As soon as YITH Multi Vendor/ Marketplace is installed, a new page is generated automatically. This is the ‘Become a vendor’ page which will allow users to register as vendors through a default registration form. Now, let’s review this new page and the options to customize the form:
- Upon installing the plugin, the admin will find the new ‘Become a vendor’ page inside Pages > All pages:
- This is a standard WordPress page that can be edited and customized:
- Inside this page, the admin will find a default registration form:
However, it is possible to customize it based on the shop’s specific needs. Let’s review how on the next step.
- To manage the registration form, it is necessary to go to YITH > Multi Vendor > Vendors > Vendors Registration:
- Once inside, a table with all the default fields will be found. It is possible to edit, enable or disable each field, as well as to change the position within the form using the drag and drop option:
- Additionally, it is possible to add new custom fields. For this, the admin will need to click on the ‘Add new‘ button and complete the related information:
- As an example, below there is a new ‘test field’ that has been added:
- Next, let’s see the view of the registration form from the frontend, including the new test field:
- Finally, another option available inside the ‘Vendors Registration’ tab, is the possibility to decide whether to ‘Enable vendor accounts automatically’. If enabled, when a vendor registers through the registration form, he/she will be automatically approved and can start to build his/her shop. If disabled, vendors will have to wait for the admin’s manual approval before being able to start building their shop:
