Waitlists for WordPress lets you create and manage user lists of almost any type in any post.
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).
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.
After installing and activating this plugin, include it in y…
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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