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<li><strong>Add a user-friendly Wishlist to your WooCommerce store</strong></li>
<li><strong>Display heart buttons for saving items to Wishlist<br />
</strong></li>
<li><strong>Side panel for easy Wishlist access on any page</strong></li>
<li><strong>Performance-optimized and cache-friendly</strong></li>
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<p><strong>Essential Wishlist</strong> is an extension that lets shoppers easily save their favorite products, no confusing multi-list popups, just a simple-to-use Wishlist that works right away. Carefully designed for all desktop and mobile devices.</p>
<h2>Features</h2>
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<li>Side panel for easy Wishlist access on any page</li>
<li>Display “heart” buttons in product listings and on product page</li>
<li>Live “time ago” timestamps for saved Wishlist items</li>
<li>Wishlist page shortcode available</li>
<li>Easy configuration via the WordPress Customizer</li>
<li>Add Wishlist product-count to any WordPress menu item</li>
<li>Require login before shoppers can use Wishlist</li>
<li>Add products to cart directly from side panel and Wishlist page</li>
<li>Asynchronous loading of all Wishlist data (good for page speed)</li>
<li>Cache friendly</li>
<li>Wishlist can be shared on social media, e-mail, and WhatsApp</li>
<li>Integrated color options</li>
<li>Translation ready with RTL (right-to-left) support</li>
<li>Quality checked by the WooCommerce team</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734002685453 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wishlist-presentation-intro.jpg" alt="Essential Wishlist for WooCommerce" width="1296" height="1102" /></p>
<h2>Practical side panel</h2>
<p>The unique side panel makes the Wishlist accessible from any page.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734002685455 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wishlist-presentation-panel.jpg" alt="Essential Wishlist for WooCommerce - SIde Panel" width="1296" height="1080" /></p>
<h2>Wishlist page</h2>
<p>A dedicated Wishlist page is also available, it can be used alone or in combination with the side panel.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734002685454 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wishlist-presentation-page.jpg" alt="Essential Wishlist for WooCommerce - Page" width="1296" height="815" /></p>
<h2>WordPress Customizer integration</h2>
<p>Configure Wishlist options directly from the native WordPress Customizer.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734002685452 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wishlist-presentation-customizer.jpg" alt="Essential Wishlist for WooCommerce - Customizer" width="1296" height="839" /></p>
<h2>Performance optimized</h2>
<p>All Wishlist data loads in the background, this means little impact on your site’s page speed and full compatibility with page caching.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734002685456 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wishlist-presentation-performance.jpg" alt="Essential Wishlist for WooCommercet - Performance" width="1296" height="466" /></p>
<h2>Reliable support</h2>
<p>We are here to help. Feel free to contact us with any technical issues or questions.</p>
<p><a href="https://woocommerce.com/my-account/create-a-ticket/">Contact support</a></p>

Essential Wishlist

<p>Add Wishlist functionality to your WooCommerce store with this lightweight, practical and user friendly extension.</p>

<h1>WooCommerce Wishlists</h1>
<p><strong>The original WooCommerce Wishlist extension—trusted by stores for over a decade.</strong></p>
<p>WooCommerce Wishlists allows guests and customers to create, manage, and share unlimited wishlists directly from your store. From birthdays and weddings to everyday shopping, it gives customers a simple way to save products and come back to purchase later.</p>
<h2>Increase conversions by letting customers save for later</h2>
<p>Not every customer is ready to purchase immediately. Wishlists give them a reason to stay engaged with your store.</p>
<p>By allowing customers to save products, organize them into lists, and share them with others, you create more opportunities for repeat visits, higher conversions, and new customer acquisition through shared lists.</p>
<h2>Built for real-world use</h2>
<p>This isn’t a lightweight add-on or a trend feature—it’s a proven system used by WooCommerce stores for years.</p>
<ul>
<li>Stable and reliable across WooCommerce versions</li>
<li>Designed to work with a wide range of themes</li>
<li>Focused on core wishlist functionality without unnecessary complexity</li>
</ul>
<h2>Key features</h2>
<ul>
<li>Guests can create wishlists stored for up to 30 days (via cookies)</li>
<li>Registered customers can store wishlists indefinitely</li>
<li>Create an <strong>unlimited number of wishlists</strong></li>
<li>Privacy controls: <strong>public, shared, or private lists</strong></li>
<li>Share wishlists via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or email</li>
<li>Full support for simple, variable, and grouped products</li>
<li>Compatible with <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/product-add-ons/">Product Add-ons</a> and <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/gravity-forms-add-ons/">Gravity Forms Product Add-ons</a></li>
<li>Notify customers when a product already exists in a wishlist</li>
<li>Customizable “Add to Wishlist” button, text, or icon</li>
<li>Bulk actions: move items, update quantities, or add all items to cart</li>
</ul>
<h2>Simple to configure</h2>
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<img style="width: 100%;height: auto;border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;border-radius: 8px" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WooCommerce-Wishlist-Settings-620x881.png" alt="Wishlist settings" /><br />
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<p>Wishlists integrates directly into WooCommerce with a dedicated settings tab, making it easy to configure behavior, appearance, and sharing options.</p>
<ul>
<li>Customize button text and display</li>
<li>Enable or disable sharing options</li>
<li>Control guest vs logged-in behavior</li>
<li>Adjust messaging and display settings</li>
</ul>
<p>It inherits your theme styles automatically, so it fits naturally into your store without extra work. Developers can extend or customize further with CSS if needed.</p>
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<h2>Admin tools for store owners</h2>
<p>Wishlists also provide insight into what your customers are interested in.</p>
<ul>
<li>View and manage all created wishlists from the admin</li>
<li>Sort and filter wishlists to identify trends</li>
<li>Edit wishlists directly from the backend</li>
</ul>
<h2>Summary</h2>
<ul>
<li>Let customers save products for later</li>
<li>Encourage repeat visits and higher conversions</li>
<li>Enable sharing for organic traffic and new customers</li>
<li>Use a proven, stable wishlist system built for WooCommerce</li>
</ul>

Wishlists

<p>WooCommerce Wishlists allows guests and customers to create and add products to an unlimited number of Wishlists.</p>

Essential Wishlist vs Wishlists