About this plugin
Every out-of-stock product page is a leak. A shopper who was ready to buy hits “out of stock”, leaves, and you have no way to bring them back.
StoreArmory Waitlist plugs that leak. It adds a clean “Email me when it’s back in stock” form to every out-of-stock WooCommerce product. When you restock, every waiting shopper gets an automatic email so they can come back and buy — often your highest-converting email of the month.
It is lightweight, privacy-first, and works out of the box with your existing WooCommerce store and theme. No account required for shoppers, no complicated setup for you.
Why choose StoreArmory Waitlist?
- Zero setup — activate it and the sign-up form appears automatically on every out-of-stock simple product.
- Recover real sales — turn dead “out of stock” traffic into a warm list that converts the day you restock.
- Privacy-first by design — double opt-in is on by default and full GDPR consent (text, IP and timestamp) is recorded for every sign-up.
- Restocks detected automatically — works whether you change stock by hand, by CSV import, or from an ERP/inventory sync.
- No lock-in — your data lives in your own database and every email has one-click unsubscribe.
Features
- Automatic sign-up form on out-of-stock simple products — no configuration needed.
- Guest sign-ups — shoppers join with just an email address, no account required.
- Automatic restock emails — sent the moment a product is back in stock.
- Double opt-in — confirm-by-email to protect deliverability and keep clean lists.
- GDPR consent capture — records the consent text, IP address and timestamp for every sign-up.
- One-click unsubscribe in every notification email.
- Honeypot + rate limiting to block spam bots.
- Optional name field you can switch on with one click.
- Waitlist dashboard — see how many shoppers are confirmed and waiting on each product.
- Customisable copy — set the form heading, button label and consent text in plain English.
- Custom From name & email for every message you send.
- Shortcode [bisw_waitlist id="123"] to drop the form anywhere you like.
- Translation-ready and fully compatible with WooCommerce HPOS and block-based cart & checkout.
Upgrade to Waitlist Pro
Free covers email waitlists beautifully. When you are ready to scale, Waitlist Pro builds on this exact plugin — your existing sign-ups carry over automatically, with nothing to migrate — and adds:
- Multi-channel alerts — SMS (Twilio), Web Push and WhatsApp, not just email.
- Per-variation waitlists — notify on the exact size or colour a shopper wanted.
- Background batch sending — notify huge lists reliably without timeouts.
- Open & click tracking and a deliverability dashboard.
- CSV export and per-subscriber details.
- Restock revenue reporting — see the actual sales your waitlists recover.
- Conversion tools — reserve stock on restock, hold timers, pre-orders and price-drop alerts.
- Referrals & re-engagement campaigns.
- Mailchimp / ESP integrations and built-in SMTP.