WooCommerce Waitlist changelog

2026 4 versions

2.7.0 Latest 27 Oct 2026 1 improved1 fixed3 security

Improved

• Tested with WordPress 7.1 and WooCommerce 11.2.1

Fixed

• Waitlist notice styles no longer affect other notices on the page

Security

• Admin AJAX actions now require the manage_woocommerce capability
• Unsubscribe and double opt-in email links are now signed with a site-specific key. Links in waitlist emails sent before this update will no longer work
• Logged in users can only manage their own waitlists; guests can join from the product page and leave using the link in their waitlist email

2.6.2 1 Jul 2026 2 improved1 fixed

Improved

• Tested with WooCommerce 10.9.1
• Migrated asset pipeline from Yarn/Gulp to Webpack; updated npm dependencies.

Fixed

• Corrected stock/availability display on variation product forms.

2.6.1 25 Jun 2026 1 improved

Improved

• Tested with WordPress 7.0 and WooCommerce 10.8.1

2.6.0 28 Apr 2026 2 improved2 fixed

Improved

• Tested with WordPress 6.9.4 and WooCommerce 10.7.0
• Note: Waitlist email template compatibility was updated for the new email variables - sites with theme overrides should review and update overridden templates as needed: replace $email_class with $email (WC_Email object) and $email with $recipient (address string)

Fixed

• Email classes now pass the WC_Email object under the standard 'email' key, restoring compatibility with WooCommerce email customiser plugins
• Recipient address is now passed as 'recipient' in email templates (previously 'email') to align with WooCommerce conventions

2025 2 versions

2.5.1 14 Nov 2025 1 improved

Improved

• Checks for WooCommerce version 10.3

2.5.0 28 Apr 2025 1 new3 fixed1 removed

New

• Various code improvements to adhere to PHPStan tests

Fixed

• Modified 'wcwl_default_option_enable_waitlist' to properly allow setting default waitlist enable option
• Removed autoload from options where unnecessary
• Some admin notices showing for new users that shouldn't be

Removed

• Redundant legacy frontend product class

2024 14 versions

2.4.16 18 Nov 2024 2 fixed

Fixed

• WPML - switching language on waitlist account tab was not updating product names properly
• Removing waitlist data from product meta in Cocart plugin

2.4.15 3 Sep 2024 2 fixed

Fixed

• Sortable admin column query not working for all values, updated to be simpler and handle edge cases
• Added update function for waitlist counts when using the update counts tool

2.4.14 25 Aug 2024 1 fixed

Fixed

• User deletion, when processed on the frontend, was not properly removing users from the waitlists

2.4.13 30 Jul 2024 1 new2 fixed1 removed

New

• Load text domain function and filter for modifying path: "wcwl_translation_file_path". No automatic translations available yet.

Fixed

• Waitlist tab in the tickets admin panel not working with latest version of The Events Calendar Plus
• Auto username and password generation not working with auto account creation

Removed

• "wcwl_{$type}_nag_text", "wcwl_dismiss_nag_text" and "wcwl_variation_tab_title" filters from the admin - unnecessary and potential XSS issue

2.4.12 2 Jul 2024 2 fixed

Fixed

• Images not displaying correctly on account template page
• Updated auto login functionality to avoid using discouraged functions

2.4.11 29 May 2024 8 new1 fixed

New

• Various fixes to comply with PHPCS
• Filters to hide notices on the frontend (wcwl_show_notice_on_frontend)
• Altered frontend flow to allow join/leave buttons to show without having to dismiss notices
• Action hook to output custom HTML before submit button for waitlist forms (wcwl_before_form_submit_button)
• Action hook to apply additional validation to waitlist join/leave requests (wcwl_process_waitlist_request_start)
• Product ID/object to various frontend filters to allow for easier customisation
• Deprecation notice for old supported products filter
• Sorting products by waitlist count in the admin will now show all products (previously it did not return those with no waitlist data)

Fixed

• Email not always being added to events waitlist form for logged in users causing silent error

2.4.10 15 May 2024 1 fixed

Fixed

• Translations not working for some email strings

2.4.9 10 Apr 2024 1 fixed

Fixed

• Updated function to calculate count totals to target variable products as well

2.4.8 9 Apr 2024 1 fixed

Fixed

• Updated admin emails to show correct counts for variations

2.4.7 21 Mar 2024 1 fixed

Fixed

• Added better error handling when wcwl_options postmeta is corrupted/not as expected

2.4.6 12 Mar 2024 1 fixed

Fixed

• Double Opt in not working for all product types

2.4.5 26 Feb 2024 1 fixed

Fixed

• Fatal error on new user register due to refactoring core plugin file

2.4.4 22 Feb 2024 1 fixed

Fixed

• Deprecated PHP notice for order of function parameters

2.4.3 20 Feb 2024 2 new1 fixed

New

• Various fixes to comply with PHPCS
• New classes and refactored to aid readability in future

Fixed

• Updated error notice texts to remove instances containing "nonce"

2023 7 versions

2.4.2 18 Sep 2023 1 fixed

Fixed

• Waitlist counts for variations not showing correctly

2.4.1 23 Aug 2023 1 fixed

Fixed

• Full pass adding validations where required to correct edge cases where product objects were assumed to be properly loaded, leading to errors

2.4.0 1 Aug 2023 1 new1 fixed

New

• Notification added to inform administrator that waitlist templates are out of date. This will be added as required on theme switch and plugin update

Fixed

• Email templates hooks not passed in the correct parameters. "woocommerce_email_header" and "woocommerce_email_footer" now have the email class object passed in as required

2.3.9 4 Jul 2023 1 new

New

• Compatibility for HPOS

2.3.8 16 Mar 2023 1 fixed

Fixed

• Update to translations template file

2.3.7 31 Jan 2023 1 fixed

Fixed

• Waitlist mailouts not always sending for variations when setting stock status

2.3.6 10 Jan 2023 1 new2 fixed

New

• Optional filter to add extra emails to all waitlist mailouts: 'wcwl_mailout_extra_email_addresses'

Fixed

• Updates for security audit
• Double opt-in email escaping allows '+' symbol

2022 3 versions

2.3.5 27 Oct 2022 2 new2 fixed

New

• Newly created users now force a page reload after they have been added to the waitlist
• Filter to redirect new users after they have an account created for them (wcwl_redirect_after_account_auto_create)

Fixed

• Invalid product IDs stopping export of waitlist data
• Product bundles being ignored by global exporter

2.3.4 6 Sep 2022 1 fixed

Fixed

• Raw HTML ouputting on user account waitlist page

2.3.3 15 Aug 2022 3 new3 fixed

New

• Filter around shortcode depending on product type
• Security improvements
• Variable products excluded from account template (in case of accidentally joining parent waitlist)

Fixed

• Users not always logged in correctly after account created
• Waitlist not updating for private products
• SQL optimised for custom exporter

Undated 5 versions

2021.12.17 1 fixed

Fixed

• Added function to switch locale during AJAX calls to avoid inconsistency when a logged in user has a different locale than the one globally set

2021.07.28 2 new

New

• Filter for disabling waitlist for products by default
• Product ID to optin elements on frontend to avoid duplicates

2021.07.19 1 fixed

Fixed

• Parent variables managing stock not always correctly updating child waitlists

2021.06.16 1 fixed

Fixed

• Updated bundles to refresh on variation selection consistently

2021.05.14 1 new

New

• Filters for CSV export data (headers and row)

2021 5 versions

2.3.2 5 Nov 2021 1 fixed

Fixed

• Some specific setups for variations were not sending out Mailouts incorrectly

2.3.1 3 Nov 2021 2 fixed

Fixed

• Version meta update running query unnecessarily
• Mailouts not always sending for parent product bundles

2.3.0 2 Aug 2021 5 new

New

• Import/export options for waitlist data within WooCommerce's product exporter
• Waitlist elements will now show by default within Elementor template
• Option for double opt-in (via email) for non-registered users when joining waitlist
• Filter to disable showing waitlist within Elementor template (wcwl_add_waitlist_for_elementor)
• Minimal styling to button on archive page to avoid overlap

2.2.6 2 Jul 2021 1 new

New

• Compatibility with chained products plugin

2.2.5 4 May 2021 1 fixed

Fixed

• Waitlist form can be submitted on instock bundles (now it is removed from the DOM)