Turn your store into a fully functional marketplace where customers can become vendors and sell their own products alongside your catalog.

Overview

This extension allows customers to apply for a vendor account directly from your store—similar to the standard affiliate system in OpenCart. Vendor applications are reviewed by the administrator before approval, giving you full control over who can sell on your platform.

Once approved, vendors can create and manage their own products, which are displayed together with regular store products in the catalog.

Key Features

Vendor Registration & Approval
- Customers can request vendor access
- Admin approval required before activation

Vendor Product Management
- Vendors can create and publish products
- Products appear seamlessly in the main catalog

Multi-Vendor Cart Experience
- Customers can purchase products from multiple vendors in a single order
- Cart is visually grouped by vendor for clarity

Per-Vendor Shipping Calculation
- Shipping costs are calculated separately for each vendor
- Uses administrator-defined shipping methods

How It Works
1. Customer applies for a vendor account
2. Administrator reviews and approves the request
3. Vendor adds products to the store
4. Customers purchase products from multiple vendors in one checkout
5. Shipping is calculated per vendor automatically

Use Case

Multi-vendor marketplaces are typically highly customized solutions. This extension provides a solid foundation for building your own marketplace tailored to your business model.

If you require additional features or integrations, custom development is available—feel free to contact us via comments or the “Get Support” button.

Requirements
Ka Extensions Library (version 4.1.1.20 or newer)

Limitations

Please review current limitations before purchase:
- Vendors cannot define product options
- Vendors cannot create complex pricing rules (discounts, tier pricing, etc.)

Only a base price and one active special price are supported
- Vendors cannot receive payments directly (e.g., PayPal accounts per vendor)
- Compatibility with third-party themes is not guaranteed
- Some adjustments may be required depending on the theme

Demo Store
The demo store uses a custom 'Milena' theme, but it looks very similar to a default one except colors and other details. The multivendor extension does not include any theme and it is compatible with the default theme only out of the box.



Administrator account:

http://milena.ka-station.com/admin/
login: demo
password: demo

Vendor account:

http://milena.ka-station.com/

login: demo
password: demo

Support

We provide support and customization services. If you need specific functionality for your marketplace, don’t hesitate to reach out.