Opencart B2B Marketplace

The admin can configure the module as per their need. Opencart B2B marketplace is a very helpful module. For configuring the B2B Marketplace module admin has to set following fields:

• Default mail to receive notifications.
• 'Become a partner/vendor' option for the customer at the registration page.
• Commission to be received from the seller for product purchase.
• “Become a multi-user customer” option for the customer.
• Approval for Partner/ Product.
• The seller can manage the order status.
• A partner can change order status.
• The customer can contact Seller.
• Shipping Method for Seller.
• SEO setting for the marketplace pages.
• Paypal Account details.

The commission in a B2B marketplace structure will allow the store owner to generate revenue. For this, the admin can specify the setting as per requirement. The admin commission here can be on the fixed+commission basis. It will be a part of the seller’s income that can be based on according to products in orders or on categories.

• Admin can manage all the commissions at his end.
• The commission will be charged from the seller's income.
• The commission can be charged on the basis of products or categories.
• Allow calculation of commission with tax.
• Set the commission priority.

Opencart B2B Marketplace module can create a platform where businesses can communicate and transact with other businesses along with various other important features. Under product management tab, the following settings can be adjusted:

• Allow auto-generation of the meta description.
• Enable the notification generation when the stock of the product is low and defining the lower stock quantity.
• Allowed product fields for adding products and products tabs
• The basis for category commission.
• Allowed no. Of images with extensions.
• Right to partner for deleting a product.
• Seller management along with the product.
• Right of the seller to purchase their own product.

When a seller decides to start an e-commerce site, he wants a website that can do well in the search engines, for that you must first ensure that the website's foundation is sound, that it's search engine "friendly."

That's why the Opencart B2B Marketplace module gives you an option that allows you to manually add SEF URLs, in which particular keywords can be set for particular routes. Product-related SEF settings can also be adjusted with the following fields:

• Seller's details.
• Display format.
• Default name.
• Option to set product name as SEF.
• Extension

Admin is allowed to set a default mail for any correspondence, and he can also create mail templates using mail keywords to help customers while using marketplace add-ons.

• Setting up default mail for any contact or notifications.
• Admin can set mail templates.
• Mail keywords give assistance to customers while using add-ons.

The customers will be able to send quotation requests for both the existing as well as custom products of both the admin and sellers' products. There are also multiple features related to same as given below

• Approve the RFQ’s Automatically or Manually.
• Set the Default/Minimum quantity for the quotation from customers.
• Customers can upload images with the RFQ for both existing as well as custom products.
• The admin can specify the mail template for each action in the RFQ system.
• A ‘Request For Quote’ button on all product pages for existing products is provided.
• Admin can create Custom attribute fields for the RFQ form.
• Sellers can update the bulk order quantity.
• Quotation Status can be pending, open, answered, resolved, and closed.

The customers can ask multiple questions regarding the seller’s products. Multiple answers can be submitted for a question. The customers can also answer the questions. There are various other features for both admin as well as sellers

• Google reCAPTCHA verification is included.
• Provide a number for pagination start.
• Set question and answer order – newer to older or older to newer.
• Show or hide questions and answer placed date and author information.
• Login required to place question and answer – yes/no.
• Mails will be sent to the seller, customer, and admin when questions and answers are placed.
• The customer can like or dislike the answers.
• Questions search option is present.
• The seller can approve and disapprove of questions and answers for their products.
• Show product questions and answer on the seller profile page.

The sellers, as well as the admin, can upload/update products in bulk using CSV, XML, and XLS files( in Zip format only). Also, the admin can upload products for sellers too. There are many other functionalities of the mass upload module that are listed below

• The Admin/Seller can Upload images in Bulk using the Zip file types.
• The Admin/Sellers can get the ID data of various options like – Product, Catalog, Manufacturer, Filter, Download, Stock Status, Tax Classes, Customer Groups, and Attributes, etc.
• Export Product in Bulk/Specific products via email.
• The files which are exported can be imported at both, the admin and the seller end.
• Multiple products in a single CSV, XML, and XLS file.
• If an SEO Url is repeated then it will auto-generate with a 4 digit random character.
• The products can be added in multi-language.

Opencart B2B Marketplace allows the admin to manage the Seller Profile Details. The admin can manage the sellers' profile by selecting allowed profile fields that will be visible to the customer, like- Gender, Screen name, Avatar, Twitter ID.

• Select profile fields for sellers.
• Selected fields will be visible to the customer.
• The visibility of seller contact details can be managed.
• Allow the review from product buyers in order to get a genuine review.
• Completely hide the seller information from the front end.

If the customer has no rights to order the product, then they will send the product for review and the group admin will approve that product, after which he will be able to buy that particular product. If the customer has no rights to create order then at the time of checkout, a button will be displayed to send the product for the review.

• Can get an option on the checkout page.
• Group admin can make approval for the product.
• Only after approval, the product can be purchased.

Opencart B2B Marketplace module allows the admin to create customer groups with certain rights grant to them, where these groups (Parent) can add further sub-groups (Child) under them with certain rights assigned to them also, but not more than the rights of parents, i.e. A parent group can grant rights to the child group only to an extent of maximum of his own rights, not more than that. The maximum rights of the child group are equal to the total rights of the parent group.

• Admin can create customer groups.
• Allotment of certain rights to groups like View Group Order Can Apply Discount etc.
• A Parent group can add a child-group under it.
• A Parent group can grant rights to the child group, to an extent of maximum to his own rights.

Admin can find the seller’s income under Marketplace Income and can also pay to the Seller. Here Admin can see total sales by each seller, commission, admin amount, remaining amount to be paid and the grand total of each amount, with an option to pay the seller the pending amount.

• Option for admin to pay the seller's amount.
• Admin can manage and view all the sales details of sellers like total sale, commission, remaining amount, etc.
• With transaction status, the seller will know whether the seller has been paid by the admin or not.

This is a technology-based era where everything is simplified even online shopping. We all know about shopping apps and its advantages-how it reduces and makes our shopping experience hassle proof. So it is very important for all the Store owners to have a shopping app for providing a more convenient way to shop from their online store and now Webkul's has launched its new app Opencart Marketplace Mobile App.

Opencart Marketplace Mobile App converts your marketplace store for Opencart into a mobile app. Your customers can easily purchase products on the go. They don't need to have a laptop or desktop, they can easily explore your store through their smartphones. It will not only benefit the store owner and customer it will benefit the sellers too. Sellers can see their dashboard, order history through the mobile app. So what are you waiting for, you must now have an Opencart Marketplace Mobile App to be a step ahead.

• Seller list.
• Seller Collection.
• Seller Profile.
• Seller Dashboard.
• Seller Order History.
• The customer can contact the seller.
• Market Place Sell Page
• Users can review sellers.
• Seller Location is mentioned on the map.