Finally!! The wait is over. We are releasing the much-awaited Dokan Cloud Beta version.
This is a dream project for us, and we have been working very hard for the past 2 years to give you the best standalone marketplace platform.
Dokan Cloud is a simple, no-code platform that will take you only a few hours to set up a marketplace and start selling. There is no dependency and no risk of any updates breaking your site. The complex procedures are managed from the platform so that you can focus only on acquiring vendors and expanding your business.
You can be one of the first movers by using the beta version and giving us your precious feedback.
Why the Dokan Cloud Version?
You probably know Dokan as the WordPress plugin that can be used to create a multivendor marketplace on any WordPress site. The plugin currently has 60,000+ active installations and has a WordPress rating of 4.6 out of 5.
However, along with WordPress, Dokan also relied on WooCommerce. So, any changes to both can affect Dokan Multivendor as well. For example, if there was any security breach in WordPress, it could directly affect Dokan. To combat that, we had to release security patches and wait for WordPress updates as well.
Don’t forget the many incidents where plugins get deleted from the WordPress repository for security reasons.
In other words, we wanted to reduce dependency. We wanted to create a centralized platform where we could control the whole process and give our users the best possible experience of running a marketplace.
So we took our 10 years of marketplace experience and came out with the cloud version of Dokan.
What is Dokan Cloud and its Features?
Dokan Cloud is a standalone cloud based eCommerce platform that will enable users to create a multivendor marketplace.
The platform will reduce dependency on WordPress and streamline complicated marketplace processes. There are many advantages of using the cloud version of Dokan-
- Scalability
- Performance
- Reliability and Redundancy
- Automatic Updates
- Centralized Management
- Integration with Cloud Services
- Reduced Server Load
- Cost Efficiency
- Security
Here are the features that you will find in the beta version:
- Detailed Dashboard and Report Filtering: Admin will get a detailed dashboard where they will see their earnings, number of customers, number of orders, products sold, and refunds. They will get a graph that will give an overview of the whole marketplace situation.
Also, they will get a report section that they can filter to see daily, monthly, or yearly analyses. - User-friendly Product Management: Dokan Cloud supports both physical and digital products. Admin and vendors can both create and upload products with the necessary information. They can also add attributes and variations, brands, and categories. There is a separate section for product SEO as well.
- Subscription: Admin can create subscription plans for vendors with different vendor access and permissions.
- Shipping and Tax: These two features are the most complicated to manage. Dokan Cloud makes it easy. Both shipping and tax are easy to configure. Vendors can create shipping profiles and create various conditions to apply to shipping.
Also, the admin can create taxes according to country and state. They can enable compound tax, zip tax, shipping tax, and digital product tax. - Page Builder: Dokan Cloud has its own page builder. You can use that page builder to customize your marketplace. There are many amazing widgets and features to design your marketplace the way you like.
- Live Chat: Dokan Cloud has integrations with Facebook and WhatsApp. Vendors can use them to communicate with customers.
- Email Integration: To send emails to customers regarding order confirmations and successful signups, Dokan Cloud has integrated with Mailchimp, the popular email marketing software.
- SMS: To contact customers more directly and personally, Dokan Cloud also has integration with Twilio, the popular SMS platform.
- Analytics: It is important to know how your customers are behaving with the website. That is why Dokan Cloud has integration with Google Analytics 4. This integration will help you track your customer behavior.
- Payment Integration: In order to complete the transaction, Dokan Cloud supports PayPal, Stripe, and cash on delivery. Also, vendors can make withdrawal requests through PayPal as well.
- Vendor Payout: Managing the vendor payment in a marketplace is a complicated process. Dokan Cloud has made it easy. Vendors can request a payout and there is also an automatic payout method as well.
So these are the initial features you will find in the Dokan Cloud beta version.
This is just the initial version. We will add more features to Dokan Cloud and it will be unparalleled performance and feature-wise!!!
How Do I Apply to Become a Dokan Cloud Beta Tester?
So if the announcement has piqued your interest in Dokan Cloud, you are more than welcome to try out the beta version. You can provide feedback and submit any issues you find.
If you are a user of the Dokan plugin pro version, then you don’t need to do anything. You can use your Dokan account credentials to log in and there will be a switcher at the top. You can switch to the cloud version and try the new platform.
If you are a new user, then you need to apply to become a beta tester. You can use this link to apply and give your feedback.
To know how to submit your feedback and issues, you can follow this video tutorial–
Submit Your Feedback and Make Dokan Cloud a Better Platform
The main purpose behind a beta release is to get feedback from you, or precious users. After all, the products will serve you and your purposes. So, we need to make adjustments according to your needs.
If you find any issues while submitting feedback, don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We are 24/7 vigilant to help you.
You can also suggest features and enhancements as well.
