Creating, adding, and managing wishlists (purchase lists)

Wishlists, also commonly referred to as Purchase Lists, allow users of a website to save and manage products they plan to purchase in the future or keep a static list of products they purchase on a regular basis. These lists can be accessed via the My Account menu or via the Dashboard on the My Account page.

To share Wishlists with all users that share the same Customer Bill To, ensure the Wishlists_ByCustomer website setting is set with a value of true.

To share Wishlists with all users that share the same Customer Bill To, ensure the Wishlists by Customer setting is set with a value of YES.

Beginning with InsiteCommerce version 4.4, Wishlists have evolved into a more complete feature, now simply referred to as Lists. Read more about Lists in these articles:

Add item to a wishlist and create a wishlist

The following steps result in the creation of a Wishlist and adding a product to the newly created wishlist.

  1. Log into the website as a User.
  2. Find a product to add to a Wishlist.
  3. Click Add to Wishlist.
  4. Select an existing Wishlist or create a new Wishlist.
  5. Click Add to Wishlist.
  6. Click the X in the top right corner of the Add to WIshlist window.

Manage and delete a wishlist

  1. Log into the website as a User
  2. From the My Account menu, click Wishlists

From this screen it is possible to change the product quantity, add a singular item or all items to the cart, delete an item by clicking the X or delete the entire list by clicking the Delete List button.

Changing the wishlist setting

  1. Go to Admin Console > Websites.
  2. Click Edit for the desired website.
  3. Click the Settings finger tab.
  4. Search for the Wishlists_ByCustomer setting.
  5. Click Edit.
  6. Update Value to either True or False depending on preference.

Updating the wishlist setting

  1. Go to Admin Console > Administration > System > Settings.
  2. Type wishlist into the Search box and select Wishlists by Customer.
  3. Update the setting as desired.