Creating a group event should take seconds, not minutes. One small but genuinely useful addition to WhosFreeWhen is the set of quick-select suggestion chips that appear as soon as you open the event creation form. Instead of staring at a blank text field wondering how to name your event, you get a set of relevant ideas right there on screen.

What makes these suggestions different from a generic static list is that they are context-aware. The app looks at the current month, season, and day of the week, then serves up ideas that actually match what you are likely to be planning right now.

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How the Seasonal Suggestions Work

The suggestion chips appear when the event name field is empty. They change automatically based on:

The time of year. In December you will see Christmas party and New Year's Eve near the top. In October, Halloween party shows up. February surfaces Valentine's dinner. During the summer months (June through August) you will see Summer BBQ and Day trip. Spring (March through May) brings Spring outing into the mix.

The day of the week. If you are creating an event on a Thursday or Friday, Weekend drinks appears as a chip. On a Saturday or Sunday you will see Sunday brunch as an option, which makes sense since that is when people actually think about booking brunch.

A core set of evergreen suggestions. Birthday party, Team lunch, Game night, and a handful of other reliably popular events fill any remaining slots so there are always eight chips to choose from regardless of the season or day.

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Why This Matters for Group Scheduling

The chips are not just decorative. Tapping one fills in the event name instantly, which means you can go from opening the page to sharing a scheduling link in under 30 seconds if the suggestion happens to match what you had in mind.

Even when you are planning something more specific (say, a leaving do or a fantasy football draft), the chips serve a useful prompt. Seeing "Summer BBQ" in July might remind you that you have been meaning to organise one, or seeing "Team lunch" on a Monday might nudge you to finally get one in the diary.

The design goal here is to reduce the friction that happens at the very start of the scheduling process. Most group events that never get organised do not fail because finding a date is hard. They fail because nobody ever takes the first step and actually creates the event. Suggestions that match the current moment lower that barrier.

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Combining with the Rest of the Flow

Once you tap a chip or type your own event name, the rest of the process is the same as always. You set a date range, copy the link, and share it with the group. Participants open the link, mark the days they are free, and you get a colour-coded calendar showing when everyone is available.

The seasonal suggestions are just the very beginning of that process, a small thing that makes it marginally faster and more natural to kick things off. But small friction reductions at the start of a flow often have an outsized impact on whether something actually gets done or not.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do the suggestions change every time I visit? Yes. They update based on the current date, so you will see different chips in December than you saw in July.

Can I ignore the chips and type my own event name? Absolutely. The chips are entirely optional. Just type directly in the name field and they disappear.

What if I tap a chip but want a slightly different name? Tapping a chip fills in the name field, which you can then edit freely before continuing.

Are the suggestions personalised to my past events? Not at the moment. The suggestions are based on the time of year and day of the week, not on your personal event history.

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Try It Now

Head to whosfreewhen.app and open the event creation form. Depending on when you read this, you will see suggestions that match the current season. Tap one that fits, or type your own name, and have a scheduling link ready to share in under a minute.