Installation

Step 1 — Verify prerequisites

WooCommerce must be active before activating Auctions for WooCommerce — the plugin declares Requires Plugins: woocommerce in its header.

Step 2 — Upload the plugin

Option A: WordPress admin (recommended)

1. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
2. Choose auctions-for-woocommerce.zip
3. Click Install Now, then Activate

Option B: SFTP / SSH

1. Unzip auctions-for-woocommerce.zip locally
2. Upload the auctions-for-woocommerce/ folder to wp-content/plugins/
3. Go to Plugins in admin and click Activate next to Auctions for WooCommerce

Step 3 — License activation

After activation, a one-time popup asks for your purchase code (Envato / Webkul Store).

Step 4 — Verify activation

On activation the plugin:

• Creates the auction database tables
• Registers the auction WooCommerce product type
• Adds the Auctions menu under WooCommerce → Webkul Addons
• Schedules its background workers (auction lifecycle, audit log retention, payouts)
• Declares HPOS and Cart / Checkout Blocks compatibility

Confirm by visiting WooCommerce → Webkul Addons → Auctions Dashboard — you should see the dashboard shell with zero values.

Step 5 — Permalinks flush

The plugin registers three new My-Account endpoints (my-auctions, my_wallet, wkwc_withdrawal). After activation, flush rewrite rules:

1. Go to Settings → Permalinks
2. Click Save Changes (no changes needed — just save)

This is the only manual step required after activation.

Step 6 — Test an existing flow

1. Visit My Account while logged in as a customer
2. Confirm three new tabs appear: My Auctions, My Wallet, Withdrawal
3. Click each — they should render without errors

If any tab returns a 404, the permalink flush in Step 5 didn't take. Re-save permalinks.

Updating

Updates ship through the standard WordPress update channel — when a new version is available you'll see the usual update available notice on the Plugins page.

Always back up the database before updating — schema migrations run automatically on the first admin request after the new version activates.

Deactivating / uninstalling

• Deactivate removes the menu and stops the background workers — your database tables and data are preserved.
• Uninstall (delete the plugin) does not drop the auction tables by default. If you need to fully purge auction data, use Tools → Maintenance → Reset all auction data before deleting the plugin.

Troubleshooting installation

For more, see Troubleshooting.