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In MarketKing 1.2.0, we are introducing a new module: MarketKing Stripe Connect. Through this module, vendors can sign up and connect their Stripe accounts, and then get paid automatically. The module also supports 3D Secure 2 authentication, as well as automatic refunds (vendors can reject or approve refunds via the vendor dashboard). This Stripe module […]

MarketKing provides a dedicated reports panel in the admin backend that offers an overview of store performance across time. The plugin tracks 4 key metrics here: total sales, admin commission, number of orders, and new vendors. The admin can select a specific period with "from" - "to" date inputs, as well as choose to see […]

MarketKing allows you to organize your vendors into vendor groups. Each vendor must be part of a group. Groups determine which features vendors have access to, and allow control over several settings. Furthermore, groups enhance various functionalities. Here are some examples: You can make specific features / dashboard panels available to certain groups only. For […]

MarketKing allows the site admin to collect a commission on all sales that take place in the marketplace. Vendors can register, upload their products, and sell in the marketplace, and in exchange, offer a small cut (commission) to the marketplace. In the free MarketKing Core plugin, this is either a Percentage (%) or a Flat […]

Each vendor has access to a dedicated earnings page in their vendor dashboard. Here they can view monthly charts, daily sales, individual orders, as well as other statistics. There are 3 columns at the top of the page showing the following information: Earnings this month - this is the amount earned since the beginning of […]

The coupon management feature allows vendors to create and manage coupons for their own products. Coupon management is an optional module and can be entirely disabled. To enable the coupons module, go to MarketKing -> Modules and enable "Coupon Management". When enabled, vendors have a dedicated "Coupons" panel in their vendor dashboard. In the Coupons […]

Vendors have a dedicated frontend dashboard where they can view and manage their products, orders, earnings, staff, and much more. In the above table, vendors can view all their orders, as well as sort them and search by status, customer, date or products purchased. Vendors can also use the "CSV" / "PDF" / "Print" buttons […]

In a multivendor marketplace, buyers will sometimes order from multiple vendors at the same time. In this situation, MarketKing will split the order into multiple "sub-orders", which will then be handled by each vendor independently. Each vendor can only see their own sub-order. We call the parent order that contains sub-orders a "composite" order. In […]

MarketKing has its own cart template & design, specially built for multivendor sites. If the products of multiple vendors are present in cart, this template splits the cart into separate sections, one for each vendor. We built this template based on the designs of the world's most popular marketplace sites. Each vendor's products are shown […]

MarketKing comes with a built-in, powerful, and easy-to-configure vendor registration system. All of it can be configured in the backend, via MarketKing -> Settings -> Registration. The 3 main options available are: Disabled - disables MarketKing vendor registration and you would handle it offline or by other means My Account Page - adds the vendor […]