YITH WooCommerce Waiting List Premium lets shoppers leave an email address when a product or a particular variation is unavailable. Stores can also collect interest before an item becomes available for a planned promotion. For variable products, customers can join the list for a specific option, such as a size.

Choose where customers can join

The waitlist box can appear on out-of-stock products. Use the Exclusion List to select which products show it, and show a counter of subscribers. Customize the form text, button wording, colors, and the messages shown after a successful signup or an error. The form can include a Privacy Policy checkbox, and a removal button can let subscribers remove their email address from a list. Premium style settings control the box background color, border radius, and padding. Google reCAPTCHA can be enabled to help prevent spam registrations.

Configure confirmations and stock emails

Require email confirmation from all users or guest users only. The extension can send a confirmation message when someone joins a waitlist and notify an administrator about each new subscription. When an item returns to stock, it can automatically email subscribers. Customize the back-in-stock email with the advanced editor, then pick to email everyone or limit recipients according to the available stock quantity. Mandrill integration is available for advanced email campaign management.

Cross-sell emails can recommend similar products when subscribed products are unavailable. This gives stores a separate message for recommending alternatives alongside back-in-stock notifications.

Manage waitlists and subscriber entries

• View products with waitlists and their subscribers in a dedicated table, and manually add a visitor to a product list.
• Export email addresses registered for a product waitlist as a CSV file.
• Show a My WaitLists section in customer accounts, where users can review their lists and check product stock status.

Install and activate the extension in WordPress, then configure product placement, form appearance, confirmation messages, and stock emails. Enable reCAPTCHA or Mandrill if needed. Before publishing the process, check the form on an unavailable product and on a specific variation.