Mobile site revamp, Sections Layouts, and deep discussions

What we're excited about: Sections Layouts

This is a big one. We recently released Sections Layouts, a fun, new way to edit your website. Trust us, using a Sections Layout will help you transform your homepage.

If your homepage feels like a "catch-all bulletin board," you can use this new feature to turn it into a powerful and effective tool for evangelization.

In fact, this feature release was so big that we held a live webinar to explain how you can use it to do your own homepage makeover. If you missed it, you can watch the webinar now!

Step-by-step tutorial: How to create sections on your website

Even more we're excited about: Mobile site improvements

A majority of your site's traffic likely happens on a mobile device. That's why we listened to your feedback and tackled the following mobile site issues head-on:

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Problem 1 - Content that appears side-by-side on my "desktop" site is not grouped together on my "mobile" site.

Solution - Sections Layouts
Using a Sections Layout gives you more control over your design...and a more consistent arrangement of content on all devices.

When you create individual content sections each section acts as a group. This means each section will stack in the order you've designated, regardless of the size of screen. 

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Problem 2 - The navigation menu on my mobile pages pushes the page content too far down the page.  

Solution - Improved mobile nav
Before this update, your site's mobile nav menu only displayed your main (first level) navigation items (and not any subpages). Visitors would need to navigate to subpages (i.e., second and third level pages) using the navigation menu on the page itself.

Now, the mobile nav interactively expands to display second and third level subpages. Since these items can be accessed directly from the mobile nav menu, we've removed the navigation menu from the page itself. That means your page content will appear front and center; no more scrolling through the navigation menu to see content.

The mobile nav update is already live on your website! No action is required on your part.

eCatholic Product Update: 2 things to know

Those who subscribe to eCatholic Payments and eCatholic Stock Photos can enjoy these product updates:

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Must-have resources to help you succeed with online giving

As summer approaches, it may be a good time to launch (or reintroduce) your online giving program to your parishioners. Our team created a compilation of helpful resources exclusively for eCatholic Payments users, including:

• Online giving offertory cards
• Bulletin insert: How to set up a donor account
• Bulletin insert: Online giving announcement
• Online giving landing page template

Bonus: Check out our step-by-step online giving launch strategy to learn how to market your online giving program and achieve success.

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More Catholic stock photos for your website (and marketing!)

We just added nearly 1,000 new Catholic images to the eCatholic Stock Photos library. If you're a subscriber, you can now:

1. Get access to a growing library of more than 2,500 high-quality Catholic images.
2. Save time (and frustration) with beautiful Catholic images at your fingertips. No more worrying about copyright infringement or fishing through photos on Google.
3. Add unlimited photos to your website to enhance your design.

Don't forget about the eCatholic Stock Photos subscriber discount! If you'd like to use photos beyond your website, you can download high-resolution digital files for your bulletin, social media, and marketing materials for just $0.99/image. (Reg. $5 for non-subscribers)

Not a subscriber? Add a subscription to eCatholic Stock Photos today for just $10/month. Start creating something beautiful! Learn more about a Stock Photos subscription.

Inside eCatholic: Deep discussions

During our recent eCatholic Summit (a monthly team-building event), we delved into some deep topics.

Each month, Doug and Seton have prepared thought-provoking discussions that we have discussed in small groups. The point of the exercise is to consider your own approach to a series of "agree or disagree" statements. In the process, we've learned from our teammates' perspectives.

Have you ever challenged your own team with some thought-provoking questions?
See what perspectives are revealed within your own office. Here is a list of some of the statements we’ve discussed:

1. It is better to be liked than respected.
2. Logic is more important than creativity.
3. Our main contribution to the betterment of society is through our children, as opposed to what we ourselves do.
4. I would rather travel to the past than to the future.