Plugin Documentation
Auction Lots for iBid
The Auction Lots plugin will extend the current auctions functionalities from your iBid theme and will enable auction lots(Shared Timing or via Time Slots).
The Auction Lots plugin is fully compatible with Modeltheme's iBid Multivendor Auctions WordPress theme. All the required plugins are included with the theme.
Before activating the plugin, please make sure that the site has the following prerequisites
- Auction lot types - Taxonomy for Products:
- Shared countdown - all the auctions will have the same time(start/end times)
- Time slots - each auction will have its own time(start/end times).
- New category like template for lots, with two different layouts:
- 1 for the Shared countdown type - all the auctions listed on the same page (all with the same start/end times).
- 1 for the Time slots type - 1 auction per page is being listed automatically.
- New details on single auction page (under metas section):
- Auction lot type: Shared countdown/Time slots
- Auction lot ID: ID_OF_THE_LOT
- Auction lot Name: NAME_OF_THE_LOT
- Log into your WordPress dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Add New
- Click on the "Upload Plugin" button and select auction-lots-for-ibid.zip
- Click Install Now
- Click Activate
After completing the steps in the previous section, the MT Auctions Lots menu is now available and displayed on the admin dashboard (Under Auctions Lots menu item).
Go to admin dashboard > Auctions Lots > General Settings.
1. General Settings
- Enable Lots -- Select "On" in order to allow the Auctions Lots functionalities to be applied to your website.
2. Single Auction Page Settings
- Auction Lot ID -- Select "On" in order to display the Auctions Lot ID on the single product page.
- Auction Lot Type -- Select "On" in order to display the Auctions Lot Type on the single product page.
- Auction Lot Name -- Select "On" in order to display the Auctions Lot Name on the single product page.
3. Lots Taxonomy Settings
- Product Tabs on Taxonomy page -- Select "On" in order to display the Auctions Data Tabs on the Auctions Lot Time Slots page.
- Next Auction -- Select "On" in order to display Next Auction block on the Auctions Lot Time Slots page.
This shortcode is used in order to display the existing Auctions Lots sorted by their finishig date.
[auction_lots_list additional_class="my_class"]
1. Auctions Lots List
Parameters:
- additional_class -- (Optional) Accepts string text. Use this parameter to add a new css clas for further styling.
In order to make using our plugin easier for everyone we have created a series of video tutorials that are easy to access and understand by everyone.
Installing the plugin and going trough the settings.
Setting up a new Auctions Lot with Shared Countdown.
Setting up a new Auctions Lot with Time Slots.
Setting up the Auctions Lots list shortcode.
