The wishlist is for things you do not own yet: a domain you want to buy when you have the money, a tool you plan to subscribe to, or a domain that someone else owns and that you would like to catch when it expires. Items on the wishlist are separate from your tracked items, so they are never added to your spend totals or your spend forecast. Their dates do appear in two places so you do not forget them: the Renewals panel and the Calendar (see "Where wishlist dates show up" below).
The Wishlist page
Open Wishlist in the sidebar. At the top four counters show how many items are Watching (domains being watched), Saving (savings goals) and Ready (budget met), and the Total saved across all goals. Tabs list All, Domain watch, Domain saving, Want to buy, Ready and Purchased, each with a count. The search box looks in the name, the provider and the tags. Switch between Cards and Table with the buttons next to it; the table has the same footer as the main list, with the item count, a rows selector and numbered pages.
Add an item
Choose Add item (or Add first item on an empty list) and pick the Type:
- Want to buy. A future subscription or service. Enter a Name, the Provider or brand, a Category, the Website or pricing page, the Currency, the Estimated cost, how much you have Saved so far, a Target purchase date and a Priority.
- Domain watch. A domain owned by someone else. Enter the Domain name and choose WHOIS to look it up: it fills the Owner's expiry date, the Current registrar and the domain status. You can also type them. Set Alert this many days before it drops (1 to 180, 30 by default).
- Domain saving. A domain that is available now, while you save up for it. Enter the Domain name (the Check button looks up whether it is free), the Registration cost and the amount Saved so far.
- For every type you can set a Priority, add Tags (separated by commas) and Notes (why you want it).
Domain status
For the two domain types the form has Domain status right now, so the card shows where the domain stands. The choices are:
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Available to register | Nobody owns it right now. You can register it whenever you are ready. |
| Registered by someone else | It has an owner. Watch its expiry date to see when it may come free. |
| Expired, in grace period | The owner missed the renewal but can usually still renew at the normal price for a few weeks. Not yet free. |
| In redemption period | The owner can only get it back by paying a restore fee, for about 30 days. If they do not, it goes to pending delete. |
| Pending delete | The owner can no longer get it back. It is usually released within about 5 days. |
The lookup fills this in when it can tell, and a note under the field says so. If the lookup cannot tell (a timeout, a limit, no data), your choice is left alone and you pick it by hand. If the lookup finds no registration record, the item is set to available, but a typo or an extension without public records gives the same answer, so confirm at a registrar before you rely on it. A new watch item starts as "Registered by someone else", and a new saving item as "Available to register".
Registration records are public but not always complete: some registries hide data or delay it, so treat the dates as a guide and check the registrar before you rely on them. Domains are not always released the day they expire. Read the domain expiry checklist for what happens after an expiry.
Where wishlist dates show up
- Renewals panel. Under the paid renewals, a section From your wishlist lists a watched domain once it is within its alert window (and for about 45 days after the owner's expiry, since a domain can still drop for a while), and a target date from 30 days before it until 14 days after it. The lines read "Wishlist: planned to buy" or "Wishlist: planned to register". Click one to open the wishlist. Bought, missed and expired items are left out.
- Calendar. A watched domain's owner expiry and every target date are marked on their day as wishlist entries, apart from your paid renewals, with a label such as "Owner's domain expires" or "Planned to buy". They are never counted in the month's spend forecast. See the renewal calendar.
Savings goals
A progress bar shows Saved so far against the estimated or registration cost. When the saved amount reaches the cost, the card says "Budget met, ready to purchase."
Card buttons
- Convert appears on an item that is Ready or Purchased. It opens the add form with the item's name, cost and tag
from-wishlistfilled in. Check the dates before you save: the form suggests a year from today, or the previous owner's expiry for a watched domain, so enter the real expiry from your registrar. - Mark purchased appears on the other items and moves the item to the Purchased tab. A banner then asks "Add it to your tracked subscriptions?". Choose Track it now to open the same prefilled form, or Dismiss. Marking an item as purchased does not create a tracked item by itself, and only a tracked item has a renewal date and reminders.
- The three-dot menu on a card has Refresh WHOIS (domain watch only: it checks now and updates the owner's expiry and registrar, and the card shows when it was last checked), Mark purchased, Edit and Delete.
Limits and export
Limits. The wishlist holds 5 items on Free, 50 on Starter, 300 on Pro and is unlimited on Team. At the limit you cannot add more, and nothing is removed.
Export. In a PDF, Excel or CSV export, tick Also export my wishlist to get it as its own page, sheet or file. See reports and exports.