Add Agent(s) for your site

– Log into WordPress – Go to Rover IDX > General > Office & Agents, and click the Manage button – Type the name of your office, or your last name. – A popup will appear with the offices / agents matching tour text.  Please choose your office. – Check the box next to your … Read more

How to add style to Google maps

Rover IDX allows Google Maps on your site to be styled using the Google Map embedded JSON feature. To add styling to your maps: Follow the Google documentation for embedded JSON style declarations. An easy way to quickly create the JSON is to use the Legacy JSON Styling Wizard. Paste that JSON into the Rover IDX “Google … Read more

Polygon search

Step 1.  In the Rover IDX plugin admin pages, go to Styling >> Map. Step 2.  Select the “Polygons” tab. Step 3.  Move the map to include the entire area that you want to cover.  For instance, if you want to display Austin, TX, zoom in/out to show all of Austin on the map. Step … Read more

How to Customize a Layout

Rover IDX displays content in layouts – which are templates that define the look of the data. There are various layouts – all can be customized: Full Page Layout – used by the [rover_idx_full_page] shortcode, this layout defines what full page elements to display, and where to display them. Search Panel Layout – Search panels … Read more

How to change the Listing Layout

Changing the style of the Listings on your page is very easy. Go into Rover IDX >> Styling >> Listing Layout, and enable one of the many layouts available. In this video, two browsers are side by side so you can immediately see your changes…

Home page search

Real estate websites often have an easy to use, simplified search on their Home page. Often on top of a slideshow or beautiful background image. For example: http://demo.roveridx.com/region-ccml/home-page-search/ Here is how to get put these components together: Add your container: <div class=”home-page-container”></div> Add the search panel: <div class=”home-page-container”>[rover_idx_search_panel search_panel_layout=”typeahead_single”]</div> Add the styling: .home-page-container {background-image: url(http://demo.roveridx.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cape_cod_background.jpg);background-size: cover;position: … Read more

Getting notified quickly when someone wants to see a listing

A visitor is interested in a property on your website.  They fill out the “See this Listing” contact form on a property page.  By default, Rover IDX sends you email with the contact information. Did you know that Rover can also send you an SMS (Text) message to your mobile phone?  It’s true.  Just set your preference in … Read more

Dynamic page layout

You can control the layout of dynamic pages ( for example: yourdomain.com/sc/anderson/land/0-200000/ ) just like normal pages. See how…

Custom Search Panels

Many customers want a standard search panel displayed across all their search pages, but a custom search panel – often on the Home page. Example: [rover_idx_full_page search_panel_layout=”custom” template_fields=”street,mlnumber,beds,baths”] For a fully custom experience, you can use the search_panel_layout=”custom” parameter.  This tells Rover that you do not want to use the search panel template that was chosen as … Read more

Setup in only 52 seconds

We work hard to make sure adding Rover IDX to your WordPress website is easy.  Here is a 52 second video of just how easy it is:

Display only Single Family Homes

To display only single family homes: [rover_idx_full_page prop_types=”singlefamily”] You can use additional valid shortcode parameters to more precisely define what you would like displayed.  For instance: [rover_idx_full_page prop_types=”singlefamily,land” min_price=”300000″] [rover_idx_full_page prop_types=”singlefamily” waterfront=”true”] *  If you do not include the prop_types parameters, Rover IDX will always assume the list of checked property types in Styling >> Search … Read more