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Product Updates
Discover Meetup’s fresh look: A new design for a new era of making connections
We’ve made the platform a more engaging and inspiring space for fostering human connections, while preserving the core functionality that has anchored the community since Meetup’s earliest days.
16 recent Meetup improvements you might have missed
We’ve rolled out several improvements to make Meetup more intuitive, reliable, and efficient for organizers. Here’s a quick summary the top updates!
The 2025 Meetup progress report—greater reliability, smoother communications, higher engagement, and more
Product lead Chiara Vivaldi reflects on the past year at Meetup, with a look towards the team’s top priorities for the coming months.
Personalized event recommendations that deliver—4 tips to boost your RSVPs
With our new personalized event recommendation model, we’re helping members discover events that are better aligned with their interests! Learn about how recommendations work and discover 4 helpful organizer tips to boost visibility for groups and events.
Snappier, more reliable messaging is here
We recently introduced several improvements to Meetup’s direct messaging experience, including greater clarity about message delivery, more consistent notifications, and an updated user interface.
Introducing Meetup Starter—a free plan to make community building more accessible
Meetup Starter provides new and would-be organizers with a beginner-friendly community- and event-management tool.
Exciting updates to Member Dues
Collecting membership dues with Stripe is a great way boost your group’s membership and offset your organizing costs. Now, Stripe is available to all organizers.
Exciting changes to Meetup’s communication features
Group Discussions are now the primary way to engage directly with all group members, while Event Comments help you communicate with members attending a specific event. Plus, both features are getting some powerful improvements.