Feature Retirement

Moving Toward the Future

To keep Rock lean, fast, and powerful, we retire older tools and replace them with modern features that help you work smarter.

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Legend: Items marked with a star represent the most important transitions for your ministry to review.

Version 19

First Half 2026
Removing Features
Event Reg Webforms
Replaced by v14 Obsidian blocks.
SignNow Integration
Replaced by built-in v14 signatures.
System Email
Replaced by System Communications.
DotLiquid Assemblies
Support officially dropped in v17.
Turnstile Captcha & Heat Map
Deprecating Features
Campus Service Times
Move to the new Campus Schedules feature.
Blocks Transitioning to Obsidian
Note: This list represents notable transitions, not an exhaustive list.

Version 20

Second Half 2026
Removing Features
Old Rock Internal Theme
Replaced natively in v18.
v1 Profile Pages
Replaced in v14 (includes obsoleted blocks).
Protect My Ministry v1.0
Moving fully to plugin integration.
Blocks Transitioning to Obsidian
Note: This list represents notable transitions, not an exhaustive list.
Workflow Entry
Contribution Statement Lava
Communication Entry Wizard
Group Attendance Detail
Apple TV Page List
Scheduled Transaction Edit

Version 21

First Half 2027
Removing Features
Campus Service Times
Full feature removal.
Lava Execute
Replaced by new filters.
Webforms Check-in
Use NextGen check-in.
Wi-Fi Captive Portal
Ministry Dynamics integration removed.
Dashboard Blocks
Transition to Chart Lava instead.
Rarely Used Legacy Blocks
Over 30 blocks removed (Core FontAwesome dropped).
Blocks Transitioning to Obsidian
Note: This list represents notable transitions, not an exhaustive list.
Group Scheduler
Dynamic Data
Page Parameter Filter
Connection Request Detail
Connection Request Detail
Blocks Removed with No Replacement

These legacy blocks are being retired without a direct replacement. Community research indicates these are rarely utilized, and their removal allows us to focus on the modern Obsidian platform.

Group Member Link
Package Detail Lava
Groups Context Setter
Person Transaction Links
Related Entity Connect
Related Entity List
Rock Modal Gallery
ViewState Viewer
Sample Linq Report
RSS Feed
RSS Feed Item
Person Context Setter
Account Detail (Security)
Date Range Context Setter
Defined Value List Lava
Connection Request List Lava
Prayer Request List Lava
Link List Lava
Tags
This is not the feature, this is a specific very rarely used block.
PieChartDashboardWidget
These blocks were created in the early days of Rock. We recommend transitioning to Lava using the Chart shortcode.
Content Channel Item Personal List Lava
BarChartDashboardWidget
These blocks were created in the early days of Rock. We recommend transitioning to Lava using the Chart shortcode.
LineChartDashboardWidget
These blocks were created in the early days of Rock. We recommend transitioning to Lava using the Chart shortcode.
LiquidDashboardWidget
These blocks were created in the early days of Rock. We recommend transitioning to Lava using the Chart shortcode.
Dynamic Chart
These blocks were created in the early days of Rock. We recommend transitioning to Lava using the Chart shortcode.
Campus Schedule Context Setter
Package Rating
Person Attribute Forms
Check-in Manager Person Location
Activate Workflow
Stark Detail
Stark List
Captive Portal
Giving Type Context Setter
Functionality moved into the Transaction Report block.