Vendor Roles

Woo Sell Services uses WordPress user roles to distinguish between vendors (service providers) and customers. Configure which roles have vendor capabilities to control who can create and manage service products.

Setting Vendor Roles

1. Navigate to WP Admin > Woo Sell Services > General Settings
2. Find the Seller User Roles setting
3. Select one or more WordPress roles that should act as vendors
4. Click Save

Users with the selected roles can:

• Create service products
• Receive service orders
• View the Service Provider tab in My Account
• Send and receive conversation messages as the vendor
• Submit deliveries
• View vendor-specific notifications

Default Roles

Out of the box, the following roles are commonly used as vendor roles:

Role	Source
Administrator	WordPress core
Shop Manager	WooCommerce
Vendor	Dokan
Store Vendor	WC Vendors
WCFM Vendor	WCFM

Role Capabilities

Vendor roles need specific WordPress capabilities to function properly with Woo Sell Services:

Capability	Purpose
edit_products	Create and edit WooCommerce products
upload_files	Attach files in conversations
edit_posts	Required for the WordPress media uploader

If a custom role is used, ensure these capabilities are assigned.

Customer Roles

Any WooCommerce customer can purchase service products. No special role configuration is needed for buyers. Customer-side features (requirement submission, conversations, delivery review, ratings) are available to all authenticated users who have purchased a service.

Role Filters

Use these filters to dynamically control which roles are allowed:

Filter	Purpose
wss_allowed_vendors	Override the list of vendor roles
wss_allowed_customers	Override the list of customer roles

// Example: Add a custom "freelancer" role as a vendor
add_filter( 'wss_allowed_vendors', function( $roles ) {
    $roles[] = 'freelancer';
    return $roles;
} );