Adding Listings Pages to Your Site

Once you've created you Listing Pages, of course you need to add them to your existing website.

		Hint: How your pages appear on your site is entirely up to you. For best results, we recommend that you enclose Listings XPress pages in a Frame or an iFrame. Consult your web developer for more information on framing listings pages on your site.

The My Listings Page tool gives you several options for capturing the URL needed to create a link from your website to your Listing Pages. Depending on whether you're using Listings XPress with an XSite or another custom website, the process varies slightly.

To add a listings page to your XSite...

1. In Listings XPress, from the Listings admin, click My Listings Pages in the My Listings pane on the left.
2. Find the listings page you want to use on your XSite and click the Copy URL to clipboard link beside it.
   
   
   
3. Now, open your XSite and click the XSite icon in the top toolbar.
4. Click My Content in the Content pane on the left.
5. In the My Content step, click the Custom tab and then click the Link to External Page Button at the bottom.
6. In the screen that appears, type a Button Name and corresponding Web Address into the fields provided.
7. Paste the URL you copied in the previous steps into the URL field and remove the http:// from the beginning of it.
8. Finally, click Save and Close to save your page. If you're ready to enable the listings page immediately, check the box beside the page you created in the Custom tab and click Save to publish it to your site.

To add a listings page to your custom website...

1. From the Listings admin, click My Listings Pages in the My Listings pane on the left.
   
   
   
   
2. Then, use one of the following options to acquire your listings page.
   
   • Copy URL to Clipboard - To the right of each Listing Page, is a link which copies the URL for that page to your clipboard. Click this link and then switch to your website development tool and paste in the link.
   • View URL - If you'd like to just see that URL, click this link to open a window and display that information. Of course, you can also select the URL in that window and press Ctrl+C to copy it to your clipboard.

	Link Builder

At the bottom of the My Listings Pages screen is a tool that creates the proper HTML codes for different kinds of links.

1. From the list on the left, decide what kind of link you'd like to Manual:

   • Standard text hyperlink - Use this code open your Listing Page in the current browser window.

   • Popup hyperlink - This is similar to the previous link, except that it opens your Listing Page in a new browser window.

   • Embed within your site (iFrame) - This option generates the code needed to insert your Listing Page as a seamless component of your existing website design. This is the recommended usage.

2. From the drop down menu, select the Listing Page for which you need a link generated.

3. Click the Generate HTML button to display the necessary code in a popup window. Select the text in that window and then press Ctrl + C to copy it to your clipboard.

4. Now, copy and paste this HTML code into your existing web page to link to your Listings XPress listings page.

		Hint: While this is a simple process for most web administrators, it does require a working knowledge of web design and development.  If you’d like a more integrated solution, you might consider purchasing an Agent XSite.

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