Latest Trends in Opencart Multivendor marketplace

Opencart Multivendor Module & Extension adds comprehensive Marketplace capability into your existing eCommerce opencart store. Opencart Multivendor allows store admin to manage each product associated with a third-party vendor. Opencart Multi Vendor Marketplace from Purpletree It supports Opencart version 3.x and 2.3.x.

Sellers can manage products

  • Add/edit/delete products by sellers and admin
  • The seller has full control over own products
  • All the fields available in opencart admin are available for sellers too
  • Bulk import of products is also possible
  • The seller can do a bulk import using an excel sheet
  • Admin can also do the bulk import on behalf of a seller
  • The product entered by seller becomes a standard opencart product
  • Admin has the option to approve a product before it appears on the website

Advanced shipping rules for sellers

  • Sellers can have fixed shipping fee or flexible tiers
  • Tiers can be defined based on parameters
  • Based on zip code, weight, country
  • Option to define shipping per order or per product
  • Admin can set commission on shipping fees also
  • Shipping fee is paid out by admin with sales payouts

Advanced Vendor Panel

  • Vendors can manage all products and orders
  • Dashboard for a summary of orders, commission, payouts
  • Shows summary view as well as a detailed view
  • Filters available for easy filtering on every page
  • Sales report
  • Commission report
  • Payouts report
  • The vendor can manage the whole lifecycle for any order

Multi-Language Support

  • Comes with 18 languages in-built
  • All text from the extension appears in 18 languages
  • No need for any language pack
  • Easy to add any new language in the future

Multi-Vendor API for Opencart

  • API for Multi-Vendor integration
  • All features and data from the Multi-Vendor application is available via the API
  • Useful for creating mobile applications
  • It provides easy integration with external systems like CRM, ERP, etc.
  • Detailed documentation available for API specification
  • Data available in a standard format like JSON

Users can become Sellers

  • Any user can opt to become a seller/vendor
  • Admin can choose if approval is required for becoming a vendor
  • Seller options available in separate menu in user dashboard
  • Convenient single view for all user data
  • Set registration approval

Store ratings and reviews

  • Users can rate the sellers they buy from
  • Users can also write reviews for sellers
  • Seller rating is visible on the store page
  • Admin can manage all reviews
  • This is in addition to the opencart feature of product reviews/ratings

Access all stores

  • The “Browse Sellers” page shows the listing of all sellers
  • Users can browse sellers and/or send inquiry to them
  • Recent products from all sellers are also displayed
  • Sorting and pagination options are available