WishOwl Wishlist for WooCommerce

Yes. Every feature listed in the description works in the free version. There is no premium tier, no add-ons, and no upsells inside the plugin. WishOwl makes its money from a separate consumer mobile app, not from selling plugin features.

Yes. The plugin is fully self-contained. It stores all data in your own database. No API calls to WishOwl, no external dependencies. There's an optional "Powered by WishOwl" link to wishowl.app that you can turn on in WooCommerce → Wishlist → General. It's off by default — nothing is shown on the public site unless you explicitly enable it.

Yes. Guest wishlists are stored in a cookie + custom database table and persist for 30, 90, or 180 days (configurable). When a guest later registers and logs in, their items are automatically merged into their account.

Yes. Customers can wishlist a specific variation, and the wishlist table shows the chosen attributes.

Drop the WishOwl Wishlist widget into any sidebar via Appearance → Widgets, or insert the WishOwl Wishlist Widget block in the block editor, or use the [wishowl_wishlist_widget] shortcode anywhere shortcodes work (Elementor, theme builders, etc.).

A WordPress cron job runs at your configured frequency (hourly, 6-hourly, or daily) and records a price snapshot for every product currently in a non-expired wishlist. When a customer views their wishlist, items whose current price is lower than the price-at-add show a "Price drop" badge. The same cron run powers the optional email notifications (see below).

Only if you turn them on. Email notifications are off by default. Under WooCommerce → Wishlist → Notifications you can enable any combination of three triggers — price drop, back in stock, and on sale — for items customers have wishlisted. Emails go to logged-in customers at their account address; guests can opt in with an email field on the wishlist page (also off by default), and that opt-in is double-confirmed — the address must click a verification link before any notification email is sent. A per-customer/item/trigger frequency cap (daily, weekly, or monthly) prevents repeat emails, and every email includes a one-click unsubscribe link plus a List-Unsubscribe header. There is a "send test email" button to verify your store's mail delivery before enabling.

Yes. The plugin declares compatibility with WooCommerce's HPOS, the modern custom-tables order storage system.

Both. The shortcodes work inside Elementor templates, and the widget ships as a native Gutenberg block.

Each wishlist has one of three privacy modes:

• Private: only you can view. No share URL exists.
• Shared: a long, unguessable token URL works for anyone with the link, but search engines are told not to index.
• Public: same URL, plus the page is allowed to be indexed if the store admin has opted in.

The plugin is translation-ready. Full WPML / Polylang compatibility hooks are planned for v1.1.

A migration tool is not included in v1.0. It's on the post-launch roadmap if there's demand. In the meantime, both the YITH and WishOwl tables can coexist while you transition.

Copy any file from wp-content/plugins/wishowl-wishlist/public/views/ into your-theme/wishowl-wishlist/ (preserving the filename). The plugin will load your theme's copy instead of its bundled template.

Four custom tables: {prefix}wishowl_wishlists, {prefix}wishowl_wishlist_items, {prefix}wishowl_price_snapshots, {prefix}wishowl_email_log. All scoped to your own database. The plugin integrates with WP's Personal Data Export and Erasure tools so customers can request a copy or deletion via Tools → Export / Erase Personal Data.

Yes. On full uninstall (delete, not deactivate), all four tables and the plugin options are removed. Deactivating preserves data so you can reactivate without loss.