Benefits of Using the SimplyRETS IDX Plugin for WordPress
Searching through all the IDX plugins for WordPress can be a chore. Here’s a quick guide to finding the right one for your business.
The easiest way to build real estate software with your MLS data.
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Searching through all the IDX plugins for WordPress can be a chore. Here’s a quick guide to finding the right one for your business.
November 30, 2015 Christopher Reichert rets, idx, mls, maps, javascript
Map real estate search apps are a great way to enhance web app functionality and user-engagement. They can be significantly more user-friendly to use for real estate listing search utilities than standard html forms. Many features in the SimplyRETS API are built with this specific use-case in mind. SimplyRETS real estate map search For the uninitiated, SimplyRETS leverages your RETS or RESO Web API data feed to provide a more modern and robust API for developing real estate software using listing, open house, and agent data from your MLS. Our services are designed to be simple and effective for any developer to use productively. In this tutorial, I’ll outline how to build a simple map-based search app using the SimplyRETS API. If you want to skip to the code or follow along with a complete sample, you can use our Github Examples Repo. We’ve prepared a live demo with the code from this tutorial here. Sections Background details Getting set up Include dependencies Adding JavaScript Drawing on the map Calling the listings API Conclusion
Today, I’m excited to announce the v1.3.4 release of our WordPress plugin which has all new integration with Google Maps to give your visitors a better Real Estate property search experience. SimplyRETS believes in making IDX and RETS searches better and easier to user. We’re constantly looking for ways to improve both our WordPress Plugin and our API in this regard.
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