To attract vendors to your Shopify Marketplace, create a registration page. This article provides a basic guide, which you can customize as needed. Once a vendor submits a request, it will be sent to your Shipturtle application for approval.

Creating a Liquid Template for Vendor Registration

1. Access the Code Editor

• From your Shopify Admin panel, navigate to `Online Store -> Actions -> Edit Code`.

2. Create a New Template

• Go to `Templates -> Add a new template`.
• Select "Page" and name it (e.g., "registerVendor").
• Click on "Create template".

3. Generate Template Code in Shipturtle

• In the Shipturtle app, go to `Settings > Multi Vendor Settings > Customize Website`.
• Under "Add a Vendor Registration page", click "Generate Template code".
• Copy the generated code.

4. Optional: Create a Thank You Page

• Create a simple “Thank You for Registering” page on your website to redirect vendors upon submission.
• Enter the link to this page in the "URL to redirect when vendor is registered" box.

5. Insert the Template Code

• Paste the copied code into the "registerVendor" template.
• Click "Save".

6. Add Additional Script

• Paste the following code in the appropriate line in the "registerVendor" file:

<script src="{{'countries-states.js'| asset_url }}" defer></script>

7. Create countries-states.js File

In the Assets directory, create a new file named `countries-states.js`.

8. Populate countries-states.js File

• Download the .txt file from the "Generate Template Code" pop-up in the Shipturtle app.
• Copy the code from the .txt file and paste it into the `countries-states.js` file you created.

By following these steps, you will have a functional vendor registration page on your Shopify Marketplace, integrated with the Shipturtle app for approval processing.

Creating a Vendor Registration Page

1. Create the Vendor Registration Page

• Go to `Online Store -> Pages`.
• Add a new page titled "Sell with us" (or any name you prefer).
• Leave the Content blank.
• Set the template for the page to "page.registerVendor" (the template created earlier).

2. Add the Vendor Listing Page to the Website’s Navigation

• Go to `Navigation -> Menu`.
• Select the menu where you want to place the Vendor listing page (e.g., "Main menu" or "Footer menu").
• Click on the desired menu.
• Click "Add menu item", name it (e.g., "Sell with us"), and link it to the "Sell with us" page created in Step 1.
• Click "Save".

3. Match the Registration Page Format to Your Theme

• If the format does not match your theme or looks poorly formatted, hire a developer to make modifications. This typically takes only a few hours.

A quick tip: Access the plain Liquid code file from your Shopify Admin panel by going to `Online Store -> Actions -> Edit Code`. Your developer will need to add a CSS file and apply it to the code.

4. Add Custom Fields to the Form

• Type the desired code in the appropriate position of the .liquid file you created.
• Adjust the text as needed (refer to the provided screenshot for guidance).
• This additional field will be displayed in the ‘Notes’ field in the Shipturtle app.

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