Changelog

What's new in MakeEmWait — feature releases, improvements, and fixes.

Changelog

All notable changes to MakeEmWait are documented here.

March 2026 — Error Handling Improvements

• Field-level validation errors — validation endpoints now return an errors array with per-field {field, message} objects for precise error display
• Retry-After header — application-level 429 responses include a Retry-After header with the number of seconds to wait
• ARIA accessibility — toast notifications include role="alert" and aria-live="assertive" for screen reader support
• Humanized error messages — error text is now user-friendly and suitable for displaying directly in the UI
• Success toast feedback — all dashboard CRUD operations (create, update, delete) show success toasts
• Warning toast type — a new yellow warning toast type for non-critical issues (e.g., approaching rate limits)
• Embed widget error display — the embed widget now surfaces validation errors inline within the form

March 2026 — Launch

MakeEmWait is live! Here’s everything included in the initial release.

Waitlist Management

• Create unlimited waitlists with unique hosted signup pages
• Configurable fields: email (required), name, phone, custom questions (text, dropdown, checkbox)
• Open/close waitlists to control signup availability
• Social proof messaging that adapts based on signup count
• Customizable headlines, subheadlines, and hero images
• Position offset for displaying inflated counts

Referral System

• Viral referral tracking with unique referral links per signup
• Configurable referral boost (1-100 positions per referral)
• Public leaderboard with anonymized rankings
• Referral milestone emails (Pro)
• Referral notification emails (Pro)

Embed Widget

• One-line script tag integration for any website
• Four themes: dark, light, glass, auto (system preference)
• Compact mode for space-efficient layouts
• Shadow DOM isolation prevents style conflicts
• Unstyled variant (embed-plain.js) for full design control
• Returning visitor detection with welcome-back screen
• Social sharing buttons (X, LinkedIn, copy link)

Email Features (Pro)

• Custom email templates with variable substitution
• Email blasts to entire waitlist (up to 50,000 recipients)
• Custom sending domains via DNS verification
• Personalized unsubscribe links with RFC 8058 one-click support
• Offboarding emails on signup deletion

Integrations (Pro)

• Custom webhook notifications (signup.created, referral.credited)
• Slack integration with Block Kit formatting
• Discord integration with rich embeds

Analytics (Pro)

• Daily traffic and signup analytics
• UTM parameter tracking and breakdowns
• Conversion rate calculations
• Top referrers report

Team Management (Pro)

• Invite team members with Admin or Viewer roles
• Shared access to all waitlists under one account

Data Management

• CSV import (up to 10,000 signups per import, Basic+)
• CSV export with all fields including UTM and consent data (Basic+)
• Move signup positions (Advanced+)
• Self-service unsubscribe and data deletion for signups

Access Control (Advanced+)

• Hide MakeEmWait branding
• Hide position numbers
• Domain restrictions for email signups
• Block personal email providers
• Custom redirect URLs after signup

Security

• API key authentication with SHA-256 hashing
• JWT authentication
• Honeypot bot protection
• SSRF protection on webhook URLs
• Email verification with timing-safe token comparison
• HMAC-signed unsubscribe and deletion tokens

API

• Full REST API with OpenAPI documentation
• Interactive API documentation
• Comprehensive error codes and handling

Billing

• Three plans: Basic ($3/mo), Advanced ($10/mo), Pro ($50/mo)
• 7-day free trial with Pro access, no credit card required
• Stripe-powered billing with customer portal