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Auction WordPress Theme
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$49.00
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- One-click Demo Import
- Child theme included
- Documentation
- 12 months of Email Support
About this theme
Inside Auction WordPress Theme
SWP Auction Pro is a refined auction WordPress Theme built for auction houses, art dealers, antique shops and collectors who want a website that looks as considered as the objects they sell. It pairs a classic saleroom aesthetic – EB Garamond headings, generous white space, a broad claret accent – with the practical sections every bidding website needs: an auction calendar, lots closing soon, prices realised and a free estimate request form.
Whether you run live sales in a saleroom, timed online auctions or both, this auction WordPress Theme gives you a professional storefront in minutes. Import the demo, swap in your own lots, and you are ready to take consignments.
Built around how auction houses actually work
Most WordPress auction themes are generic shop templates with a countdown bolted on. SWP Auction Pro starts from the auction house itself. The homepage follows the layout collectors already know from leading salerooms:
- Featured sale slideshow – a full-width hero with sale title, date, saleroom details, lot count and “Register to bid” buttons. It auto-advances, pauses on hover and has a progress bar for each slide.
- Upcoming auctions calendar – a four-column grid with Live and Online filter tabs so that bidders can find the right sale fast.
- Lots closing carousel soon – lot number, maker, estimate, current bid and a live “Closes in” countdown, plus a favourites button for every lot.
- Editorial feature with parallax – tell the story behind a headline sale with a large image and a call to action.
- Specialist stories – your latest blog posts presented as collecting guides and market reports.
- Departments grid – Old Master paintings, sculpture, watches and clocks, ceramics, glass and collectibles, each linking to its own page.
- Sell with us estimate form – a dark, high-contrast consignment form powered by Contact Form 7, with photo upload.
- Auction results table – prices realised, estimates and the percentage over high estimate, fully responsive on phones.
- Testimonials carousel – quotes from buyers and consignors that build trust.
- Services strip and newsletter – authenticity guarantee, private sales, valuations and shipping, followed by a catalogue sign-up.
Complete control in the WordPress Customizer
Every section of this auction WordPress Theme has its own Customizer panel. Change headings, labels, images, buttons and links without touching code. Each section has a show/hide toggle, so you can hide the results table until your first sale or switch off the newsletter if you don’t need it.
The Customizer also controls the header logo, a separate sticky-header logo, the footer logo, the page loader image, contact details, social links and the copyright line. Internal links are fully dynamic: menus, buttons and section links point to real pages created during the demo import.
Scroll-triggered pop-up for catalogue sign-ups
Grow your bidder list with a built-in pop-up that appears when a visitor has scrolled 50% of the homepage. It shows once per session, so returning visitors are never nagged. Title, text, image, button label, link and on/off switch are all set in the Customizer.
One-click demo import
The guided setup wizard installs the recommended plugins – Contact Form 7 and Rank Math SEO – imports the demo pages, blog posts, menus, authors and images, and sets the homepage for you. Re-running the import reuses existing content rather than creating duplicates.
Author pages that build expertise
Auction buyers trust specialists. SWP Auction Pro includes a dedicated author page with a dark hero, profile photo, job title, bio, article count and social links, followed by the author’s recent articles and a grid of other experts. An “About the author” box appears under every post. Profile photos are chosen from the media library and replace Gravatar across the site.
Fast, responsive and SEO-ready
The theme is written in lean, hand-coded CSS and vanilla JavaScript with no jQuery dependency on the front end. Images below the fold are lazy-loaded, the hero image loads with high fetch priority, and assets are versioned so visitors always get the latest styles. Layouts are tested at 360, 768, 1024 and 1440 pixels with no horizontal scrolling.
Clean heading structure, semantic HTML, accessible menus, skip links, keyboard support, and reduced-motion handling make the theme friendly to both search engines and people. Combined with Rank Math, your auction website is ready to rank from day one.
Inner pages included
About, Auctions, Departments, Sell, Results, Services, Blog, Contact and author pages are all styled to match the homepage, with a consistent page banner, breadcrumbs and call-to-action band.
If you are looking for an elegant, fast and fully customisable auction WordPress Theme, SWP Auction Pro gives your auction house the online presence it deserves.
Who can use this theme?
SWP Auction Pro suits any business that sells by auction or values and consigns objects.
- Auction houses and salerooms running live, online or hybrid sales.
- Fine art galleries and art dealers promoting exhibitions and sales.
- Antique shops and antique dealers listing lots and taking consignments.
- Watch, jewellery and clock specialists showcasing high-value pieces.
- Coin, stamp and memorabilia sellers running collectors’ sales.
- Estate sale and probate companies offering valuations and house clearances.
- Charity and fundraising auctions for galas, schools and non-profits.
- Vintage car, furniture and design auctions with departments by category.
- Independent valuers and appraisers who need an estimate request form.
- Web designers and agencies building auction websites for clients.
What you get
10 templates, ready to edit
All of them install with the demo content, and all of them are patterns rather than locked layouts.
Home
About
Services
Service detail
Blog
Single Post Page
Contact
FAQ
404 Error
Archive
Compatibility
The technical details
| Current version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | Oct 09, 2026 |
| WordPress | 6.2.2 + |
| PHP | 7.4+ |
| Theme type | WordPress Customizer |
| Works with | Kirki, Rank Math, Yoast, WPML, Polylang, Contact Form 7, Light Speed Cache |
| Browsers | Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge - current and previous versions. |
| Languages | POT file included, RTL stylesheets, translation ready. |
| Download size | 3 MB |
| Licence | GPL v2 or later |
Changelog
Recent updates
Every fix and addition since release, free for anyone who owns it.
Oct 09, 2026
1.0
Initial Release
New Product Release
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Questions about Auction WordPress Theme
What is SWP Auction Pro?
It is a premium auction WordPress Theme for auction houses, galleries, antique dealers and collectors, with an auction calendar, lot carousel, results table and estimate form.
Does the theme process bids or payments?
No. The theme handles design and content. For real-time bidding, pair it with an auction plugin such as a WooCommerce auctions extension.
Is there a one-click demo import?
Yes. The setup wizard installs Contact Form 7 and Rank Math SEO, then imports pages, posts, menus, authors, images and Customizer settings.
Can I hide sections I don’t need?
Yes. Every homepage section has a show/hide toggle in the Customizer, along with its own text, image and link settings.
Is the theme mobile-friendly?
Yes. It is fully responsive and tested at 360, 768, 1024 and 1440 pixels with no horizontal scrolling.
How does the pop-up work?
It appears once per session after a visitor scrolls 50% of the homepage. You can edit or deactivate it in the Customizer.
Can I use different logos for the header, sticky header and footer?
Yes. Each has its own logo setting, and the header logo is also used for the page loader.
Is the theme SEO-friendly?
Yes. It uses semantic HTML, a single H1 per page, fast lazy-loaded images and full Rank Math SEO compatibility.
Does it include author pages?
Yes. Each author gets a profile page with a photo, job title, bio, social links and recent articles, plus an “About the author” box on posts.
Do I need coding skills?
No. Everything is managed from the WordPress Customizer, Pages and Users screens.
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