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PrestaShop Addons

Ecommerce

PrestaShop SA · Ecommerce & storefront platforms

Best for: PHP developers targeting self-hosted, European-centric PrestaShop merchants who can meet the platform's strict packaging and licensing rules.

Overview

PrestaShop Addons is the official marketplace for the open-source, self-hosted PrestaShop ecommerce platform. Products are PHP modules (and themes) that merchants download and install directly into their own store, where the module integrates through PrestaShop's hook system — registering callbacks against store events (checkout, order status, product display) rather than talking to a hosted platform API. For external system-to-system integration, PrestaShop exposes a Webservice API secured by an API key; there is no OAuth flow because the core extension model runs in-process.

Selling on Addons is a gated, paid, reviewed process. A vendor pays a per-addon listing fee (valid 12 months, covering updates), and every submission is scanned by an automated validator, then subjected to technical and marketing validation, typically within about ten days. PrestaShop is the merchant of record: it collects buyer payments and pays sellers a commission share that ranges roughly 60–83% depending on the sales channel. Choose PrestaShop Addons to reach merchants who want full ownership and self-hosting and are comfortable with a PHP module architecture.

How to build & ship

  1. 1Create an Addons seller account and open your seller space
  2. 2Build a self-contained PHP module following the PrestaShop module structure and coding guidelines (code in English)
  3. 3Avoid modifying core or other modules' files and ensure all dependencies ship inside the ZIP
  4. 4Run the ZIP through the PrestaShop Validator and test with debug mode enabled
  5. 5Submit for technical validation, then complete the marketing product sheet for marketing validation

Key APIs & SDKs

PrestaShop module system (hooks & overrides)
ObjectModel / DB layer
Webservice REST API
Smarty templating
PrestaShop Validator

Integration types

Extension
Connector
Workflow action

Authentication & security

  • Primary auth: API key
  • Also supports: None
  • Security review: Required
  • Each submission passes an automated validator scan plus technical and marketing validation, typically within about ten days.
  • A ZIP passes automated Validator scanning, then a technical team reviews the code (about 5-10 working days) and a marketing team reviews the listing (up to about 10 working days) before it goes live.
  • Modules run in-process on the merchant's self-hosted store, so throughput is bounded by that server rather than a platform API quota.
Auth docs Store policies

Monetization

Paid app
Revenue share
Listing fee
Onboarding
€99 per addon, valid 12 months
Commission
Sellers earn roughly 60–83% of each sale ex-tax depending on channel
Merchant of Record
PrestaShop acts as MoR for Addons sales

Pros & cons for builders

Pros

  • Open-source, self-hosted platform with full module-level access to store internals
  • Strong presence in European/French markets and multi-language merchant base
  • Clear, documented validation checklist makes review requirements explicit

Cons

  • Two-stage technical + marketing validation is slow and can require rework
  • Strict rules (no core edits, self-sufficient ZIP, OSL/AFL-compatible licensing) constrain design
  • Smaller, fragmented ecosystem across PrestaShop versions