Comments on: How Does Auction in a Post Work?

By: Nathan L Rhyne

Nathan L Rhyne — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:06:48 +0000

In reply to Susan. do you have an example of how you were able to use a custom post type in this manner as i am facing hte sme issue..

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 20 May 2014 20:54:08 +0000

In reply to Owen. YAAAY!!! It worked! Thanks so much for letting me know how to patch it up myself. Very very much appreciated!

By: Owen

Owen — Mon, 19 May 2014 18:50:21 +0000

In reply to Susan.

Hi Susan,

You’re right, the auction selector only appears on Page and Post types as those are the only ones we know about on a standard installation of WordPress.

The lines that govern this are in wp_auctions.php, specifically:

// add meta boxes
add_meta_box(‘WPA_Admin’, __(‘Insert Auction’,’wpauctions’), ‘insertAuctionSelector’, ‘post’, ‘normal’, ‘high’);
add_meta_box(‘WPA_Admin’, __(‘Insert Auction’,’wpauctions’), ‘insertAuctionSelector’, ‘page’, ‘normal’, ‘high’);

If you want to add this to a custom post type you’ll have to replicate one of the lines and specify the name of the custom post type you want to add them to.

Please note that mileage may vary as this is not a scenario we have tested and may depend on the attributes of the custom post type you attach the auction to.

Good luck!

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 17 May 2014 15:49:09 +0000

I have deactivated all plugins and also tried with basic wordpress theme and issue still persists. I DO now see the option to add the auction to a standard post, but not to add it to a property (special post type). Where could I look to see if there is some code in the property post type that is not allowing the plugin to display the option to insert a post?
Thanks!

By: Owen

Owen — Tue, 13 May 2014 07:50:03 +0000

In reply to Susan.

Hi Susan,

I’ve just confirm the functionality on the plugin in this area and it should be working. One thing that could upset this area is another plugin that’s conflicting with it, or maybe an admin theme that changes these areas.

Can you turn off all other plugins temporarily to see if this rectifies the problem. The test should only take a few minutes after which you can turn them back on again

Let us know how you get on.

Regards

Owen

By: Hyder

Hyder — Tue, 13 May 2014 06:55:33 +0000

In reply to Susan. We'll have to look if it's possible to do so. I'll update here after checking.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 09 May 2014 17:06:52 +0000

In reply to Susan.

Update – I am seeing that I do not even have the “Insert Auction” box on my page when I am editing. The auction is being placed on a custom post type, for a “property” on a real estate site. How can I get that box / those options to appear on this post type?

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 09 May 2014 17:01:06 +0000

I am having trouble – I don’t see the buttons to bind to post or insert the auction. I can get the auction on the post by using the short code on each post, but no other options. What am I doing wrong? THANKS!

By: Mats Gustavsson

Mats Gustavsson — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:12:13 +0000

Hi,

I can see what you can get countdown in ListWidget Add-ons, showing days and hours in countdown.
Is it also possible to see minutes and seconds in the ListWidget?

In “Auction in a post” I have seen that it counts down with minutes and seconds.

Is it possible to set up so you have to log in before placing a bid?

Best Regards
Mats Gustavsson

By: Hyder

Hyder — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:05:08 +0000

In reply to Mats Gustavsson.

Yes, you can use one of these files here to get you started if you like: https://wpauctions.com/translations/