How to set up multistore site using Woocommerce?

I heard of Woocommerce that can help your wordpress become a shopporting cart, has anyone tried it? it is possible to set up multistore site using Woocommerce?

I have an ecommerce website and I want to create multistore like this

for example
where each user1, user2, user3, user4 can have their own store and act independently.

This is currently being discussed in another thread, well Woocommerce, shopping carts:

http://www.webmastersun.com/threads/12082-Good-shopping-carts-for-Wordpress

Love it myself. Never tried multi-site, no clue.

[EDIT] Just did a quick google search, and people are saying it is multi-site compatible.

CyberAlchemist said:

I heard of Woocommerce that can help your wordpress become a shopporting cart, has anyone tried it? it is possible to set up multistore site using Woocommerce?

I have an ecommerce website and I want to create multistore like this

for example

Code:

www.example.com/shop1/
www.example.com/shop2/
www.example.com/shop3/
www.example.com/shop4/

where each user1, user2, user3, user4 can have their own store and act independently.

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Because you are saying you want each store separate AND independent, you would simply load a theme and WooCommerce Plugin into sub folders.

The "Multi Site" function within WooCommerce is more for those that are looking to have separate URLS and utilize a single WooCommerce set-up.

Ron Killian said:

This is currently being discussed in another thread, well Woocommerce, shopping carts:

http://www.webmastersun.com/threads/12082-Good-shopping-carts-for-Wordpress

Love it myself. Never tried multi-site, no clue.

[EDIT] Just did a quick google search, and people are saying it is multi-site compatible.

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It is quite different with my question because I am searching for a function to create multistore in wordpress.

savidge4 said:

Because you are saying you want each store separate AND independent, you would simply load a theme and WooCommerce Plugin into sub folders.

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Yes but creting sub folders is not the way I want to create, it should be done on the same theme and wordpress system...it likes WordPress Multisite..where everyone can create their own store/shopping cart when they register an account into my website.

savidge4 said:

The "Multi Site" function within WooCommerce is more for those that are looking to have separate URLS and utilize a single WooCommerce set-up.

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Which function can I create this within WooCommerce?

My mistake.

But now I can see your looking for a marketplace theme/set up. There are a number out there.

Here's some that work with Woocommerce:

http://themeforest.net/item/-makery-marketplace-wordpress-theme/9609178

https://wedevs.com/products/plugins/dokan/

Here's one for Easy Digital Downloads:

http://themeforest.net/item/squarecode-marketplace-for-easy-digital-downloads/8219662

Plenty of them out there.

As for my experience, you must go for subdirectory installation of each wordpress/woocommerce instead of using WP multisite, theres so much trouble in there.

I didn't think about it at the time, but there is a solution for this. I would think if you look at: https://www.woothemes.com/products/product-vendors/ would do the trick. I just happen to check and if you look to the right ----> you will see a banner ad for PluginForage. They have the plugin available there for the more than reasonable price of $10! Probably worth a try!