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3d ago

How we built the has_active_wishlist flag β€” and why no wishlist app had it

Hey all maker here

The idea behind WishList Ninja started with one annoying gap: stores could see wishlists, but their email platform couldn't. The data just sat in the app.

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3d ago

Only 3.2% of Shopify stores have a wishlist. The top stores? 17.5%. Why the gap?

A scan of 192,000+ Shopify stores found only 3.2% run any wishlist at all but among high-traffic stores it jumps to 17.5%. The stores making the most money are ~9 more likely to have one.

Our theory: most merchants think of a wishlist as a nice-to-have widget, while big brands treat it as what it really is a list of named shoppers telling you exactly what they want to buy.

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3d ago

~70% of carts get abandoned. Is "save for later" the fix nobody uses?

Baymard's research puts average cart abandonment around 70%. Most of those shoppers weren't saying no they were saying not yet.

But the cart gives them only two buttons: buy or leave. So they leave, and the intent is gone.

We added a third button: Save for later it moves the item to their wishlist, syncs it to the store's email platform, and follow-ups happen automatically (price drop, low stock, back in stock).

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2d ago

WishList Ninja - The Shopify wishlist that powers your email marketing

Most wishlist apps just store saved items. WishList Ninja makes them sell: every save is written onto the shopper's profile in Klaviyo, Mailchimp or Omnisend in real time β€” including a live has_active_wishlist flag (true only while items are saved), wishlist value and top saved item β€” so stores can email only shoppers with live buying intent. 7 ready-made flows: price drop, back in stock, low stock + more. 30-day free trial on every plan, unlimited saves. ~12KB script, no code.