🚀 Overview

ThemePortal is a self-hosted multi-vendor digital marketplace. Vendors can publish items with
semantic metadata (version, changelog, dependencies), while buyers get secure downloads, license keys, and update channels.
Designed for studios, indie developers, and agencies that want control over fees, branding, data, and product policies.

Experience-driven design: informed by real digital-goods operations—review queues, refunds, re-downloads,
license upgrades, subscription renewals, VAT/GST invoices, and DMCA takedowns—so you can go live fast and scale safely.

✨ Key Features

• Multi-Vendor Catalog: vendor sign-up, KYC fields, approval workflow, storefronts, and author profiles.
• Digital Product Types: themes, plugins, PHP scripts, HTML templates, Figma/UI kits, and bundles.
• Versioning & Changelogs: semantic versions, release notes, deprecations, and rollback archives.
• License Keys & Updates: single-site / multi-site licenses, activations, revocations, and update API endpoints.
• Secure Delivery: time-limited, signed URLs; S3/MinIO/CDN offload; checksum/ZIP integrity.
• Payment & Payouts: Stripe/PayPal (and local gateways), split payments or scheduled vendor payouts, commission tiers.
• Subscriptions: recurring plans, trials, proration, upgrade/downgrade rules, and renewal reminders.
• Taxes & Invoicing: EU VAT/GST support, tax-inclusive/exclusive pricing, downloadable tax invoices.
• Coupons & Affiliates: promo codes, campaigns, affiliate links with attribution and commissions.
• Reviews & Support: moderated ratings, Q&A, ticketing/knowledge base integration for authors.
• Search & SEO: faceted search, tags/categories, clean slugs, meta controls, Open Graph, JSON-LD hooks, XML sitemap.
• Compliance & Policy: license terms, DMCA takedown flow, refund windows, audit trails, and download logs.
• Analytics: sales reports, conversion funnels, top items/authors, cohort/retention and refund reasons.
• UX & Performance: responsive marketplace theme, lazy-loaded media, cache/Redis, queue-driven mailers.
• Extensibility: webhooks (purchase, refund, license-activated), REST/JSON API, events/listeners, Blade overrides.

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Framework: Laravel (9/10+ typical compatibility)
• Language: PHP 8.1+ recommended
• Database: MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.5+
• Frontend: Blade, Tailwind/Bootstrap, Alpine.js/Vanilla JS
• Storage/CDN: Local, S3/MinIO, CloudFront/Any CDN
• Queues/Cache: Redis (recommended) or database/file; Supervisor/Horizon for workers
• Build Tools: Composer, Node.js (Vite), NPM/Yarn
• Server: Nginx/Apache with HTTPS; PHP extensions: openssl, mbstring, pdo_mysql, curl, intl, fileinfo, zip, json

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Upload: deploy files to your server or panel (Linux recommended).
2. Configure: create DB, set .env (DB, APP_URL, MAIL_*, CACHE/QUEUE, S3 if used).
3. Dependencies: run composer install --no-dev and php artisan key:generate.
4. Migrate/Seed: php artisan migrate --force (seed demo if provided).
5. Assets: npm install & npm run build.
6. Workers: start php artisan queue:work under Supervisor; configure cron for schedules.
7. Payments: add Stripe/PayPal keys; set webhooks for purchase/refund events.
8. Storage: php artisan storage:link; configure S3/CDN and signed URLs for downloads.
9. Harden: set permissions for storage/ & bootstrap/cache; enable HTTPS, rate-limits, and backups.

Tip: Test the full purchase → license → download → update flow on staging before going live.

📦 Deliverables

• Complete Laravel source code (GPL build) for ThemePortal
• Admin, Vendor, and Buyer frontends
• License-key & update API modules
• Payment/payout integrations (Stripe/PayPal)
• Documentation & sample configs
• GPL license text & changelog

📱 Supported Platforms

• Server OS: Linux (Ubuntu/Alma/Rocky) recommended; Windows/macOS for development
• Browsers: Latest Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge
• Devices: Responsive marketplace UI for desktop, tablet, and mobile

🧠 Notes

• License: Distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) for educational, testing, and lawful self-hosting.
• Customization Tips: prefer events/listeners & service classes over core edits; use Blade child views for theming; keep payment/webhook secrets in .env.
• SEO Assurance: unique titles/descriptions, structured data (JSON-LD), canonical URLs, image alt text, and localized slugs.
• Anti-Piracy: enable license activation limits, domain/app binding, and signed download URLs; rotate keys periodically.
• Compliance: provide clear EULA/GPL terms, DMCA contact, privacy policy, and refund rules; log consent.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

Originally authored by the vendor listed on
CodeCanyon
(or the original marketplace). Please support the author by purchasing a commercial license when required by your use case.

🔒 Disclaimer

This is a GPL redistribution intended for learning, testing, and lawful self-hosting. We are not the original developers and provide no implied warranties.
All product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For commercial production, review licensing obligations and obtain a valid license from the original developer when necessary.