Introduction

The Webkul Magento 2 Marketplace Seller Subdomain extension empowers multi-vendor store owners to assign unique branded subdomains (e.g., https://seller1.example.com) or completely independent domain names (e.g., https://www.seller-store.com) to individual marketplace sellers. This provides sellers with their own distinct online storefront presence while leveraging the centralized catalog, checkout, order management, and payment processing infrastructure of Magento 2.

Key Highlights

• Dedicated Subdomains for Sellers: Automatically generates dedicated subdomains for registered sellers based on their shop URL token (e.g., https://shop-gear-store.marketplace.com).
• Independent Custom Domain Support: Store administrators can map custom top-level domains (e.g., https://womenstoreview.com) directly to specific seller accounts.
• Store-View Specific Domain Assignment: Admin can configure different domains for each seller according to the active store view, enabling localized multi-language and multi-currency seller branding.
• Clean and Recognizable URLs: Sellers receive intuitive, search-engine friendly URLs for their essential storefront pages (/profile, /collection, /feedback, /location).
• Catalog Visibility Control: Administrators can choose whether vendor subdomains display exclusively the seller's catalog or also incorporate admin products on catalog category views.
• Restricted Public Page Enforcement: Configurable isolation setting ensures only seller public pages are accessible on the vendor domain, redirecting disallowed endpoints back to the primary store.
• Hyvä Theme Compatibility: Seamlessly integrated with Hyvä Theme via companion module Webkul_SellerSubDomainHyva for ultra-fast Alpine.js storefronts.
• Centralized Checkout & Administration: Customers shop across branded vendor storefronts while checkout, cart items, payment gateways, and tax rules remain safely centralized on the parent Magento instance.
• Open Architecture & Multilingual: Supports complete language translation via CSV dictionary and adheres to Magento 2 modular architecture standards.

Workflow at a Glance

1. System & Server Configuration: Configure DNS wildcard records (*.example.com) and update Apache or Nginx virtual hosts to route subdomain traffic to the Magento 2 root directory.
2. Module Activation & Verification: Validate the module license under Stores > Configuration > Webkul > Module License and activate Seller Subdomain in global settings.
3. Subdomain Prefix Setup: Set the global domain prefix. Registered seller shop tokens automatically combine with the prefix to form active subdomains.
4. Custom Domain Allocation (Optional): If store-level custom domains are enabled, navigate to Customers > All Customers, select a seller, open the Vendor Domain tab, and assign custom domains per store view.
5. Customer Browsing & Purchases: Shoppers access the seller's branded domain directly to browse product collections, read reviews, inspect location maps, and complete orders.

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