Dokan consultants
We can help you automate your business with Dokan and hundreds of other systems to improve efficiency and productivity. Get in touch if you’d like to discuss implementing Dokan.
About Dokan
Dokan is a multi-vendor marketplace plugin for WooCommerce that turns a standard WordPress online store into a platform where multiple sellers can list and manage their own products. Think of it as the infrastructure layer that lets you build your own marketplace similar to Etsy or Amazon Marketplace, but on your own WordPress site with your own branding and rules. For Australian businesses looking to launch a marketplace without building from scratch, Dokan provides a solid starting point.
The plugin handles vendor registration, product management, order splitting, commission calculations, and individual vendor dashboards out of the box. Each seller gets their own storefront within your marketplace, and you as the platform operator control commissions, shipping rules, and product approval workflows. This is a significant amount of functionality that would cost tens of thousands of dollars to custom-build.
Where Dokan gets interesting from an automation perspective is managing the operational complexity that comes with multi-vendor marketplaces. As your vendor count grows, manually approving products, calculating commissions, and handling payouts becomes unsustainable. By connecting Dokan to automation workflows, you can auto-approve products that meet certain criteria, send commission reports to your accounting software, and trigger vendor notification sequences without manual intervention.
We have worked with marketplace operators who started with manual processes and hit a wall once they passed a few dozen vendors. The solution was connecting Dokan to tools like n8n for automated data processing and building system integrations that handle the back-office operations the platform generates. If you are running or planning a multi-vendor marketplace on WordPress, getting the automation layer right early saves considerable pain later.
Dokan FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about how Dokan consultants can help with integration and implementation
Is Dokan suitable for an Australian multi-vendor marketplace?
How does Dokan handle vendor payments and commissions?
Can we automate product approval workflows in Dokan?
What happens when our marketplace grows beyond manual management?
Does Dokan work with existing WooCommerce extensions?
Can we integrate Dokan with our CRM and accounting software?
How it works
We work hand-in-hand with you to implement Dokan
As Dokan consultants we work with you hand in hand build more efficient and effective operations. Here’s how we will work with you to automate your business and integrate Dokan with integrate and automate 800+ tools.
Step 1
Define Your Marketplace Model
We work with you to clarify your marketplace business model, including vendor commission structures, product categories, shipping rules, and payout schedules. Getting these decisions right at the start prevents costly reconfiguration once vendors are already onboarded.
Step 2
Install and Configure Dokan
We set up Dokan on your WordPress and WooCommerce installation with the right modules and settings for your marketplace model. This includes configuring vendor registration forms, commission rules, product approval workflows, and the individual vendor dashboard experience.
Step 3
Set Up Payment and Shipping
We configure payment gateway integrations for both customer checkout and vendor payouts, plus shipping rules that work across multiple vendors. For Australian marketplaces, this includes GST handling, local payment options, and shipping zone configurations.
Step 4
Build Back-Office Automation
Using n8n or your preferred automation platform, we build workflows that handle the repetitive operations of running a marketplace. This covers automated vendor onboarding sequences, product approval routing, commission calculation syncing to accounting, and customer notification flows.
Step 5
Test the Full Vendor and Buyer Journey
We run end-to-end tests covering vendor registration, product listing, customer purchase, order fulfilment, and commission payout. Every step is validated to ensure the experience works smoothly for both vendors and customers before launch.
Step 6
Launch and Scale Support
After go-live, we monitor marketplace operations through the first wave of real transactions and vendor activity. We adjust automation rules, refine approval workflows, and optimise the vendor experience based on actual usage patterns as your marketplace grows.
Transform your business with Dokan
Unlock hidden efficiencies, reduce errors, and position your business for scalable growth. Contact us to arrange a no-obligation Dokan consultation.