magento-multi-store

Magento Multi-Store Setup

Overview

Magento's multi-store architecture has three levels: Website → Store → Store View. A Website groups stores with a shared customer base and order flow. A Store (under a Website) has its own root category and URL structure. Store Views (under a Store) typically represent languages or locales. Configuration values can be set at Global, Website, or Store View scope — lower scopes override higher ones. Adobe Commerce (B2B) adds Shared Catalogs for per-company product/price visibility control.

When to Use This Skill

• When running multiple brands or country-specific storefronts from a single Magento installation
• When setting different base currencies, tax configurations, or payment methods per website
• When creating a B2B portal alongside a B2C store with different product visibility
• When implementing localized store views for multiple languages under the same product catalog
• When configuring separate checkout flows, shipping methods, or payment gateways per website
• When managing shared product catalog with website-specific pricing and visibility overrides

Core Instructions

1. Create the Website → Store → Store View hierarchy

   Note: Core Magento does not ship bin/magento store:website:create, store:group:create, or store:store:create CLI commands. Create websites, stores, and store views either through Admin → Stores → All Stores or programmatically in PHP (shown below). Some third-party modules add CLI equivalents, but they are not part of the core.

   Via PHP programmatically (primary method):

   <?php
   // Create website via DataObject
   use Magento\Store\Model\Website;
   use Magento\Store\Model\Group;
   use Magento\Store\Model\Store;
   
   $website = $objectManager->create(Website::class);
   $website->setCode('uk_site')
           ->setName('UK Website')
           ->setDefaultGroupId(0) // Set after creating group
           ->save();
   
   $storeGroup = $objectManager->create(Group::class);
   $storeGroup->setWebsiteId($website->getId())
              ->setName('UK Store')
              ->setRootCategoryId(3) // Your UK root category ID
              ->save();
   
   $storeView = $objectManager->create(Store::class);
   $storeView->setWebsiteId($website->getId())
             ->setGroupId($storeGroup->getId())
             ->setCode('uk_en')
             ->setName('UK English')
             ->setIsActive(1)
             ->save();