How to Configure the Wishlist in Magento 2

How does Wishlist in Magento 2 work?

The wish list can be regarded as a helpful solution for the customer’s shopping, because it is not only a storage of the favourite products but also supports sharing the products with friends easily.

When enabling the Advanced wishlists, the Add to Wish List link will appear on the category or product detail page of each product. You can set as a text link or a graphic image deepending on your current theme. Also, the wish list can be managed well on the dashboard of the customer account.

Each product in the WishList is allowed to share with the customer’s friends by ending the email from a store email address. Meanwhile, the content of the email is flexible to customize by the clients and the email template and the email sender are configured in the Magento configuration.

For a product with many options, when the customers add it to the wish list, they will appear as the individual items in the list. For other situation, if the same product is added many times to the wish list, instead of creating a new space for a new addition, the quantity of the product is updated automatically.

How to configure the Wish List and Wish List Sharing in Magento 2

Configure the Wish List

Configuring the wish list means you will set the template and sender of the email that are used for sharing the list.

On the Admin Panel, Stores > Settings > Configuration.
Under Customer, click Wish List tab.
Open the General Option section, choose Yes to enable the list.

Select the Email Sender, the name contact will appear in the email.
Select the Email Template that is applied if customers share the wish list.
Enter the Max Emails Allowed to be Sent to limit the maximum number of sent email from 10 to 10,0000.
Enter the Email Text Length Limit to limit the size of the message. 255 is the default number.
Open the My Wish List Link section and allow displaying number of item in wish list or item quantities in the Display Wish List Summary field.

Save Config to finish.

Sharing a Wish List

This setting enables customers to share the wish list with their friends by email. In addition, both the clients and store admin can mange the wish list from the account dashboard and Magento Admin

Login to customer account, on the Account Dashboard, select My Wish List.
Leave some comments on the Comment box of each product.
Here, the sharing wish list is available and you need to do as the following:
- Click on the Share Wish List button.
- Insert as many the email of the recipients as need and a comma is placed among them to separate.
- Enter the Message for the sharing.
Share WishList when you are ready.

If you want to transfer an item to your cart, you need to:
- Open the My Wish List page.
- Move to the item you want to transfer.
- Add the number of products to the cart.
- Then click on Add to Cart.
If want to transfer all wish list products to the cart, click on Add All to Cart.

Better Wishlist by Mavenbird

You can create a wishlist by following the above tutorial, or take advantage of these amazing features by using our Better Wishlist module:

AJAX technology supports instant Add to Wishlist popup
Allow multiple wish lists creation in both the frontend and the backend
Enable editing, copying, moving, or deleting items among wish lists with ease
Detailed reports of wishlists to keep track of the performance
Sharing Wish list via social channels to reach more potential customers

There are also other extensions to create a better experience for customers such as Quick View, Ajax Cart,Social Share,Save Cart.

The bottom line

Through this post, hopefully you gain knowledge on how important the Wishlist is and the way to configure Wishlist in Magento 2. If you are in need of a completed solution, consider our Better Wishlist module. We are happy to help you with any concerns, so please contact us if you need further guidance.