The WCFM Marketplace, or WooCommerce Multi-Vendor Marketplace, is a free frontend multi-vendor marketplace plugin for WordPress powered by WooCommerce. This marketplace plugin allows you to create a platform so that you can sell as a merchant and also host products from other sellers on your website.

If you have a WooCommerce website, then you can set up a multi-vendor website like Amazon. This plugin lets you build a marketplace platform similar to how Dokan does. Tailor your website to how a multi-merchant website should work.

What is WooCommerce Multi-Vendor?

The usual eCommerce website features a single seller on a single website. A multi-vendor is when a website allows other people to sell on it, similar to how a classifieds advert website works or how Amazon's website works.

What is WCFM Marketplace?

It is a frontend vendor manager for WordPress powered by WooCommerce. It is for people who want to sell products from other sellers on their marketplace platform.

Is WCFM Marketplace free?

There is no free version of WCFM. It's only available as a paid plugin for websites running WooCommerce.

Structured into components

To build your online marketplace, you can use components for each element you wish to add in a modular fashion. There are simple ones like add-ons for opening hours and reviews, and it also offers complex modules for payment reversals and SEO (search engine optimization).

A starting solution

If you are unsure whether you want to set up a marketplace platform or just want to test the waters for success, this WordPress plugin is a good starting solution. However, it is not sophisticated enough to scale up to a large platform as a long-term solution.