Vendors can manage the duration of buffering period between each appointment booking.

The 'Can be Cancelled' option can be enabled by the vendor which will give the user the ability to cancel their appointment. After selecting the option, there are two fields that allow to choose how many Minutes/Hours/Days/Months before the start date the customers are allowed to cancel their appointment.

Let the vendors set the duration of the booking. This determines how long an appointment lasts. The actual duration units can be Months, Days, Hours or Minutes. The vendor can delegate exactly what time the appointments can start inside Availability product options.

This feature allows the customers to confirm the booking date of the appointment and adds that date to the calender of the vendor.

Vendors can set the billing dates according to their calendar cycle for the customers to pay for the subscription products on a weekly, monthly or annual basis.    

This feature allows to add location of rental product drop and pick-up. Vendors need to fill in the details in the Pickup Location tab. They need to give a title, description, set a pickup cost and need to provide the latitude and longitude of the pickup location.

Managing the availability tab of the product data meta box will help the vendor display to customers the availability of their service or product. Vendors can set the maximum booking per block, maximum or minimum blocks available, buffer period required between bookings and can also set dates and other rules.  

Enabling the 'can be cancelled ' option enables the customers to cancel their bookings. Once enabled the vendor can decide on the date till which cancellation can be allowed.  

This section lets the vendors set the period till which they want the booking to last. They set fixed blocks, or customer-defined blocks.  

It helps the vendors keep a record of all the customers who have subscribed to the product.  

This feature allows the vendor to let the customers have a free trial of the subscription product and after the free trial period is over, the customers have to pay the fee.  

The sign-up fee option refers to the initial amount a vendor can charge a customer for subscribing to their service or product.  

The vendors can set the duration for the expiration of the subscription.  

Based on the time set for the booking (minutes/hours/days), a period that is not available for others, can be specified. For example, if the vendor wishes to sell appointments in 2-hour blocks and wants to have an hour break in between, they can specify a buffer period of their choice. With adjacent buffering option they can add a buffer period both before and after the appointments.  

This feature allows to control the availability of slots via the Availability Tab. If the vendor choose to check availability per starting slot only, they can set any date/time rules they want and their customer will be shown available slots no matter which slot they schedule, as long as starting date/time is available at the time of booking. Otherwise, availability is checked against all slots in booked range.

This feature allows vendors to group together certain products and sell as a combo pack. Like if the vendor sell shampoo, conditioner and hair serum separately as simple products, they can group them and name them as hair care products and sell these three items all together as a combo pack. These feature makes it easy for the customers to get a full set of products all at ones.  

This feature allows vendors to sell other sellers' products in their shop. That is external products are products that are not owned by them. Vendors earn a commission for the sale of these products by advertising them in their stores. For this they need to add the product url while filling the details of the external product in the add product section.    

This feature allows vendors to sell a product with multiple variations in size, color, price, etc. The vendors need to add attributes from the attribute tab, then they can add variations to them from the variation tab. Thus, can offer more option to the customers to choose to from. Like they can be used for a product like a shirt, where they can offer a large, medium and small and in different colors.  

When deciding membership plans and packages, it is imperative to have a billing cycle that will let vendors renew or upgrade to better plans automatically.  

Initial payment lets admin charge a fixed amount to the vendor. However recurring amount will ensure that admin will earn an exact amount per each week / month etc.  

Once a plan will be expired, the admin can set the user role of that vendor.  

Admin can decide which module will be allowed per plan. i.e. whether vendor can access invoicing, rental product etc.  

Admin can decide whether vendor can export order csv, or whether additional capabilities are per plan.  

Set which type of product, categories vendor are allowed per each plan. Vendor can sell under that plan i.e. simple/variable etc. By restricting categories the admin can set  which category is allowed under each plan. The admin can also set whether vendor can publish their product, edit their product etc.      

Admin  can set different commission amount per each plan. This basically help vendors to select plan as per their need. Admin  can also set whether vendor can withdraw their commission and what will be the withdrawal limit.  

Create membership packages that enables vendors to become part of the store. You can earn one time payment or recurring payment from the vendor. The most interesting part is to allow specific features for each plan.            

Offers sellers various means through which they can purchase your membership

A packaging slip is a document that includes the complete list of items included in the package. With the help of MultiVendorX, admin can let vendors download a packaging skip for their products. To let vendors download the Packaging slip, simply enable the Enable Packing Slip option.

Give vendors the option to edit the invoice slip as per their convinience. Vendors can download individual as well as bulk invoices using the bulk action. Vendors also have the option to download the packing slip using the bulk action.

Invoice slips that are handed out to customers have a few additional settings that are different from an admin’s. Thus, the vendors have the authority to customize the invoice as they want the customer to receive.  

An invoice is a document given to the customer on the sale of goods or services. This document keeps a record of the transaction that takes place between the vendor and the customers, as evidence of the transaction. The MultiVendorX invoice module sends an automated invoice to both vendors and customers. Vendors and customers both have the option to browse or download the invoice.

VAT ( Value Added Tax), GST ( Goods & Services Tax) can be added in this field.

Mangopay makes payments easy for users by allowing them to pay in multiple currencies and with various payment methods. Using it can easily set up recurring payments and even set up global payment platforms. It provides customizable payment flow along with real time monitoring and of course strong security.    

Stripe marketplace allows vendors to receive real time payments and also allows customers to pay using both credit and debit cards. This feature also provides three types of stripe connect account type - 'Standard', with Standard accounts vendors would have to connect their accounts with admin in order to receive payments. Then, 'Express', here the the Admin can connect with multiple vendor accounts and transfer the vendor’s payment immediately. Lastly, 'Custom', here from the creation of the vendor stripe account to payment processing, is done by the Admin. It also supports stripe charges. Depending on the charge type selected by the admin the funds are split between admin and the vendor. The charge type support Marketplace Stripe provides are 'direct', 'destination' and 'separate charges and transfer'.  

This feature is introduced to make payment more convenient. With this feature now admin can accept payments from any mode, many vendors, and operate on a real-time basis. It's real time split payment feature allows the vendors to receive the payment as soon as the customer pays. Moreover, it accepts payment from any currencies and any account type be it credit or debit. Admins can even set dates of payment for vendors. Moreover, PayPal’s in-built plus strong antifraud and money laundering tool helps make payment secure.  

This feature give vendors the option to view the list of the products along with the customers that have subscribed to the out of stock products. So that they can keep a record and avail the products as soon as possible.

This feature allows the customers to subscribe to the out of stock products. When customers subscribe for products that have run out of stock, vendors would be able to keep a note of those products. So, once the product is back in stock, customers will receive a mail alerting them of the availability of the product.  

Anytime the stock drops below the out-of-stock limit set by the admin, the vendor will receive an alert prompt to re-stock.  

This feature allow the admin to set a lower limit for stock count. thus when the stock count lowers then the set value it will send a alert prompt.  

When the out-of-stock alert option is enabled, vendors receive a warning mail letting them know that their stock quantities have run out.    

By enabling the low stock alert option, all vendors in the marketplace would receive a stock alert warning in the form of an email. This will help them to arrange products before the products get out of stock.  

Once the import/export module is enabled by the admin, vendors can export products from their dashboard. They need to select the All Product option available under Product Manager. As vendors get directed to the All Products page, they would notice the Export button present beside the Add Product option. To import Product Data the vendor can need to go to the Vendor Dashboard and Navigate to the Product Manager menu option. From the list of product manager menu, they can select the All Product sub-menu option, then on the All Product Page, select the import button present at the top of the page.

After the vendor submit all the information along with attached proofs, It's admin's job to verify them and after its done a verification badge is shown beside the vendor's name and their store. The verified badge is given to the vendor who has passed the verification process. Admin can upload any image they wish to use as a badge.  

This feature allows the admin to verify the social platforms used by the vendors. To enable the social verification feature need to add API keys of various social media platforms.    

Trust is a relative term but what runs a successful business is assurance. And now with Seller ID Verification, the admins can give their customers the assurance of a safe and secure multi-vendor site along with corrupt-free vendors. The admin just have to enable the seller identity verification module and then enable the address and identity verification. Then the vendors from their dashboard have to submit respective proofs for the admin to approve.        

This feature allows the vendors to chat with the customers almost instantly. This helps to communicate them better and enhances better services.  

To apply for becoming a wholesale customer, a customer has to go to his/her my account page, and then apply for becoming a wholesale customer. If admin set the “Need approval for customer” to ‘No’ then, the customer will automatically become a wholesale customer. Otherwise, the customer will have to wait for the admin approval.        

MultiVendorX gives vendors the option of hiring unlimited staff members and assigning different tasks to the staff to handle store responsibilities and share the work load of the vendors.

• Add Staff Members - This easy-to-use feature helps vendors hire an endless number of staff members. 
• Manage Staff - lets the vendor edit or delete details of staff members as and when required.
• Personalised Staff Dashboard - The feature also allows to create a separate dashboard for staff members. Members can view and manage data relevant to their assigned task here.

Vendors can use notification messages to inform customers about the duration of their absence. Vendors can also add the number of days they prefer the customers to see the notification messages. Thus this will keep the customers inform why the vendor is not able to accept orders for the time being and even they are available again.

It gives vendors the option to disable add to cart for the time being they will remain absent. Here the vendor can type messages like “Sorry!”, “Can’t Accept”, “Will Be Back” or so on text, that will replace the Add to Cart option and display only the text. Enabling this option will stop customers from adding new orders.

This feature allows vendors to use a clickable calendar to select dates on the calendar of the days he/she wishes to be absent. These dates will then be sent out to the admin in the form of mail to inform them. You can also enable / disable different option here . Like -

• Disable Add to Cart - It gives vendors the option to disable add to cart for the time being they will remain absent. Here the vendor can type messages like “Sorry!”, “Can’t Accept”, “Will Be Back” or so on text, that will replace the Add to Cart option and display only the text. Enabling this option will stop customers from adding new orders.
• Customer Notification - Vendors can use notification messages to inform customers about the duration of their absence. Vendors can also add the number of days they prefer the customers to see the notification messages. Thus this will keep the customers inform why the vendor is not able to accept orders for the time being and even they are available again.

   

Sellers get to notify customers about their store's working hours.

This feature let customers know about the seller’s business schedule by displaying the store working hours of a week in the form of a widget.  

• Edit Shop’s Schedule - Let customers know about the seller’s business schedule by displaying the store working hours of a week in the form of a widget.
• Display Store's Opening and Closing Time - Sellers get to notify customers about their store's working hours.

 

Sellers will be able to add more data fields to the add product page using the Advanced Custom Fields plugin in MultivendorX  Pro.

From the vendor dashboard  a vendor can see all their affiliates, how much their affiliates earned. The vendors can also  un-assign an affiliate for their products using the ‘Delete’’ option

Build customer trust and turn them in affiliates who can advertise seller products.

AffiliateWP is a WordPress plugin that lets you rapidly set up an affiliate network, recruit and handle affiliates, monitor referrals accurately, and send ou affiliate commissions.