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How Do I Create a Vendor in WooCommerce?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 12:57 pm

Setting up a new vendor in WooCommerce is a simple process. You’ll need to create a new user account for the vendor, and then assign them the appropriate role.

Once that’s done, you can add products and manage orders as usual. Here’s how to get started:

1. Create a new user account for the vendor.

To do this, go to the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Users > Add New. Enter the vendor’s username, email address, and other requested information.

PRO TIP: When creating a vendor in WooCommerce, be sure to set the user role to “vendor” rather than “administrator”. Otherwise, the vendor will have full access to your WordPress site.

2. Assign the vendor role to the new user account.

To do this, go to Users > All Users and hover over the new vendor’s name. Click the Edit link that appears. On the Edit User page, scroll down to the Role section and select Vendor from the drop-down menu.

3. That’s it!

The vendor can now log in and begin adding products. To do so, they’ll need to go to Products > Add New in the WordPress admin dashboard. Once they’ve added a product, they can manage orders as usual from WooCommerce > Orders.

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.