The result of the app\u2019s numerous capabilities, including starting and managing online auctions, has just made it simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Features –<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- For each product, an admin can create and control auctions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- An auction can be applied to physical products. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The auction can be manually started and ended.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Admin can even restart the unsuccessful auctions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Admin can configure their email settings to send notification emails to the customers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Set a reserve price, which is the lowest price that must be reached to win.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Option to set Email Templates for different events of auctions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- An admin can set up auctions for several products at once.
<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe Flow of Installation and Configuration<\/h3>\n\n\n\nAuction Configuration:-<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
After connecting the auction app to your Squarespace store, go to App settings >> App Setup<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And inject the code according to the instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n![\"app](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/app-setup-1200x575.webp\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNext, enter your email address and turn on the toggle button if you want to get an email on every bid placed by the customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"app](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/appsetup-1200x575.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"email](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/email-configuration-1200x575.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nVisit here for the Email Configuration User Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNext Admin needs to configure General Settings as follows:\u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Show Current Bid:-<\/strong> After enabling this option, the current bid will be visible on the product page.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShow Bid Count:-<\/strong> After enabling this option, the total number of bid counts will be visible on the product page.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRestrict Reserve Price:-<\/strong> Admin can restrict the reserve price so that the purchase will not made if the last bid amount is less than the reserve price.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmount Decimal:-<\/strong> Admin can allow bidders to enter bids in decimal value.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOutbid Functionality:-<\/strong> Enable this option to notify bidders when they are outbid.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmount to be paid by Auction winner:-<\/strong> The amount to be paid by the auction winner can be set here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Winning Bid:-<\/strong> In case the admin selects this option, then the auction amount is the only amount the winner has to pay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Percentage of Winning Bid<\/strong>:- If the admin puts the percentage amount, then the customer will need to pay the winning bid amount plus the percentage amount that the admin has applied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Save Settings once done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"general-settings\"](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/auction-general-settings-1200x982.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAdd Auction to Products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
STEP 1:-<\/strong> After configuring the application, the Admin needs to sync the data by clicking on “Sync Products”.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdmin can also do selective sync to sync only selected products from Squarespace to the auction app end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"product](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/products-1200x574.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSTEP 2:-<\/strong> Click on the plus icon “+” to add the auction to the products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"add](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/auction-products-1200x574.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSTEP 3:-<\/strong> After clicking on the plus icon, it opens up the page where you have to fill in the product auction details<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nClick on Select Products<\/strong> on which you want to set the Auctions (You can select a maximum of 10 products at a time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- If you want to start the auction on the product automatically, enable the \u201cAutomatic Start Auction<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n- Now enter the following Pricing details:\n
\n- Base Price,<\/strong> i.e., the minimum price from which the bid will get started. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Reserve Price<\/strong> i.e. the minimum auction price below which the admin will not sell the product.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- You need to set the time duration by specifying the auction start\/end date and time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n![\"Set](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/setauction-1200x713.webp\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSTEP 4<\/strong>:- You can view complete auction details in the \u201cAuctions<\/strong>\u201d section of the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAlso, you can edit the auction details as well as stop the auction on the product manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n![\"auction](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/auction-status-1200x574.webp\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNote<\/strong> \u2013 You can delete those products from the auction app end on which you don\u2019t want to apply auction via bulk\/single delete option as shown below \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"product\"](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/product-view-1200x574.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAlso, you can delete those auctions that you don\u2019t want anymore on the auction app end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"auction\"](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/auction-view-1200x574.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nEmail Template –<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Under Email Template, go to Manage Template. Here admin can add\/edit the email templates that get sent for each event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"manage](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/manage-template-1-1200x574.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n![\"temp](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/temp-view-1-1200x802.webp\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFrontend View –<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"frontend](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/frontend-view-1200x581.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDeclaration of Winner –<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
After the auction ends, the admin will be able to see information about the bidding and the winner’s details and can also notify the auction winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If somehow, the notified winner is not purchasing the product, then the admin will be able to notify the alternative winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n![\"Winner\"](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/winner-1101x1024.webp\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe email is sent when the admin notifies the winner. The mail has the link to purchase the auction product that you have won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"mail](\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mail-view-1.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSupport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you need any kind of support\/assistance, then kindly raise a ticket at http:\/\/webkul.uvdesk.com\/<\/a> <\/strong>or drop a mail at support@webkul.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The Flow of Installation and Configuration<\/h3>\n\n\n\nAuction Configuration:-<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
After connecting the auction app to your Squarespace store, go to App settings >> App Setup<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And inject the code according to the instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, enter your email address and turn on the toggle button if you want to get an email on every bid placed by the customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit here for the Email Configuration User Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next Admin needs to configure General Settings as follows:\u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n Show Current Bid:-<\/strong> After enabling this option, the current bid will be visible on the product page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Show Bid Count:-<\/strong> After enabling this option, the total number of bid counts will be visible on the product page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Restrict Reserve Price:-<\/strong> Admin can restrict the reserve price so that the purchase will not made if the last bid amount is less than the reserve price. Amount Decimal:-<\/strong> Admin can allow bidders to enter bids in decimal value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Outbid Functionality:-<\/strong> Enable this option to notify bidders when they are outbid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amount to be paid by Auction winner:-<\/strong> The amount to be paid by the auction winner can be set here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Save Settings once done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n STEP 1:-<\/strong> After configuring the application, the Admin needs to sync the data by clicking on “Sync Products”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Admin can also do selective sync to sync only selected products from Squarespace to the auction app end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n STEP 2:-<\/strong> Click on the plus icon “+” to add the auction to the products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n STEP 3:-<\/strong> After clicking on the plus icon, it opens up the page where you have to fill in the product auction details<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click on Select Products<\/strong> on which you want to set the Auctions (You can select a maximum of 10 products at a time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n STEP 4<\/strong>:- You can view complete auction details in the \u201cAuctions<\/strong>\u201d section of the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, you can edit the auction details as well as stop the auction on the product manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note<\/strong> \u2013 You can delete those products from the auction app end on which you don\u2019t want to apply auction via bulk\/single delete option as shown below \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, you can delete those auctions that you don\u2019t want anymore on the auction app end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under Email Template, go to Manage Template. Here admin can add\/edit the email templates that get sent for each event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the auction ends, the admin will be able to see information about the bidding and the winner’s details and can also notify the auction winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If somehow, the notified winner is not purchasing the product, then the admin will be able to notify the alternative winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The email is sent when the admin notifies the winner. The mail has the link to purchase the auction product that you have won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you need any kind of support\/assistance, then kindly raise a ticket at http:\/\/webkul.uvdesk.com\/<\/a> <\/strong>or drop a mail at support@webkul.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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