WordPress Auction Plugin for Auction Houses

Add live and timed auctions to the WordPress site you already have.
Circuit Auction's WordPress auction plugin installs in minutes with no developers, and brings a complete auction house back office along with it.

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Why Auction Houses Use the Circuit WordPress Auction Plugin

Most auction houses already run their website on WordPress. Rebuilding it around a new auction platform means months of development, a new domain structure and a bidder base that has to learn a new address. The Circuit WordPress auction plugin takes the opposite approach: keep the site you have, add the auction platform to it, and go live in minutes.

5-Minute Install

Upload the plugin, activate it and connect your Circuit Auction account. Your catalog and bidding pages appear inside your existing WordPress theme without touching a line of code.

No Developers Required

Everything from lot creation to invoice templates is managed from a dashboard your staff can use on day one. There are no shortcodes to memorize and no custom PHP to maintain.

Your Theme, Your Domain

Auction pages inherit your WordPress theme, header, footer and navigation. Bidders stay on your domain and see your brand from the catalog to the checkout.

Full Back Office Behind It

The plugin is the front door. Behind it sits a complete auction house platform: cataloging, bidder and consignor CRM, invoicing, settlement and shipping.

Everything the WordPress Auction Plugin Brings to Your Site

This is not a bidding widget. It is the whole auction house, connected to WordPress

Live & Timed Auctions

Run live sales with online bidders participating in real time alongside the room, or timed auctions with staggered closing and automatic bid extensions. Absentee bids are collected in advance and executed for the bidder.

AI-Assisted Cataloging

Draft lot descriptions, estimates and categories from photographs and notes in your auction house style. Bulk image upload matches pictures to lots automatically.

Bidder Registration & Approval

Bidders register on your WordPress site, and your staff approve, set bidding limits and verify identity from the dashboard. Registered bidders receive alerts for the categories they collect.

Invoicing & Payments

Invoices with buyer's premium, taxes and shipping are generated the moment a sale closes. Card payments are processed online and reconciled against each invoice.

Consignor Settlement

Commissions, fees and deductions are applied automatically to produce consignor statements and payouts, all from the same system that recorded the hammer price.

Multi-Currency & 40+ Languages

Serve international collectors in their own language and currency directly from your WordPress site, with staff working in the language they prefer.

How the WordPress Auction Plugin Works

1. Install

Download the Circuit Auction plugin, upload it through the WordPress admin and activate it, exactly as you would any other plugin. There is no server configuration and no theme editing.

2. Connect

Enter your Circuit Auction account key. The plugin links your WordPress site to your auction house back office and creates the catalog, lot, registration and bidding pages in your theme.

3. Catalog

Add lots in the Circuit dashboard with AI-assisted descriptions, bulk images and estimates. Lots publish to your WordPress site instantly and stay in sync as you edit.

4. Go Live

Open registration, accept absentee bids and run the sale live or timed. Invoices, payments, consignor settlements and shipping labels all follow from the same back office.

Circuit Auction back office connected to WordPress

Generic WooCommerce Auction Plugins vs. a Complete Auction House Platform

There are many WordPress auction plugins built on WooCommerce. They are designed for a shop that occasionally sells an item by bidding, not for an auction house that runs catalogued sales with consignors, premiums and settlements.

Products vs. Lots

WooCommerce plugins treat each item as a product with a bid button. Circuit treats each item as a lot inside a catalogued sale, with lot numbers, estimates, condition reports, provenance and consignor links.

Bid Button vs. Live Auction

Generic plugins offer timed bidding only. Circuit runs live sales with a clerk console and room, phone and online bidders synchronized in real time, plus timed sales with staggered closing.

Orders vs. Invoices and Settlements

A WooCommerce order does not know what a buyer's premium or a consignor commission is. Circuit generates auction invoices and consignor statements with the correct premiums, taxes, fees and deductions.

Customers vs. Bidders and Consignors

Shop customers are not bidders. Circuit's CRM tracks registrations, bidding limits, interests, category alerts and consignment history for every client of your auction house.

WordPress Auction Plugin FAQ

Does the WordPress auction plugin work with my existing theme?

Yes. The plugin renders catalog, lot and bidding pages inside your active WordPress theme, so they inherit your header, footer, navigation and styling. No theme modifications are required.

Do I need a developer to install the WordPress auction plugin?

No. The plugin installs through the standard WordPress admin in about five minutes, and the auction house back office is managed from a dashboard your staff can use without technical skills.

Is this a WooCommerce auction plugin?

No. Circuit Auction is a complete auction house platform with its own cataloging, live and timed bidding, CRM, invoicing and settlement. It does not depend on WooCommerce and does not treat lots as shop products.

Can I run live auctions from WordPress?

Yes. Online bidders participate in your live sale in real time from your WordPress site, synchronized with room and phone bidders through the clerk console. Timed auctions and absentee bidding are included as well.

What if my site is not on WordPress?

Circuit Auction can also be connected to custom-built websites, and if you do not have a website yet, we can build a branded auction website for your auction house.

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