What is YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium?
YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium is a professional WooCommerce extension that lets shoppers subscribe to out-of-stock items and receive automatic back-in-stock email alerts. It adds customizable waitlist forms, double-opt-in options, anti-spam tools, detailed reports, and marketing integrations—so you recover missed sales and keep interested buyers engaged until products are available again.
Key Benefits
- Capture demand for unavailable products and reduce lost sales.
- Give customers a clear “notify me” path on product and variation pages.
- Build a targeted list for promotions or pre-launch campaigns.
- Track email performance and revenue generated from waitlist campaigns.
Core Features of YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium
Flexible Waitlists (Products & Variations)
- Enable waitlists storewide or only on selected items via an exclusion list (products, categories, tags).
- Support variable products so users can subscribe to specific variations (e.g., size/color).
On-Brand, High-Converting Forms
- Customize the notice, button label/colors, placeholder, success/error messages, and layout (background, padding, border radius).
- Show a subscriber counter to leverage social proof.
- Offer a removal button so users can easily unsubscribe.
Compliance & Anti-Spam
- Add a Privacy Policy (GDPR) checkbox to the form.
- Use Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3 to prevent bot sign-ups.
- Optional confirmation (double-opt-in) email for all users or only guests.
Smart Email Automation
- Back-in-stock emails: send automatically when inventory is replenished; optionally limit sends based on real stock quantity.
- Promotional emails: recommend alternative products if an item won’t be restocked.
- Edit all emails with an advanced editor, placeholders, and optional product images.
- Mandrill integration for advanced email delivery/monitoring.
Management, Reporting & Import/Export
- Products with a waitlist table shows subscribers per item/variation and lets you bulk send emails or clean up lists.
- Reports dashboard tracks emails sent and earnings attributed to each campaign (with adjustable tracking cookie window).
- Add users manually, export subscribers to CSV, and import emails from CSV into a product’s waitlist.
- Customers get a “My Waitlists” section in My Account to follow availability and manage subscriptions.
Shortcodes & Integrations
- Shortcodes to embed the waitlist form and a user’s subscribed products anywhere.
- Integrations with YITH tools, including Mailchimp (export waitlists for campaigns), Multi Vendor/Marketplace (vendor-level waitlists), Product Bundles, and Customize My Account Page.
Use Cases
- Seasonal or limited inventory: capture intent during stockouts and convert when items return.
- Pre-launch hype: collect emails before releasing new SKUs.
- Catalog transitions: shift demand by emailing close alternatives when items are discontinued.
Conclusion
For stores that want to convert “out of stock” moments into revenue, YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium delivers the essentials: polished waitlist UX, compliant data capture, automated back-in-stock and promotional emails, and rich reporting. Add YITH WooCommerce Waitlist Premium to streamline restock notifications and win back ready-to-buy customers.
