Create and assign frontend pages
Beginner guide · about 15 minutes · Site administrator.
At a glance
Audience: Site administrator. Difficulty: beginner. Time: about 15 minutes.
Prerequisites
- Plugin activated
- manage_auction_settings capability
Steps
1. Open the wizard
In wp-admin open Auctions → Setup.
2. Create pages
Click Create auction pages. This is a single action (not multi-step). The wizard creates ordinary WordPress pages and stores their IDs in the wcap_pages option. Existing mapped page IDs that still exist are skipped.
3. Review assigned pages
Confirm keys are assigned: archive, single, live, submit, holder, bidder, my_bids, my_wins, pay, terms, apply, login.
4. Edit page content
Edit any page in the block editor or Elementor. Keep the shortcode (or widget) that powers the feature. Customize surrounding layout as needed.
5. Publish auction terms
Replace the placeholder on the Auction terms page with your legal terms. Terms version is tracked in settings (terms_version).
Pages created by setup
| Key | Title | Shortcode |
|---|---|---|
archive | Auctions | [wcap_auction_grid] |
single | Auction | [wcap_single_auction] |
live | Live auction | [wcap_live_room] |
submit | Submit auction | [wcap_submit_auction] |
holder | Auction holder dashboard | [wcap_holder_dashboard] |
bidder | Bidder dashboard | [wcap_bidder_dashboard] |
my_bids | My bids | [wcap_my_bids] |
my_wins | My wins | [wcap_my_wins] |
pay | Pay for won auction | [wcap_pay_award] |
terms | Auction terms | Editable terms HTML |
apply | Become an auction holder | [wcap_holder_apply] |
login | Log in | [wcap_login] |