Stores Marketplace Plugin

Build Your Own Community Marketplace

Create a marketplace where your members are not just customers—they can also become store owners and sellers.

The plugin allows multiple members to create their own stores within your SocialEngine website. Each seller gets dedicated tools to manage their store, products, inventory, orders, payments, promotions, and other marketplace activities.

This makes the plugin ideal for:

You control the marketplace from the administration panel while individual sellers can manage their stores through their own dedicated store management interface.

Multi-Vendor Store Management

Allow multiple members to establish their own businesses within your SocialEngine community.

Each store can have its own identity and storefront, allowing sellers to build a recognizable presence within your marketplace.

Store owners can manage important store information such as:

This creates a marketplace where every seller can maintain an independent storefront while still being part of your larger SocialEngine community.

Powerful Store Dashboard

Give sellers a dedicated dashboard where they can manage their entire marketplace presence from one place.

Store owners can quickly access important information and manage day-to-day operations including:

The centralized dashboard makes it easier for sellers to manage their stores without requiring administrator assistance for routine tasks.

Flexible Product Management

Give sellers the flexibility to create and manage different types of products.

Depending on your marketplace requirements, sellers can create products with different configurations and purchasing options.

Product information can include:

This provides sellers with the tools they need to build detailed and attractive product listings.

Support Multiple Product Types

The marketplace can accommodate different types of products and business models.

Support options can include:

This flexibility allows your marketplace to support both traditional eCommerce businesses and modern digital sellers.

Product Categories & Organization

Keep your marketplace organized with product categories and subcategories.

Administrators can create a structured category system that makes it easier for customers to discover products.

Sellers can place their products into relevant categories and use tags to improve product discovery.

A well-organized marketplace makes browsing easier and helps customers quickly find what they are looking for.

Product Search & Discovery

Make it easier for customers to discover products across your marketplace.

Users can browse stores and products based on categories and other available marketplace information.

The marketplace experience can include product discovery through:

This gives customers multiple ways to discover new products and sellers.

Store Customization

Give sellers the ability to create a storefront that reflects their brand.

Store owners can customize various aspects of their storefront, including available visual and branding options.

Customization can include:

This helps sellers create a unique identity while maintaining the overall design consistency of your SocialEngine website.

Store Branding

Every seller can build their own identity inside your marketplace.

A dedicated store page gives sellers a central location where customers can learn more about their business, browse their products and services, and interact with their store.

Store branding can help sellers create a more professional presence and build customer recognition over time.

Products & Services in One Marketplace

The marketplace isn’t limited to physical products.

Store owners can also use their storefront to promote and offer services.

This makes the plugin suitable for communities where members offer:

Your SocialEngine website can therefore become more than a traditional product marketplace—it can become a complete community business directory and marketplace.

Complete Order Management

Give sellers the tools they need to manage customer orders.

Store owners can view and manage orders from their store dashboard and keep track of their marketplace transactions.

Order management can include information such as:

This gives sellers better visibility into their sales activity and helps them manage customer purchases efficiently.

Payment Management

Provide sellers with a marketplace environment where customers can purchase products using supported payment methods.

Payment options can include:

• PayPal
• Cheque
• Cash on Delivery

Payment configuration can be managed according to your marketplace requirements.

This gives administrators flexibility when setting up the payment workflow for their marketplace.

Commission Management

Create a marketplace business model where the website owner can earn from seller transactions.

Administrators can configure seller commissions using supported commission options such as:

This makes it possible to create different marketplace revenue models depending on your business requirements.

For example, you can charge sellers a percentage of every sale or configure a fixed amount per transaction.

Shipping Management

For physical products, sellers need flexible shipping options.

The marketplace provides shipping-related configuration so sellers can manage shipping costs and delivery requirements for their products.

Shipping settings can be configured according to:

This allows sellers to provide more accurate purchasing and delivery information to customers.

Tax Management

Support marketplace transactions that require tax configuration.

Administrators and sellers can configure applicable tax information based on the marketplace setup and supported options.

This makes it easier to build a marketplace that can accommodate different product pricing and taxation requirements.

Inventory Management

Help sellers maintain control over their product availability.

Product inventory information can be managed from the seller dashboard, allowing store owners to keep track of available stock.

Inventory-related information can include:

This is especially useful for stores selling physical products with limited inventory.

Wishlist & Favorites

Give customers an easy way to save products they are interested in.

Users can add products to their wishlist or favorites and return to them later.

This can help customers keep track of products they are considering while also improving the overall shopping experience.

Product Reviews & Ratings

Build trust between buyers and sellers with product reviews and ratings.

Customers can share their experience with products, helping other users make more informed purchasing decisions.

Reviews can also help sellers understand customer expectations and improve their products and services.

Product Comparison

Help customers make better purchasing decisions with product comparison functionality.

Users can compare relevant product information before deciding which product is right for them.

This is particularly useful when your marketplace contains multiple products with similar features, prices, or specifications.

Store Likes, Favorites & Social Interaction

Because the marketplace is integrated with SocialEngine, stores can benefit from the social features of your community.

Users can interact with stores through available social actions such as:

This creates a more interactive marketplace experience compared with a traditional standalone eCommerce website.

Featured & Promoted Stores

Give marketplace administrators additional ways to highlight selected stores.

Stores can be promoted through supported marketplace promotion options such as:

These options can help increase the visibility of selected sellers and provide additional promotional opportunities within the marketplace.

Featured & Promoted Products

Products can also be highlighted within the marketplace.

Administrators can use supported promotional options to give selected products additional exposure.

This can be useful for:

It also provides an additional way to create premium promotional opportunities for sellers.

Store Ownership & Roles

Manage ownership and responsibilities within individual stores.

The plugin supports store-related roles and ownership functionality, allowing administrators to control who can manage a particular store.

Store ownership can also be transferred when required.

This is useful for businesses where multiple people may need to manage a single store.

Store Services

Sellers can showcase services alongside their products.

This makes the marketplace suitable for service-based businesses as well as traditional product sellers.

A seller can therefore use one store to present both products and services to the SocialEngine community.

SEO-Friendly Store & Product Pages

Give your marketplace a better foundation for search engine visibility.

Store and product pages can include customizable SEO information such as:

This allows administrators and sellers to optimize their marketplace content for search engines and improve the discoverability of stores and products.

Custom Store URLs

Create cleaner and more user-friendly URLs for stores and marketplace content.

Custom URLs can make store pages easier to share, remember, and promote.

They can also contribute to a more professional marketplace structure.

Seller-Friendly Marketplace

The plugin is designed to make marketplace participation accessible to your community members.

Instead of requiring every seller to build a separate website, payment workflow, product catalog, and storefront, sellers can operate directly inside your SocialEngine platform.

This reduces the barrier to entry for community members who want to start selling online.

Admin Control

Administrators maintain control over the marketplace while sellers manage their own stores.

This gives the website owner the ability to manage important marketplace aspects, including:

This balance between centralized administration and decentralized seller management makes the plugin suitable for large community marketplaces.

Create a Social Commerce Experience

The biggest advantage of integrating a marketplace with SocialEngine is the combination of community and commerce.

Users can discover a product while participating in your community, visit a seller’s store, interact with the seller, save products, share products with other members, and make purchases—all within the same ecosystem.

Instead of separating your social network and eCommerce experience, you can bring them together.

Perfect for Different Marketplace Business Models

The Stores & Marketplace Plugin can be adapted to different types of online communities and business models.