By enabling the Vendor registration fee module from the plugin Modules section, you can ask vendors to pay a fee to complete the registration process.
A new section will then show in the plugin panel. Go to the Registration fee section and configure the following options:
- Fee title: enter the title for the fee to show on the Checkout page and order details.
- Fee price: define the amount vendors have to pay.
- Fee tax status: choose whether the fee is taxable or not.
- Fee tax class: if taxable, you can select the tax class by choosing from Standard, Reduced rate, or Zero rate.
Now, when users register as a vendor, they will see a notice related to their application being under review in their vendor dashboard.
As an admin, the new vendor registration will get the Pending status. After approving the registration from the Vendors list, the status will automatically turn into Pending fee.
The vendors will then see a Pay now button to pay the registration fee and be able to create their shop and sell their products. They will also receive the payment link with the email sent to them when their account is approved. For all the emails sent by the plugin, visit this page.
When clicking on Pay now, they will be redirected to the Checkout page where they can complete the order.
When the order is completed, the vendor status will get the Enabled status. From now, they can start managing their shop.
Vendor accounts automatically enabled
What happens if you want to automatically enable vendors when they register? If you have enabled the option Enable vendor accounts automatically in Vendors registration settings, when users complete the registration form and click on the Register button, they will directly redirected to the checkout page to pay the registration fee.
The new vendor account will get the Pending fee status. After approving the registration from the Vendors list, the status will automatically turn into Pending fee.
Vendors status will turn into Enabled soon after the registration fee order is completed.
You can check vendors with a pending fee in the Vendors list under the tab Pending fee.
