Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin Plugin

Want to quickly add auction product on your wordpress website. You do not require WooCommerce for it to work.

Ultimate WordPress Auction plugin allows easy and quick way to setup auctions on your site.

Simple and flexible, very configurable. Easy to setup. Great support.

We also have PROFESSIONAL AUCTION SOFTWARE with fabulous features to suit your every need.

BEST CAR AUCTION SOFTWARE

Are you a Car Trader who want to auction car and earn Buyer Commission use Car Auction Software to create an awesome CAR Website and earn commissions from potential buyers.

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BEST WORDPRESS AUCTION THEME

Are you looking to create a professional auction website to sell your art, collectible, stamps etc?

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WANT AUCTION FOR YOUR EXISTING WEBSITE

Do you have an existing WordPress or WooCommerce website? Use our PRO PLUGIN to auction your products on your existing website.

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Here’s What Users Say about Ultimate Auction – Best WordPress Auction Plugin

👨 100% recommended!!

Nitesh and his team is wonderful! They reply quick and take actions according to the customers wishes. I am really happy with the support so far. You can tell that customer satisfaction is important to them. Strongly recommended to anyone who wants the premium option. They wont let you down 🙂
– By @Gert Maetze

👨 Excellent software, excellent support

We had some problems with initial configuration, and there is one plugin that is required which is currently suspended, but Nitesh and his team were able to resolve our problems in extremely short order, and our charity auction is running perfectly. Definitely fit to purpose.
– By @Charles W

👨 Amazing Customer Support

Honestly, customer support are so helpful! I cannot rate them enough for the support I received. The issue wasn’t even with their plugin – it was a theme issue and they still supported me and offered great advice.
– By @storageauctionsnearme

💁 Worked well and quick and helpful support

We needed to run a one-off auction, so couldn’t justify a paid extension. Even though we used the free one, we got very quick and helpful support with some questions. Auction went well and we may do more in the future because it went well.
– By @bobr666

👨 You won’t find a better support team

Excellent product, excellent support. I’ve been using this auction software for 3 years, and I couldn’t be happier.
– By @cprocious

Let’s take a look at the features of CAR AUCTION SOFTWARE built over this wonderful WordPress auction plugin.

FEATURES OF CAR AUCTION SOFTWARE

= CAR AUCTION SOFTWARE=

1. SELLER FEATURES a. Seller Registration and Dashboard b. Seller Add Car Listing Page with all Car Fields c. Seller gets Payment to their Bank Account (Powered By Stripe) d. Listing Review Workflow - Seller and Site Owner 2. BUYER FEATURES a. Buyer Dashboard. b. My Favorite Cars (Wishlist feature) c. Saved Searches - Software stores user search d. Timed Auction Events with Lots e. Registration with Credit Card (Powered By Stripe) 3. OFFLINE DEALING a. Site Owner gets Buyer Commission from Buyer Credit Card b. Seller gets Buyer's contact details via email. c. Buyer gets Seller's contact details via email. 4. PAYMENT FEATURES a. Hold Bid Amount on Credit Card (Powered By Stripe & BrainTree) b. Debit Bid Amount from Credit Card (Powered By Stripe & BrainTree) c. Bidding Fees from Users d. Buyers Commission e. Buy Now 5. SITE PAGES a. Home Page b. CAR Detail Page c. CAR List Page with Filters (New listing, Ending Soon) d. CAR Photo Gallery - Internal View, External View, Mechanical View. e. Blog f. Contact Us g. About Us 6. AUCTION FEATURES a. Soft-Close or Anti-Sniping feature to extend time. b. Variable Bid Increment c. Live Bidding without page refresh d. Proxy Bidding e. Hide User Name and Bidding Price 7. EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS a. WON b. Place Bid c. Ending Soon d. Outbid e. Lost Bid f. Payment Confirmation g. Payment Reminder h. Email Customization 8. WhatsApp & SMS Notification (Powered by Twilio) a. Outbid b. Won c. Ending Soon d. Message Customization. 9. WPML and LocoTranslate Compatible 

Let’s take a look at the features of PROFESSIONAL AUCTION THEME built over this wonderful WordPress auction plugin.

Our Theme can be used to create a new auction website.

FEATURES OF PROFESSIONAL AUCTION THEME

= ULTIMATE AUCTION THEME=

1. SELLER FEATURES a. Seller Registration and Dashboard b. Seller Add LOT with custom fields of your choice. c. Seller gets Payment to their Bank Account (Powered By Stripe) d. Lot Review Workflow - Seller and Site Owner 2. BUYER FEATURES a. Buyer Dashboard. b. My Favorite Lots (Wishlist feature) c. Saved Searches - Software stores user search d. Timed Auction Events with Lots e. Registration with Credit Card (Powered By Stripe) 3. PAYMENT FEATURES a. Hold Bid Amount on Credit Card (Powered By Stripe & BrainTree) b. Debit Bid Amount from Credit Card (Powered By Stripe & BrainTree) c. Bidding Fees from Users d. Buyers Commission e. Buy Now 4. SITE PAGES a. Home Page b. AUCTION EVENT LIST PAGE - Shows all events. c. AUCTION EVENT DETAIL PAGEith Filters (New listing, Ending Soon) d. AUCTION PRODUCT LIST Shortcodes e. AUCTION PRODUCT DETAIL PAGE e. Blog f. Contact Us g. About Us 5. AUCTION FEATURES a. Timed Auction Events - Put Lots in it. b. Soft-Close or Anti-Sniping feature to extend time. c. Variable Bid Increment d. Live Bidding without page refresh e. Proxy Bidding f. Hide User Name and Bidding Price 6. EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS a. WON b. Place Bid c. Ending Soon d. Outbid e. Lost Bid f. Payment Confirmation g. Payment Reminder h. Email Customization 7. WhatsApp & SMS Notification (Powered by Twilio) a. Outbid b. Won c. Ending Soon d. Message Customization. 8. WPML and LocoTranslate Compatible 9. OFFLINE DEALING a. Site Owner gets Buyer Commission from Buyer Credit Card b. Seller gets Buyer's contact details via email. c. Buyer gets Seller's contact details via email. 

Let’s take a look at the features of PROFESSIONAL AUCTION PLUGIN built over this wonderful WordPress auction plugin.

Our PRO PLUGIN can be used to add auctions to existing WooCommerce website.

FEATURES OF PROFESSIONAL AUCTION PLUGIN

= Ultimate Auction PRO PLUGIN =

1. Collect Credit Card and Automatically Debit Winning Amount 2. Users can add auctions using WCFM Marketplace 3. Automatic or Proxy Bidding 4. SMS Notification 5. Soft-Close or Anti-Sniping feature to extend time 6. Automatic and Manual Relisting of Expired Auction 7. Add Auction for Future Dates. 8. Add Silent auctions 9. Variable Increment 10. Buyer's Premium 11. Reverse Bidding Engine 12. Bulk Import 13. Live Bidding without page refresh 14. Delete User Bids 15. Support Virtual Products 16. WPML and LocoTranslate Compatible 17. Widgets - Expired, Future 18. Custom Emails 19. Many Shortcodes & Filters 

Let’s take a look at the features of FREE PLUGIN

Free Plugin (Core) Features

1. Registered User can place bids 2. Ajax Admin panel for better management. 3. Add standard auctions for bidding 4. Buy Now option with paypal 5. Upload multiple product images 6. Show auctions in your timezone 7. Paypal ready payment settings 8. Set Reserve price for your product 9. Set Bid incremental value for auctions 10. Ability to edit, delete & end live auctions 11. Re-activate Expired auctions 12. Email notifications to bidders for placing bids 13. Email notification to Admin for all activity 14. Email Sent for Payment Alerts 15. Outbid Email sent to all bidders who has been outbid. 16. Count Down Timer for auctions. 17. Lightbox feature to display auction images 18. Ability to Cancel last bid and Much more... 

Free Plugin Display Features

1. Auction feed Page which shows excertps of live auctions 2. Pagination feature for feed page 3. Auction Detail page via wordpress custom post 4. Comments section for each auction page 5. Send Private Message section for each auction page 6. Tested with multiple WordPress theme 

IMPORTANT

Please backup your wordpress database before you install/uninstall/activate/deactivate/upgrade Ultimate WordPress Auction Plugin.

Manual Installation

1. Upload the ultimate-auction folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory

2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

3. Visit Settings tab of the plugin and enter “payment settings” and general settings.

4. After you have setup your settings you can go to “Add Auction” tab to add your auction.

5. After you have added auctions, go to “Pages” inside your admin dashboard and add a new page.

6. Enter this text “[wdm_auction_listing]” as a shortcode inside this new page and publish it.

7. If you have a Default WordPress theme installed then the page you published (on step 6) will be accessible through top menu bar. NOTE: For Custom themes you would be required to add the page on top menu bar.

This page is responsible for displaying all live auctions. If you click a specific auction on this page, it’ll open specific auction page where your visitors can place bids and perform all actions related to tht auction.

4.2.6

1. Fix:

   All variables and options are now properly escaped when echoed to ensure security and prevent potential vulnerabilities.
   Reviewed and updated all functions and WP_Ajax calls to include nonce verification and user permission checks.
   Updated the function names and class names to ensure uniqueness and prevent conflicts with other plugins or themes.
   Reviewed and corrected the SQL queries to use wpdb::prepare() properly, ensuring protection against SQL injection vulnerabilities.

2. Improvement:

   Improved accessibility features for better usability.
   Enhanced security by restricting direct file access to plugin files.
   Removed non-permitted files to improve overall security.

4.2.5

1. Improvement

   We have removed the “Powered By Ultimate Auction” text from the footer.

4.2.4

1. Improvement

   We have implemented a “nofollow” attribute to our branding links.

4.2.3

1. Fix

   We have fixed the error of PHP 8.2

4.2.2

1. Fix

   We have fixed the error of PHP 8.2

4.2.1

1. New Feature

   We have implemented a new layout for the auction list page and auction detail page. The new layout appears by default on both pages. We have given the option to change the layout for auction pages. So, the admin can set the old layout or new layout from the auction settings.

2. Fix

   We have fixed the translation issue into the Ultimate WordPress Auction plugin. Now, the auction plugin can be translated into any language.

4.2.0

1. Fix

   Auction plugin conflicts with the Twenty Twenty-Two and Twenty Twenty-Three WordPress theme. Due to that the timer and place bid functionality was not working. We have fixed this issue.

4.1.9

1. Fix

   We have fixed the issue related to the opening price. When the bidder tries to place a bid value of less than the opening price, the plugin will display an alert “Please enter a bid amount greater than or equal to the opening price”.

4.1.8

1. Fix

2. When admin tries to create auction without adding the value for buy now, it will display the error for “Uncaught Error : round(): Argument #1 ($num) must be of type int|float”. We have fixed this issue.

3. “Unsupported operand types: string + string” error comes with the PHP8. We have fixed it.

4.1.7

1. Improvement – We have added changes in the footer to show the “Powered By Ultimate Auction” text.

4.1.6

1. Fix – “Unsupported operand types: string + string” error comes with the PHP8. We have fixed it.

4.1.5

1. Fix – “Cancel Last Bid” on Manage auctions page was not working. We have fixed this issue.

4.1.4

1. Fix – Format specifier error with PHP8 was showing in following places. These have been fixed:
   (a) format specifier error comes in pagination on frontend(auction listing page).
   (b) Admin dashboard -> Ultimate Auction -> settings -> PayPal.
   (c) In email-template.php template file – Because this the winning email with PayPal payment, link was not sent properly.

4.1.3

1. Fix – When the text was translated to language which had single quotes then such text were causing Javascript errors. We have fixed this issue.

4.1.2

1. Fix – Timezone Issue – We have changed the underlying function to see that the expiration happens properly based on the timezone set inside General Setting.

4.1.1

1. Fix – When the admin selects any time-zone from the WordPress setting, the plugin displays the appropriate start time and end time for the auction product. Changing the time zone will not make a difference to the countdown timer.

4.1.0

1. Improvement – We have updated the points to set “Paypal Auto Return” url and it is now in accordance with the latest Paypal dashboard.

4.0.9

1. Fix – Added a flag which will check if the emails are sent and would restrict multiple emails.

2. Fix – Subject field of the email can now have Apostrophe.

4.0.8

1. Fix – Plugin was affecting the design of WP Admin Dashboard. This has been fixed.

4.0.7

1. Fix – We have added two separate options for banner image: Dismiss and “Cross” button. Dismiss will remove it permanently and “Cross” button will temporarily hide it until the dashboard is reloaded.

4.0.6

1. Improvement – We have updated our plugin with security standards of WordPress to avoid any CSRF/XSS issues.

4.0.5

1. New Feature – New parameter added in auction listing shortcode. Please check above FAQ section for its example.

2. New Feature – New filter added to change text for bid button. Please check above FAQ section for its example.

4.0.4

• New Feature – New shortcode for listing expired auction has been added. Shortcode is [wdm_auction_listing type=’expired’]

4.0.3

• Fix – If Admin has selected “Without login user can bid” then Visitor can bid multiple times specifying name and email

4.0.2

• New Feature – Plugin is now compatible with LocoTranslate plugin.
• Fix – Bidding was not working on Iphone’s chrome and safari browser.
• Fix – Added Tanzanian shilling currency.

4.0.1

• Fix – Localhost url supported to upload image or video at add auction.
• Fix – Plugin updated to support latest WP version 4.9.4. Deprecated functions removed and warning/notices have been fixed.

4.0.0

• New Feature – Responsive UI for auction pages.

3.7.7

• Fix – Add auction wasn’t working properly when Ultimate Auction -> Settings -> Auction -> Allow users to bid -> “Only if they are logged in” was configured. This has been fixed.

3.7.6

• Fix – Dutch Translation Files updated by Alex

3.7.5

• Fix – Plugin would only show comments which are approved by admin.

3.7.4

• Fix – False Error while adding auction about empty title and description has been fixed.

3.7.3

• Fix – Added UAE’s currency support
• Fix – Fixed South African currency symbol issue
• Fix – Fixed multiple emails problem.

3.7.2

• Fix – Missing file “see-more-bidder.php” has been checked in to fix Manage auction section

3.7.1

• New Feature – Auction feeder and dedicated pages are made responsive.
• New Feature – Now Bid is retained if non logged is redirected to login.
• Fix – Localhost upload problem
• Fix – Usernames are now hyperlinked to show their emails inside Manage auction section.

3.4.0

• New Feature – Deleting auction would delete its images too.
• New Feature – Manage Auction -> Expired auction -> Payment column would now highlight payment method for better readability.
• Fix – Description text would appear without HTML code.
• Fix – New layout for Settings tab and separate Payments tab to mention payment related details.

3.3.0

• Fix – Plugin comments conflicts with theme/site comments.
• Fix – Javascript code has been moved out in separate directory as it was previously posing problem with few wordpress themes.

3.2.0

• Fix – Warning message appearing under manage auction.

3.1.0

• Fix – Auction owner cannot place bid on his own auction
• Fix – Feed page overlap issue for few WP themes.
• Fix – Timer is now localized to be converted to local language.
• Fix – Popup message saying “ʺyou can be winner if you amount is close to buy nowʺ is now rectified to show at correct time.

3.0.0

• Code Update to support Proxy Bidding Addon. One needs to buy Proxy Bidding Addon for free plugin or PRO version for it.
• Code Update to support Automatic Time Extension to avoid snipping. One needs to buy Proxy Bidding Addon for free plugin or PRO version for it.
• Fix – Feed Page Image is now displayed by scaling it ratio wise which does not squeeze or blur the image.
• Fix – Default Image when no images are loaded.
• Fix – Lightbox Image container is fixed for no images. Earlier empty container was shown.

2.0.2

• Fix – Email Notification is not working for some wordpress site.
• Fix – Paypal link not proper for email clients like outlook.

2.0.1

• Support for new Search feature – Plugin will integrate with Categories Addon to display categories and search box.
• Auction short description field – New field added inside “Add Auction” form. This field is responsible in displaying auction excerpts (1 or 2 lines about auction) on feed page. Prior to this,
• All prices on front end would display decimal values upto 2 places.
• Bug – Fix provided for HTML Editor for auction description to accept new line characters.
• Bug – Email Sent via plugin would have sender name as website name.

2.0.0

• Plugin now supports Category Addon – If you want category feature then you need to buy category addon.
• Added Countdown timer for auctions.
• Breadcrumb added for dedicated auction.
• Bid Now button added on feed page.
• Lightbox feature to display auction images

1.0.5

• HTML editor added for Product description field.
• Bulk delete feature added for Manage Auction.
• Feed page Shortcode Issue resolved: Use your own text below and above shortcode.
• Resolved plugin conflicts: Renamed common variables which causes issues with other loosely coded plugins.
• Bug Resolved pertaining to End Auction when 2 bidders are competing for auction till last minute.

1.0.4

• Outbid Email which sends emails to all existing bidders that you have been outbid
• Code to integrate with Shipping Cost Addon. This lets you add shipping cost in auctions.

1.0.3

• Decimal Pricing is now possible.
  To make this work: Update your plugin to 1.0.3 & then deactivate & re-activate the plugin.

1.0.2

• Pagination bug resolved

1.0.1

• New Feature added where only registered users can place bids
• Major CRLF bug resolved

1.0.0

Alpha Launch