tymok Presale Waitlist for WooCommerce
Waitlist instead of add-to-cart for scarce products: a quota of places, customer registration and single-use invitation links for a priority purchase.
Solid choice
tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 2 weeks ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 2 weeks ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where tymok Presale Waitlist for… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Invitation | >100 |
| Presale | #6 |
| product launch | >100 |
| waitlist | #46 |
| woocommerce | >100 |
About tymok Presale Waitlist for WooCommerce
From the official readme · v1.2.2Description
Some products should not simply go to whoever refreshes the page fastest: a limited
drop, a hand-made batch, an advent calendar. This plugin turns those products into a
managed queue.
Switch the waitlist on for a product and nobody can order it any more. The add-to-cart
button is replaced by a sign-up form. When you are ready, you invite people from the
list, one by one or in batches. Each invitation unlocks the product for exactly one
customer account, for a limited quantity and a limited time. After the purchase, or
after the deadline, the right to buy is gone and the next person can move up.
What it does
- Blocks the product for everyone while the waitlist is running
- Quota of places per product; the list closes itself when it is full
- Shows the remaining places, the full ratio, or nothing at all
- Customers sign up with their shop account (created on the spot if your shop allows registration)
- Single-use invitation links: one account, a limited quantity, a deadline
- Expired invitations are released automatically by a scheduled task
- Admin overview with bulk invitations and CSV export
- A “My waitlists” section in the customer account
- Templates and hooks for your own adjustments
Templates and hooks
Copy the templates into your theme under yourtheme/tymok-presale-waitlist-for-woocommerce/
to change the markup. Among the available hooks are wcwl_is_waitlist_product,
wcwl_validate_signup, wcwl_after_signup, wcwl_form_extra_fields,
wcwl_invite_sent, wcwl_invite_redeemed, wcwl_invites_expired and
wcwl_settings_fields.
External services
This plugin does not contact any external service. No data leaves your site.
Privacy
The plugin stores waitlist entries: name, email address, IP address and timestamp.
The IP address serves as proof of the sign-up. Deleting the plugin only removes this
data if you enable the corresponding setting.
Installation
- Upload the ZIP under Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, then activate it.
- Go through WooCommerce > Settings > Waitlist (deadlines, quantity, texts).
- Open a product, switch to the Waitlist tab, enable it and set the quota.
- Invite customers under WooCommerce > Waitlist.
Frequently asked questions
Can customers join without an account?
No. Without a customer account the later purchase cannot be limited to one person. If your shop allows customers to create an account on the My account page (WooCommerce > Settings > Accounts & Privacy), the account is created straight from the sign-up form. Otherwise customers log in first and then join the waitlist.
Does this work with a page cache?
Waitlist product pages set DONOTCACHEPAGE and send no-cache headers. If your cache plugin ignores that, exclude those URLs there by hand. Otherwise a stale form with an expired nonce may be served.
Does it work with the block-based cart and checkout?
Yes. The purchase block hooks into woocommerce_is_purchasable, the add-to-cart validation and the cart check, so the Store API is covered as well.
What happens to an invitation that is not used?
An hourly scheduled task marks it as expired, which frees the place again.
Changelog
1.2.2
- The product selection for inviting the next in line showed the number of waiting
customers as a hard-coded German text. It is translatable now. - Translatable column headers and yes/no values in the CSV export.
- Translatable notice when WooCommerce is not active.
- The invitation column no longer shows “valid until” for purchased or cancelled entries.
1.2.1
- Declares WooCommerce as a required plugin (Requires Plugins header, WordPress 6.5+).
- Removed the option to log customers in through the invitation link. Invited customers
always log in through the regular WooCommerce login. - The sign-up form reads and sanitizes each field individually; extension hooks only
receive the sanitized form fields, never the nonce or the password. - Removed the unused AJAX sign-up endpoint.
- Guests only get a customer account through the waitlist form if the shop allows
account creation on the My account page (WooCommerce setting). Otherwise the form
asks them to log in first. Filter: wcwl_guests_can_register.
1.2.0
- Renamed the plugin to tymok Presale Waitlist for WooCommerce.
- The shortcode is now [tymok_waitlist].
1.1.0
- Sign-ups are now matched against the normalised mailbox, so plus tags and Gmail dots
count as one and the same address. - Removed helper methods that were not called anywhere in this plugin.
1.0.2
- First public release.
Screenshots
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FAQ
tymok Presale Waitlist for WooComme…: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 9, 2026
Is tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… free?
Yes. tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… safe to use in 2026?
tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 2 weeks ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.
How many websites use tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC…?
tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 133 times since it launched in September 2026. It was downloaded 138 times in the last 30 days.
Does tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… up to WordPress 7.1.3, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.5 or newer.
What PHP version does tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… need?
tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… requires PHP 8.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… last updated?
The latest version, 1.2.2, was released on September 26, 2026 (2 weeks ago).
Who makes tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC…?
tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… is developed and maintained by fangox.
What are the best alternatives to tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC…?
The most popular alternatives to tymok Presale Waitlist for WooC… are Wedding Party RSVP (100+ installs), Simple RSVP (30+ installs) and Evenium (20+ installs).
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