Get to know the Membership functionality of the Prestashop Marketplace Addon better

This comes as no secret that the Prestashop marketplace addon by Knowband is a stunning option. Moreover, it is a tool that can help you grow your eCommerce business. How? By simply converting your store into a marketplace. Furthermore, where multiple sellers can come and sell their products effortlessly. In the end, you, the admin is the one who benefits from the entire transformation. All you have to do is configure the settings of the Prestashop Multi-seller Marketplace module and get set to earn big.

The Prestashop Multi-vendor Marketplace Plugin has numerous settings that the admin can configure. However, when it comes to earning, there are three different options. They are:

1. Commissions
2. Product Listing fees; and
3. Membership plans

Well, there are different settings for the different revenue models. However, we will focus on the last option – Membership Plans.

What is the Membership functionality in the Prestashop Multi vendor Marketplace Module?

If you want a sneak peek at the membership functionality in detail, you can read it here. Membership or subscriptions are everywhere these days. Starting from your favourite OTT platform to online shopping portals like Zomato, and others. Therefore, using the subscription format, the admin can earn every time a seller joins the platform. Moreover, for a limited period. Further, once the membership plan expires, they can either choose to renew it or discontinue selling on the platform.

Now, that you know the functionality, let us take a look at the different settings that you can find under the Membership Tab. Shall we?

Membership tab Settings of the Prestashop Marketplace Plugin

• Enable Membership Plan Functionality

With this functionality of the Prestashop Marketplace Module, the admin can activate or deactivate the membership plans on the platform. Further, once activated, the sellers can choose from the different membership plans you create.

• Send membership Plan Activation email

With this setting, the admin can choose either to send an email notifying the sellers about the activation of their subscription or not. Therefore, when you enable it, the activation email goes to the seller and if disabled, it doesn’t.

• Membership Plan Activation Email Template

This setting has a membership plan activation email template for the admin. In fact, the admin can customize it as per the need.

Note: Keywords like {{sample}} will be replaced by dynamic content at the time of execution. Please do not remove these types of words from the template, otherwise, proper information will not be sent in an email to the seller as well you. You can only change the position of these keywords in the template. Allowed Keywords {seller_name}, {last_date}, {plan_link}, {product_limit}, {plan_name}.

• Send Membership Plan Expiry Email

With this setting, the admin can choose either to send an email notifying the sellers about the expiration of their subscription or not. Therefore, when you enable it, the expiration email goes to the seller and if disabled, it doesn’t.

• Membership Plan Expiry Email Template

This setting has a membership plan expiration email template for the admin. In fact, the admin can customize it as per the need.

Note: Keywords like {{sample}} will be replaced by dynamic content at the time of execution. Please do not remove these types of words from a template, otherwise, proper information will not be sent in an email to the seller as well you. You can only change the position of these keywords in the template. Allowed Keywords {seller_name}, {last_date}, {plan_link}, {product_limit}, {plan_name}.

• Show Warning Message

With this setting, the admin can easily show a warning message once the membership plan is about to expire. In fact, with this, the sellers are well informed about either renewing or discontinuing their subscriptions.

• Number of days left to upgrade plan, when warning message will be displayed

This setting of the Prestashop marketplace addon by Knowband allows the admin to set the number of days left for the membership plan to expire.

• Enable/Disable Free Membership Plan

Want to allure new sellers? You can easily offer them a free membership plan by activating this setting.

• Enable/disable the Product Active limit under the free Membership Plan

This setting is connected with the setting mentioned below. Further, the admin can set the number of products the admin is allowed to list under Free Membership. Thus, the admin can enable or disable this setting.

• Product Limit

Under this setting, the admin can set the product limit as mentioned in the last setting.

• Duration Interval

This setting of the Prestashop marketplace plugin allows the admin to set the number of days for Free Membership.

• Select order state in which membership plan will be marked as paid

Under this setting of the Prestashop Multi-seller Marketplace module, the admin can choose the order status that marks the membership plan as marked paid.

• Show membership Plan select box during seller registration

If this setting is enabled, the admin can show the membership plan in the seller registration form.

• Warning Plan Reminder Settings

Under this setting of the Prestashop Multi vendor Marketplace Module, the admin can view and create warning reminders. Furthermore, when you create a new reminder, the following are the settings under the ‘Add’ tab.

1. Enable/Disable this reminder
2. The number of days before the plan expiry warning mail should be sent to the seller.
3. The subject of the warning reminder email that goes to the sellers.
4. The email template of the warning reminder goes to the sellers.

• Expired Plan Reminder Settings

Under this setting of the Prestashop Marketplace Addon, the admin can view and create expiration reminders. Furthermore, when you create a new reminder, the following are the settings under the ‘Add’ tab.

1. Enable/Disable this reminder
2. The number of days after the plan expiration warning mail should be sent to the seller.
3. The subject of the expiration reminder email that goes to the sellers.
4. The email template of the expiration reminder that goes to the sellers.

• Membership Plans

Under this setting of the Prestashop marketplace module, the admin can view all the membership plans. Further, the plans are listed with the image, product ID, plan name, price, duration, and other settings. Moreover, under this tab, he can also create a new membership plan. The following are the settings:

1. The Name of the Plan
2. The Plan Price that the seller has to pay for this specific subscription plan.
3. Enable/Disable the product active limit. Further, with these settings, the admin can set the number of products that will be active under this plan.
4. Pick the duration interval for the membership plan. Further, the options include days, months, and years.
5. The exact duration of the membership plan.
6. Enable or disable this membership plan.
7. The admin can add an image to the membership plan.

• Seller Membership Plans

Under this setting of the Prestashop Multi-seller Marketplace module, the admin can view the different sellers and their membership plans. Further, he can view all the settings. Moreover, the admin can also create new memberships for sellers. Following are the different settings under the “Add” tab:

1. Select the Sellers for the membership plans.
2. Choose to add a customized plan or not.
3. Select the membership plan. The options include Free, Silver, Golden, and Platinum.
4. The option of marking the plan as approved or not.
5. Activate the plan or not.

In the End

This is all that the Prestashop marketplace addon by Knowband’s Membership Plan setting has. Further, the membership plan functionality is an integral option of the marketplace. What do you think of it? Do you want to know more about the Prestashop Marketplace? Do let us know your queries at support@knowband.com.