames with their email address on signup. This means every member will have to enter their name manually. When this is enabled, it's possible to change the field label text – allowing you to instruct them to use their "Username", "Name", "Full name" or whatever you think is most appropriate for your community.
Livestream portrait mode
16 May, 2024
Livestream from your mobile app in portrait or landscape mode.
Livestream on the web version with screen sharing
8 May, 2024
Livestream direct from the web version with screen sharing, without needing to link to an external streaming client.
Member acquisition analytics
23 April, 2024
The ability to integrate with Meta SDK, so that you can track performance of ads from facebook/instagram all the way to signup.
Ukrainian translation
16 April, 2024
It's now possible to set a Disciple app to appear in Ukrainian for all members.
Search results UI improvements on iOS and Android
28 February, 2024
The appearance of search results has improved on iOS and Android. The top 3 results from each category are shown first, allowing your members to quickly scan for what they're looking for. Pressing "see all" shows every result from that category.
Search for groups on iOS and Android
28 February, 2024
Your members will now see groups as a search result type on iOS and Android.
Saving folders and posts
10 January, 2024
Your members can now save a folder or a post by pressing on the save icon. Their saved items on their profile. All about bookmarking.
