SociBuy - Social Multivendor eCommerce System

SociBuy is a PHP-based multivendor eCommerce system designed for creating a social shopping and selling platform. It combines online marketplace functionality with social features that allow users to discover, save, share, and interact with products.

The platform is designed around a multi-vendor store model, allowing sellers to create their own stores, add products with variations and prices, manage sales activity, and handle shipping information.

SociBuy also includes social engagement features such as social login, product sharing, stories, news feeds, hashtags, mentions, alerts, and product bookmarking. Its advanced bookmarklet can be used to add products to the platform.

For administrators, the system provides tools for managing sellers, products, currencies, reported items, social login settings, coupons, moderators, and affiliate products. Commission splitting through PayPal Adaptive is also included.

The source is built with the CakePHP framework and uses MySQL for database storage, making it suitable for developers looking for a PHP foundation for a social multivendor marketplace.

Buyer & Social Features

• Social login for quick signup and login

• Social media sharing options

• Advanced bookmarklet for adding products

• Stories for sharing with friends and followers

• Top stores and people listings

• News feeds for sharing thoughts

• Alerts and notifications

• Hashtags and @mentions

• Tag and Save functionality for products

Vendor Features

• Recently Added section

• MySales section for seller activity

• Automatic commission split-up

• Multilingual and multi-currency support

• Shipping management

• Shipping tracking details

• Product variations and pricing

• Separate vendor store dashboard

• Trending products from individual stores

Admin Features

• PayPal Adaptive automatic commission splitting

• Detailed administrative dashboard

• Coupon management

• Social login configuration

• Reported item management

• Currency and seller management

• Moderator creation

• Affiliate product management

• Seller and product moderation

Server Requirements

• CakePHP v2.3 or later

• Apache web server

• MySQL 5.5.x

• PHP 5.2.8 or greater

• SMTP for the PHPMailer() function

• Sendmail recommended for Linux-based servers

• Apache mod_rewrite must be enabled

Technical Information

SociBuy uses the CakePHP framework with an MVC architecture. The application is written in PHP and uses MySQL as its database system.