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WP-Waitlist

Waitlists for WordPress lets you create and manage user lists of almost any type in any post.

By Meitar·Developer·Free
4(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 11 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP-Waitlist is a WordPress developer plugin with 10 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Elementor Beta (Developer Edition).

4/51 reviews
10active installs
2.0K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Add one or more “lists” to any post. Registered users of your site can then join or leave the list. Lists can be used for any purpose (event RSVPs, running polls or surveys, etc.) and can be unobtrusively added to any post type. Optionally, lists can have a maximum number of users on it that you define, after which any user who joins the list is automatically added to an overflow “waitlist.”

This plugin also serves the needs of plugin developers who are looking for a simple way to manage sets of users on a per-post basis. A simple set of public functions are exposed to other installed plugins that developers can use to get information about the lists themselves, and the users listed on them.

Code examples

After installing and activating this plugin, include it in y…

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Ratings & Reviews

41 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

Verson 0.1

  • Initial release.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

MeitarMeitar
Plugin Info
Version
0.1
Last Updated
May 5, 2014
WP Requires
3.1+
Tested Up To
3.9.40
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.0K+
Added
May 5, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

developeruser listsuser management

Developer

M
Meitar
15 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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