Dev Changelog

I think a good creator tool should quietly help you move faster. It should not make you hunt around, second-guess where things live, or feel like you need to learn a bunch of new words just to share your work.

That's the thinking behind the new dashboard. We wanted it to feel like a proper home base: the first place you go when you want to see how your page is doing, make a quick change, or share something with your audience.

But this update is bigger than a cleaner dashboard. Short links and QR codes are brand new features for Direct.me, and they open up a much easier way to share your page in the places you already show up.

The biggest changes are simple, but they matter:

• A clearer dashboard - a cleaner space to understand what's going on with your Direct.me, without the clutter.
• New short links - create neat, easy-to-share links for the places you want to send people. Perfect for bios, posts, messages, flyers, podcasts, or anywhere a long link feels messy.
• New QR codes - create codes people can scan straight from a phone, so your Direct.me can travel into the real world too: events, packaging, menus, business cards, posters, and more.
• Quicker sharing - the tools you need to get your page out there now live closer together, so you can spend less time setting things up and more time actually sharing.

What I like most about this update is that it meets creators where they already are. Sometimes you're online, posting and sending links. Sometimes you're at a booth, in a shop, on stage, at a class, or meeting someone in person. Your Direct.me should work in all of those moments.

This is also the beginning of a bigger direction for the dashboard. We want it to become the place that helps you understand what's working, spot opportunities, and take the next step without needing a marketing degree or a spreadsheet open.

As always, we'll keep listening and shaping it from real use. If something feels useful, we will make it better. If something feels noisy, we will simplify it. The goal is the same as ever: help you show up well, share easily, and grow in a way that feels like you.

The old support flow had too many surfaces — inboxes, forms, chat widgets, email threads — and things would slip between them. That's on me. I want this to be one of the best parts of using Direct.me, not one of the weakest.

So we rebuilt it. One place to open a ticket, one place to see every reply, and notifications that actually land in your inbox with a button that takes you straight back to the thread.

A few things I want to call out:

• One simple place — /support is now the only place you need. Start a ticket, reply to ours, see where things are at.
• You get prioritised by plan — Verified and VIP creators jump the queue automatically, because if you're paying us we should be there first.
• Email that works both ways — when our team replies you get a clean email with an Open ticket button. Reply on the site, reply from email — either way the thread stays together.
• Guests aren't forgotten — you can now open a ticket without an account, and we'll send you a magic link to track it without needing to log in.
• No more ghost tickets — every message is tied to a ticket with a status, so nothing sits in a queue we forgot existed.

This is the foundation. I'd rather have a small tool that actually works than a big one that doesn't, so we'll grow it from here based on what you tell us. If you hit us up in the next few weeks, you'll be helping shape it — genuinely.

— Tom

Next to the usual Add New Link button you'll see a Search button. Hit it, type your name or whatever you're looking for (like your Instagram, your shop, or a recent article), and we'll go find it. The results show up with the page title and URL—you can tweak the title if you want before adding. When you're done adding what you need, close the search and you're back in the editor with all your new links there.

We also try to pick an icon for each link when we recognise the site (Instagram, YouTube, your website, and loads of others), so your link often looks the part without any extra steps.

If you're a realtor or agent, you can now install the whole set in one go. The collection includes blocks and a badge so your profile looks the part without the guesswork.

You get: a way to show off your current listings (with photos, price, and location), a featured listing block for your star property, an open house block for upcoming events (date, time, address, and a link to the listing), plus testimonials, a contact block, and FAQ so visitors can get answers quickly. There's also the Licensed Realtor badge you can turn on so your credentials are visible at a glance.

Install what you need, leave out what you don't. Your page, your mix.

View the Realtor collection →

Add a Subscribe block to your profile and let visitors sign up for updates with their name and email. You can show it as an inline block, a floating button, or open a signup modal as soon as someone lands on your page.

Subscribers verify their email with a code, and you get a clean list of contacts you can message from Direct.me. Optional phone collection and a social icon in your links bar are there if you want them.

You can:

• Place the block inline on your profile like any other block
• Show a floating subscribe button (Intercom-style) that opens a modal
• Optionally open the signup modal automatically when the page loads
• Add a subscribe icon to your profile social/links bar
• Collect name, email, and optionally phone
• Customize the button and description text to match your voice

If you use the content warning (adult warning), the subscribe modal waits until visitors have confirmed before showing, so the flow stays in the right order.

Simple list building, no third-party forms required.

It lets you show off what you're into - skills, interests, niches, topics - without dumping a wall of text on people. Think clean, scannable, and instantly understandable.

Add tags like Creator, Fitness, AI, Real Estate, whatever fits you. Give them icons if you want. Make them clickable if you want people to go somewhere. Or don't. You're in charge.

It's basically a modern take on old-school blog tag clouds - minus the ugly and plus actual control.

You can:

• Reorder tags with drag & drop
• Choose grid or list layouts
• Adjust spacing, size, and alignment
• Let it automatically match your theme (no fiddling required)

Drop it in once, tweak it for 30 seconds, and suddenly your profile explains itself at a glance.

Simple. Useful. No fluff.

I know how much time some of you spend getting your profile to look just right. Tweaking colors, adjusting shadows, playing with spacing - it can be a lot. So I thought, what if we could give you a head start? What if you could just pick a theme that already looks great and customize from there?

That's exactly what preset themes are. I've created 24 different themes, each with its own personality. Want something calming? Try Ocean or Sky. Feeling bold? Check out Sunset or Fuchsia. Looking for something sophisticated? Dark or Carbon might be your thing. There's literally something for everyone.

Here's how it works: head to the design page and you'll see a carousel of featured themes right at the top. Each one has a preview so you can see exactly what it looks like before you commit. Click preview to see it on your actual profile, or just hit install and it's done. One click. That's it.

If you want to see all 24 themes, there's a whole discovery page where you can filter by color or style. Looking for something with a gradient? We've got you. Want a minimal look? We've got that too.

Oh, and I've also given the default theme a fresh new look - cleaner colors, better shadows, improved spacing. It's the same theme you know, just polished up a bit.

One more thing - I've added text alignment controls for your link items. You can now choose left, center, or right alignment, and it properly centers everything including icons. Small detail, but it makes a big difference.

Go check them out and let me know which ones you like! I'm always adding more, so if you have ideas for themes you'd like to see, tell me.