<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.

<h2>Invoice Payments — Smart, Controlled, and Automated</h2>
Give your customers the flexibility to order now and pay later while you stay in complete control of when invoice payment is available.
• Show or hide the invoice payment method based on user roles, specific customers, or guest users. 
• Restrict availability by country, state, city, or ZIP code. 
• Control access using cart totals, quantity limits, shipping methods, or selected products. 
• Collect Purchase Order (PO) numbers and optional notes directly at checkout. 
• Automatically generate branded PDF invoices and attach them to emails.
<h3>How It Works</h3>
Invoice Payment Method works in two simple layers — basic activation and optional rule-based control.
<ol start="1">
<li>Enable & Start Accepting Invoice Orders Simply enable the invoice payment method from WooCommerce settings, customize the title, description, and order status — and customers can immediately select “Pay by Invoice” at checkout. No complex setup required.</li>
<li>Optional Rule-Based Restrictions If needed, you can create rules to control when the invoice option appears. The system evaluates customer type, location, cart value, products, quantities, and shipping methods in real time to determine eligibility. If the conditions are met, the invoice option is displayed. If not, it remains hidden.</li>
<li>Automated Invoice Processing Once selected, the plugin captures PO numbers and optional notes, assigns the configured order status, generates a branded PDF invoice, and attaches it to customer and admin emails automatically. After configuration, everything runs instantly at checkout, whether you use simple activation or advanced restrictions.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ol start="1">
<li>Role-Based Invoice Access 
Show or hide the invoice payment method for specific user roles, individual customers, or guest users (e.g., allow wholesalers, block retail customers).</li>
<li>Geo-Targeted Invoice Control 
Restrict invoice payments by country, state, city, or ZIP code (e.g., enable invoices only for domestic B2B customers).</li>
<li>Cart & Product Condition Rules 
Enable invoice payments based on cart total, quantity, selected products, categories, tags, or shipping methods (e.g., allow invoices only for orders above $500).</li>
<li>PO Number & Checkout Notes 
Collect required or optional PO numbers and allow customers to add notes directly at checkout (e.g., require PO for wholesale orders or include internal instructions).</li>
<li>Automated Branded PDF Invoices 
Generate professional PDF invoices instantly with customizable templates, numbering, and logos (e.g., include terms, footer notes, and company branding).</li>
<li>Email Attachment Automation 
Attach invoice PDFs to customer and admin emails automatically (e.g., reduce manual processing and improve communication).</li>
<li>Flexible Payment Settings 
Customize checkout title, description, thank-you message, and default order status from WooCommerce settings (e.g., control display without touching code).</li>
</ol>
Payment Method Settings
Enable or disable the invoice payment option, customize its title, description, thank-you message, and set the default order status from WooCommerce settings (e.g., show “Pay by Invoice” only for B2B customers or rename it to “Invoice Payment”).<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734005536105" alt="" /> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734006387715" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-settings.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="595" />
<h3>General Settings</h3>
Quickly configure the checkout fields used with the invoice payment method. Enable a Purchase Order (PO) number field and allow customers to add a message for the admin when placing an order.
You can customize field labels, placeholders, and decide whether the PO number should be required or optional. These settings act as global defaults and can also be customized separately inside individual rules for more advanced control.
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734006387920" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-general-settings-1.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="587" />
<h3>PDF Invoice Settings</h3>
Automatically generate professional PDF invoices for orders placed using the invoice payment method. Choose from three built-in invoice templates, including Simple Classic, Modern Minimal, and Professional Bold.
You can further customize invoices with your company logo, invoice numbering prefix, company details, headings, colors, terms and conditions, and footer notes, ensuring every invoice reflects your brand while maintaining a clean professional layout.
You can check out design of each PDF template here:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-pdf-template1-preview.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View PDF template 1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-pdf-template2-preview.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View PDF template 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-pdf-template3-preview.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View PDF template 3</a></li>
</ul>
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734006387932" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-pdf1.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="593" /><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734006387968" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-pdf2.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="593" />
<h4 class="ds-markdown-paragraph">Invoice Access Settings</h4>
Control how invoice PDFs are shared with customers and administrators. Automatically attach invoices to customer emails, include them in admin notification emails, and allow customers to download their invoices directly from the My Account orders page.
These options ensure invoices are always accessible while keeping the order workflow smooth and organized.
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734006387969" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-invoice-access.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="332" />
<h4 data-section-id="1or3co6">Flexible Invoice Payment Rules</h4>
Create multiple rules to control when the invoice payment method appears at checkout. Each rule can be enabled or disabled individually and assigned a priority to determine which rule should apply first when multiple conditions are met.
This allows store owners to tailor invoice payments for different business scenarios without modifying code.
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734006387975" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-rule.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="350" />
<h4 data-section-id="b6g0uj">Customer & Location Targeting</h4>
Control invoice payment availability based on user roles, specific customers, or guest users. You can also restrict access by country, state, city, or ZIP code, allowing invoice payments only in approved regions or for selected customer groups.
This makes it easy to offer invoice payments to trusted B2B customers or specific markets while keeping the option hidden from others.
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734006388622" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-location-rule.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="573" />
<h4>Order & Checkout Conditions</h4>
Define conditions based on cart total, quantity limits, shipping methods, products, categories, tags, or brands to determine when invoice payments should be available.
Rules can also override the global checkout field settings, allowing you to require PO numbers, enable customer messages, or apply different field behavior depending on the rule.
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734006388628" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-checkout-rule.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="573" />
<h3>Front-end View</h3>
The invoice payment method appears along with other payment methods on the front-end. 
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734006388707" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/invoice-payment-frontend.png?w=896" alt="" width="896" height="493" />
<h4>Scenario 1: Invoice Payments for Wholesale Customers</h4>
Description:
You want to allow trusted wholesale or B2B customers to place orders using invoice payment, while regular customers must use standard payment methods like credit cards or PayPal.
Rule Configuration:
<ul>
<li>Target: User Role = Wholesale Customer</li>
<li>Rule Settings:
<ul>
<li data-section-id="gzl6k8">Enable Rule: Enabled</li>
<li data-section-id="penmml">User Restriction: Select Wholesale Customer role</li>
<li data-section-id="59lh4w">Extra Fields: Enable Purchase Order (PO) Number</li>
<li data-section-id="gddxvv">Shipping Methods: Leave empty (applies to all)</li>
<li data-section-id="10awgt0">Countries / States: Leave empty (applies to all)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Result: Only customers with the Wholesale Customer role will see the Invoice Payment option during checkout, and they will be required to provide a PO Number when placing the order.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Scenario 2: Invoice Payment for Specific Countries</h4>
Description:
Some international customers may require invoice payments due to local banking restrictions or company purchasing processes.
Rule Configuration:
<ul>
<li>Target: Countries = [Your Desired list]</li>
<li>Actions:
<ul>
<li data-section-id="gzl6k8">Enable Rule: Enabled</li>
<li data-section-id="k8p8dm">Countries: Germany, United Arab Emirates, Singapore</li>
<li data-section-id="1fg3t0k">Extra Fields: Enable PO Number</li>
<li data-section-id="v1dd7l">Shipping Methods: All methods</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Result: Customers from the selected countries will see the Invoice Payment option at checkout, allowing them to place orders and complete payment later via invoice.</li>
</ul>

Invoice Payment Method

Add a flexible pay-by-invoice option to WooCommerce. Let customers order now and pay later while you control availability using advanced rules based on users, location, cart value, products, and shipping methods.

Multi Vendor Marketplace vs Invoice Payment Method