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Questions About RealtyCandy
We offer an integration service that brings IDX Broker directly to your existing website called IDX Connect. If you have a website that you want to integrate with IDX Broker, this is the service you’re looking for.
Our PureIDX sites provide professional real estate websites designed specifically for IDX Broker users. Created with HighLevel, you can choose one of our available themes and enjoy a new professional website.
We also offer a WordPress theme called Simply IDX, where you can select the design you like and we set up a new WordPress website for you, integrated with your IDX Broker account. Then, all you have to do is add your content.
We have a WordPress Hosting service, included with the Simply IDX sign-up package. Our hosting includes Daily Backups, Security Scans, WordPress Updates, Weekly Themes and Plugins Updates, RealtyCandy Support, SSL Security certificates, 10 GB of Storage, 25,000 Monthly visitors, Administrator Access, and more! (If you prefer to host your site elsewhere and still sign up with us for Simply IDX, that is also an option.)
We also do IDX Broker Customizations, so you can have unique tools for your website that take full advantage of what IDX Broker has to offer.
We also offer our “free apps”, such as:
- IDX Addons: this is a website we made for our clients to get more out of IDX Broker with our tools like Speedy IDX Widgets, Text Alerts, Returning Visitor Alerts, Nearby Listings, Data Graphs, Mailchimp Integration, and more!
- Our Premium IDX Templates for IDX Broker pages: use RealtyCandy as your IDX Broker developer to get access to all our templates for FREE.
If you don’t have an IDX Broker account, use this link and you we will automatically be added as our developer partner https://signup.idxbroker.com/d/realtycandy.
If you already have an active IDX Broker account, simply send an email to developers@idxbroker.com stating:
I want to use RealtyCandy as my IDX developer
My website domain is: INSERT_YOUR_WEBSITE_HERE
I understand that they will be my first contact for tech support and that my payments will continue as they are directly to IDX Broker.
This process is quick, free, and easy. Once you do this, we will be your first point of contact for IDX Broker support issues. Your payments will stay the same, and you will continue to pay IDX Broker directly.
To access all of our free tools, log in to IDXAddons.com using your IDX Broker API Key; found under Access Control when you log in to the IDX Broker Dashboard.
If you sign up for your IDX Broker account using our sign-up form link, you will automatically be set up with RealtyCandy as your IDX Broker developer.
Yes! We love doing great customizations for IDX Broker. We’ve also done customizations directly on website platforms like High Level, WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, Webflow, and other platforms. Our specialty is building new tools and apps for clients that work on any platform. You can view all our tools at IDXAddons.com.
Our custom work is billed at $150 per hour, with a minimum charge of 30 minutes. Our developers usually complete around one hour of custom work per client site each business day.
For RUSH PRIORITY projects, we charge $300 per hour, begin work within one business day, and dedicate about twice the daily time to your site.
You can read more about our Customization process here and see some of our past customization projects on our Portfolio page.
There will be a chat icon on our website that allows you to chat in real-time with our team or you can email us at support@rcrealtycandy.flywheelstaging.com or even write us on our Contact page at any time.
You can also call us at (435) 222-5522 between 9 AM and 5 PM US Mountain Time.
Questions About IDXConnect
Our plans start at just $79 to seamlessly connect IDX Broker with any website platform, including WordPress, Wix, Weebly, Squarespace, Webflow, Duda, and more!
Explore all available plans and compare features at rcrealtycandy.flywheelstaging.com/idx.
An IDX Connect is what we at RealtyCandy call an IDX Broker integration for any website; including WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, Weebly, etc.
With IDX Connect, we’ll make sure your IDX Broker pages blend right into your site’s design, so smoothly that visitors won’t even realize they’re navigating between platforms.
We offer different IDX Connect plans, but all plans include these essentials:
- Search Bar on Your Home Page – We add an easy-to-use search tool.
- Matching Style Across IDX Pages – Colors, fonts, header, and footer will blend seamlessly with your site.
- Optimized IDX Settings – We configure everything on the IDX Broker backend.
- Premium Templates – Enjoy our premium IDX page designs for free.
- SEO Boost with Links App – Improve SEO with our built-in links app.
- Essential Widgets Setup – We add helpful widgets like:
- Home Valuation
- Agent/Office Info
- Google Map
- You’ll also get access to our IDX Addons, our free Simply IDX WordPress theme, and a custom subdomain setup like search.myrealtygroup.com.
For more plan details, visit rcrealtycandy.flywheelstaging.com/idx.
To sign up for IDX Connect without an IDX Broker account:
- Start with IDX Broker
Go to IDX Broker Signup page at https://signup.idxbroker.com/d/realtycandy and complete the signup. IDX Broker will send you any necessary MLS authorization forms within minutes. - Submit MLS Forms
Sign and return the forms to IDX Broker, who will then work with your MLS for approval. - Receive IDX Account Details
Once approved by your MLS, IDX Broker will finalize your account and send you login details. - Connect with RealtyCandy
With your IDX Broker login, sign up for our integration service (plans staring at $79) at rcrealtycandy.flywheelstaging.com/idx. We’ll complete the IDX integration on your site within, at most, 2 business day of receiving access. - Add Premium Templates and Tools
To use our templates and IDXAddons, designate RealtyCandy as your IDX Developer Partner by following the steps at rcrealtycandy.flywheelstaging.com/free.
This setup process ensures you’re fully integrated with IDX Broker and ready to start!
The signup process takes just 3-5 minutes. For most MLSs in the U.S., data feed authorization happens within 1-3 days after signup. Once authorized, IDX Broker makes your pages publicly accessible in about a day.
Typically, this whole process takes 2-3 business days. In some cases, if your MLS or Realtor board is quick, IDX Broker can be set up on your site in under a day.
Our integration service is usually completed within 1-3 business days after signup, so you’ll be fully up and running in no time!
- First, you go to rcrealtycandy.flywheelstaging.com/platinum and signup for the IDX service. (When you use that link they waive their $99 account creation fee)
- IDX Broker will send you (and us) an email where you can set up your password. Once you do this, please send us your IDX Broker password.
- IDX Broker will also send over the paperwork that you need to sign or have your broker sign.
- Once you get that done and send it back to IDX Broker, they will forward all of the documents to your MLS for approval.
- Click on the sign-up button on this page to hire us to set up your IDX feed to your site.
- Send an invite to give administrator access to your site to our email address, info@rcrealtycandy.flywheelstaging.com
- Once we have your IDX account active, your payment, and the login credentials, we just need one business day to get IDX Broker set up to your website.
Typically this entire process takes about 2-3 business days.
We have had a World Record in the past where some MLS areas give approval in just one business day.
Some MLS can hold up the process a little, but it is usually completely done within one week.
If you’re having trouble with this step, we recommend reaching out to your MLS as soon as they should have received the documents.
You can make our email support@rcrealtycandy.flywheelstaging.com as a contributor by going at your WIX panel, click on the website and then on the arrow beside Site Actions, click on “Add Contributor”.
Questions About IDX Templates
To get any of our premium templates for your IDX pages, all you have to do is to make us your IDX Broker developer. This process is fast and FREE.
Just send an email to IDX Broker that says you’d like to use Realty Candy as your developer or sign up for your IDX Broker account using our sign-up form.
Your payments with IDX Broker will continue as they are, directly to IDX Broker. You will also have access to IDXAddons.com at no charge.
Contact us here if you have any questions about this process!
You can go to https://middleware.idxbroker.com/mgmt/preferences#search and check the option to “Show Loading Screen For Searches” as well as the option to “Show Logo on Loading Screen”.
You can set the logo at https://middleware.idxbroker.com/mgmt/preferences#other under “Client Logo URL”.
To change the basic fields (the ones at the top) you go to https://middleware.idxbroker.com/mgmt/pages and on the line of the page you want to edit, click on the Edit link under the Preferences column, then go to the “Search Setup” tab and there you can hide/show the fields you want and set the default values for any fields.
For the Advanced fields (the ones at the bottom), click on the Fields link under the Customize column. There, you select the property type you want to change the fields and then on the “View Settings” button. You will then see the fields below. There you can set the default values, change how the field will look, add new fields, remove and move any fields.
That information is provided by our Agent Information Add-on for Single-Agent accounts. To change it you just login at https://idxaddons.com with your IDX Broker API Key and go to Apps then Agent Information.
If you have a Multiple-Agent/Office account, you can change the agent’s information at https://middleware.idxbroker.com/mgmt/agents and your Office information at https://middleware.idxbroker.com/mgmt/account.
You can log in to your IDX Broker account, go to Design > Website > Custom CSS and on the Categories or Pages tab, select the Details page and just add this code to show the navigation:
#IDX-detailsTopNav { display: block !important; }
To hide the navigation, the code is:
#IDX-detailsTopNav { display: none !important; }
Yes, log in to your IDX Broker account, go to Design > Website > Custom CSS and on the Categories or Pages tab, select the Details page and just add this code:
.IDX-detailsAddressLocationInfo { display: block !important; }
Yes, just log in to your IDX Broker account, go to Design > Website > Custom CSS and on the Categories or Pages tab, select the Details page and just add this code to show it:
#IDX-detailsHotAction-print { display: block !important; }
To hide the Printable Flyer button, the code is:
#IDX-detailsHotAction-print { display: none !important; }
Yes, for this you need to go to your IDX Broker account, then click on Design > Website > Custom CSS and on the Categories or Pages tab and add this code:
#IDX-fieldsWrapper { display: block !important; }
First, check if you added the key correctly at: https://idxaddons.com/?page=api-keys
If it still doesn’t show, please add this code to your Custom CSS section under Design > Website > Custom CSS and on the Categories or Pages tab:
#homeValue { display: block !important; }
Yes! We created an addon for you to be able to have Google Maps on your IDX Broker pages. To activate it you just need to go to API Keys and enter a valid Google Maps API Key. Then go to the IDX Maps to Google Maps addon and just click on Activate.
There you can also select the theme you want to use from a large variety of options:
Yes! Now you can add those buttons, just add the code below in your Results Category in the Custom CSS panel:
div#IDX-toplinks { display: flex !important; flex-flow: row nowrap; padding: 10px 0 0 0; }
div#IDX-toplinks > a { width: auto; flex: 1 0 auto; }
Then you will have buttons like this:
Yes! If you are a Realty Candy partner, you can easily change colors using our templates. We created the IDX Colors for this purpose, this addon will change the colors of the menus, map pins, links, and button colors on the IDX pages, as well as fix some minor styles on all IDX pages.
By default, the meta descriptions on IDX Broker pages can get pretty long. The meta title and description for your Details pages can be edited in your IDX Broker account dashboard to better fit your market area and SEO needs.
To find those settings, first navigate to Design > Pages, and scroll until you see the page you want to edit.
The SEO settings option is available for almost all IDX Broker pages, including the search pages (address, advanced, basic, email update signup, listing id, map search), the results pages (featured, sold/pending listings and saved links), and the details pages, as well as the link showcase, mortgage, photo gallery contact home valuation, roster, market reports, and so on.
Then click the “Edit” button under the preferences' column. The page should look similar to the screenshot.
To place dynamic attributes (values that change according to the page you are in), you can enter the variable surrounded by double curly brackets, like this {{variable}}. Here is a list of variables you can use:
- Listing ID - {{listingID}}
- Address - {{address}}
- City - {{cityName}}
- State - {{state}}
- State Abbreviated - {{stateAbrv}}
- Zipcode - {{zipcode}}
- County - {{countyName}}
- Price - {{listingPrice}}
- IDX Property Type - {{idxPropType}}
- Property Type - {{propType}}
- Property Sub Type - {{propSubType}}
- Display Name - {{displayName}}
- Listing Description - {{remarksConcat}}
Questions About IDXAddons
IDXAddons.com is a valuable resource for real estate professionals, offering a range of free tools and features designed to enhance your real estate website's performance, navigation, design, and functionality. It is particularly beneficial for those using IDX Broker, a popular platform for integrating MLS listings into real estate websites.
Key Features and Benefits:
1. 50+ Widgets and Extensions: IDXAddons.com provides access to over 50 widgets and extensions specifically tailored for IDXBroker users. These tools empower you to optimize your real estate website's functionality, making it easier for visitors to search for properties and navigate your listings. With a simple setup using your IDX Broker account and API key, you can unlock these valuable resources.
2. Exclusive IDXBroker Templates: Choose from a diverse selection of more than 60 templates for results pages, maps, property details, and agent rosters. These templates come in various designs and are optimized for mobile devices, ensuring seamless viewing and user-friendly experiences on smartphones, tablets, and desktops. Personalize your website with these templates to match your brand and showcase your listings effectively.
3. Single Property Websites: IDXAddons.com enables you to create professional single property websites dedicated to your featured listings. These dedicated websites are an excellent way to highlight individual properties, providing potential buyers with in-depth information, high-quality images, and immersive experiences. By offering single property websites, you can effectively market and sell your listings.
Explore IDXAddons.com today to elevate your real estate website and provide a superior online experience for your visitors.
You will get our Premium IDX Templates, our Simply IDX theme for WordPress, and all our Add-on Tools for IDX Broker.
The OmniSearch tool is a search bar that simplifies how to look up information by encompassing multiple filters and criteria, usually located in the home page header.
It can be configured at IDXAddons.com or through the plugin IMPress for IDX Broker in WordPress websites.
How Does the OmniSearch look?
We actually have several different styles to choose from. Plus, they're all available for free to our clients through IDXAddons.com
You can also choose to disable specific fields like beds/baths if, for example, you only sell commercial properties. Or maybe you just want a cleaner look for your home page.
Our search tools also have sections to add additional CSS as well as change the colors to more easily match your branding and site style. If you want something you're not sure how to make, our developers can also create custom search tools to look and behave however you need them to.
First, you need to add an HTML block. Set it to “full width” and approximately 200px-250px for the height, then check the option “code” and add this code below, replacing the code with the code generated for you on https://idxaddons.com/?page=apps&sub=omnisearch:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> </head> <body> SCRIPT_HERE </body> </html>
After you save it, don’t forget to check the mobile version, and adapt its height accordingly.
The Saved Link Generator is a free add-on from IDXAddons.com that allows users to generate links for listings in bulk by inputting tags to link all relevant options and removes the need to create individual links for each appropriate listing, filtering out the ones that don’t match the tags.
Here are some useful tutorials:
Simply IDX is the name of the theme we developed for WordPress users.
It uses BeaverBuilder to make a site that is quick and easy for clients to customize. We allow all of our users to download this theme for free on IDXAddons.com.
Speedy IDX Widgets is a free add-on tool for all IDX Broker clients from IDXAddons.com. The Speedy IDX Widgets reduce the sizes of all the listings images on your Showcase and Carousel widgets from IDX Broker, improving the bounce rate.
That means when clients load your site with a carousel of 25-50 pictures of properties, it doesn’t take several minutes just to get a portion of one page on your site to load.
By reducing the image files down to the size they appear on each page, the end result looks the same but loads much faster. This leads to more users staying on your site and makes them more likely to continue browsing, improving your SEO results. It’s also highly customizable compared to the native IDX widget, allowing you more options when deciding what to reduce.
Text Alerts is a great tool that allows you to receive a text every time a visitor registers (or a visitor who’s made an account returns) to let you know the last page they were viewing on your site. Alternatively or additionally, you can receive an email (sent daily) listing all of the new and returning visitors of the day at once.
First, configure the Webhook, also found in our list of IDXAddon apps. Then, just input and confirm your phone number and/or email and use the checkbox to toggle these alerts on and off at IDXAddons.com.
Webhook is a code snippet you will need to configure for the Text Alerts to work (including the daily email report).
First, you need to be logged in to IDX Broker to access the Sub-header page. Then click on the button to turn WYSIWYG off. Copy the code from the Webhook page at IDXAddons.com, paste it into the IDX Broker Sub-header page, and save the page.
After the code has been saved, you can go back to the IDXAddons Webhook page and verify that the Webhook is working through the “Validate” button.
What is IDXAddons.com?
IDX Addons is the dashboard where you can find all of our IDX Broker Templates, Addons, and SEO tools. All RealtyCandy clients have access to this dashboard. We created it, it is hosted on our servers and connects to our clients' IDX Broker accounts using their API key.
It is not the same thing as the IDX Broker dashboard, where users can change the configuration of their settings, create filters for widgets and saved links, and activate new templates on their site.
How do I log in to IDXAddons.com?
To log in, you will need to copy and paste your API Key from IDX Broker.
First, log in to the IDX Broker dashboard and navigate to Home > Access Control. You should see a green box labeled as the “Account API”. Go ahead and click that box to copy the code to your clipboard.
Next, head over to IDXaddons.com and paste the API key, then click login.
From here, you should see all the Apps we have available for you to use, the PureIDX theme options if you host one of those sites with us, and the IDX Colors app to easily change colors on all of your IDX Broker pages when using our templates.
How can I get free apps for my IDX Broker account?
If you're a RealtyCandy client, you have access to IDXAddons already! If not, you can check out this page and follow the email instructions to have IDX Broker add RealtyCandy as your account developer and give you access to all of these tools for FREE.
Can I see some examples of useful IDXAddons apps?
Sure! We have tons of tutorials on our YouTube channel if you're looking for something specific. We also offer IDXAddons tours to all of our clients at RealyCandy. Here, you can go through IDXAddons.com with one of our team members virtually. We'll walk you through the setup for any apps or tools that interest you for your site.
One of our most popular apps is called Speedy Widgets. This app both speeds up the load time for your listings widgets and allows you to apply custom styling using a variety of theme options. We're always expanding our options to include more themes, so check with our team if you have something particular in mind.
Another app our clients love to use is Google Map Widget. This app will help you add a Google Map to your site that includes listing information from your MLS. The native IDX Broker map widget doesn't work on Wix, but this widget works on any platform. It also has more options for layout and filtering, depending on which version you use.
Our more technically-advanced clients, or those with third party site developers working directly with RealtyCandy, also get a lot of use out of the Enhanced Community Pages app. This tool allows you to add Yelp reviews for nearby business and create/move blocks on the Saved Links you create for your communities.
I tried to log in, but it didn't work. How do I get access to IDXAddons.com?
You need to have an active IDX Broker account to utilize our IDXAddons. Once you have that, you can choose two methods to get Premium access to IDXAddons.com.
- Pay a yearly subscription cost when you sign up. ($399 per year)
- Add RealtyCandy as the developer partner on your IDX Broker account. (FREE)
When you make us your developer partners, your payments will continue as they are directly to IDX Broker. You will also remain in control of your website design changes, hosting, and everything else.
Having RealtyCandy as your developer partner means that we will be your first point of contact for anything related to IDX Broker. This helps in providing you with faster customer support. You will also have Premium access to ALL of all tools (templates, IDX Addons, and IDX Chat).
Contact us if you have any questions.
Questions About IDX for GoHighLevel
PureIDX is a cloud-based website that we offer for all of our clients with a simple setup. You pay only $99/year to have one of these sites, with the option of a FREE DIY setup, or a customized setup from our team for only another $200. This means you can have a fully functional site with IDX integrated for only $299 total.
It is a totally mobile-responsive real estate website designed to work exclusively with IDX Broker. It has 6 templates available (as of Nov 2022) with limited customizations on the layouts, but hosting is only $99 per year for life.
You can check examples of websites build using PureIDX on our PureIDX Portfolio page.
There are tons of new features being added for these sites constantly, since we created them to be used with our addons. If you have any questions about these sites, please contact our team.
PureIDX is intended for single realtors or agencies that want a fast, simple website. If you only need a home page, and most of the other pages will be IDX Broker pages anyway, PureIDX is for you!
To have a PureIDX Lite you pay $99/year.
PureIDX Pro is $200 setup + $99 per year for hosting.
To get PureIDX you pay $99/year and it includes the website hosting, SSL certificate, IDXAddons access, Custom Subdomain setup, IDX Connect, IDX Premium Templates, Priority Email Support, and some template options.
We also offer a $200 setup + $99/year solution that includes a complete site setup. We set up for you the images, logo, widgets, etc.
Questions About IDX Broker
IDX refers to the data feed for listings, which allows real estate agents to display properties from their MLS (Multiple Listing Service) areas on their websites or any online platform, like social networks.
To learn more, check out our blog.
IDX is an acronym that stands for “Internet Data Exchange” and is also known as Broker Reciprocity.
IDX Broker is a vendor for listing data that allows agents and brokers to access and display listing information from various MLS on their real estate websites. The term “IDX” refers to the software, rules, and regulations which allow MLS data to show on your site. This data feed typically encompasses the listing data for properties entered into the MLS system, while IDX rules may determine where, what, and how it is displayed. If your MLS provides access to this data feed, you may use it to promote all eligible listings on your website, not just your featured listings.
IDX Broker is engineered to collect, organize, and maintain your local MLS listings, allowing you to seamlessly display all MLS properties on your real estate site.
IDX works by establishing a data connection between your website and your MLS or IDX provider, importing listings, displaying them on your front-end, and running updates. Because IDX refers to any transfer of real estate data, the specifics of how it works depend on the type of IDX technology used.
This is a simple explanation of the process to set up IDX for your website.
- First, go to rcrealtycandy.flywheelstaging.com/platinum and signup for an IDX Broker account (when you use that link, they will waive their $150 account creation fee.)
- IDX Broker will send the paperwork that you need to sign or have your broker sign.
- Once you get that done and send it back to IDX Broker, they will forward all of the documents to your MLS for approval.
- After the MLS approves your account, IDX Broker will send you (and us) an email.
- We will need you to click on the signup button on this page to hire us to set up your IDX feed to your site.
- We will also need you to send your site admin access and IDX Broker login details to our email address.
- Once we have your IDX account active, your payment, and your credentials, we just need one business day to get IDX Broker set up on your website.
If you sign up for our IDXConnect service at https://realtycandy.com/idx/, IDX Broker will waive their $150 processing fee.
Studies show that most visitors to real estate websites want to see properties. Having information about your company and your experience is important, but the truth is visitors to your real estate website want to see properties.
You can show your own current listings using IDX Broker. This is a great option for teams and offices with at least 25-50 listings that provide enough interest to keep visitors engaged.
If you want the listings you show on your site to auto-update and show all of the current active properties in your MLS or market area, then IDX Broker is an easy way to showcase all of those properties.
Not only will you be able to use IDX Broker to showcase specific listings, but it can also help capture new leads and nurture existing clients.
You can even set up automatic updates, so your clients will know when new properties are available.
There are many more benefits to using IDX Broker that can help build your real estate business. Set up a free Zoom meeting with one of our team members, or give us a call to find out how we can help you grow your real estate business!
IDX Broker offers two plans:
The IDX Broker ™ Lite plans start at $50/monthly for a single agent, $70/monthly for a team plan, or $100/monthly for an office plan.
The IDX Broker ™ Platinum plans start at $80/monthly for a single agent, $100/monthly for a team plan, or $130/monthly for an office plan.
They also offer the ability to add multiple MLS to one IDX Broker account.
You can check all updated features available on each plan on IDX Broker Plans & Pricing page.
The wrapper is just a page on your website for platforms like WordPress or Squarespace (or, for Wix websites it is a page on our servers) that will be used as a base for IDX Broker pages. IDX Broker pages are styled by taking the information on that specific wrapper page, including the styles for the header, the footer, and CSS classes to style titles and texts, and fonts.
Did you make changes to your website and then when you go see your IDX pages, they showed up with a broken aspect?
Or did you do a website change, and it is taking hours for IDX to update your pages with the changes?
These are common problems our clients at RealtyCandy face, and fixing this is very quick. You just need to clear your IDX Broker Wrapper Cache.
Clearing the cache of Dynamic wrappers
To clear your wrapper cache, go to your IDX Broker Dashboard, then go to Design, Website, and Wrappers.
There will be a link “Clear Wrapper Cache” on the blue bar on the right. Just click on it once or twice, and try looking at the pages again.
Check the video to see the step by step on how to do it.
For Static Wrappers
If you did the IDX Connect service with us and have a Wix, Duda or GoDaddy website, you probably have a Static wrapper. In this case, the header and footer info will not update automatically. So, to have this updated, you will need to contact us though our chat or email and ask us to update it for you.
You can get any of the IDX Broker default links at Design > Website > Page Templates and copy the link for your site.
On your Wix website, click on the side icon “Menus and Pages” and then on the “Add a Link” icon.
Check the “Web Address” option and paste the URL you copied before, if you want you can make it open on the same page (tab) your link is by checking the “Current Window” option.
Type the name you want to appear on the menu, and Publish your changes.
If we want to block some IDX Broker pages from showing up in Google, IDX Broker recommends that on the wrapper of the page you want to block, you set it to “noindex“, then that should be applicable to the page as well.
That would keep the pages from indexing or showing in SERP or search engine results.
A Saved Link is a tool that will allow you to showcase listings from certain cities, counties, postal codes, subdivisions, etc. You can even filter them by price range, or any other search criteria you think is appropriate.
IDX Broker Saved Links are ideal to create community pages that you can link directly from your website, or you can also share them with your leads.
Create an IDX Broker Saved Link
In order to create an IDX Broker Saved Link, you need to log in first to your IDX Broker account, then go to the option for Design > Website > Saved Links.
There, on the IDX Broker Saved Links page, you will be able to create, edit and delete your IDX Broker Saved Links.
To create a new IDX Broker Saved Link just click on the Create Link button located at the top-right:
In this post, we are going to create an IDX Broker Saved Link for Condos under 500K.
Condos under 500K IDX Broker Saved Link example
Step 1 – Pick a Search Page
The first step after clicking the CREATE LINK button is to choose the kind of search you want to do. The options are: Address, Advanced Search, Basic Search, Email Update Signup, Listing ID, Polygon, Map Search, and Custom. In this example we are going to select the Advanced Search option and click the Next Step button:
Step 2 – Search Criteria
In this step, you have to enter the search criteria you want to use for your IDX Broker Saved Link. For our Condos under 500K, the search criteria we are going to use is:
- Property Type = Residential
- Property Sub Type = Condominium
- Status = Active
- Max Price = $500,000
- Refinement = Has Image (this is optional but it would be good to have images in all our listings)
- Sort By = Most expensive to least (also optional)
NOTE: The name and the values of these fields could be different in your MLS area.
It is recommendable to click on the “View Results in New Window” button, to make sure you are getting the results you are expecting for this IDX Broker Saved Link.
Please click the “Next Step” button when you are done adding your search criteria.
Step 3 – SEO Settings
Now you have to name your IDX Broker Saved Link and configure some SEO fields to make it SEO friendly. This way, your leads will read proper information when you share the URL.
Only “Page Title” and “Link URL (Name)” are mandatory, the rest of the fields are optional, but if you fill in those fields you will be providing more information to your clients.
You will also find a Sub-header section below the SEO settings. In this Sub-header section, you can add any text or image you want to include in your IDX Broker Saved Link. In this example we are going to add this title: “Condos Under 500K”.
You are done, click the “Save & Manage links” button to finish unless you want to create another link, if so, you should click the “Save & Create another link”.
Either way, now you should be able to see the IDX Broker Saved Link you just created if you visit the Saved Link’s main page.
This is how it looks the IDX Broker Saved Link we created in this example: https://yourwebsite.idxbroker.com/i/condos-under-500k
That is how you create an IDX Broker Saved link, but maybe you are wondering… How can I use it?
How to use IDX Broker Saved links
There are several options for you to work with your new IDX Broker Saved Link, you can share the URL with your clients or leads as we did a few lines ago in this article, you can use it on your website navigation menu, regular text links and images are good options too.
Direct Link
You can share the URL of the IDX Broker Saved Link with your leads via email, text message, or social networks. You only have to copy/paste the URL.
Website Content
You can use your website content (text or images) to link your IDX Broker Saved Link. You only have to enter the URL of your saved link in the URL field.
The process will be different on each editor, but the main idea is to add an image or some text and use the link tool to configure the URL of your IDX Broker Saved Link on it:
It would look similar to this:
Website Navigation Menu
Adding your IDX Broker Saved Links to your navigation menu is one of the most common ways to share them with your website visitors. How can you do that? It will depend on the platform or CMS you used to build your website, let’s see some examples:
- WordPress
- WIX
- Squarespace
You need to go to Appearance->Menu, then select the option Custom Links, paste the URL, type some Link Text, and click on the “Add to Menu” button.
To add the IDX Broker Saved Link to the navigation menu of your WIX website, you have to go to the option Menu & Pages->Site Menu and click on the “Add a Link” button:
Then you have to select the “Web Address” opinion in the new popup window, paste the URL, choose if you want to open the IDX Broker Saved Link in a new window or the current window, and finally, you need to click on the “Done” button.
Adding your IDX Broker Saved Link to the navigation menu of your Squarespace is really simple. First, you have to go to Pages:
The next step is to click on the “+” button located to the right of the “MAIN NAVIGATION” label:
Now you have to choose the “Link” option at the bottom:
Finally, you can enter the IDX Broker Link title, paste the URL and click on the Save button when you are done.
Check a complete video guide below:
Your IDX Broker account includes a variety of widgets that can be added to your website for displaying IDX content. A widget is a snippet of code that is generated from inside your IDX Control Panel. Once copied and pasted onto your web pages, the widget code will show the desired IDX content, like a search or a display of listings. Your widget will be displayed exactly where you place the code, making it easy to customize your site with IDX content.
Widgets are located in your IDX account by clicking Design > Widgets > and New or Legacy.
See the articles linked here for information about creating the different kinds of widgets:
- Create a Slideshow Widget (Legacy)
- Create a Showcase Widget (Legacy)
- Create a Quick Search Widget (Legacy)
- Create a Map Search Widget – (Legacy) (Platinum Only)
- Create a Lead Login Widget (Legacy)
- Create a Lead Signup Widget – (Legacy) (Platinum Only)
- Create a Featured Agent Widget (Legacy)
- Create a Carousel Widget (Legacy)
- Create a Market Report Widget (New) (Platinum Only)
- Create a Virtual Showings Widget (New)
The Custom Link is a great and easy option to add custom flyers, videos, or a link to any website you want.
To add a Custom Link, log in to your IDX Broker account and click on Listings > Active, then go to the listing you want to edit and click on the Edit icon. There you will see the “Custom Link Text” and “Custom Link URL” options.
To add a Virtual Tour link, go to your IDX Broker panel and click on “Listings” and “Active”. On the listing you want, click on the number under the VT column. It will show a popup where you can add the Virtual Tour link, the window dimensions (we recommend 800×600), the Description, and the link text and alternate text.
Check the video to see how to do it.
This happens for two different reasons:
The MLS has some data that is “public” and is for IDX feeds and the public. They also have non-public data that is only available for the realtors to see and search. If the MLS made EVERYTHING public, then nobody would need a real estate agent. 🙂
The second reason could be that IDX Broker has not mapped that field in the data feed because it has been recently added, or for some other reason.
If you want a field that is not in the Datafeed, then we can ask IDX Broker about it. If IDX Broker can’t map this field, you will need to need to write to the MLS and ask them to include that field in the IDX data feed.
You can make our email (support@rcrealtycandy.flywheelstaging.com) a contributor for your Squarespace website at your panel: Settings > Permissions > Invite Contributor. We need an Administrator type of account to do the IDX Connect.
By default, the meta descriptions on IDX Broker pages can get pretty long. The meta title and description for your Details pages can be edited in your IDX Broker account dashboard to better fit your market area and SEO needs.
To find those settings, first navigate to Design > Pages, and scroll until you see the page you want to edit.
The SEO settings option is available for almost all IDX Broker pages, including the search pages (address, advanced, basic, email update signup, listing id, map search), the results pages (featured, sold/pending listings and saved links), and the details pages, as well as the link showcase, mortgage, photo gallery contact home valuation, roster, market reports, and so on.
Then click the “Edit” button under the preferences' column. The page should look similar to the screenshot.
To place dynamic attributes (values that change according to the page you are in), you can enter the variable surrounded by double curly brackets, like this {{variable}}. Here is a list of variables you can use:
- Listing ID - {{listingID}}
- Address - {{address}}
- City - {{cityName}}
- State - {{state}}
- State Abbreviated - {{stateAbrv}}
- Zipcode - {{zipcode}}
- County - {{countyName}}
- Price - {{listingPrice}}
- IDX Property Type - {{idxPropType}}
- Property Type - {{propType}}
- Property Sub Type - {{propSubType}}
- Display Name - {{displayName}}
- Listing Description - {{remarksConcat}}