Dec 10, 2018
Blog
Creating memberships
Memberships can be used in two ways, either to:
Give members premium features on your marketplace.
This can include setting a number of posts per month, number of featured/bold or priority listings and to limit the number of messages users can send to eac...
Listing Fees, Credits and Memberships
We’ve been quiet for a while. That’s because we’ve been busy building and building new features.
Here’s what’s new:
There’s now a free plan, it’s mostly suitable for individuals wanting to list their own services and accept/book orders online. It’s limite...
Oct 12, 2018
Adding a new payment processor
A common question users ask is how to add a new payment processor – such as Adyen rather than Stripe or Paypal. It’s fairly easy to do this, here are brief instructions so you know which files to modify
To add a new payment method:
Http/Controllers/Accoun...
Jul 20, 2018
5 creative mobile marketplace designs
Here are a few marketplaces designs for mobile apps you may like.
A Horse Marketplace
A minimal design for searching horses for sale via an app.
A super clean design for a sneaker marketplace
A very clean look for a sneaker marketplace app.
A marketplac...
Jun 03, 2018
Do I need a Mobile App?
A mobile app does make it convenient for many buyers and sellers. Buyers can browse listings and communicate with sellers wherever they are, while sellers can accept orders on the go – just as the web counterpart. However, they can also feature push notif...
Jun 03, 2018
We recently launched on Github
Hello,
We’ve launched on GitHub. The version there is not totally on parity with the demo but will be soon. We’re working on a plugin system so it’s easy to modify, without affecting the core. Stay tuned for more :). Or just email us if you’re in a hurry....
Jun 03, 2018
Getting initial traction
Getting your first users for a marketplace is one of the most difficult parts. You need both buyers and sellers – commonly referred to as “the chicken and egg problem”. However, sometimes that just makes it sound harder than it actually is. It only takes...
Jun 02, 2018
Prerequisites
Server Requirements
PHP 7.2
OpenSSL PHP Extension
PDO PHP Extension
Mbstring PHP Extension
Tokenizer PHP Extension
XML PHP Extension
Ctype PHP Extension
JSON PHP Extension
ImageMagick PHP Extension
MySQL 5.7
Node JS (8.9.4) – this is only require...
Jun 02, 2018
Installing Marketplacekit
Download the code via GitLab
composer create-project marketplacekit/marketplacekit marketplacekit
Change directory
cd marketplacekit
Install the required packages
composer install
Install the node modules
npm install
Create a .env file by copying the .e...
Jun 02, 2018
Google Maps Key
MarketplaceKit relies on Google Maps for geolocalized searches. Please visit https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/#get-started to generate your key. You can then add this in the MarketplaceKit Admin Panel.
Jun 02, 2018
Facebook login
In order for your users to login via Facebook you need to register for a Facebook key.
Go to https://developers.facebook.com and register for a developer account.
Create a Facebook app via https://developers.facebook.com/apps. Instructions for creating a...
Jun 02, 2018