How a matching site creates a matching homepage using WordPress [HivePress] How to separate vendors and users

This explains how to create a matching site using the free WordPress plugin HivePress.

There may be cases where you want to separate vendors who can sell items from users who can purchase items. We will introduce how to set this up.

vendor

A vendor is someone who offers a service.

• HivePress
• vendor

will be added inside.

The key to becoming a WordPress user is to become a [Contributor].

user

Users who can purchase.

The user will be added to the WordPress user list and will have the role [Subscriber].

Permissions when registering as a user on the site

When you register as a user on the site, you will be the purchasing user by default.

If you want everyone to be able to function as a vendor,

• HivePress
• vendor

If you check Allow direct registration, users who register will be added to the vendor list.

If you want to separate vendors and users

Conversely, if you want to separate vendors and users, leave this box unchecked.

Vendors are manually registered

Since it is no longer possible to register vendors via the site, vendors can be registered by contacting us via a contact form or other means and then having an administrator manually register them.

Separate menu bars for vendors and users

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• Vendors - Contributors
• Users - Subscribers

I mentioned that the WordPress permissions are different, but by using this setting, you can display different menu bars depending on the WordPress user permissions.

• Vendors (contributors) – have an Add Services item in the menu bar
• Users (Subscribers) – No Add Services item in the menu bar

In this way, you can control the flow of users by preventing them from reaching your service listing page.

A plugin that allows you to separate menu bars by permissions

Adds a plugin that allows you to control the menu bar output for each user privilege.

For example, [Nav Menu Roles]

This plugin allows you to show/hide menu items based on permissions.

User Menu

Vendor Menu

In this way, you can control your listings by changing the menu items depending on WordPress permissions!