MarketEngine
A free WordPress plugin that allows you to build a multi vendor marketplace platform for any niche.
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MarketEngine shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where MarketEngine stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| commission | >100 |
| ecommerce marketplace | >100 |
| enginethemes | #4 |
| multi seller | >100 |
| multi vendor marketplace | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About MarketEngine
From the official readme · v1.1Description
Developed by EngineThemes, MarketEngine is a free WordPress marketplace plugin for those who are looking for a multi-vendor marketplace platform for any niche. This plugin will play as a technical assistant, designing the most logical user flow and building all must-have features needed for a marketplace.
By using MarketEngine plugin, you will find it easy to build an e-commerce website where vendors can register at your site, list their products and services with different listing types, manage their account performance, etc. This plugin will deliver an all-in-one solution, helping you save effortless time and money spent on creating an online store with WordPress.
Since user experience is the top priority for any niche, we focus more on enhancing shopping experience from sell to search & shop. Just a few simple clicks, buyer can get the right item matching their needs. Besides, our checkout process is as smoothly as possible. Only 3 steps, the transaction is totally completed and protected by secure PayPal gateway.
MarketEngine also provides admin with an elegant dashboard where you can control everything on your site such as monitor all members, listings, and orders occurring on the site as well as make any changes from back-end. As a result, you can prevent spam from unreliable accounts on your site.
Key Features:
Admin
- Can manage and modify a post after vendors submit a listing.
- Set up the time that order must be completed.
- Set up the commission fee charging seller for each transaction.
- Set up your preferred currency for the listing price.
- Add extra fields according to each category for the post listing form.
- Run listings, members, orders, inquiries reports.
- Track all orders/listings by status and view details of each order.
- Optimize URL slugs for better SEO.
- Easily control how the plugin should work in your marketplace from a great dashboard management.
Vendors
- Register a new vendor in front-end.
- Post their products or services with different types of listing.
- Can make the decision how much their listings cost by custom pricing feature.
- Receive notification of new orders via email.
- Never miss out on any order changes by the effective order tracking system.
- Export order reports.
- Be supported with multiple pages and dashboards.
Buyers
- Quick filter and sort an item by its category, pricing, listing type, etc.
- Can view other vendors’ profile with detailed information, including bio, location, and reputation.
- View all ratings and views of a listing from other real customers based on their real experience.
- Can communicate with vendors via a live message box with the privacy guarantee.
- Easily add an item to their cart & check out fast via PayPal payment gateway.
- Easily shop and look for items on any devices.
Find out more at https://www.enginethemes.com/marketengine/.
Recommended Theme:
To make your site run smoothly, we strongly recommend you to use MarketEngine plugin with ZeroEngine theme provided by EngineThemes. ZeroEngine is specifically designed for this plugin, therefore, it can fully demonstrate all features of the MarketEngine plugin.
If you want to use MarketEngine plugin for your site, you should go to our website https://www.enginethemes.com/marketengine/ to download ZeroEngine theme.
If you happen to be a developer, you could also consider to use ZeroEngine as a base to develop your own theme.
Further Reading:
If you want to discover all plugin features, please visit our live demo at http://marketengine.enginethemes.com/.
We are willing to receive your feedback at https://www.enginethemes.com/help/. All your feedback are valuable, which will help us make the plugin better. Other contributions are welcome!
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
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Install and activate the plugin: To install this plugin, you can use one of the following ways:
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From your WordPress Dashboard
- Visit Plugins → Add New
- Search for “MarketEngine”
- Click “Install” and activate MarketEngine from the Plugin menu in WordPress
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From WordPress.org
- Download MarketEngine
- Upload the “marketengine” folder to the …/wp-content/plugins/ directory via ftp, sftp, scp, etc.
- Activate MarketEngine from the Plugin menu in WordPress
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Direct Zip Upload
- Download MarketEngine
- Upload the ZIP package via Plugins → Add New → Upload in your WP Admin
- Activate MarketEngine from the Plugin menu in WordPress
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Once MarketEngine plugin is activated, you should go to MarketEngine → Setup Wizard to create some specific pages, some listing categories, commission fee, listing types, etc.
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From your back-end, go to MarketEngine → Settings to set up general content, payment gateways and slugs for your site.
Changelog
1.0.1 – Jan 05, 2016
- Custom Fields feature.
- Sort field by category.
- Add/edit/ remove a field.
- Validate field constraint: required, is_date, is_numeric.
1.1 – Feb 23, 2017
- New resolution center tab for users to manage their dispute.
- Buyer can send a dispute.
- Seller can either request to close or escalate the dispute.
- Buyer can close or escalate the dispute.
- The new Cases section in back-end for admin to manage all dispute cases on his site.
- Admin can resolve the dispute based on materials and proofs that given by two parties.
- Email is seamlessly sent to each party involved in the dispute.
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MarketEngine: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026
Is MarketEngine free?
Yes. MarketEngine is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is MarketEngine safe to use in 2026?
MarketEngine shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use MarketEngine?
MarketEngine is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,621 times since it launched in February 2017. It was downloaded 54 times in the last 30 days.
Does MarketEngine work with WordPress 7.1?
MarketEngine is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.37, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was MarketEngine last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on February 23, 2017 (10 years ago).
Who makes MarketEngine?
MarketEngine is developed and maintained by EngineThemes.
What are the best alternatives to MarketEngine?
The most popular alternatives to MarketEngine are Affiliate Super Assistent (1K+ installs), Multilevel Referral Plugin… (30+ installs) and Siren Affiliates (20+ installs).
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