An auction website template with the bidding already working.
Pick an auction website template on Yclas and the auction is part of it: countdowns on the cards, a bid box on each lot, proxy bidding, reserve and buy-now. Start from Gavel, our auction look, or any of 109 looks, then change colours, fonts and sections in the visual editor or by telling the AI what you want.
Free for 15 days · No credit card · Every look works with auctions
An auction page shows more than a shop page.
A shop template shows a price and a button. An online auction template has to show the current bid, time left, whether the reserve is met and how much to bid, on every card and every lot.
One auction site, several looks.
Real screenshots. Gavel & Gate runs the Gavel look; the others are our demos on other looks, which show the same auction box once auctions are on.
Only Gavel & Gate is shown with auction lots; the other looks are shown with their own demo listings.
Gavel: an auction house look, ready to fill.
Gavel is the look we made for auction sites: a deep red accent, large serif headlines, framed photos, featured lots in a spotlight, a "how it works" block and questions at the bottom. Choose it in the setup wizard or from Design, replace the sample text with your own, and your lots take over the page.
- Your own words: change the headline, the how-it-works steps and the questions to match your rules.
- Your logo, colours and fonts, set once for the whole site.
The bid box is the same on every look.
Whatever look you choose, a lot shows its current bid, the number of bids, time left, reserve status, a maximum-bid field that names the minimum, a Buy it now button when there is one, and the bid history. Bidders who win see "You won this auction!" and a button to pay.
- Countdown that ticks every second and turns red near the end.
- Your fields under the photos: mileage, hours, dimensions, provenance.
Change any section without code.
The visual editor shows your site as you change it. Switch looks, reorder sections such as categories, featured lots and FAQ, and change colours and fonts. Or describe a change, such as "make the hero darker and add three steps on how bidding works", and the AI designer drafts it for you to preview and publish.
- AI design edits: 30 to start, then 75 or 150 a month on bigger plans.
- Copy a design from any website link, on Professional.
Build the home page from blocks.
A home page is a list of sections: hero with search, categories, featured lots, latest lots, how it works, testimonials, FAQ. Add, remove and reorder them, and each one takes its look from the template, so the page stays consistent.
- Pages and a blog for terms of sale, inspection days and results.
- Custom code sections on Professional for anything extra.
What comes with the auction website template.
Looks and the editor are on every plan, from $19 a month; auctions come with Professional and Marketplace.
Design
- Gavel and 108 other looks
- Visual editor with live preview
- AI designer
- Your logo, colours and fonts
- Works on phones
- Custom CSS
Auction parts
- Countdown on cards and lots
- Bid box with proxy bidding
- Reserve and buy-now
- Bid history
- Winner and outbid emails
Site
- Your domain and SSL
- No Yclas branding on paid plans
- Pages, blog, FAQ
- Search, categories and fields
- 40+ languages
From template to live auction site.
- Choose GavelOr any look close to what you auction.
- Switch on auctionsSettings › General › Listing types.
- Write your textHeadline, how bidding works, your terms of sale.
- Add lotsWith photos, fields and end times.
Is there an auction website template?
Yes. Gavel is a look made for auction sites, and auctions work on every one of the 109 looks on the Nova theme.
Is the online auction template free?
Looks are included in every plan. Auctions themselves come with Professional at $99 a month and Marketplace. The 15-day trial is free.
Do I need a plugin for bidding?
No. Bidding is part of Yclas: switch auctions on in Settings and the bid box appears on auction lots.
Can I change the auction site template's design?
Yes: colours, fonts, sections and text in the visual editor, or by describing the change to the AI designer. Custom CSS is on every plan.
Will it work on phones?
Yes. Every look is made for phones too, and the bid box and countdown fit a small screen.
Can I see a demo?
The screenshots on this page are a real demo site, Gavel & Gate, and the free trial gives you a site of your own to try.
Related pages.
The parts of Yclas this leans on.
Your auction site, in your look.
Start from Gavel, switch on auctions and post your first lot. Free for 15 days, no credit card.
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Photo credits
The screenshots show demo sites with made-up sellers. Their photos come from Wikimedia Commons, some cropped or with signs and plates blurred; these ones are under Creative Commons licences:
- Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8 Litre 1961 by DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caterpillar 330 excavator on a pile of dirt by Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Seth Thomas tambour mantel clock ca. 1930 by Smerdis of Tlön, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Persian Rug Khorrasan 1 by Carpetbeggers, CC BY 2.0
- 3D illustration image of a gavel by Quince Media, CC BY-SA 4.0