Step by step
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Type their first name
Go to wishorium.com/start and type the first name of who the list is for. It goes on the cover of their wish book as you type.
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Add the first wish
Paste a link from any shop (we read the name from the link, and fill in the picture and price once the list is made), pick something from our shop, or type it in, like swimming lessons. You can skip it and add wishes later.
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See their book and pick its link
You see their own cover with the wish inside. Then pick the web address the family will open: we suggest one from their name, like rose.wishorium.com, and check it’s free as you type. You can change it until you claim it; after that it stays, so the family’s link always works.
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Make a free account
Press “Create an account to claim it” and sign up with Google or with an email address and password. Their name and the wish are kept while you do.
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Say who it’s for and when
Setup asks two things. First, who the list is for, the occasion (birthday, Christmas, new baby, christening, something else, toy appeal or class wish list), the date for the countdown on the cover, and where they live, so we suggest shops there and show prices in their money. You can add a photo for the cover and a welcome message too.
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Choose who picks the wishes
Either you add the wishes yourself, or your child circles what they want from a catalogue of ideas you fill, like the old Christmas catalogues. A new baby’s list skips this question.
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Add more wishes
On the Add tab, paste a link from any shop (we fill in the name, picture and price, and you can change them) or pick from our shop’s checked gifts, which always work. You can also search the shops, browse ideas by category or shop, import a whole Amazon wish list, or add something by hand. On a computer the “Add to Wishorium” bookmark button adds from a shop’s own page. A new baby’s list has a checklist that ticks itself off.
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Share the one link
When you’ve added a few things, open Manage, then Share. Copy the link and send it to the family group chat, or invite people by email. If you signed up with an email address, we ask you to confirm it first: until then the family see “Coming soon”. They flick through and circle what they’re buying, and you see who, for the thank-you notes.
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Make it yours, whenever you like
The cover (over fifty styles, from baby showers to pop warriors, dinosaurs and Christmas in every colour, each in four colours, or a colour of your own), the sections (rename them, reorder them, or use Want, Need, Wear, Read), the shops, what the family can see and a secret word for child mode all start as most families like them. Change any of them in Manage. Out of the box anyone with the link can circle by typing their name, and search engines can find it.
What a wish list on a website is for
A wish list on a website saves the things you’d like in one place, so other people can see them. The useful ones can be opened without signing up, and show what’s already being bought, so nobody gets two of the same thing. A shop’s own wish list usually holds only that shop’s things; one list that takes things from any shop gives the family a single link.
What to look for
Whichever site you use, it helps if the list:
- Takes things from any shop
- Opens for family without an account
- Shows what’s taken, so there are no doubles
- Can keep the surprise from a child
A ready-made wish book, not a blank page
There’s no empty template to fill in. You start from a wish book that’s already set up for the occasion, and change what you like.
- Birthday, Christmas, new baby, christening or something else
- Over fifty cover styles, each in four colours
- Sections to start from, or Want, Need, Wear, Read
- A baby checklist and gift ideas by age in the Add tab
Who it’s made for
Wishorium is built round lists for children and babies: birthdays, Christmas, christenings and new arrivals. “Something else” lets you name another occasion, like a leaving party, but the covers, child mode and checklists all assume a child’s list.
Questions from grown-ups
What is a wishlist on a website?
A page where you save the things you’d like so you, or other people, can come back to them. Many shops have one, but each only holds that shop’s things. A Wishorium list is one page for things from any shop, with a link to share.
Is there a wishlist website template?
There isn’t a blank page to fill in. You pick the occasion, then a cover from over fifty styles and the sections to go with it. A baby list comes with a checklist in the Add tab, and a birthday list has ideas for the age you give.
Do I need an account to make a wish list?
Not to start: you type their name and add a first wish before anything else. To keep it and share it, yes: it’s free, with Google or an email address. The people you share it with don’t need one unless you ask them to sign in.
How long does it take?
A minute or two to their own cover with the first wish inside, then as long as you like adding wishes. You can come back and add more any time.
Can I change things after I’ve made it?
Yes. You can change the cover, sections, shops and sharing choices later in Manage, and add, edit or remove wishes whenever you like. The one thing that can’t change once you’ve claimed it is the web address.
Can I add a wishlist to my own online shop?
No. Wishorium is for families making their own lists, not a wishlist button for a shop’s website. You can put things from any shop on a list, but we don’t add a wishlist feature to someone’s store.
Is it free?
Yes. Some shop links are affiliate links, which pay us a small commission at no cost to you.
Ready when you are ✨
Free, five minutes to set up, and the family don’t need an app.