Logicanvas Auctions
WooCommerce timed and live auctions for WordPress. Store owners and approved holders list lots; winners pay through normal checkout.
Logicanvas Auctions is a WooCommerce plugin for timed and live auctions. Store owners and approved third-party holders can list lots. Registered bidders place bids on the server. Winners pay through normal WooCommerce checkout, tax, shipping, and payment gateways.
Requirements
WordPress 6.4+, PHP 8.1+, WooCommerce 8.0+. Elementor is optional. Current docs cover v1.2.1.
What's new in 1.2.1
Demo auction from Setup, Buy Now on timed lots, Relist finished auctions, soft install defaults (login/shop stay available), and six Appearance themes. See the changelog.
Before you start
- Elementor is optional. Core auctions work with shortcodes and theme templates.
- WooCommerce is required. Payments always go through WooCommerce gateways.
- Do not install alongside the branded auction-platform plugin; both use the wcap_ table prefix.
- Setup is a single Create auction pages action (not a multi-step wizard). Existing mapped pages are skipped.
- Safe by default (1.2.0+): WordPress login and the WooCommerce shop stay available unless you opt in to replace_wp_login or disable_wc_catalog.
- Activation opens Auctions → Setup. After pages exist, Setup can create a demo auction for a quick trial.
- Auction permalink base defaults to /auctions/. After major upgrades, visit Settings → Permalinks and Save if URLs look wrong.
Learning paths
Plugin facts
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Slug | logicanvas-auctions |
| Version | 1.2.1 |
| Author | Logicanvas.io |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| REST namespace | logicanvas-auctions/v1 |
| Table prefix | wcap_ |
| Auction CPT | wcap_auction |
| Holder role | wcap_auction_holder |
| Bidder role | wcap_auction_bidder |
| Plugin | plugins.logicanvas.io/logicanvas-auctions |
| WordPress.org | wordpress.org/plugins/logicanvas-auctions |
Admin menu
Top-level Auctions (wcap-dashboard), capability moderate_auctions:
- Dashboard —
wcap-dashboard - Add Auction —
wcap-add-auction - All Auctions —
wcap-auctions - Categories —
edit-tags.php?taxonomy=wcap_auction_cat - Holders —
wcap-holders - Bids —
wcap-bids - Awards —
wcap-awards - Settlements —
wcap-settlements - Settings —
wcap-settings - Diagnostics —
wcap-diagnostics - Setup Wizard —
wcap-setup