Bot spam on wishlist add-to-wishlist requests complaint WooCommerce
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WooCommerce store owners using a wishlist plugin face bot floods of add-to-wishlist requests that overload servers and slow sites, and they want free protection such as requiring registration or CAPTCHA.
Numbers
2
unique authors
2
posts
3.5
avg severity
1
plan to switch
quiet
last 28d vs before
Who
- merchant (2)
- plugin is bundled in their store template
- 5194 PHP requests from bots in 24 hours
What they do today
- Working on replacing the plugin; may upgrade to Premium
- Suggests server-side ReCAPTCHA on the query string or disabling the plugin
Price hintsnone found
Tools they complain about
- YITH (2)
Alternatives they namenone found
Posts per week
| Week of | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | 1 |
| 2024-03-04 | 1 |
Evidence
| Date | Role | Sev | Summary | Today / price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-10 | merchant | 4 | Free wishlist plugin lacks a require-registration option, leaving the store open to bot spam (6,000 add-to-wishlist requests in a week) that overloads the server; the fix is paywalled. YITH justcarkits | Working on replacing the plugin; may upgrade to Premium | wordpress |
| 2026-04-01 | merchant | 3 | Bots hitting the add_to_wishlist query string generated 5194 PHP requests in 24 hours and significantly slowed the site; author suggests reCAPTCHA or disabling the plugin. YITH nipinuk | Suggests server-side ReCAPTCHA on the query string or disabling the plugin | wordpress |