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The Prestashop Advanced Marketplace Version 2 is an enhanced version of the advanced marketplace module. The basic functionality remains the same, that it will convert your store into a full fledged marketplace. But there are certain additions to the functionality.
Features
- Prestashop store becomes a full – fledged marketplace.
- Admin manages commission.
- Admin approve/disprove seller profile.
- Admin approve/disprove seller products.
- Admin can also set the default approval of seller profile and seller products.
- Admin manage payment mode.
- Admin can approve/disapprove any seller request.
- Seller reviews enable/disable by admin.
- Admin can set different seller commission for every seller.
- Admin can set global commission also.
- Admin can change the background and the text color.
- Admin can choose whether the tax is to given to admin, seller or distribute equally between the admin and seller.
- In the default module, the shipping price is given to the admin.
- Separate seller profile and seller shop.
- Separate seller shops for each seller.
- Seller can choose from the payment methods provided by the admin, through which seller share is transferred.
- Buyer will have more variety to choose from.
- Buyer can give their reviews and ratings.
- Admin needs to approve and disapprove the buyer reviews and ratings, only then they are visible in the frontend.
- Admin can set whether to show the admin commission to the seller or not
- Admin can now add Terms & Conditions, while the seller registers.
- Admin can also auto approve the seller reviews and can also set the admin approval for seller reviews.
- Seller profile view more clear at the admin end.
- Seller can now add the condition of the product, ie. new, old or refurbished.
- Unique Shop name for every seller. No two sellers can have the same shop name.
- Admin can now assign the existing product to the seller
- Admin can view all the products for each seller separately
Installation
Advanced Marketplace Version 2 supports standard way of Prestashop Installation. Simply go to back office ->module, upload the module zip file then search “marketplace v2.0” in the search box then go to the module and click on install.
You are done, Marketplace Module version 2 is installed successfully.
Configuring the Module
Once the module is installed, you need to configure the module. Please refer the screenshots:
Terms and conditions will be visible on the seller shop registration page.
See how the Approval Setting in the configuration works. Since we have set it for admin approval, so after any change the request needs to be approved by the admin.
Similarly all the products and the seller reviews will be deactive (as per the configuration) and the admin approval would be required.
This way, the module is configured.
Working of the Module
After the module installation is done, now all your customer will see a new menu “Click here for Seller Request” in the Marketplace account menu.
A Request form appears when the user clicks on the Seller Request. The user has to fill the details about the shop.
As the user Submits the shop details, the request is sent to Admin for approval. The Admin can “Approve” or “Disapprove” the seller request by logging in the backend, under the Marketplace Management -> Manage Seller Profile. If the admin has configured the module for auto approval, then the admin need not approve each seller request individually.
As soon as the Admin approves the Seller Request, the Seller would get complete access to the marketplace menu and can start uploading the products. The Marketplace menu is shown here:
This way, the user can register as a seller on the site.
The seller can upload as many products as required. Simply use the menu option “Add Product”, from here seller can upload and add new products.
Once the products are added, the request is sent to the Admin for the approval. The Admin can either accept or decline the request from the back office, Marketplace Management -> Manage Seller Product. The products added by the Seller are displayed only when the Admin approves the request.
Now, when the product is approved by admin the product will be added to the store.
Now Seller shop is ready and seller will get a unique SEO- friendly url for the shop , so that seller can showcase the page anywhere he want .
As the seller shop is ready to be displayed, now the customer can order the products.
Check how the Seller needs to process the order.
The Seller can always find the list of orders placed on the My Order page in the account menu.
Once the Seller clicks on “Orders” menu under the Marketplace Account, then the list of all the orders will appear.
Seller will click on the particular order to view the order detail and to start with the order processing.
Once the product is shipped, seller needs to provide the tracking url and the same is updated at the backend also .
Understanding the Frontend Menu of Marketplace Account:
This will list all the recent orders alongwith the Order graph. The Seller can easily adjust the dates and can view the graph accordingly.
The next menu is the “Edit Profile”. With this menu, the seller can easily edit and update the shop details.
Under this menu, the Seller can view the Profile. All recent products added by the seller and the recent reviews will be listed on the Seller Profile page.
The seller can view the shop and all the recently added products.
The page will display all the products added by the Seller and all the categories that are created by the seller.
The Seller can easily add the products by filling in the details but the products will be displayed on the Frontend, only when the Admin accepts the request.
The menu displays the list of products added by the seller along with the description, quantity, price, status and image. The seller can easily edit and delete products from here.
This will list all the orders made by the customers for the seller products. The message send by the customer with the order is seen here.
From here the Seller can select the method of payment from the available mode of payments. The available payment modes are added by the Admin from the Backend.
Understanding the Backend Menu for Marketplace Management:
After the installation of the Advanced Marketplace Module, Marketplace Management tab will appear on the backend.
Under Marketplace Management > Manage Seller Profile. This will display the Seller list with all the details and from here Admin can easily manage the seller request by either accepting or rejecting the seller request. The Admin can also add new sellers here with the help of “Add New” button.
Admin can add a new seller from the “add new seller” button. Admin will choose to make the seller from the customers added to the store. Admin will fill all the shop details and a new seller would be created.
Admin can also edit, view or delete the seller from here:
Admin view of the seller details page:
Seller wise product view by the admin:
All the products added by different sellers are listed here with the seller name, product name, shop name and the status. The Admin can easily approve, edit or delete the products.
Admin can even assign the existing admin product to the seller.
The Admin can select the commission percentage to be applied globally and can also add the commission for individual customer.
Admin can choose whether the product tax is to given to the admin , seller or shared between seller & admin. The tax shared will be on basis of commission percentage for the seller.
Order list by the different sellers is provided with seller name, shop, product name, price, commission etc. From here the Admin can click on any order and can view the details of that order.
The Admin can easily view the list of payment methods and can also add new payment methods. These payment methods will be available for sellers at the frontend.
Adding new payment method by admin:
Here the Admin can view all the reviews that are posted by the customers and can manage them.
Admin can view all the reviews for the sellers and can enable or disable them. Please refer the screenshot:
Detailed view of the review:
Payment Process
In our module all payment first goes into Admin account at the time of sale. After certain period , Admin can send money to seller manually . Our module will do all the calculation of commission, but Admin will have to send money manually . We have provided payment detail menu for seller to add the details.
Shipping Process
In our module seller can’t fix the shipping rate for the product. The rates are decided by the Admin. Seller needs to manually change the shipping status from the frontend of each and every order accordingly, so that the delivery details can be sent to the customer or can be used for any future discrepancy (if occurs) in delivery. Seller can update the tracking number from frontend. But the seller cannot change the carrier and the shipping rates.
Support
For any kind of technical assistance, just raise a ticket at : http://webkul.com/ticket/ and for any doubt contact us at support@webkul.com
To enhance the functionality of the current Marketplace Module, we have created various add-ons for the module. To follow please visit : https://store.webkul.com/PrestaShop-Extensions/Prestashop-Advanced-Marketplace.html
