Is this possible?

[dianen]

I've already done one site using WP Realty (including a fair amount of customization) and now have a new client with a few special requirements. Here's the situation:

1) His business is virtual tour videos (which will probably be hosted for now on YouTube)

2) His listings will all be manually entered and stored in the local database (no MLS requirement). They will only be properties for which he has done videos.

3) The property detail pages will need to feature his video at the top followed by a gallery of still photos.

4) The contact form for each property (on the prop detail pages) will need to be sent to the listing agent for that property rather than to my client.

My questions at the moment are:

1) Is this do-able with WP Realty?

2) Would I manage the videos and property photos by creating text fields for their URLS in the listing template? If not, how?

3) What procedure would the client use to upload his still photos for each listing?

4) Will these new fields (video and photo URLs) be readily available to me for custom coding?

5) Is it already the default that if a specific listing agent is selected in a property's listing form that the contact form email for a specific property will go to that agent?

Thanks!

[Jared]

I'll answer your questions by number

1) His business is virtual tour videos (which will probably be hosted for now on YouTube)

2) His listings will all be manually entered and stored in the local database (no MLS requirement). They will only be properties for which he has done videos.

3) The property detail pages will need to feature his video at the top followed by a gallery of still photos.

4) The contact form for each property (on the prop detail pages) will need to be sent to the listing agent for that property rather than to my client.

My questions at the moment are:

1) Is this do-able with WP Realty?
All the above is doable but #2 would requite some logical means for either accessing the videos or you could export it as a CSV and i could write a small script to bring it into the listings manager.

2) Would I manage the videos and property photos by creating text fields for their URLS in the listing template? If not, how?
For photos, I'd use the native features but with videos there are a few ways to handle that. I would do a cross between the videoID (if using youtube and some hard coded theme scripting much like we do in WordPress templates. I built an Options Panel once for a guy that wanted to deliver WPR sites to all the agents in his office and each agent could type in an assortment of things into fields such as agent name, photo url, about summary and so on. This allowed for a nice clean turnkey solution similar in some respects to yours.

3) What procedure would the client use to upload his still photos for each listing?
You can make clients with agent permissions or we can build a custom submit form that a CRON would run the updates at specific times a day. For instance I built a site with WPR for a magazine that makes money by selling ad space, its a sort of online version of their free rag-sheet that people pick up in gas stations and grocery stores. How we handled it with them was anyone purchasing space via the "aMember" application they are automatically assigned an account with permissions that allow for the advertiser could upload a set number of photos, for a set period of time and son on. I would have to know more about the specific process you seek to better advise.

4) Will these new fields (video and photo URLs) be readily available to me for custom coding?
Yes for the most part.

5) Is it already the default that if a specific listing agent is selected in a property's listing form that the contact form email for a specific property will go to that agent?
Yes that is correct, the agent assigned is the agent contacted.

If you PM me or submit through the client ticket system I can call you to give you more direction.