Save for Later
What is Save for Later?
Save for Later shows a prompt whenever a shopper removes an item from their cart — on the cart drawer or the cart page — inviting them to save it to their wishlist instead of losing it for good. The item still leaves the cart (their choice is respected), but it's captured in their wishlist so you can win them back later with email flows, back-in-stock alerts, or price-drop campaigns.
If the shopper clicks Save, the item is added to their wishlist and they see a confirmation toast ("Added to wishlist"). If they click No, thanks, dismiss the prompt, or let it auto-dismiss, the item simply leaves the cart without being saved.
Why use Save for Later?
- Recover Abandoned Intent: Turn a cart removal into wishlist data you can remarket to, instead of losing the shopper's interest entirely
- Two Display Styles: Choose a detailed Floating card or a lightweight Bubble chat to match your store's UX
- Built-in Anti-spam: Shoppers can opt out permanently with "Don't ask again," so the prompt never becomes annoying
- Works Everywhere: Shows on both the cart drawer and the cart page
How to set up Save for Later?
Turn it on
From your Shopify admin, go to Apps > Joy Wishlist
Click on Wishlist Design in the navigation menu
Select the "Wishlist Button" tab
Find the "Save for later" card and turn on the toggle
Click Customize to open the configuration modal
The prompt appears when a shopper fully removes an item (clicking Remove), even if that line had more than one unit — as long as the product isn't already in their wishlist. Using the quantity stepper to decrease quantity (without emptying the line) does not trigger it, and neither does clearing the entire cart at once.
Choose a display style (Settings tab)
In the Settings tab, pick how the prompt looks:
- Floating card (default): Shows the product image, title, and details with a Save button
- Bubble chat: Shows a short message with Save and no-thanks buttons
Also in Settings:
- "Show a 'Don't ask again' option": On by default — lets a shopper silence the prompt for good if they check it. Turn this off if you always want the prompt to appear on every qualifying removal.
Customize the message and design (Design tab)
Switch to the Design tab to edit copy and appearance:
Content
- Main message (default: "Not ready to buy? Wanna save it for later?") — Shift + Enter for a new line
- Alignment: Left / Center / Right — only affects the Floating card layout; Bubble chat messages are always centered
- Primary button text (default: "Save")
- Secondary button text — Bubble chat only (default: "No, thanks")
Product details (Floating card only) — choose what shows on the card, all on by default:
- Price
- Variant (e.g. "Matte Black · 1.0 L")
- Low-stock alert (e.g. "Only 3 left")
Showing duration (Floating card only)
- Toggle to automatically dismiss the card (on by default) — shows a countdown bar, adjustable from 1 to 15 seconds (default 5s). Hovering over the card pauses the countdown.
Position (Floating card only)
- Pick one of 6 corners: Top left/right, Middle left/right, Bottom left/right (default: Bottom right, to avoid overlapping your chat widget)
Button style
- Floating card: Filled / Outlined (default) / Plain / Free form, plus matching text/icon/border/background colors
- Bubble chat: a single default color
- Both: choose a button icon — None, Heart (default), Star, or upload a custom one
Product image, title, price, and variant info are pulled directly from Shopify — there's nothing to fill in manually for those fields.
Save your changes
Click Save in the modal to apply your configuration to your store.
