{"id":3438,"date":"2020-12-31T18:11:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T01:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2020-12-31T18:11:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T01:11:18","slug":"join-the-rootsmagic-8-community-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=3438","title":{"rendered":"Join the RootsMagic 8 Community Preview!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3439\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/RM8-Community-Preview-Facebook-Group-Header.jpg\" alt=\"RM8-Community-Preview-Facebook-Group-Header\" width=\"400\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/RM8-Community-Preview-Facebook-Group-Header.jpg 1640w, http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/RM8-Community-Preview-Facebook-Group-Header-300x157.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/RM8-Community-Preview-Facebook-Group-Header-1024x534.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With a new year comes a new release. We are excited to present the RootsMagic 8 Community Preview!<\/p>\n<p>Now, you may be asking yourself- &#8220;What is a community preview?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Basically, it is\u00a0<b>pre-release software.<\/b>\u00a0RootsMagic 8 has already been through extensive development and testing, but there is still some &#8220;spit n&#8217; polish&#8221; before we are ready to officially release it. The Community Preview is a chance for us to get feedback from a larger group of testers and a chance for you to get acquainted with the software early.<\/p>\n<p>As we are expecting a lot of feedback as we open the floodgates, we respectfully ask that you <strong>p<\/strong><b>lease do not contact our technical support regarding the preview.<\/b>\u00a0Our technicians are still becoming acquainted with the software themselves and are unable to offer any help with it until it is officially released.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, we&#8217;ve set up a new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/groups\/rootsmagic8preview\" target=\"_blank\">special Facebook group<\/a>\u00a0just for users to discuss the preview with others. We&#8217;ve also made a special\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rootsmagic.com\/preview\/feedback\">feedback form<\/a>\u00a0to send in any errors, bugs, or suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>Do you still have questions? Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rootsmagic.com\/preview\/faq\">Frequently-asked questions<\/a>\u00a0for important answers to common questions.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to take RootsMagic 8 for an early spin? Get the RootsMagic 8 Community Preview today!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/preview\/get\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3440\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/button_get-the-community-preview.png\" alt=\"button_get-the-community-preview\" width=\"400\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/button_get-the-community-preview.png 454w, http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/button_get-the-community-preview-300x44.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a new year comes a new release. 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