Tell us what you are trying to do? I am wanting to build a member directory site for a group of theater owners who present shows to the public. Each theater wants to include a schedule of their shows and the ability to purchase tickets. The end user should be able to purchase tickets from multiple members in this directory and the payments be split between each theater and the site owner, probably using Strip split payments (or PayPay, which just started offering this API again recently.) I can build a membership site with Toolset, and I can build a WooCommerce site but I am concerned about merging the two with this split payment feature.
Is there any documentation that you are following? Not yet. I would probably use the courses for directories and e-commerce, though.
Is there a similar example that we can see? The most obvious one is Amazon.com, but I'm sure there are smaller sites doing this kind of thing.
What is the link to your site? It's not built yet. I'm looking for any ideas that might help. I might also pursue a contractor for help.
Thanks for your contact. I'll be glad to help you!
I'm not sure if I fully understood the split payment part of the project. How exactly the payments would be divided - for instance, the user could choose a certain amount for the theater and another amount for the member/owner (or between the members)? Please correct me if I got it wrongly.
But it is definitely possible to build such a project using our plugins - and since WooCommerce supports various payment gateways like Stripe and PayPal, the chances you can use these tools together seamlessly are high.
To have more reference in this subject (together with the courses you already mentioned):
Thanks, Mateus. With split payments, the end user could buy tickets to shows at multiple theaters (theaters which are operated by members in the directory) and each member would get the money for tickets to their show and the website owner would get a small commission or flat fee for facilitating the sales.
The end user wouldn't select where the money goes; they would select the shows and the members who own those shows would be paid for the tickets purchased. This is all done "under the hood" - the end user only makes the purchase and pays the money. The split payments are then distributed to each member's Stripe (or PayPal) account and the site owner gets the commission/fee put into their Stripe/PayPal account.
As far as I can tell, there is nothing quite like this in the WP world of plugins, but Toolset comes pretty close to being able to provide such a site - part business directory, part shopping cart.
The part of managing different members, different theaters and their association can be all set and done with Types. Now, regarding the WooCommerce part, we also have an integration (Forms Commerce and WooCommerce Blocks plugins) that might be useful to you, please check our doc related:
However, you may also need to rely on some other plugins features to handle all the project details (like the split payment, for instance), or even consult a contractor, as you already mentioned.
If you want to clarify something, please do not hesitate in asking me. Thank you.
