Category: Capability

i) View Orders : This option gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) from viewing the orders placed.

ON: User(s) can view the orders placed.
OFF: User(s) can’t view the orders placed.

ii) Status Update: This option gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) from updating the status of the order.

ON: User(s) can update the status of the order.
OFF: It will disallow the vendor to update the status of the order.

iii) View Details: This option gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) from viewing the details of the orders placed.

ON: User(s) will be able to see the details of the orders placed.
OFF: User(s) won’t be able to see the details of the orders placed.

iv) Add/Edit Order: This option gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the users to add/edit the order(s) placed.

ON: User(s) will be able to add/edit the order(s) placed.
OFF: User(s) won’t be able to add/edit the order(s) placed.

v) Delete Order: This option gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) to delete the orders placed.

ON:  User(s) will be able to delete the order(s) placed.
OFF: User(s) won’t be able to delete the order(s) placed.

vi) View Comments: This option gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) from viewing the comments against an order. 

ON: User(s) can view the comments against an order.
OFF: User(s) can’t view the comments against an order.

vii) Submit Comments: This option gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) from submitting comments against an order. 

ON: User(s) can submit comments against an order.
OFF: User(s) can’t submit comments against an order.

viii) Export CSV: This option gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) from exporting order report ( as a CSV file)

ON: User(s) can export order report for themselves.
OFF:  User(s) can’t export order report for themselves. 

View Commission: This option gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the vendor from viewing the commission set against an order.

ON:  User(s) can see the commission set by the admin against an order.
OFF:  User(s) won’t be able to see the commission set by the admin against an order.

i) Manage Product: Gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) to manage their own product (i.e they won’t be able to access the product settings panel as a whole)

ON: User(s) can manage product.
OFF: User(s) won’t be able to manage product.

ii) Add Product: Gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) to add products to their Store.

ON: User(s) can add products to their store .
OFF: User(s) can’t add products of their own.

iii) Publish Product: Gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) to publish products to their Store.

ON: User(s) can publish products to their store.
OFF: User(s) cannot publish products to their product.

iv) Edit Live Product: Gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) to edit live product(s) to their store.

ON: User(s) can edit live products to their store.
OFF: User(s) can’t edit live products to their product.

v) Auto Publish Live Product: Gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user(s) to automatically publish the live product of their store. 

ON: User(s) can automatically publish the live product of their store.
OFF: User(s) won’t be allowed to automatically publish the live product of their store.

vi) Delete Product: Gives admin the capability to allow/disallow the user to delete product from their store.

ON: User(s) delete the product of their store.
OFF: User(s) can delete product of their store.

There are a number of options given in the capabilities panel with ON/OFF options which gives admin to set the capabilities.

 WCFM allows the admin to set different capabilities for individual vendors. This settings will be available via WCFM – Group & Staff plugin

It is to be noted that individual capabilities enjoys highest priority thus overwrites  group and global capability settings. 

Consider the following scenario :

Global capability setting ( from capability tab)- Product Limit: 100
Group 1 capability setting : Product Limit: 120
Vendor 1 (* who is in Group1)- Product Limit :150
In the above scenario, Vendor 1 will enjoy the product limit of 150 as provided by admin.
Next, let’s have a look into different user-roles offered by WCFM.

Jut to mention, WCFM – Ultimate is essential for “Limit Capabilities”

You can manage the vendors individually from this section here : WCFM  Admin Dashboard >> Vendors -> Vendor Manager -> Profile -> Custom Capability

Upon editing any selected vendors ( from the above list) you will be redirected to Manage Vendor page as shown here below. It will allow the admin to configure the settings for individual vendor accordingly:

The admin will additionally have the ability to set up capability for this particular vendor under the Profile section of this page as shown below:

On checking the Custom Capability option, the admin shall receive list of toggle options similar to Capability settings wherein he/she can assign the capabilities of the vendor accordingly:

 

This will ensure you to setup different capabilities for different Membership user group. This settings will be available via WCFM – Group & Staff plugin.

WCFM – Group & Staff addon adds a new menu under admin dashboard “Groups”. From here vendor groups can be created. Now, admin can set different permissions on these groups based on their membership requirements.

You can check the setting from here:  WCFM  Admin Dashboard -> Groups

Admin will be able to check all the listings of the groups in the right side panel and can also Add a new group from “Add new” button on the top right corner of the panel-

The capabilities of each Group can be assigned while creating a new group or by editing an existing group. Here’s how you will see the capabilities settings tab of the group:

Once you click the capabilities tab, you shall get the configuration panel from where you can assign specific capabilities for that particular  group. Here’s a sample screenshot:

While setting the above options, one should keep in mind that when you are changing any particular capability of “Groups”, it overwrites the priority set Globally ( from the capabilities menu). Thus for example, if your Product Limit option in the capabilities tab as 100, and for a particular group you have allocated Product Limit to be 150, then all the vendors under that group will enjoy the product limit of 150 and not 100 which is set Globally.

Admin can set default vendor permissions globally. In that case, all the vendors in the marketplace will have these capabilities in common.

Go to: WCFM  Admin Dashboard -> Capability

From here admin can manage global permissions  for Products, Product Types, Inventory management, Withdrawal, Coupon management etc. 

WCFM Marketplace has a given set of priority to avoid conflicts in assigned capabilities. The capabilities set by admin globally can be overwritten by groups and incase there are any defined capabilities for an individual user, it will enjoy the highest priority thus overwriting both Global and groups capabilities set.

WCFM Marketplace allows you to set the permission level for vendors, managers and staffs with this powerful capability module, thus ensuring the admin gets total control over their marketplace. Capabilities can be set for 3 different user levels as required by the admin –

• Globally
• Individually
• In groups