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Registry works the moment it is active, both settings are on by default. The only setup most stores need is a permalink flush so the public registry link and the My Account tab resolve.

Before you start

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  • WordPress 6.5 or newer
  • WooCommerce installed and active (WooCommerce 8.0+)
  • PHP 8.1 or newer

Install

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  1. Install WooCommerce and make sure it is active. Registry shows an admin notice and does nothing without it.
  2. Install Registry from the plugin directory (when live on WordPress.org), or upload the registry folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  3. Activate it. Activation registers the gift_registry post type and the registries account endpoint, seeds the default settings, and flushes rewrite rules once so both new URLs work immediately.

If the public registry page or the My Account tab 404s after a manual install, go to Settings → Permalinks and click Save to flush rewrite rules again.

Review the settings (optional)

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Open WooCommerce → Gift Registries. Both options are on by default, so you can skip this:

  • Enable gift registries, the master switch.
  • Allow direct purchase, whether the buy button on a shared page adds to cart in one step, or sends guests to the product page first.

See Configuration for what each does.

Create the first registry

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  1. Log in as a customer and open My Account → Gift Registries.
  2. Fill in the Create a new registry form: a name, an event type (wedding, baby shower, birthday, housewarming, other) and an optional event date. Submit.
  3. You land on the registry’s manage view. Open any purchasable product page, under the add-to-cart button you’ll see Add to gift registry. Pick the registry and submit; the page reloads with a confirmation.
  4. Back in the manage view, copy the Shareable link field, that is the registry’s public permalink.

Verify purchase tracking

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  1. Open the shared link in a private window and click Buy this gift (or place a normal order containing a registry item).
  2. In wp-admin, move the order to Processing or Completed.
  3. Reload the public page. The item’s 0 of N purchased should rise, and a fully-bought item shows a Fully purchased badge. Each order is only counted once, even if you change its status repeatedly.

Need help?

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