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Can I run multiple fully separated shops for different clients in a single TYPO3 instance?
What does “multi‑client” mean?
Multi‑client (also called multi‑tenant) means you operate several independent shops within one TYPO3 installation. Each shop has its own data, settings, pages, and processes — without affecting the others.
In short: yes, you can run multiple, completely separated shops in one TYPO3 — cleanly and efficiently.
How it works in the TYPO3 Shop
The TYPO3 Shop supports a multi‑client setup by scoping all shop data per site branch. You define a dedicated data container for every site tree. Each branch behaves like its own shop: products, categories, orders, customers, and settings are kept separate.
1 shop per site tree: one page branch → one data container → one fully isolated shop.
What is a “data container” here?
A data container is the storage PID (or set of PIDs) where the shop records live: products, categories, orders, etc. By assigning a distinct container to every site branch, you isolate the data between shops.
Typical setup
- Create a page tree per client (one site per client).
- For every site tree, configure its own data container/storage folder.
- Point the Shop plugins and TypoScript to that container via site configuration.
- Optional: separate domains (e.g., client‑a.example.com, client‑b.example.com) and design variations per site.
Benefits for your business and marketing
- Independence: teams work in their own shop without interfering with others.
- Clean data: products, orders, and customers are scoped to one client.
- Faster workflows: no noise from other assortments or orders.
- Branding freedom: each shop can use its own theme, content and tone.
- Growth ready: add new client shops by adding a new site branch and container.
Best practices
- Keep a strict per‑site configuration for storage PIDs and TypoScript includes.
- Separate media folders per client for neatness and permissions.
- Use consistent content elements and templates to speed up rollouts.
- Plan domains and SSL certificates per site early.
- Define a clear admin model: global admins vs. client‑specific editors.
Getting started
- Create the site branches (one per client).
- Create a storage folder (data container) for each branch.
- Configure the TYPO3 Shop to use the container of the respective branch.
- Add products, categories and settings per shop — all stays separated.
Conclusion
Yes — the TYPO3 Shop is multi‑client capable. Define one data container per site branch and operate multiple shops in parallel, cleanly separated, without teams getting in each other’s way — and each with its own invoice numbering cycle.
TYPO3 Shop
This extension is an extensive shop for TYPO3 for realizing Webshops, Online-Shops or Payment-Subscriptions (comparable with tt_products, Quick-Shop or Aimeos).