CP Sync copies fields from your church management system into WordPress on a fixed map. What you can change is which records are included, on the Groups, Events, and Sermons tabs.
Groups
Groups are created as CP Groups. Turn on Sync Groups on the Connect tab, with CP Groups active. See CP Groups.
Planning Center
| Planning Center | CP Groups |
|---|---|
| Name | Title |
| Description | Content |
| Header image | Featured image |
| All leader names, comma-separated | Group Leader |
Group contact email when set, otherwise the email of the first leader who has one (filterable via cp_sync_pco_group_leader_email) | Group Leader Email |
| Schedule | Meeting Time Desc |
| Location address | Meeting Location |
| Group type | Type (default label Type) |
| Tag groups selected under Group Tags to Sync | Extra filters on the groups page |
| Church Center web address | Group Details |
On CP Groups 1.2 or newer, leaders are saved as Group Leaders rows instead of Group Leader and Group Leader Email. Each row keeps that leader’s own name and email. If no leader has an email, the group’s contact email is put on the first row. A failed leader fetch leaves the leader fields unset and preserves the values already stored.
A closed or auto-closed enrollment is stored as Group is Full.
Church Community Builder
CP Sync imports groups that are not inactive and that are listed in public search.
| Church Community Builder | CP Groups |
|---|---|
| Name | Title |
| Description | Content |
| Image | Featured image |
| Main leader name | Group Leader |
| Main leader email | Group Leader Email |
| Meeting day and time | Meeting Time Desc |
| Group type | Type (default label Type) |
| Department | Category (default label Category) |
| Childcare provided | Kid Friendly |
| Group is full | Group is Full |
| Public signup form URL | Registration Action |
| Group page on CCB | Group Details |
On CP Groups 1.2 or newer, the main leader’s name and email are saved as a Group Leaders row instead of Group Leader and Group Leader Email.
When CP Locations is active, campus or area is assigned as the group’s location term. Without CP Locations it is not stored.
Events
Events are created in The Events Calendar. Turn on Sync Events on the Connect tab, with The Events Calendar active. See The Events Calendar.
Planning Center Calendar
On the Events tab, set Event source to Pull from Calendar or Calendar AND Registrations.
| Planning Center | The Events Calendar |
|---|---|
| Name | Event title |
| Description | Event page body |
| Summary | Excerpt, used by listings that show a summary |
| Start and end | Event start and end |
| Location | Venue |
| Image | Featured image |
| Tag groups selected under Tag groups | Taxonomies on the event |
Summary and Description are described in Planning Center Online and What’s New in CP Sync 1.0.0.
Calendar sync imports future event instances.
Planning Center Registrations
Set Event source to Pull from Registrations or Calendar AND Registrations.
| Planning Center | The Events Calendar |
|---|---|
| Name | Event title |
| Description | Event page body |
| Signup start and end | Event start and end |
| Signup location | Venue |
| Logo | Featured image |
| Categories | Event categories |
When Event source is Calendar AND Registrations, the Events tab shows Events are not deduplicated across Calendar and Registrations — an event published in both will import twice.
Church Community Builder
| Church Community Builder | The Events Calendar |
|---|---|
| Name | Event title |
| Description | Event page body |
| Start and end | Event start and end |
| Image | Featured image |
Each occurrence is imported as its own event. After import, events with a numeric CCB id get a venue (name, street, city, state, and zip) and an image from the event profile. See Church Community Builder.
Sermons
Planning Center Publishing episodes that are published to the Church Center library are created as CP Sermons. See CP Sermons.
Filters
Open the feed tab and use its filter:
- Planning Center Groups: Groups, plus Visibility (Only Visible in Church Center or Show All)
- Planning Center Events: Calendar Filters and Visibility under Calendar Settings, and Registration Filters under Registration Settings
- Planning Center Sermons: Sermons
- Church Community Builder Groups: Groups
- Church Community Builder Events: Date Range, then Events under Event Filters
The filter line reads Pull Groups where, Pull Events where, Pull Sermons where, Pull Calendar Filters where, or Pull Registration Filters where, then All or Any, then of the following match. Add a rule with Add Condition.
For Planning Center Calendar events, Visibility under Calendar Settings is separate from the Calendar Filters builder. An empty Calendar Filters builder does not turn Visibility off.