Contact person: Business Client

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Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"Title: Build a Complete Multi-Vendor eCommerce Store on OpenCart (Using Purpletree Marketplace Theme)

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Overview

I want to build a fully functional Multi-Vendor eCommerce platform using OpenCart and the Purpletree Multi-Vendor Extension + Amazing Marketplace Theme.
The goal is to have a professional, fast, secure, and scalable eCommerce platform that can handle high traffic, many vendors, and thousands of products — without performance issues.

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Core Requirements
1. Platform: OpenCart (latest stable 3.x version)
2. Theme: Amazing Marketplace (Purpletree)
3. Extensions: All required Purpletree extensions for Multi-Vendor functionality must be installed and properly configured.
4. Languages: Arabic (RTL) and English (LTR)
5. Currency: KWD (Kuwaiti Dinar) — with option to add more currencies later
6. Payment Gateways: to be done later handing the api for local third party payment company
7. Vendors System:
• Each vendor can register, manage their own store, upload products, view orders, and track commissions.
• Admin can approve/reject vendors and products.
• Vendor commission system must be active and configurable.

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Design & Branding
• Use the Purpletree Amazing Marketplace Theme as the base design.
• I must be able to easily change colors, logo, and homepage banners from the admin panel.
• The design must be fully responsive and optimized for mobile/tablet.
• The site must be UX/UI optimized for easy navigation and conversion.

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Performance & Hosting
• Hosting must be on a high-performance VPS or cloud server (like AWS, Google Cloud, or DigitalOcean) prefer digitalocean for cost effective.
• The store should be optimized for speed, caching, and high traffic load.
• The server must support auto-scaling or at least allow easy upgrades if traffic increases.
• Setup CDN + SSL certificate + daily backup system.

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Security
• Apply all security hardening for OpenCart (disable unused ports, limit admin access, secure file permissions).
• Enable firewall and anti-malware protection.
• Use reCAPTCHA for login, register, and checkout.

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Admin Panel Requirements
• Easy management for all products, orders, customers, vendors, and payouts.
• Dashboard with real-time sales reports, vendor performance, and commission tracking.
• Email/SMS notification system for new orders, vendor approvals, and product updates.
• Ability to manage site content (pages, policies, FAQs, etc.) from admin.

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Customer Experience
• Fast and clean checkout process (1-page checkout).
• Customer registration via email or phone number.
• Wishlist, compare products, and product reviews system.
• Multilingual product pages (Arabic + English).
• Social media login (Google, Facebook).
• WhatsApp button for direct communication with support.

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Future Scalability
• The store must be ready for mobile app integration (
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Deliverables
1. Fully working OpenCart Multi-Vendor store on my domain.
2. Installation and configuration of all required extensions.
3. Theme customization (colors, logo, banners).
4. Hosting setup (with SSL, CDN, daily backups).
5. Security and performance optimization.
6. Full documentation on how to manage and update the store.

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Additional Notes
• Domain is already purchased via GoDaddy — freelancer should guide me on how to point it to the new hosting.
• The system should be built with a long-term vision — stable, fast, and secure for scaling the business without losing performance or customer trust." (client-provided description)