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New Features

The ability to track and manage member affiliations has been added to Golden Records Online so that the affiliation status of members can be managed and reported. There is a self service element so club members can update their affiliation status through the user portal. Similarly a system to manage qualifications of members such as

New Achievements System

Awards on Golden Records Online have been renamed Achievements to more closely reflect tracking and rewarding progress.  This is accompanied by adding the popular 252 scheme which is editable to reflect that it is not implemented the same way by all clubs. It is also now possible for clubs to set up their own badge

Personal Bests

There is an update to display of personal best scores providing information on how the score ranks and improvement. This has also been added to the clubs section and the API. Thanks to Adam Hill of Gosport Bowmen for providing the background code.

Inventory Feature

A new feature has been added for clubs, the ability to maintain an inventory of club equipment along with date acquired, original and replacement cost, current condition and who it has been loaned to among other data. The facility also includes being able to add a photograph of the item and a copy of any

New Features

Golden Records Online has been updated to add two new features. Club Calendar Club events can be added to an Outlook style calendar and advertised to members through their online portal.  Events can be made private and hidden from members and it supports colour coding and recurring events.  Event attendance can be managed, and through

Subscription Price Increased

Subscription rates have increased from April 14 2024 to £27.50 for an annual club subscription, £49.50 for 2 years and £71.50 for 3 years. The personal subscription rate has increased to £11 per year. The increase will apply from the next renewal, or in the case of trial subscriptions from the end of the trial.

Facelift

Golden Records Online has been given a makeover to modernise and improve usability.  The main change to the private pages is replacing the vertical menu with a horizontal menu to make best use of the screen width for large tables.  There is no significant change in content but the re-design lays the foundation for adding

Subscriptions Migrated

All subscriptions to Golden Records Online have been migrated this morning to the Chargebee subscription management platform.  Subscribers affected will have received emails from Chargebee. There is no change to expiry date but when it comes to renewal payment details will have to be re-entered. Users who subscribed via PayPal will have received an email

Subscription Changes

Subscriptions for Golden Records Online will be moved to Chargebee over the next few days.  This will have the following impacts: Existing subscriptions due in the near future will be extended to the end of February, and payment collections already set up will be paused. Migrated subscriptions will retain their expiry dates but will need

Price Increases

The current subscription price for Golden Records Online was set in 2017. The subscription covers the costs of hosting the site and the necessary support services and software purchase/upgrades, it doesn’t cover time spent developing the system or maintenance/support. Since 2017 increased costs have been offset by an increasing user base. However, an increasing user

Apps Available

There are two phone apps available which combine scoring with connection to Golden Records Online. Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.archerylink.archerylink&hl=en_GB&gl=US Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/archerylink/id1582847802 These are both produced and maintained by Jeff Allan.

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