Welcome to PuppetVendors!
Welcome to PuppetVendors' Help Center! We are here to answer any questions or concerns you may have. PuppetVendors is what you are looking for if you are building A multi-vendor marketplace on Shopify A consignment business (both online only and online + retail store) Selling artist's digital or print art online The application is flexible enough for you to use the individual components to fit your needs like the payouts, products or fulfillment modules. If you require asSome readersDemo - Merchant Portal
This article demonstrates the features and functionality of the Merchant running the marketplace.PopularPricing - Changing your plans on PuppetVendors
This article demonstrates how you can change your plans on PuppetVendors. Choose your base plan depending on the number of vendors you trade with. Choose your feature Add-ons Choose your billing cycle whether a Monthly or an Yearly plan(get up to 2 months free when you signup for the yearly plan) basis Review your plan before clicking on the Next button which will take you to Shopify to confirm your plan. Changing your plans on PuppetVendors (https://storage.cFew readersHow to add features/add-ons to your existing plan on PuppetVendors
This article will guide you on how to add feature/s on your existing plan.Few readersHow to Import Historical Orders
This article describes how you can import more than 250 historical orders from Shopify to PuppetVendors. Click on your (1) Business name at the top right-hFew readersHow to delete orders or items from your reports
This article shows you how you can delete orders from PuppetVendorsSome readersVendor Identification Tag / Connecting products to vendors
There needs to be a way to connect products to vendors and vice versa. By default, PuppetVendors allows you to link them using the Vendor field (see attached figure). However, there will be instances where you are already using the vendor field for something else and need another way tFew readersAssign Products to Vendors
When adding a new product in Shopify Admin, ensure that the Vendor field is set up as you wish it to appear on PuppetVendors. (Please refer to the image below.) The app uses this field to identify each vendor line item within an order, and it applies to orders with multiple vendors. We look at this field to automatically split an order by vendor and route them to their individual portal so that they see only orders that belong to them. When creating a new Vendor within the app, the Vendor NameSome readersHow to re-assign vendors
Upon installation of the PuppetVendors app, chances are, your vendors/seller names on your store are not properly set up and you would like to do so before importing your orders. Once you have imported the orders, you may also realize that a setup/change is required.PopularNotifications
This article demonstrates how you may enable or disable new order email notifications for each of your vendors and also, how to prevent them from going to spam. Available notification options are: New Order Notifications - Your vendors are automatically notified when they receive a new order. Account Request Notification - You will receive an email notification as soonSome readersCustomize your email notifications
This article demonstrates how you can add customized content to your outgoing email notifications. To do this, go to Settings Communications Emails and select which email notification you would like to customize. Custom Content for emails Once you have added your custom content, click on the Save button to save your entries. Custom content for email (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/hFew readersEnable/Disable Order Notifications and Digital Product Emails
This article describes how you can enable/disable order notifications and digital product emails. Go to Vendors -Manage Vendors (Commissions and Profiles) Vendors Listing Page Select Vendors by checking the row level checkboxes on the left hand most column to select/de-select a vendor and then followed by the "Bulk Actions" button. Bulk Actions button (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/wFew readersCalculations
This article describes how calculations take place in the app along with the formulas. Gross Sales = Unit Price * Quantity Net Sales = Gross Sales - Discounts - Tax (if tax settings are turned on) Cost Of Items/Cost Of Goods Sold (COI/COG) = Information fetched from the Cost Of Item field in your Shopify Admin Profit (only visible based on calculation settings) = Net Sales - COI/COG Commissions = (Net Sales (Profit will be used based on calculation settings but Net SalesFew readersHow to create Custom Items (subscription, shipping fees, tips, etc.)
This article demonstrates how you can add or deduct charges or additional income for one or more vendors. Common use cases for custom items are to Deduct fees Pay tips Charge a monthly Subscription - recurring Shipping Fees Penalty Any payout adjustments Go to Settings Custom Items and fill out all the necessary details. Title, Amount,PopularAutomated Reporting - Automatically send sales report to your vendors
This article demonstrates how you can automatically send sales reports to your vendors. Requirements Requires a vendor to have at least one user login account associated with it (Guide: How to create a user login) How to activate automated reporting for a vendor Go to Settings Then go to Automated Reports Select a Vendor (Only vendors with at least one associated email attached can be selected) and cFew readersAdding your own Knowledge Base or Chat Bubble via third-party script
This article will guide you on how you are able to add your own knowledge base embeds or chat bubbles into the app so that you are able to communicate with your vendors directly.Few readersHow to create tabbed content in the vendor custom page
This article demonstrates how you can add multiple tab content on the custom pageSome readersFor Enterprise Plan only - Managing Staff Accounts
NOTE: This feature is only available to stores on the PuppetVendors - Enterprise Plan only! Please reach out to support for assistance or feature activation. To create Staff Accounts after the feature is activated, go to 'Settings' then 'Enterprise' then 'Staff Accounts'. In this page, click the 'Create Staff Account' button. Create Staff Accounts (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpFew readers