Can I do this with Fluenth ?
To begin with, I’ve purchased the following extensions:
FluentCart PRO (lifetime)
FluentCRM PRO (annual)
FluentBooking PRO (lifetime)
FluentSupport PRO (lifetime)
FluentForms PRO (lifetime)
FluentAffiliate PRO (lifetime)
FluentCommunity PRO (lifetime)
Ninja Tables PRO (lifetime)
I’m setting up an online store for artists. The goal is to showcase their merchandise on my platform so their fans can purchase directly from my site, while allowing my members to earn commissions through the affiliate program. So far, everything is working as expected.
Where it becomes more technical is when managing two different sales models.
Products that I physically own in inventory
These are physical items that I ship by mail. As soon as the customer enters their address, the system automatically calculates the shipping cost based on their location. FluentCart handles this part.
My challenge is figuring out how to avoid adding each product one by one, because that would be too time-consuming and inefficient.
Products belonging to artists or external shops
In this setup, I don’t hold any inventory. The artists and stores already manage their own stock on their platforms. I simply want to display their products in my store, similar to a drop-shipping system.
Here is the ideal scenario:
The customer arrives on my site through a referral link
They purchase the product directly on my site
The affiliate earns their commission
Once the purchase is completed, my system must send the order to the artist or the merchant
And ideally, I want this part to be automated, so I don’t have to manually forward every single order, which would waste a lot of time… and money
What I want to confirm
How can I add an external product to my store so that:
I don’t manage any inventory
The customer pays on my site like any other product
The sale is recorded by my affiliate program
And the order is automatically (or semi-automatically) forwarded to the supplier without manual intervention
Do FluentCart and FluentAffiliate support this type of workflow, or do I need to connect an additional solution such as a webhook, an API, an automation tool (Make, Zapier, Pabbly), or use a virtual-product system with a custom trigger?