Configure Properties Search

Configure Property Search Settings

Before starting with this section, Make sure you have pretty permalinks enabled from Dashboard → Settings → Permalinks and Property Search Page is created.

Follow the steps below to configure the search functionality.

Select Property Search Page

Please navigate based on your version of the RealHomes theme:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Search Page

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Properties Search Page

Select the property search page from Select Search Page. You can setup other options according to your requirements.

After this you will have a property search form displayed on homepage.

Now, you can also use the RealHomes - Advance Search Widget in sidebar as that widget uses the same configurations.

Search Form Layout

Navigate to Search Form Basics section. Based on your version:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Basic

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Basics

In this section you can change Search Form Layout to Default or Smart. You can check both layouts in the following screenshots.

Default Layout

Smart Layout

Search Form Fields - Show / Hide - Reorder by Drag & Drop

You can also Show / Hide Fields on properties search form as well as Drag and Drop the Fields to change their display order and you can also change the labels.

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Basic

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Basics

Advance Search Fields

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Basic

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Basics

Number Of Fields to Display in Top Row

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Basic

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Basics

Search Button Label & Any Text Label

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Basic

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Basics

Search Form Locations

Navigate based on your version:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Locations

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Locations

First thing is to decide the number of location fields you want to set up for search form. Do not worry too much about it as you can always change these settings in future to match your changing needs.

Select 1 if you want to display all locations into one select box.

Select 2 if you want to display locations like State → City OR City → Suburb.

Select 3 if you want to display locations like Country → State → City OR State → City → Suburb

Select 4 if you want to display locations like Country → State → City → Suburb

After that you need to provide suitable labels for location boxes. You can provide these based on your own needs.

If you face any confusion, Simply make the changes in settings and preview them on homepage. Keep making the changes until you get what you want.

You can also Hide Empty Locations and Sort Locations Alphabetically. It means that if a location is not assigned to any property it won't be displayed in the location drop-down list.

Enable Dynamic Locations (Optimize Large Number Of Locations)

Speeding up the loading time of large number of locations is now possible. Navigate to the Locations section mentioned above and activate Enable Dynamic Locations option as shown below.

It will help your website performance by loading the locations dynamically by scrolling and lists only 15 locations non-hierarchically and 15 more with each scroll until all locations are listed.

Search Form Keyword

Navigate based on your version:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Keyword

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Keyword

Change Keyword Label and Placeholder Text.

Search Form Property ID

Navigate based on your version:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Property ID

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Property ID

Change Property ID Label and Placeholder Text.

Search Form Property Status

Navigate based on your version:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Property Status

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Property Status

Change Property Status Label and Placeholder Text.

Search Form Agents

Navigate based on your version:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Agents

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Agents

Enable Multi-Select Feature and change Agent Field Label, Placeholder Text and Selected Text.

Beds & Baths Fields

Navigate based on your version:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Beds & Baths

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Beds and Baths

In this section:

1) You can modify the Labels for the Beds & Baths Field.

2) You can also provide the values to be displayed in the drop-down lists for both fields.

3) You can modify the search behaviour for beds and baths to Minimum, Maximum or Equals.

Search Form Garages

Navigate based on your version:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Garages

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Garages

In this section:

1. You can modify the Labels for the Garages Field.

2. You can also provide the values to be displayed in the drop-down lists for this field.

3. You can modify the search behaviour for garages to Minimum, Maximum or Equals.

Search Form Prices

Navigate based on your version:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Prices

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Prices

Search Form Areas

Navigate based on your version:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Area

Minimum and Maximum area fields can be customized to your requirements.

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Areas

Minimum and Maximum area fields can be customized to your requirements.

Search Form Property Features

Navigate based on your version:

v4.5.1 and Laterv4.5.0 and Earlier

RealHomes Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Settings ➤ Property Search ➤ Property Features

Legacy Settings

Dashboard ➤ RealHomes ➤ Customize Settings ➤ Properties Search ➤ Search Form Property Features

Show or hide the Property Features section and change the Title for Features Toggle.

Change Advance Search Form Bottom Label Text (Optional)

The advance search label which is displaying at the bottom right corner of the properties search form in Modern Design can be changed in Dashboard → Home Page → Search Form → Advance Search Label Text.