This article will be updated periodically with notes related to recent updates to the https://www.bsfonline.org website. 


6/25/2025

  • Maintenance display updates
  • Launch Meeting button removal on the Polls page
  • Resolve the issue with OTs missing incoming OGL applications that are being transferred to their OLM
  • Resolve the issue with OTs not viewing the current OGL applications


5/29/2025

  • Exile & Return Class Flip
  • Generate New Calendar
  • Home Page Update
  • Find an Online Group Page Update
  • My Lessons Page Update
  • View My Lesson Schedule Page Update
  • Generate New Zoom Meeting Links
  • Add New Areas and OAPs
  • Remove Unnecessary Zoom Links
  • My Calendar Page Shows Meetings During BSF Study Break
  • Exile and Return Bulk Upload #1


4/24/2025

  • OT Only View Current OGL's Application
  • Fix Welcome Page Field Alignment
  • Fix Recommendation History
  • Translation Corrections
  • BSFO Invite a Friend new email preview in Outlook and Gmail
  • Activate Maintenance Banner during BSFO Deployment
  • Simplify "Language" Dropdown Options on "Find an Online Group"
  • Simplify "Language" Dropdown Options on "Find an OLM"
  • BSFO - UI Issue Leaderless Group warning pop-up on Users Management Profile page
  • Fix BSFO Online View Only role can inactivate users
  • Add restrictions to changing gender in the profile setup



3/20/2025

  • Fix Leader Group Not in Alphabetic Order
  • Fix OAPs missing 'Email Group' Button on My Area page
  • Change "GROUP NAME" Column to "CLASS NAME" On "Find an OLM" for OGL
  • Extra Weeks on Lesson 31 & 32 (Change "No Meeting")
  • Prevent Leaderless Group when Demote OGL
  • Fix ORD unable to promote/demote users
  • Fix OGLs can select the opposite gender when switching OLMs
  • Fix Invalid Email Errors in BCC line for Apple Mail and Outlook



2/20/2025

  • BSF Online home page and "Find an Online Group" page readiness for PPER new study year
  • Add "X" Button on top right corner when leader selects blue triangle next to leader/member avatar on My Group/My Area/My Training/My Region pages.
  • "Invite a Friend" improvements: customized email and improved pop-up message to fit screen on Mobile
  • Misc. improvement/fixes for BSF Online leaders
  • ES/TC/SC translation corrections on "Edit Profile" Page 
  • "Find an Online Group" page improvement: add "# IN GROUP" column to indicate number of members in the group



2/4/2025

  • Fix for OGL/OGM invite, view, edit profiles on Firefox issue



11/7/2024 Fixes

  • Fix for 504 Gateway Error Start/Join links       



10/10/2024 Fixes

  • Fix for BSFO: Inaccurate date on My Lessons Page.



7/11/2024 Deployment 

  • Updated: “My Lessons” page by Revelation study materials, such as Lectures, Notes, Questions, Extras, etc.
  • Disallow AOT’s access to the “Leaders Management” page  
  • When OGL starts or joins ODG intermediary link, OGL’s attendance is recorded in “My Group Attendance”.
  • OGL can view the count and % attendance record of each person in his/her ODG.    
  • User-friendly design of the “My Group” page is available for both portrait and landscape modes on mobile devices.   
  • Wording changes in the class staff notification email for OGL switching OLM.



5/30/2024 Deployment

  • Revelation Study Materials in Resource Library
  • Revelation Zoom Meeting Links generated
  • Revelation Calendar and Study Schedule
  • BSF Online Home Landing Page reflects Revelation Study
  • The "Find an Online Group" Page updated to reflect Revelation Study
  • "My Lesson" page updated to reflect Revelation Study
  • HQ Admin/ORD/OAP/OT/AOT able to view the list of active OLMs and # of people in OLMs
  • When OGM joins ODG from the “host” intermediary link, OGM’s attendance is recorded 
  • Church info in Edit Profile to align with MyBSF
  • Church info in Leader’s Recommendation Form to sync with Edit Profile page 
  • ORD/OAP pages update
  • Prevent Leaderless Group: OGL role is only allowed to change if there’s another active OGL in the group
  • Both OT and AOT are notified when an OGL is approved for OLM 
  • User-friendly design of the “My Training” page is available for both portrait and landscape modes on a mobile device 
  • Add back features for OT/AOT/OGL: 
    • Group Chat button for OT/AOT
    • Start Meeting button for AOT
    • ODG Join link for OGL 
  • OT can edit Interview Notes even after BSF withdrawals 
  • Leader Group Management page improvement 
  • Click “Contact Us” to go to BSF Online Support page 
  • Security Questions page improvement



4/11/2024 Deployment 

  • Security improvement to hide Phone Number and Email Address 
  • Class Staff receive email notification on OGL switching OLM 
  • OT can edit Interview Notes after System Approval 
  • Fix for Multi Factor Authentication “Remember this Device”
  • Fix for OGL replacement issue for our Chinese users
  • Fix for joining an online group confirmation email
  • Fix for home/landing page copyright
  • Fix for profile save confirmation
  • Fix translation on multiple pages


3/22/2024 Fixes

  • Fix for BSFO: HQ Admin/AOP/OT cannot change role.


2/29/2024 Fixes

  • Fix for OAP view "Please wait ..."
  • Fix for My Training age does not view OGLs
  • Fix for My Group page view "Please wait..." and some OGMs are missing
  • Fix for Group is not listed in Find a Group even though it has remaining capacity
  • Fix for OGL do not receive email notifications of new members


2/22/2024 Deployment

  • BSF Online New Home Page
  • Find a Group mentions the current study
  • Revelation Registration 
  • "Your Account" to Sign in or Create an Account


1/18/2024 Fixes

  • Fix for Email Class/Group
  • Fix for Attendance is not recorded when logging in BSF Online website


12/7/2023 Deployment

  • Multiple AOT functionality
  • My Training Page reorganized
  • Leader Group management updates
  • Alert enhancement
  • Email consent during account creation/ first login



7/13/2023 Deployment

  • New meeting links for ODGs and OLMs for the John study
  • John's materials are uploaded
  • John's calendar is uploaded
  • The website is ready for John's study


1/26/2023 Fixes

  • Updates for website security and functionality
  • Fix for Leader Zoom Poll filter
  • Fix for Leader Zoom Poll copy option
  • Fix for Password Update Issue: Account Settings > Password


11/17/2022 Fixes 

  • Fix for Zoom Poll creation
  • Fix for My Lessons page Lecture Podcast 'Quick Link' broken
  • Fix for attendance being pre-recorded and/or un-editable
  • Fix for attendance not saving


11/7/2022 Emergent Fix

  • Fix for starting Online Leaders Meetings and Online Group Discussions on the BSF Online website


11/3/2022 Emergent Fix

  • Fix for the BSF Online Helps & Resources' continual loading


11/3/2022 Fixes 

  • Fix for a unique user login (500 Error)
  • Fix for OAP searching and locating users under Apply & Recommend for Leadership
  • Fix for BSF Online Alert Notifications visibility on mobile devices
  • Fix for bulk download of files from the BSFO Helps & Resources (file names were gibberish)


10/30/2022 Emergent Fix

  • Fix for downloading files from the BSF Online Helps & Resources


10/27/2022 Fixes 

  • Fix for downloading Lectures on Apple iPhones
  • Fix for Online Class Staff (OT/AOT) Online Leaders Meeting Notifications 
  • Fix for website timeout logout