Feature Updates 07/02/2025

Feature Updates 07/02/2025

OnlineGiving.org Church Store Update: Hidden Pages and Fee Coverage Support

We're excited to introduce two new enhancements to the OnlineGiving.org Church Store platform. These updates offer greater flexibility for managing your store content and provide a more generous checkout experience for your supporters.

Private (Hidden) Product Pages

Church Store product pages can now be set to “Private (Hidden)”, allowing you to publish fully functional product pages that are only accessible via a direct URL. These pages do not appear in your public store listings but can be shared through links in emails, text messages, social media, QR codes, or internal channels.

This is ideal for:

• Pre-scheduled campaigns – Build and prepare product pages ahead of a launch and keep them hidden until you're ready.

• Staff- or volunteer-only access – Share materials, apparel, or event-related items with internal groups.

• Early or limited access promotions – Let specific individuals view products before the general public.

• Donor appreciation gifts – Offer recognition items privately without displaying them on your public storefront.

How to Use:

1. Navigate to the desired product page in your Church Store dashboard.

2. In the Page Status section (right panel), select “Private (Hidden)” from the dropdown.

3. Click Save.

4. Use the View Page link on the Product Pages screen to access and share the private URL.

Private pages are still editable, fully shoppable, and can be toggled back to public at any time. This feature gives churches the ability to manage exclusive content while maintaining full control over visibility.

Cover the Fee Support for Shopping Cart Checkout

We’ve added “Cover the Fee” support to shopping cart checkouts, giving supporters the option to include processing fees during their purchase — just as they already can with donations.

This feature ensures more of each transaction reaches your ministry and empowers buyers to make their gift go even further.

The “Cover the Fee” checkbox appears during checkout and automatically calculates the additional amount based on the selected payment method.

Flexible Home Page Control

As a reminder, OnlineGiving.org Church Store product pages are highly flexible and can serve as your store’s default landing page. This allows you to:

• Quickly rotate your storefront content to match seasons, campaigns, or featured collections

• Use hidden pages to prepare and stage future homepage content

• Set any page as your Store Home Page with just one selection from the page editor

Combined with the new “Private” setting, this gives you powerful options to manage what your supporters see and when they see it.