Announcements: The right update, to the right guests.
Mela lets hosts post announcements to their event’s guests, choosing who gets each one (everyone going, only guests who have checked in, guests waiting for approval, or the waitlist), and notifies them by push.
Free for every host and guest.
Overview
Doors moved to 6:30. The parking is round the back. Tonight’s slides are up. Announcements keep updates like these in one place on the event page, instead of lost in a chat, and only the guests they’re meant for see them.
How it works
- 1
Write the update
Open your event and tap Announce. Write what guests need to know.
- 2
Choose who gets it
Everyone going, only those checked in, guests waiting for approval, the waitlist, or a mix.
- 3
Post it
It appears on the event page for those guests, and they get a push notification.
Choose exactly who hears it.
Send door times to everyone going and the Wi-Fi password only to guests who have checked in. Who sees an announcement follows each guest’s status when they look, so a guest who moves up from the waitlist sees what was meant for guests going.
Straight to their lock screen.
Guests with the Mela app get a push notification for each new announcement, so a last-minute change reaches people already on their way.
Kept on the event page, not lost in a chat.
Every announcement stays on the event page, newest first, with unread ones marked. Spotted a typo? Edit it, and guests see the new text.
Also included
Only from hosts
Announcements come only from an event’s hosts, so important news isn’t buried under chat.
Edit after posting
Fix a typo or a time and guests see the new text.
Never to the wrong people
Guests who cancelled or were declined never see announcements.
Announcements, in short.
- Announcements on Mela come from an event’s hosts.
- Each announcement can go to guests going, checked in, pending approval, or waitlisted.
- Guests who cancelled or were declined never see announcements.
- Guests get a push notification for each new announcement.
- Announcements stay on the event page and can be edited.
Questions, answered.
Still unsure? Make a test event: it’s free, and you can keep it private.
Open your event, tap Announce, write the update and choose who gets it. It appears on the event page and guests get a push notification.
Yes. Choose any of: guests going, guests who have checked in, guests waiting for approval, and the waitlist.
Yes. Guests who can see the announcement get a push notification, and it’s marked unread on the event page until they read it.
Yes. Edit it from the event page and guests see the new text.
Announcements come only from hosts and go to the guests you choose. The group chat is a conversation everyone going can join.
More ways Mela helps you host
- Free event pagesA page for your event, and one link to share it.Learn more
- RSVPs and waitlistsGuest limits, approvals and a waitlist that moves up by itself.Learn more
- QR code check-inScan guests in at the door with your phone’s camera.Learn more
- Guest group chatOne chat for everyone going, without swapping numbers.Learn more
- Event photosGuests find the photos they’re in with one selfie.Learn more
Host your next event on Mela.
Free for every host. Create an event, send one link, and see who’s coming.