WooCommerce Shopper Lists: what core ships — and what Wishmio completes
WooCommerce 10.9 introduced Shopper Lists, an experimental built-in wishlist. It's a real foundation — and it's deliberately scoped. Wishmio builds on that foundation instead of beside it, and adds exactly what core's team chose to leave out.
What Shopper Lists does today
As described in the WooCommerce developer blog announcement (June 2026), Shopper Lists gives logged-in customers a wishlist and a save-for-later list, built with blocks and exposed through the Store API. It ships as an experimental feature in WooCommerce 10.9+.
That scope is a deliberate choice, not an oversight — core ships the smallest useful version first. But on a real store, most wishlist intent comes from visitors who aren't logged in, and a wishlist a shopper can't share or be reminded about does less work for you than it could.
The completion, side by side
Core's column reflects its documented scope at the time of writing (July 2026, WooCommerce 10.9).
| Core Shopper Lists | With Wishmio | |
|---|---|---|
| Logged-in customers | Yes | Yes |
| Guest visitors | Logged-in only | Full wishlist from the first click; merges on login |
| Sharing | Not in scope | One-click share links |
| Multiple named lists | Wishlist + save-for-later | As many lists as shoppers want |
| Theme support | Block themes | Block and classic themes |
| Back-in-stock emails | Not in scope | Pro: restock alerts with double opt-in, for guests too |
Built to ride core, not fork it
- Same API shapes. Wishmio's REST endpoints mirror core's
/wc/store/v1/shopper-lists/conventions — items carry quantity and can be created from a cart item, just like core's. - One-click import from Shopper Lists. Already trying the core experiment? Wishmio detects existing Shopper Lists data and imports it in one click — nothing re-entered, nothing lost. The step-by-step guide →
- Core keeps growing; that's the point. Every store that discovers wishlists through core is a store that eventually wants guests, sharing, and emails. Wishmio is designed as that next step, not a replacement.
Common questions
Do I need Shopper Lists enabled to use Wishmio?
No. Wishmio is self-contained and works on any WooCommerce store — Shopper Lists enabled or not, block theme or classic.
Is my wishlist data locked in?
No. Wishmio stores lists in plain, indexed tables on your own site, and personal-data export and erase hook into WordPress's built-in tools. Privacy details →
Is it fast?
Every wishlist operation runs on a published query budget, verified by a reproducible benchmark you can run yourself. The benchmark →
Try the completed wishlist
The free plugin includes guest wishlists, sharing, multiple lists, and importers — no trial, no feature timer.