PrestaShop Marketplace Sample Product {User-Guide}

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With PrestaShop Marketplace Sample Product, sellers can offer samples to customers and let them try the products which in turn influences their purchase decision. The marketplace sellers can promote their products and gain new customers by providing free samples in the store. Multiple options have been provided in the module to set the sample price of a product.

Check the overview of the plugin in the video mentioned below –

Features of PrestaShop Marketplace Sample Product

Admin can limit the number of samples a customer can add in a single cart.
Allow/Disallow guest users to order samples of a product.
Automatically stock update on ordering sample product.
Sellers can set the price of a sample product the same as that of the product price.
Option to set custom price of a sample.
A seller can provide free samples in the store.
Both admin and seller can view sample product details on the “Orders” page.
Customers can also purchase samples of virtual products.

NOTE:

PrestaShop Marketplace Sample Product module is MultiShop Compatible with PrestaShop Advanced Multi-Vendor Marketplace version 6.x.x.

Note

1) To enable selling of sample of virtual products, add a new custom hook in /controllers/front/GetFileController.php for downloading virtual product sample.

For PrestaShop version below 1.7.8.8, add hook before the line – $mimeType = false;

For PrestaShop version 1.7.8.8 and above, add hook before the line – $this->sendFile($file, $filename);

* Just before line: *$mimeType = false;*

Add this line

HOOK::exec('actionSampleProductDownloadBefore', array($info, &$file, &$filename));
if (!$filename) {
    ?>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        alert("<?php echo $file ?>");
        history.back();
    </script>
    <?php
    exit();
}

2. If you want to enable “Minimum quantity for sale” for sample products then add a new custom hook in

/classes/Cart.php::updateQty() for adding sample quantity less than product minimum quantity
* Replace the code –

if ((int)$quantity < $minimal_quantity) {
    return -1;
}

With –

if ((int)$quantity < $minimal_quantity) {
    $sampleProductHook = Hook::exec('actionSampleProductAddInCart', array('idProduct' => $id_product));
    if (!$sampleProductHook) {
        return -1;
    }
}

3) If you are using Prestashop V1.7.5.0 or above, then make following change for adding sample less than minimal quantity:
* Replace the code in `processChangeProductInCart()` in `/controllers/front/CartController.php` –

if ($qty_to_check < $product->minimal_quantity) {
    $this->errors[] = $this->trans(
        'The minimum purchase order quantity for the product %product% is %quantity%.',
        array('%product%' => $product->name, '%quantity%' => $product->minimal_quantity),
        'Shop.Notifications.Error'
    );
    return;
}

With –

if ($qty_to_check < $product->minimal_quantity) {
    $sampleProductHook = Hook::exec('actionSampleProductAddInCart', array('idProduct' => $product->id));
    if (!$sampleProductHook) {
        $this->errors[] = $this->trans(
            'The minimum purchase order quantity for the product %product% is %quantity%.',
            array('%product%' => $product->name, '%quantity%' => $product->minimal_quantity),
            'Shop.Notifications.Error'
        );
        return;
    }
}

Installation

For installing this module, you need to install the PrestaShop Advanced Multi Vendor Marketplace module first.

After installing the marketplace module you can start the installation of the PrestaShop Marketplace Sample Product.

Marketplace Sample Product Configuration

After the installation of the module, the admin can configure the module settings.

Basic Configuration

Under “Basic Configuration” admin can:

Set the number of sample products a customer can add to a single cart.
Enable/Disable the automatic stock update of a product when its sample is ordered.
Allow/Disallow customers whether registered or unregistered to place an order for a sample product.

Seller End Workflow

After installation of the module, a new tab “Sample” gets added to the “Update Product” page. A seller can add details of a sample product under this tab.

Virtual Sample Product

The admin also can make the sample product for the virtual products.

Virtual Sample Product at Front End

After placing the order for a sample product of the virtual product, the customer can download the sample file of a virtual product from the order details page after changing the status of the order.

Price type

A seller can set the price of a sample product in five different ways:

Product standard price
Deduct fix amount from product price
Percentage of product price
Custom price
Free sample

Product standard price

A seller can set the price of a sample product the same as that of the product price.

Front End View

Deduct fix amount from product price

Specify the fixed amount which will be deducted from the product price. The difference between product price and deduction amount will be the sample product price.

Front End View

A Percentage of product price

Set percent of product price which will be deducted from the product price. The difference between product price and its percentage will be the sample product price.