The Docket plugin provides your WooCommerce store with an advanced collection, wishlist, and watchlist functionality. It enables customers to curate, organize, and share products they like, want, or recommend, enhancing the shopping experience with social sharing and collaboration features. This plugin also allows shop managers to easily view and manage customer collections, while providing developers with extensive customization options.

Key Features:

For Customers:

1. Quickly Add Products:
   • Customers can add a product to a collection or create new collections directly from the product page without navigating away.
2. Unlimited Collections:
   • Both guest and registered users can create unlimited collections. Guest users’ collections are stored for 30 days or until cookies are cleared, while registered users can store collections indefinitely.
3. Privacy Controls:
   • Users can choose between public and private collections. Public collections are viewable by others and can be shared across social platforms, while private collections are only accessible to the user.
4. Social Sharing:
   • Collections can be shared via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, or via email using a unique short URL.

For Shop Managers:

1. Manage Customer Collections:
   • Shop managers can view and manage customer collections from the WordPress admin panel, providing insight into customer preferences and potential sales opportunities.
2. Customization Options:
   • Choose from 5 different icons for the collection link or button, or display no icon. You can also customize the text for the “add to collection” link.
3. Featured Collections:
   • Shop managers can set any collection as a featured collection, giving them visibility on the storefront or marketing campaigns.
4. Disable Guest Collections:
   • You can opt to prevent guest users from creating collections, limiting the feature to registered users.
5. Drag & Drop Management:
   • Easily manage the sort order of collections and individual items through a simple drag & drop interface within the WordPress admin.

For Developers:

1. Flexible Layout:
   • Developers can use any page on the website to display or edit collections, giving them the flexibility to design the collection experience to fit the site’s aesthetic and functionality.
2. Terminology Customization:
   • You can easily change the terminology from “collection” to “wishlist,” “watchlist,” or any other term that fits the store’s brand.
3. Localization & Translation:
   • The plugin is fully localized and translation-ready, making it easy to translate into any language.
4. Custom Links & Templates:
   • Developers can create custom “add to collection” buttons by using function calls, and customize the layout by copying templates into the child theme’s WooCommerce folder. Additionally, CSS and font changes can be made for further customization.
5. Filter Options:
   • Customize various plugin messages and functionality through simple filters. You can adjust button sizes, message displays, and icon positioning with ease.

Additional Features:

• Support for Follow My Blog Post:
  • Fully integrated with the Follow My Blog Post plugin, allowing users to receive notifications when new products are added to collections they follow.
• Social Sharing Controls:
  • You can enable or disable specific social networks for collection sharing, giving shop managers control over the user experience.
• Pretty & Non-Pretty Permalinks:
  • The plugin supports both pretty and non-pretty permalinks, ensuring compatibility with different WordPress configurations.

Use Cases:

• Gift Registries: Allow customers to create public gift registries for events like weddings or birthdays.
• Wishlist Creation: Enable users to track products they are interested in purchasing in the future.
• Product Recommendations: Help customers share product recommendations with friends and family, or curate their own personal collections of favorite items.
• Followed Collections: With Follow My Blog Post support, customers can be alerted when items are added to collections they follow, keeping them engaged.

Conclusion:

Docket – WooCommerce Collections / Wishlist / Watchlist is a comprehensive plugin that enhances the shopping experience by allowing users to curate and share collections of products. With extensive customization options for shop managers and developers, Docket provides flexibility while adding essential features like social sharing, guest control, and detailed collection management. Perfect for any WooCommerce store looking to boost engagement and sales through collaborative shopping features.