100% FREE WOOCOMMERCE AUCTION PLUGIN

Bidra: Free Auction Plugin for WooCommerce

Turn any WooCommerce product into a live auction. Set a start price and an end time, and let buyers bid against each other. Bidra runs the countdown, picks the winner, emails them a payment link and hands the order to your normal WooCommerce checkout. Add a reserve price or Buy It Now whenever you like.

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✔ Free forever on WordPress.org ✔ HPOS & Checkout Blocks ready ✔ No marketplace fees

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FREE FEATURES

Everything you need to run auctions, free

The free Bidra Auctions for WooCommerce plugin runs complete auctions from start to finish. Auctions are real WooCommerce products, so your theme, payment gateways, shipping and taxes keep working.

Auction product type

Create auctions in the product editor you already use, with a dedicated Auction tab.

Reserve & Buy It Now

A hidden minimum price, and an instant-buy option that can close the auction early.

Scheduled auctions

Line up auctions in advance; they open, close and pick winners on their own.

Quick bids & confirmation

One-click bid amounts and a “Confirm your bid of $120?” step that stops mistyped bids.

Status badges

You are winning / outbid for bidders; Live, Ending soon, No reserve and Sold badges in the shop.

Live countdown & local time

Live bids and countdowns, urgency in the final minutes, visitor-local times and Add to calendar.

Winner-only checkout

Only the winner can buy a finished auction, through your normal WooCommerce checkout.

My Account → Auctions

Active bids, Won (Pay now), Watchlist and Lost tabs, plus a watcher count.

Blocks & block themes

Seven auction blocks, three patterns and a single auction page that works in block themes.

Extend, restart & duplicate

Extend a running auction or restart it as a new listing; earlier bids are kept as a record.

CSV import & setup wizard

Auction fields in the WooCommerce CSV importer, plus a one-screen setup wizard.

Store tools

Dashboard widget, structured data, auction terms, privacy tools, Site Health checks and WP-CLI.

HOW IT WORKS

Your first auction live in a few minutes

No separate system to learn and no external service. If you can add a WooCommerce product, you can run an auction.

Install the free plugin — search for “Bidra Auctions” under Plugins → Add New and click Install.

Create an auction — add a product, choose Auction as the product type, and set a start price, bid increment and end time.

Add a reserve or Buy It Now — optional, for a price floor or a quick sale.

Publish an auctions page — drop in a shortcode for live, ending-soon or upcoming auctions.

Customers bid — shoppers see a live countdown and the minimum next bid, and outbid bidders are emailed instantly.

Get paid — when the clock runs out, Bidra names the winner and sends a payment link to your normal WooCommerce checkout.

Want to see it first? Explore the live demo or follow the Getting Started guide.

WHAT YOU GAIN

Real results from your first auction

Auctions turn rare, collectible and one-off items into competitive sales, on your own store with no marketplace in the middle.

Higher final prices

Buyers set the price, and competition often pushes it above a fixed price.

Zero manual bookkeeping

Auctions open, close and pick winners on their own.

Never sell below your floor

Reserve prices and winner-only checkout protect every sale.

A checkout you already trust

Winners pay with your existing gateways, shipping and taxes.

Bidders who come back

Watchlists and outbid emails keep buyers engaged.

No marketplace fees

Every sale happens on your own store, with no commission.

UPGRADE TO PRO

Ready to sell like eBay? Go Pro

Keep everything in the free plugin and add the bidding engine serious sellers need. Bidra Auctions Pro is an add-on, so your auctions carry straight over.

Proxy (automatic) bidding

Bidders set a private maximum and the store bids for them, eBay-style.

Reverse & Dutch auctions

Lowest bid wins, or a price that drops until the first buyer takes it.

Auction events & lots

Timed sales with numbered lots, staggered closing, catalogs and results.

Buyer’s premium & invoices

A premium on the winning bid, combined checkout and one invoice per bidder.

Bidder approval & limits

Approve bidders, cap what they can commit and show paddle numbers.

Anti-sniping, relisting & deadlines

Fair endings, automatic relists and payment deadlines with second-chance offers.

Explore Bidra Auctions Pro

FAQ

Questions, answered

Do you have a question about Bidra Auctions? See the list below for our most frequently asked questions. If your question is not listed here, then don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

Is Bidra really free?

Yes. The free plugin on WordPress.org runs complete auctions: bidding, reserve prices, Buy It Now, countdowns, automatic winners, payment through WooCommerce checkout, emails, a watchlist, shortcodes and admin screens.

Is there a live demo?

Yes. Explore the Bidra live demo to see the bidding, countdown, watchlist and bid history from a shopper’s point of view.

Does it work with block themes?

Yes. Since 1.3.0 the single auction page renders inside the WooCommerce block templates of block themes (tested with Twenty Twenty-Five), and seven auction blocks plus three patterns let you build auction pages without shortcodes.

Can bidders bid in one click?

Quick-bid buttons offer the next acceptable bid and higher steps, and a bid confirmation step (“Confirm your bid of $120?”) stops mistyped bids. Both can be switched off in the settings.

Can I end an auction early or record a sale made offline?

Yes. Use End auction now to close bidding immediately (the highest bidder wins if the reserve is met), or Mark as sold to record a sale made outside your store. Both are in the product’s Auction tab and the Products list. Sold and paid auctions go out of stock automatically, and back in stock if the order is cancelled or refunded.

Does it work with my theme?

Yes. Auctions are ordinary WooCommerce products, so they use your theme’s product templates. Every piece of auction markup is a template you can override and restyle.

How does the winner pay?

When the auction ends, the winner gets an email with a payment link and checks out through your normal WooCommerce checkout, using your existing gateways, shipping and taxes. Only the winner can buy a finished auction.

Is it compatible with HPOS and Checkout Blocks?

Yes. Bidra supports WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage and the Cart & Checkout Blocks. It needs WordPress 6.2+, WooCommerce 7.0+ and PHP 7.4+.

What if WP-Cron is unreliable on my host?

Auctions are also checked whenever their page is viewed, so visitors always see the correct state even if a scheduled task is late.

What does the Pro version add?

Bidra Auctions Pro adds proxy bidding, sealed-bid auctions, anti-sniping, smart bid increments, bid retraction, bidder rules, automatic relisting, payment deadlines, extra emails, reports and a REST API. See Pro features and pricing.

GET STARTED

Let your buyers name the price

Stop guessing what your rare, collectible or one-off items are worth. Start auctioning for free today, and switch on Pro when you want eBay-style bidding.

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Complete auctions on your own store, free forever on WordPress.org.

✔ Auction product type with reserve & Buy It Now
✔ Live countdown, bid history & watchlist
✔ Automatic winners & winner-only checkout
✔ Five auction emails & seven shortcodes
✔ HPOS & Checkout Blocks ready

Download Free Plugin

👀 Try the live demo first

Sell like eBay? Go Pro 🚀

Keep everything in the free plugin and add the bidding engine serious sellers rely on.

✔ Proxy bidding & sealed-bid auctions
✔ Anti-sniping auto-extend
✔ Automatic relisting & payment deadlines
✔ Bidder rules & bid retraction
✔ Reports, CSV export & REST API

Explore Bidra Auctions Pro