WC Vendors Pro: Manage a WooCommerce Seller Marketplace

What marketplace can you create with WC Vendors Pro?

WC Vendors Pro extends WooCommerce for marketplaces where multiple sellers manage their own stores. Vendors can have individual storefronts and unique URLs. Marketplaces can offer physical or digital products, services, bookings, subscriptions, and second-hand goods. Bookings and subscriptions may require compatible WC Vendors add-ons.

Which marketplace rules can you set?

Choose whether vendor registration is manual or automatic, which product types sellers may list, how products are published, and what customer information vendors can access. You can also control which fields appear in vendor product forms and which are required.

Commission settings include percentage, fixed amount, and fixed amount plus a fee. Rates can be configured by vendor or product. The WC Vendors Membership add-on supports vendor plans with plan-based commissions and limits for products, categories, documents, and storage. WooCommerce Subscriptions can be used for recurring vendor memberships.

What can vendors manage from the frontend?

The frontend dashboard lets vendors manage products, orders, and coupons without relying entirely on the WordPress admin area. They can view relevant sales and order information, mark orders as shipped, add tracking numbers, and print shipping labels. Marketplace owners control the fields and actions available to vendors.

Customers can review products, and vendors cannot modify those reviews. Advanced shipping settings support rules at the product, vendor, or marketplace level, including flat-rate and table-rate settings.

How can you configure vendor storefronts?

Pro includes multiple storefront styles, vendor-specific shortcodes, and 10 widgets for vendor shop pages. Place the widgets in areas supported by the active theme. Vendors can also add store notices, set vacation mode, and define opening hours.

Which payment and shipping integrations are available?

WooCommerce-compatible payment gateways can collect customer payments. Vendor commission payouts can use solutions such as Stripe Connect, Payouts for WC Vendors, MangoPay for WooCommerce, Escrow for WooCommerce, Mollie Connect for WC Vendors, and Square Payment Gateway for WC Vendors.

Compatible shipping options include multi-carrier, table-rate, FedEx, and UPS add-ons. WC Vendors is designed to work with third-party extensions, and its maintained compatibility list can help you choose tools for marketplace requirements such as payments, shipping, bookings, or subscriptions.

How do you set up a marketplace?

Install WooCommerce and WC Vendors, then install and activate WC Vendors Pro. Use the setup wizard to configure marketplace settings, vendor registration, commission rules, product publishing, and customer information access. Create membership plans if needed, choose storefront options, and connect suitable payment and shipping integrations before inviting vendors.