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Hire a Dokan Developer | Multivendor Marketplace Experts — D&D Web Studio
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Hire a Dokan developer who has already solved your problem.

Most WordPress developers can install Dokan. Very few can rewrite its commission logic, split a payment three ways, or rescue a marketplace that's already live and breaking. That's the work we get called for.

  • You get Sachin writing the code — not a junior behind an account manager.
  • Fixed scope, fixed price, fixed timeline — in writing before we start.
  • You own every line. Documented, update-safe, no lock-in.

Tell us what's broken or what you're building

Reply within 24 hours · No sales call required

You'll get a real reply from Sachin — not an auto-responder.
No spam, no newsletter, no follow-up sequence.

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Got it — thank you.

Sachin will read this himself and reply within 24 hours, usually sooner.

Top Rated Plus
Upwork status
100%
Job success score
$200K+
Verified earnings
250+
Projects shipped
10 yrs
WordPress & WooCommerce
Selected work

Three things another developer said couldn't be done.

Every one of these started with a founder being told no. We don't publish the easy projects — those aren't why you'd hire a specialist.

Fault report 01 · Commission & payouts
Dokan can't split a single payment three ways. You'd have to reconcile it manually. — the previous developer
What we built

A three-way commission split engine written from scratch around Dokan's own hooks — so it survives plugin updates instead of fighting them. Vendor onboarding and withdrawals wired in on the same architecture. Launched on the original deadline.

6 wk
Concept to live
0
Critical bugs post-launch
Dokan ProWooCommerceCustom pluginREST API
Fault report 02 · Performance at scale
The admin is slow because WooCommerce is slow. Nothing to be done at this catalogue size. — the previous developer
What we built

Custom WooCommerce REST endpoints plus a smart search layer built on raw SQL and caching, replacing the queries that were buckling under load. The client's words afterwards: functionality other developers had called impossible.

~2×
Admin dashboard speed
5.0
Client review
WooCommerceRaw SQLREST APICaching
Fault report 03 · Vendor tooling
Watchlists and saved searches are Reverb-scale features. You can't do that on Dokan. — the previous developer
What we built

Watchlists, saved searches and followed shops for a guitar marketplace — delivered as one clean, update-safe plugin with its own pages and taxonomy-aware save logic. No core files touched, so Dokan and WooCommerce can still update normally.

3
Feature systems shipped
100%
Update-safe code
DokanPlugin architectureTaxonomies
What it costs

Real prices, before you talk to anyone.

No "let's hop on a call to discuss budget." You'll know roughly what your project costs before you send the form above.

Marketplace Audit

When something's wrong and nobody can tell you what.

$499 starting
Delivered in 5 business days
  • Full code & architecture review
  • Plugin conflict and performance audit
  • Prioritised fix list with effort estimates
  • One-hour walkthrough call
Request an audit
Most projects

Build & Rescue

New marketplace, or taking over one that's already live.

$4,500 starting
4–8 weeks typical
  • Custom Dokan / WooCommerce development
  • Commission engines and payout logic
  • Stripe Connect, PayPal splits, escrow flows
  • Bespoke plugin architecture, fully documented
  • Weekly demo on staging every Friday
Start a project

Retainer & Care

Live marketplace that can't go down on a Saturday.

$1,200 / month
Reserved monthly dev hours
  • Same-day priority response
  • Proactive updates and security management
  • Monthly performance report
  • Direct WhatsApp / Slack access
Enquire

Prefer hourly with platform protection? You can also hire us on Upwork — Top Rated Plus, time tracking, weekly billing in USD.

Verified clients

Reviews you can check yourself.

Every review below is on our public Upwork profile — not retyped from an email. 100% Job Success, no one-star history.

★★★★★

Built custom WooCommerce APIs that greatly increased performance — plus functionality enhancements that solved problems other developers had told us were impossible.

Valery Emile Hamelet · Platform client
★★★★★

He brings solid expertise not only in WordPress and WooCommerce, but also in Dokan — an area where complexity increases quickly as business rules expand.

K. Acosta · Edible
★★★★★

Brilliant work throughout. Sachin displayed very good understanding of every layer of the tech stack, which made the whole process smooth.

Candace Thompson · E-commerce founder
★★★★★

Improved the speed of my WordPress site dramatically — especially the admin dashboard, almost doubled in speed now. Hard to find this level of care.

Ben Edmond · Performance optimisation
Live builds you can open right now SewShare ↗ Ellie Grace ↗ All Boogie ↗ Asia Mint ↗ Septic Blowers ↗ Felventura ↗
After you send the form

Exactly what happens next.

No mystery, no sales sequence. Four steps, and you can stop after any of them.

WITHIN 24 HRS

A real reply

Sachin reads your message and replies personally — with a first read on whether this is even the right approach for your business.

DAY 1–3

30-minute call

Free, no obligation. You talk, we listen. By the end you'll know whether we're a fit and roughly what it costs.

WITHIN 48 HRS

Written proposal

Fixed scope, fixed price, fixed timeline. You approve it before a single line of code gets written.

THEN

Build, demo, launch

Demo on staging every Friday. Hand-off docs, training, and 30 days of post-launch support included.

Honest answers

The questions people actually hesitate over.

You're based in India. Will time zones be a problem?
We've delivered 250+ projects to US, UK and Australian clients without timezone friction. We keep overlapping working hours, run a demo every Friday in your timezone, and reply same-day on WhatsApp or Slack. Most clients tell us they had less visibility into their previous local agency.
Why hire you instead of a US agency charging 3× more?
If you need a 50-person agency with quarterly business reviews, hire one — that's a real thing some companies need. If you need a senior developer who actually writes the code, knows Dokan at source level, and ships on deadline, that's us. We're cheaper because we're small and run lean from Bhopal, not because we're worse.
Will I own the code?
100%. All custom code is delivered with documentation. No license traps, no proprietary framework, no "we host it and you pay forever." If you fire us tomorrow, another developer can pick up exactly where we left off.
Why Dokan instead of Shopify or Sharetribe?
Shopify and Sharetribe get you live faster, and for a simple marketplace that's a legitimate choice. But you're renting the platform — monthly fees, transaction fees, and a hard wall the moment your vendor rules get specific. Dokan on WordPress means you own it, pay no revenue share, and can customise anything. If your model is straightforward, we'll tell you to use Shopify and save your money.
What if the project goes over scope?
Scope creep is a project management failure, not a client failure. We write tight specs upfront precisely so it doesn't happen. If new requirements come up mid-build, you get a written change order with cost and timeline impact before we do the work. You always know what you're paying for.
How long does a Dokan marketplace take?
A standard Dokan setup is 2–4 weeks. Custom commission logic, payment splits and bespoke vendor dashboards add time depending on scope. You get a fixed timeline in the written proposal — not an estimate that moves.

Tell us where it hurts.

We'll tell you honestly whether we can fix it, how long it takes, and what it costs. If it's not a fit, we'll say so — and usually point you somewhere better.

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