<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Benefits</h2>
Low Operation Cost
In a Multi Vendor environment, the cost of operation would be less compared to a regular Online Shop because, the site Admin doesn’t have to maintain inventory since the product inventory will be handled by the Vendors.
Product Variety
When Multiple Vendors register themselves and add their products to the marketplace, the product list on the site will increase and hence the users will have a lot of products to choose from.
Offer Competitive Pricing to your Customers
When multiple Vendors sell the same product(s), the Vendors will start to price their products competitively and customers will purchase from the Vendor who is offering them the best price.
<h2 id="h-top-3-features">Key Features</h2>
1. Single Product Multiple Vendors
<figure id="attachment_18734004185851" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004185851" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004185851 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Single-Product-Multi-Vendors.png" alt="" width="980" height="981" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004185851" class="wp-caption-text">Product is Available from Multiple Vendors</figcaption></figure>
You can allow multiple vendors to sell a same product on your Multi Vendor Marketplace.
2. Frontend Vendor Dashboard
<figure id="attachment_18734004185862" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004185862" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004185862 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Vendor-Dashboard_Texture.png" alt="" width="980" height="1247" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004185862" class="wp-caption-text">Frontend Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
A dedicated frontend dashboard for your Vendors using which they can perform the following actions,
<ul>
<li>Create Products/Modify Products</li>
<li>Create/Modify Coupons</li>
<li>Manage Orders</li>
<li>Request for Payout</li>
</ul>
3. Vendor Profile management
<figure id="attachment_18734004186391" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186391" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186391 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/03_Vendor_Profile.png" alt="" width="980" height="903" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186391" class="wp-caption-text">Customer Facing Vendor Profile</figcaption></figure>
Option for the Vendor to display the following information on their Dashboard,
<ul>
<li>Store Logo</li>
<li>Store Banner</li>
<li>Store Description</li>
<li>Terms & Conditions</li>
<li>Vendor Address</li>
<li>Vendor’s Social Profile Links</li>
</ul>
4. Staff Management for Vendors
<figure id="attachment_18734004186405" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186405" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186405 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/04_Vendor-Dashboard_Staff-01.png" alt="" width="980" height="1274" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186405" class="wp-caption-text">Vendor Has Two Staff to Manage their Account </figcaption></figure> 
<figure id="attachment_18734004186409" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186409" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186409 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/04_Vendor-Dashboard_Staff-Account-02.png" alt="" width="980" height="886" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186409" class="wp-caption-text">Staff’s Login has Limited Access to Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
Option for the Vendors to create Manage their Vendor Account by creating Staff Members.
5. Subscription Fee for Vendor
<figure id="attachment_18734004186415" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186415" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186415 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/05_Vendor-Dashboard_Subscription-Fee.png" alt="" width="980" height="1183" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186415" class="wp-caption-text">Vendor has to Pay a Fee to Manage their Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
You can charge a recurring subscription fee from your Vendors for allowing them to sell products on your Marketplace. This feature requires WooCommerce Subscriptions Extension.
6. Additional Product Controls
<figure id="attachment_18734004186421" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186421" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186421 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/06_Vendor-Dashboard_Products.png" alt="" width="980" height="1227" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186421" class="wp-caption-text">Product Controls on Frontend Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
You can offer/restrict the following product related capabilities to your vendors,
<ul>
<li>Product Creation</li>
<li>Product Modification</li>
<li>Published Product Modification</li>
<li>Manage Inventory</li>
<li>Product Deletion</li>
</ul>
7. Order Capabilities for Vendor
<figure id="attachment_18734004186436" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186436" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186436 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/07_Vendor-Dashboard_Orders-01.png" alt="" width="980" height="1265" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186436" class="wp-caption-text">Order List from Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure> 
<figure id="attachment_18734004186438" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186438" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186438 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/07_Vendor-Dashboard-Order-Status-02.png" alt="" width="980" height="1310" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186438" class="wp-caption-text">Order Management from Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
You can allow your Vendors to Modify the Order status of the Orders.
8. Coupon Creation Capabilities for Vendor
<figure id="attachment_18734004186444" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186444" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186444 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/08_Vendor-Dashboard_Coupons.png" alt="" width="980" height="1254" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186444" class="wp-caption-text">Coupon Creation and Management from Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
Option for the Vendors to Create/Manage WooCommerce Coupons which can be used by the users.
9. Product Enquiry
<figure id="attachment_18734004186445" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186445" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186445 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09_Enquiry_Customer-Side-01.png" alt="" width="980" height="967" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186445" class="wp-caption-text">Enquiry Form on Customer Facing Vendor Profile</figcaption></figure> 
<figure id="attachment_18734004186448" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186448" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186448 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09_Enquiry_Vendor-Dashboard-02.png" alt="" width="980" height="1256" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186448" class="wp-caption-text">Vendors can View the Enquiry Posted from their Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
Customers can directly post their questions to the Vendors and can receive a reply.
10. Store Reviews
<figure id="attachment_18734004186466" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186466" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186466 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/10_Review-Customer-Side-01.png" alt="" width="980" height="1050" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186466" class="wp-caption-text">Store Review on Customer Facing Vendor Profile</figcaption></figure> 
<figure id="attachment_18734004186481" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186481" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186481 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/10_Vendor-Dashboard_Review-02.png" alt="" width="980" height="1264" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186481" class="wp-caption-text">Vendors can View the Review Posted from their Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
Customers can post their reviews about the stores from which they purchase the products.
11. Commission Withdrawal Charges
<figure id="attachment_18734004186487" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186487" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186487 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/11_Vendor-Dashboard_Withdraw-Request-with-charges.png" alt="" width="980" height="1275" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186487" class="wp-caption-text">Withdrawal Charges</figcaption></figure>
You can charge a fee from the Vendors for withdrawing their money to their account.
12. Generate Payout and Payout Log
<figure id="attachment_18734004186501" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186501" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186501 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/12_Vendor-Dashboard_Payout-Preference-01.png" alt="" width="980" height="1255" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186501" class="wp-caption-text">Payout Type and Schedule Configuration</figcaption></figure> 
<figure id="attachment_18734004186503" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186503" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186503 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/12_Vendor-Dashboard_Transactions-Log-02.png" alt="" width="980" height="1293" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186503" class="wp-caption-text">Payout Log</figcaption></figure>
Option for the Site Admin to Pay Multiple Vendors at once using the Generate Payout option and a Payout Log to keep track of the payments made to the vendors.
13. Option to Calculate Admin Commission on the Price after applying the Vendor and Site Admin coupon Discount.
<h2>Extensive Feature List</h2>
<ul>
<li>Vendor Application can be Submitted by,
<ul>
<li>Guest Users</li>
<li>Users with an existing account on the site</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to automatically approve the Vendor Application.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to customize the following capabilities,
<ul>
<li>Product Management</li>
<li>Order Management</li>
<li>Coupon Management</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to customize and display the details displayed on the Vendor Profile.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to customize the Order Status on which the Admin Commission is calculated.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to decide when they should start receiving commissions. The following options are available,
<ul>
<li>From Vendor’s First Order</li>
<li>After Vendor Reaching Specific Number of Orders</li>
<li>After Vendor has Earned more than a Specific Amount</li>
<li>If Vendor’s Product Price is more than a Specific Amount</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to set the commission value as,
<ul>
<li>Fixed</li>
<li>Percentage</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to decide who should be receiving the tax amount. The following options are possible,
<ul>
<li>Only for Vendor</li>
<li>Only for Admin</li>
<li>Shared between Admin and Vendor</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to Calculate the Commission after applying the Admin created coupons.</li>
<li>An Option for the Vendors to request for a Withdrawal. The following Payment Methods are supported,
<ul>
<li>Bank Transfer</li>
<li>PayPal</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to allow their Vendors to Automatically Withdraw their Earnings. The Withdrawal frequency can be customized.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to set the Minimum Commission Amount the Vendor should earn before requesting a Withdrawal.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to customize the number of days the vendor must wait to request for a Withdrawal after order completion.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to charge a withdrawal fee from the Vendor. The fee can be a fixed value or a percentage of the withdrawal amount.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to allow their Vendors to manage their shop by assigning Staff Members.</li>
<li>Separate Table for the Admin to Manage their Vendors. Site Admin can manually add new Vendors.</li>
<li>An Option for the Admin to allow users to post their queries directly to the vendor who is selling the product.</li>
<li>An Option for the Admin to allow users to post reviews about the store from which they purchased the product.</li>
<li>Highly customizable.</li>
<li>Email Notification for Vendor & Admin activities.</li>
<li>Translation Ready.</li>
</ul>

Multi Vendor Marketplace

Convert your existing WooCommerce Shop into a Multi Vendor Marketplace and allow users to register as vendors and sell their products.

WooCommerce Automatic User Role Switcher enables you to automatically switch user roles based on various conditions like a specific product purchase, the total order amount, the customer’s total lifetime amount spent, and more.
Managing users across different roles enable merchants to offer different pricing, promotions, products, and personalized choices to improve the user experience and conversion rate. However, managing users across different roles manually is time-consuming. Our extension can help in automatically switching user roles based on various conditions.
<h2>Features</h2>
<ul>
<li>Automatically switch user roles based on variation conditions</li>
<li>Rule-based management to switch user roles</li>
<li>Add rule beginning and ending dates</li>
<li>Option to revert the user role after X days</li>
<li>Send customizable email notifications to customers about role changes</li>
<li>Ability to grant additional user role</li>
<li>Switch or grant additional user roles based on:
<ul>
<li>Purchase of a specific product</li>
<li>Purchase of any product from the selected products</li>
<li>Purchase of specific quantity from selected products</li>
<li>If, an order falls within a specific amount range</li>
<li>Customer’s total lifetime spending</li>
<li>Products purchased from a specific category or tag</li>
<li>Customer registration email domain</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Automatic user roles switching</h2>
You can create multiple rules to switch user roles based on various conditions. While creating a new rule you can customize the following options:
<ul>
<li>Add rule tile</li>
<li>Choose assign new user role switch existing user role</li>
<li>Select current user role(s)</li>
<li>Specify new role</li>
<li>Select the condition for switching</li>
<li>Add starting and ending dates for rule</li>
<li>Enter X days to revert to a previous role (leave it empty to permanently grant a new role)</li>
</ul>
Role switching conditions includes:
Following are the conditions based on which you can automatically switch the user role of any customer.
<ul>
<li>Purchasing from selected products 
You can select specific products and grant user roles if a customer purchases from any of the selected products.</li>
<li>Purchase specific quantity from selected products 
You can select the individual products, categories and set quantity requirement. The user role will be switched/assigned once the customer purchased required quantity from selected products.</li>
<li>Current order amount 
You can specify a minimum and maximum amount and switch the role as soon as the order total falls in the defined range.</li>
<li>Customer’s lifetime spending 
You also change user roles based on the lifetime spending of your customers on your website.</li>
<li>Purchases any product from specified categories or tags 
The user role will switch if a customer purchases any of the products from selected categories and tags.</li>
<li>Domain name of customer’s email address 
The user role will switch if the customer email address has specific domain. For example when you have abc.com or xyz.com the customers having email will automatically gain or switch to selected user role. (john@xyz.com, johan@abc.com)</li>
</ul>
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734000203438" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/User-roles-switcher-rule.png" alt="" width="980" height="788" />
<h2>History of user roles switching:</h2>
The extension maintains a brief history of the user roles switching along with the reason for the switch such as specific product purchase, product purchased from a specific category or tag, order price range, lifetime spent of a customer.
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8291538" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/User-Roles-Change-History.jpg" alt="" width="980" height="547" />
<h2>Email notifications</h2>
You can customize the email notifications that are sent to customers when their user role is changed. The extension offers multiple variables to customize the email body copy.
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8258320" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Email-settings-1.jpg" alt="" width="980" height="313" />
<h3>Requirements</h3>
Minimum PHP version: 5.6

Automatic User Roles Switcher

Automatically switch user roles based on various conditions like product purchase, customer’s life-time spent, order amount and more.

Multi Vendor Marketplace vs Automatic User Roles Switcher