Change Log
What's new, improved, or fixed on Melon.
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Improved
Texted links use your email subject as their title
When you share an invitation link by text or in a chat app, the preview that appears with the link now uses your custom email subject as its title, if you've written one. Without a custom subject, the preview keeps showing the event's title, as before.
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Improved
Start time is now optional
You can give your event a date without a start time. Leave the start time blank and the invitation shows just the date - with your time note underneath, if you've written one. The time note now takes the start time's place rather than sitting alongside it, so it isn't shown on an event that has a start time. The end time appears once you've added a start time. When there's no start time, "add to calendar" adds the event as an all-day entry.
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New
Say when in your own words
Some parties don't start at a set time. The event form now has an optional "Time note" where you can describe the timing however you like - "After trick-or-treating," say. It appears under "When" on the invitation, and in the invitation and RSVP confirmation emails.
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New
Write your own invitation email subject
The invitation email's subject line has always been "You're invited:" followed by your event title. That's still the default, but the event form now has an optional "Email subject" field if you'd rather say something else - the "In their inbox" preview shows exactly what guests will see. Leave it blank to keep the default.
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New
Choose your own fonts, including some spooky ones
Every template still comes with its own fonts, but you can now override them from the event form: pick a title font, a font for the message and details, or both. There are serif, sans-serif and script choices, plus a Halloween group for the season (Creepster, Nosifer, Eater, Metal Mania, Pirata One, Special Elite and IM Fell English). Each option shows a sample in its own font, and the live preview updates as you choose. Leave "Template default" picked to keep the template's own font.
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Improved
Easier-to-read invitation text
The message and the When/Where details on invitations are now set a little heavier, and the message is no longer in italics, so the template's serif is easier to read at a glance. Nothing to change on your end - existing invitations pick this up automatically.
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Improved
Clearer stats on your event page
The stats on your event page now lead with the two numbers hosts ask about most - how many people are coming and how many guests you invited - shown big up top, with the response details (RSVP'd yes, declined, opened) in a smaller row underneath. "Coming" counts people, not replies, so a "yes" from a family of four adds four.
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Improved
Photo invitations get a font picker
When your invitation uses a background photo, the photo takes the place of the template's colors - so picking among the 24 color templates didn't change much. Now, once you choose a photo, the form offers a simple choice of 8 title fonts instead. Remove the photo and the full template grid comes right back, with your design untouched.
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Improved
The guest list now shows how many each guest is bringing
When a host shares the guest list on the invitation, the "Who's coming" list now adds a small "+2" style note after anyone bringing extra people - so "Alice +2" means Alice plus two more. Guests coming alone are listed by name alone, just like before.
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Fixed
One person can no longer fill two co-host slots
If you invited someone who already co-hosts your event - just under a different email address of theirs - Melon quietly linked the same person into a second co-host slot, using up one of your three slots for nothing. Now it tells you they already co-host the event and leaves the slot free.
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Improved
Invitations now say when the guest list is private
When a host keeps the guest list hidden and people have RSVP'd yes, each guest's personal invitation link now shows a small note - "The guest list is private for this event." - instead of nothing at all. Guests no longer have to wonder whether nobody's coming or the host simply chose to keep it private. The note never says who or how many are coming, and it doesn't appear on the shareable link at all.
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Improved
A better Melon on your phone
Managing an event from your phone is much nicer now. The navigation tucks into a tidy menu instead of spilling off small screens, your event page leads with the share link and guest list, the stats fit neatly, and each guest's name, status, and buttons finally have room to breathe. Bigger screens keep the same layout as before.
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New
A QR code for your shareable link
Every event page now shows a QR code for its shareable link, right next to the link itself. Guests who scan it land on your invitation. There's also a download button that saves it as a crisp, print-ready file for paper invites, flyers, and signs - no third-party QR generator needed.
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Messaging guests now shows who you’re emailing - and double-checks
The "Message guests" form now shows how many guests will get your email as soon as you pick an audience, updates the number as you change it, and asks for a quick confirmation before anything sends. If nobody matches the audience you picked, it tells you up front instead of after you hit Send.
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Improved
The share link now says when your RSVP link was sent moments ago
If you're already on a guest list and ask the event's share page for your personal RSVP link twice in quick succession, the page used to repeat "we've emailed your link" even though no second email went out. It now tells you to check your inbox from a few minutes ago and that another copy won't be sent for a few more minutes.
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Fixed
Expired co-host invites now say so - and can be resent
A co-host invitation that sat unaccepted past its two-week window used to keep showing "Invited, pending" forever, and trying to re-add the same email only produced an error. The event page now labels these invites "Invite expired" and gives the host a Resend button that sends that person a fresh invitation in one click.
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Improved
Adding from contacts now counts who was already on the list
When you add guests from your saved contacts, the confirmation now says how many of them were skipped because they're already on the guest list - so "Added 3 guests" after checking 5 boxes no longer leaves you guessing about the other two. The paste-a-list importer already did this; the two now match.
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Fixed
Adding or editing a guest no longer wipes what you typed
On your event page, if adding a guest, editing one inline, or adding a co-host didn't save - a typo in the email, say, or a duplicate - the form used to come back blank. It now keeps what you typed, and reopens the guest's edit form, so you can fix the one field and try again.
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New
Guests hear about it when an event is called off
Deleting an upcoming event now offers to email your guests that it's cancelled - checked by default, so anyone who received an invitation or RSVP'd doesn't show up to an event that isn't happening. The email includes a calendar file most calendar apps can use to remove the event.
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Fixed
The RSVP form no longer forgets your answers
On an event's shareable link, if your RSVP couldn't be saved - say your party didn't fit the event's remaining room - the form used to clear your Yes/No choice and reset your party size. It now keeps everything you entered so you can just adjust and resend.
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Clearer message for guests who are already on the list
If you fill in the RSVP form on an event's shareable link but you're already on the guest list, the page now says so plainly - and tells you that what you typed there wasn't saved. Your personal RSVP link, sent by email, is still the place to respond or update your answer.
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New
A place to send feedback
Every page in your account now has a Feedback link in the footer, so you can send a quick note about what's working, missing, or confusing straight to the team.
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Improved
A calmer way to pick a background photo
When you search for a background photo, clicking one now shows it on your invitation preview while the gallery stays open, so you can compare a few before confirming with "Use this photo." You can also page past the first dozen results to see more.
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New
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Improved
A confetti moment for "yes" RSVPs
When a guest RSVPs yes, they now get a quick confetti burst on the confirmation screen. It's skipped if your device asks for reduced motion.
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Improved
Refreshed homepage
Melon's homepage got a visual refresh with a cleaner layout and updated example invitations.
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New
Reply directly to your host
Guests can now reply straight to the host's own email address instead of a no-reply address. It's on by default, and hosts can turn it off per event.
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New
Opt out of an event's emails
Host messages and reminders now carry a "Stop emails about this event" link, and guests can also use their mail app's own unsubscribe button. Opting out never affects a guest's RSVP link.
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New
Account settings
Hosts can now update their name and password from a new Account page.
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Send yourself a test email
Before inviting guests, hosts can send a test copy of the invitation to themselves to double-check it looks right.