What's New in PHP Bid 2.0

Version 2.0 is our biggest update yet: AI tools for buyers, sellers and moderators, Make an Offer, buyer-seller messages, VAT and shipping options, saved searches and much more.

AI Listing Assistant

The hardest part of running an auction website is getting enough good listings. With PHP Bid 2.0 a seller only types what the item is, for example "Rolex Submariner 16610 from 2004, box and papers", and the AI listing assistant fills in the whole form in a few seconds.

A clear, searchable title and a selling subtitle
The right category and condition, chosen automatically
An estimated market value range
Suggested starting bid, reserve price, Buy Now price and duration
Three tips to sell the item for more

AI Auction Search

Most visitors don't want to click through filters. With AI search they simply type what they are looking for, in English or Spanish, and PHP Bid understands the category, the keywords, the price range, the condition, the listing type and even "ending today".

Natural-language search on the home page and the search page
Understands categories, prices, condition, Buy Now and "no reserve"
Shows what it understood, so buyers can adjust the filters
Built-in rules keep it working even without an AI key
Hidden behind an "AI search" tab to keep your AI costs under control

Make an Offer

Not every buyer wants to wait for an auction to end, and not every item sells at its asking price. PHP Bid 2.0 adds a complete Make an Offer system, the feature that made the "Best Offer" option on the biggest marketplaces so popular.

Sellers choose "Accept offers" on each listing
Accept, decline or counter with one click
Buyers accept or decline counter offers from their account
An accepted offer becomes a sale with invoices and shipping
Open offers expire automatically when the item sells or gets a bid

Ask AI About Any Lot

Questions like "Does it come with the box and papers?" or "Can it be shipped to Spain?" often decide whether somebody bids. The new AI lot assistant answers them instantly, using only the facts of the listing: description, condition, prices, shipping, returns and the public questions and answers.

An "Ask AI about this lot" panel on every live auction
Answers in seconds, in the language of the buyer
Never invents facts that are not in the listing
Suggested questions to start with
Sends buyers to the seller Q&A when the answer is unknown

VAT and Several Shipping Methods

Selling across Europe means VAT and different delivery options. PHP Bid 2.0 adds a complete VAT system and multiple shipping methods per item, so professional sellers and dealers can use your marketplace without workarounds.

VAT rates you define (for example 0, 7, 19 and 20 %)
Prices shown "incl. 20% VAT" or "+ VAT" - your choice
VAT added to listing fees, commissions and buyer's premiums
Up to 8 shipping methods per item: standard, express, pickup …
The buyer chooses the method after the sale and the total updates

Category Fields and Smart Filters

Generic search works for a small site; specialist buyers need specialist filters. With category fields you define the details that matter in each category, sellers fill them in, and buyers filter the results by them.

Text, number and list-of-choices fields per category
Required fields for the most important details
Shown in the "Item details" of the lot page
Search filters with dropdowns and min-max ranges
Read from the columns of the CSV import

Buyer-Seller Messages

Buyers want to ask before they bid, and after the sale both sides need to talk about payment and shipping. PHP Bid 2.0 adds a private messaging system that keeps those conversations on your website instead of in personal inboxes.

"Contact the seller" on every item page
Message buttons on sales and offers
One conversation per item, with read receipts
Unread counters in the menu and an envelope in the top bar
The administrator can read conversations to solve disputes

Saved Searches and Recently Viewed

Two small features with a big effect on returning visitors. "Save this search" turns any search into an automatic alert, and "Recently viewed" reminds visitors of the items they almost bid on.

Save any search, including category fields like Brand: Rolex
E-mail alerts for new matching items, at most every 10 minutes
Rename searches, switch alerts on or off, run them again
Recently viewed items on the home page and item pages
Works for visitors without an account too

Exact or Automatic Bidding

Some bidders love automatic bidding; others want to place every bid by hand. PHP Bid 2.0 gives both groups what they want, with a clear choice right in the bid box.

"Bid this amount": the bid is placed at exactly the amount typed
"Bid automatically": a secret maximum, never exceeded
Clear labels, help texts and confirmation for each mode
The browser remembers each bidder's preferred mode
Both modes work together fairly in the same auction

Bulk CSV Import and Drafts

Professional sellers, dealers and estate sale companies have their stock in spreadsheets. With PHP Bid 2.0 they import up to 300 items per file and publish them when they are ready.

A downloadable template with examples
Works with Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice files
Category fields, VAT and shipping methods as columns
Images downloaded from URLs and resized automatically
Drafts tab with "Publish selected"

AI Description Writer

Good descriptions sell items, but most sellers hate writing them. The AI description writer creates a complete, well-structured description from the title and a few notes - in the style of a professional auction cataloguer.

An engaging opening paragraph
A "Highlights" list and a "Condition" section
Never invents serial numbers, certificates or defects
Written in the language of the seller
Available to sellers and to the administrator

Report a Listing and Banned Words

Every marketplace needs moderation. PHP Bid 2.0 adds a "Report this listing" button for your community and a banned-words filter that checks listings, questions, messages and offers.

Six report reasons: counterfeit, prohibited, fraud and more
A moderation queue with Open, Resolved and Dismissed tabs
Remove a listing and notify the seller in one click
Banned words with wildcards, like replic* for replica and replicas
Send flagged listings to approval, or refuse them

AI Listing Moderation

Checking every new listing by hand takes time. The AI moderation check reviews a listing like an experienced trust & safety moderator and gives you a clear verdict in seconds.

Risk level: low, medium or high
Verdict: approve, review or reject
Detects counterfeits, prohibited items and scam signs
Spots prices that are far too low and contact details in the text
Suggestions to improve the listing

AI Translation

A multilingual auction site reaches more buyers, but translating everything is slow. AI translation fills in the other languages for you, wherever you edit multilingual content in the admin panel.

One "Translate all" button for categories and pages
Keeps HTML, brand names and model names unchanged
Creates clean, SEO-friendly URL slugs
Everything stays editable after the translation
Works with every language you add

AI Page Writer

A new website needs content: About us, How it works, Selling tips, Shipping information. The AI page writer drafts each page from its title and a few key points.

Available in the page editor of the CMS
Clear, trustworthy and SEO-friendly text
Headings, paragraphs and lists, ready to publish
One version per language
Fully editable in the visual editor

Choose Your AI Provider

All AI features of PHP Bid run with the provider you choose and your own API key, so you control the quality, the speed and the cost.

Groq, DeepSeek or OpenAI, with any compatible model
Your own API key - no extra AI fees from us
Switch each AI feature on or off separately
Test the connection from the admin panel
Built-in rules keep the search working without AI

See It Working for Yourself

The best way to judge a feature is to try it in the live demo.

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