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##  HikaAuction 2.0 Beta

Details     Published: 13 December 2016    December 13 2016  ![](/images/blog/hikaauction/auction.png)

HikaAuction is a Joomla! bidding extension for HikaShop which will enable you to sell your products and do business differently. Thanks to this auction extension, you'll be able to easily create, manage, and follow auctions on your shop !

*Required HikaShop version : 3.0.0 or newer*

This young extension is continuing to evolve thanks to your feedback ! Discover the changes and improvements for this new version.

For your customers, buying will be like a game and thus, they will be more often on your e-shop in order to not miss good opportunities !

### What's new :

#### Features

- Paying through the HikaShop Checkout with the auction product in the cart is now possible
- New "HikaAuction Give up" checkout step
- Override the HikaShop checkout workflow for your auction customers
- Use the HikaShop Checkout configuration option

#### Improvements

- HikaAuction configuration page improved
- Link to the product in HikaAuction emails and displaying improvements
- Winner email display improved !

#### Fixes

- Display of email subjects issue solved
- Closed Auctions issue solved

Note that this is a preview version, **do not use it on a production website**.
This is for **tests and development only**.

We welcome your [**feedback** on this page](https://www.hikashop.com/forum/hikashop-3-0-beta.html).

## How to use

You first want to download and install HikaShop 3.0 by following the instructions [here](https://www.hikashop.com/blog/357-hikashop-3-0-beta.html) You then want to download the install package of HikaAuction 2.0 beta here: [ Download HikaAuction 2.0 Beta](https://www.hikashop.com/my-account/your-subscriptions.html "Download HikaAuction 2.0 Beta") Just install it on your copy of your website like you did with HikaShop 3.0 Beta.

You'll be able to have HikaAuction use the HikaShop checkout by turning on the option "Use HikaShop checkout" of the HikaAuction configuration page.

**Note :**

- Discover all HikaAuction features, [**here**](/extensions/hikaauction.html)
- Follow all HikaAuction modifications in details, [**here, on its changelog**](/support/documentation/326-hikaauction-changelog.html)

Keep in touch folks.

*Team HikaShop*