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Today, we’re excited to unveil the all-new Trusted Servants Portal 0.3.0—a complete redesign with a fresh interface and streamlined organization to help our trusted servants access vital meeting documents faster and more efficiently. Every element has been rebuilt on a brand-new foundation, and we can’t wait to see it in action across our fellowship.

Document Finder

First, let’s talk about the new Document Finder sidebar. It’s now available on every page and dynamically pulls in all meetings from dccma.com. A simple click on any meeting will take you to a page displaying everything related to that meeting: scripts, readings, files, external links, meeting times and summaries, logos, and if it’s online, Zoom details—including the assigned Intergroup account. It’s all in one place, so no more searching across multiple pages. Plus, with our new sync function between the portal and dccma.com, everything stays up-to-date automatically.

Libraries

Next, we’ve consolidated all non-script documents into a single, unified Libraries page. From literature scans and readings to Intergroup documents and external links, it’s all here. A new sidebar with a dynamic Table of Contents lets you instantly navigate to the section you need. As new documents are added, the page and any related areas of the portal update seamlessly. For instance, CMA-approved books for the Sunday Morning Meeting are now automatically pulled from the library—eliminating extra navigation.

Mega Menu

We’ve also completely redesigned the mega menu for simplicity and ease of use. Each section now includes a dynamic summary, and we’ve merged previously separate pages to improve clarity. Additionally, we’ve integrated a feedback button, making it easier for our trusted servants to provide input as we continue to refine the portal.

Behind the Scenes

On the technical side, the login process has been enhanced for improved security, now requiring both a username and password. However, meeting PDFs remain publicly sharable, as before. We’ve rebuilt the entire site using Breakdance instead of Elementor, reducing the number of plugins and significantly boosting performance.

Zoom account information is now centralized, so updates made in one place are automatically reflected in all assigned meetings. We’ve also implemented a sync feature to pull meeting data directly from dccma.com, eliminating redundancy and ensuring everything stays in sync between the two sites. Nearly all static content has been replaced with dynamic elements, moving us closer to a fully responsive portal.

Our Biggest Release Yet

Trusted Servants Portal 0.3.0 is our most significant update ever, solving numerous issues while introducing faster, easier ways to access the information you need. We’re thrilled to see how it enhances meetings across the Intergroup.

As always, we value your feedback! Email [email protected] or use the Leave Feedback button directly in the portal.

In service,
Jason M.

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GSR Announcements Summary

Ver. 0.2.20
Changelog
0.2.20
January 29, 2025
  • Redesigned Donate page with fresh layout
  • Added new 7th Tradition donation form
  • Added Scholarships & Activities donation form

0.2.19
January 1, 2025
  • Simplified footer DOM layout and added background graphic
  • Revised “What is CMA?” section on homepage with fresh copy and graphics
0.2.18
November 27, 2024
  • Added GSR Announcements Summary popup which provides an abbreviated list of posted announcements that GSRs can use in meetings. Clicking/tapping on the announcement summary links to the post for further reading
0.2.17
November 14, 2024
  • Added calendar .ics file generation to events that will automatically alert you 1 hour prior to event time with a display alert
0.2.16
October 16, 2024
  • Upgraded ACF plugin with official version from WP Engine
0.2.15
September 27, 2024
  • Re-styled Announcements and Archive pages with title bar and integrated search field
  • Introduced new search results and archives browse loop in row style
  • Re-styled single meeting card post pages with “Meetings DC CMA” branding
  • Minor layout fixes
0.2.14.1
September 21, 2024
  • Fixed issue with page caching interfering with the functionality of the Live Meetings Bar
  • Fixed layout issues on /dzr and /dailycheckin pages
  • Removed Announcements section from homepage
  • Revised What is CMA? section on homepage
  • Added meeting special URL and meeting donation buttons to meeting cards loop
0.2.14
September 19, 2024
  • Added events fields functionality to announcement posts
  • Added events loops to announcement cards and single announcement post views
  • Added Upcoming Events section to homepage and queried events posts in ascending order based on event date
  • Various layout fixes
0.2.13
September 17, 2024
  • Added Live Meetings alert bar to header which displays the current online meeting in-progress along with a Zoom link
  • Added Meeting Card fields for fellowship start time and meeting end time in 24-hour integer format
  • Added URL field for orange alert text that appears on Meeting Cards
  • Updated Meetings beta to 0.1.1 and removed beta branding
  • Integrated reusable loop query for Meetings page cards to eliminate duplicated data
  • Depreciated Online and In-Person meetings pages and added redirects to /meetings
  • Integrated loop queries into Daily Check-In, Daily Zoom Round-Up and Dual-Diagnosis pages
  • Fixed tablet and mobile header top bar
  • Added Neo Brutal styles to additional elements
0.2.12
September 2, 2024
  • Changed header layout to left-aligned logo and right-aligned menu
  • Integrated mega menu into Elementor’s native menuing widget and enabled it for mobile view
  • Removed mega menu hover dropdown from logo
  • Removed ElementsKit, Essential Add-Ons, and Shortcodes in Menus plugins
  • Fixed overflow layout issues on Online and In-Person pages
  • Added dates to Changelog layout
  • Added DZR elections page and form
0.2.11
August 20, 2024
  • Changed how meeting cards dynamically grab meeting information for display
  • Added centralized Site Version Number functionality
  • Revised layout of Online Meetings and In-Person Meetings page to pull dynamic meeting data using navigation tabs
  • Revised Hyperlist page to pull dynamic meeting data
  • Migrated to Linode and vertically scaled capacity to better handle load
  • Upgraded Changelog to pull dynamic post content
  • Added Today’s Meetings section to homepage with dynamically updating cards based on the current date. Meetings are ordered from earliest to latest time.
  • Added custom post pages for displaying individual meeting cards
  • Added hyperlinks to the titles of meetings cards linking to individual card post pages
0.2.10
April 11, 2024
  • Fixed permission issue on Meetings beta page
  • Removed online meetings from In-Person Meetings page
  • Changed URL of In-Person Meetings page to /inperson
  • Changed URL of Meetings beta page to /meetings and created redirect
0.2.9
March 20, 2024
  • Performance optimization
  • Depreciated Calendar
  • Minor layout fixes
  • Added Hyperlist page
  • Changed single announcements post layout to horizontal card
0.2.8
November 11, 2023
  • Removed sticky header
  • Fixed announcements loop mobile layout

0.2.7
July 5, 2023
  • Introduced Meetings beta page
0.2.6
April 20, 2023
  • Introduced horizontal announcement cards for homepage and announcements page
  • Added webmail link to Site Index and Intergroup page
  • Minor layout fixes
0.2.5
February 1, 2023
  • Added MARCMA page
  • Fixed tablet layout issues on header
  • Moved “Posted On” date to the bottom of the announcement cards
  • Minor adjustments to elements
0.2.4
October 20, 2022
  • Expanded header and footer to full width on desktop
  • Centered logo on header and repositioned menus on desktop
  • Incorporated mega menu trigger into logo
  • Introduced new full width footer
  • Created Site Index slide-in
  • Revised Changelog slide-in
  • Refreshed Stories page and implemented Loop Grid queries
  • Minor layout fixes
0.2.3
September 7, 2022
  • Minor layout fixes
  • Standardized heading fonts H1 through H6 for uniformity
  • Transitioned more text elements to REM
  • Added CMA Fellowships Directory page
  • Fixed mobile menu 
0.2.2
August 23, 2022
  • Introduced new horizontal logo design and enlarged proportions on header
  • Thinned header
  • Recolored the title bar above header to pale gray
  • Introduced new color schema throughout site with more bold, contrasting colors against neutral backgrounds
  • Restyled New to CMA? page
  • Introduced new Intergroup logo with Lottie animation
  • Simplified homepage layout
  • Introduced design blog
  • Set button border radius to 15px site-wide
0.2.1
August 16, 2022
  • Replaced homepage slider with new hero design
  • Added Lottie animations
  • Added change log page
  • Implemented Loop Builder for queried posts
  • Redesigned announcements carousel on homepage
  • Redesigned announcements archive pages with infinite scroll
  • Minor fixes to layouts
  • Unified button color schema
  • Optimized database
  • Removed old page revisions for performance
0.2.0
July 17, 2022
  • Major release
  • New header layout
  • Implemented mega menu
  • Recolored major elements with more saturated hues
  • Homepage redesign with scrolling clouds motion at footer
  • Footer condensed and restyled
  • Added Daily Check-In page
0.1.10
March 1, 2022
  • Restyled Newcomer page with cloud graphics
  • Changed Newcomer page name to ‘New to CMA?’
0.1.9
February 1, 2022
  • Added Stories pages
  • Configured Stories category and blog query
0.1.8
September 30, 2021
  • Header rescaled and added background blur
0.1.7
July 20, 2021
  • Added Elections page
0.1.6
May 2, 2021
  • Added Online meetings page
0.1.5
April 15, 2021
  • Homepage refresh
  • Added Announcements carousel
0.1.4
March 10, 2021
  • Added Dual-Diagnosis page
0.1.3
February 20, 2021
  • Added Newcomer page
0.1.2
February 2, 2021
  • Introduced card-styled elements throughout site
  • Complete restyling of Meetings page with card-centric layout
0.1.0
January 15, 2021
  • Initial Release
0.1.1
January 5, 2021
  • Container reduced to 1140px
  • Header resized and  boxed
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