Real Estate Geo Portal

Complete Real Estate Geo Portal

• latest update: 06/06/2017
• by: sanljiljan
• iwinter.com.hr/support

Extra Flexible & Modern Real Estate Geo Portal solution with industry innovative features, specifically designed for easy customization, translation and use.

Minimal Requirements:

• PHP version 5.6 or newer
• MySQL (4.1+)

Guide:

1. Create empty MySQL database with utf8_unicode_ci charset
2. Upload zip on server via cpanel file manager and extract directly on server
3. Open web server public url and configuration will appear.
4. Enter database name, username, password.
5. Click on "Save" and you will get login and links info (Please save this info because it's unique).

Regarding hosting providers, my scripts are tested on:

Detailed cpanel guide: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?p=4833

Detailed PLESK guide: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?p=6991

Localhost guide: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?p=1085

More documentation about base script can be found on: http://real-estate.iwinter.com.hr/documentation/

Login as admin and open your website link.

On  homepage you will see something like this:

Just select wanted changes and click Save.

NOTICE: Have in mind that only admin user can see this when it's logged!

Automatic translation via administration:

Login to admin->Settings->languages->Add language->enter for example ‘russian’ and code to for example ‘ru’.

Admin->Settings->Languages->Translate files for wanted language->frontend_template_lang.php->translate missing fields

Also can be translated manually via file:
templates\[wanted_template]\language\{wanted_language}\frontend_template_lang.php

For backend you can translate files via administration for your language:

Admin->Settings->Languages->Translate files->Translate min. all fields in backend_base_lang.php

Also can be translated manually via file:
application\language\{wanted_language}\backend_base_lang.php

To translate website content (saved in database):

1. Login to admin
2. Pages->Edit every page->click on tab “your_language” and translate all values
3. Real Estates->Fields->Edit every Field->click on tab “your_language” and translate all values
   *hint: After changes you should edit->save again all your properties, specially for purpose field!
4. Real Estates->Manage->Edit every property->click on tab “your_language” and translate all values

Additinal details can be found in knowledge base: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?s=translate

1. Login to admin
2. Pages & menu
3. Add a page
4. Populate fields

You can select wanted template, there is standard templates and custom templates.

Standard templates are not editable visually, but with code customization's:

There is example theme available in the directory "/templates/{theme}".

• "page_{template}.php" is used for page templates
• "components/{component}.php" can be used as sub-template part that are used more times
• There is also "property.php", "results.php" and similar templates

Some documentation about this is available in script technical documentation, or can be found also in existing template files and "copy-pasted".

Example of relation template file and selected page template:

Custom templates can be added via Admin->Settings->Design template->Manage templates->Add template or Edit existing:

Here you can move available widgets to your custom template position.

After that you can select created template in:

1. Login to admin
2. Pages & menu
3. Add/Edit a page

Custom widgets:

You can add more widgets in the directory "/templates/{theme}/widgets/" like for example: right_mortgage.php

In this case right mean position of widget.

In widget you can use same code as in page templates, so follow guides in technical documentation for this. You can also enter PHP code directly there if you need something completely custom.

Technical documentation for variables: http://real-estate.iwinter.com.hr/documentation/#!/templates

This custom created widgets can be reused on more templates.

Property can be added by frontend or backend, it's same thing only for different user type.

You can add Properties via Admin->Real Estates->Manage->Add a estate->populate fields

If you want to customize property preview HTML template, can be done with proeprty visual builder or for very specific customization file can be found in:

templates\{theme}\property.php

Some guides:
http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?p=2039
http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?p=2076

In our scripts everything is based on fields, also for type, guide:

Admin->Real estates->Fields->Edit Type->Manage values->Save

After that change you need to also edit->save all properties

Listings can have custom fields, and you can simply add it via:

Admin->Real Estates->Fields->Add field->populate fields

You can also rename current available fields what is very suggested in case if you want to delete red locked one.

In some cases for example for type Land you want to hide some fields when submitting listings, like Rooms etc.

For specific Listing Category you can also create dependent fields logic:

Admin->Real Estates->Dependent fields->Add dependent field->populate fields

Possible via visual builder:

Admin->Real Estates->Search forms->Standard search

Here you can drag and drop available fields to search forms (Primary or Secondary):

Form fields HTML code can be located in:

templates\{template}\form_fields

Additional details: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?p=588

Visual editor is available to manage this custom icons/fields:

In Admin->Settings->Design template->Manage templates->Result item templates->Edit Standard

If field is empty or not populated then will not be visible.

Font awesome icons can be found here: http://fontawesome.io/cheatsheet/

Additional guides: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?s=result+item

Facebook login

You should create app in facebook for facebook login functionality:

Guide: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?p=552

Google reCaptcha SPAM prevention

Get your recaptcha keys on page: https://www.google.com/recaptcha

Guides: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?p=9773

Map can be generated from existing via Admin ->Real Estates->Neighborhoods->Generate geo map

Map files examples are located in: templates\{template}\assets\svg_maps

Details for geo maps: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?p=11647

Email templates can be customized via Admin->Settings->Design template->Email templates editor->Edit wanted.

Email template can be found also in: application\views\email

Templates files can be customized via Admin->Settings->Design template->Files editor->Edit wanted.

There is also template config file where you can change some parameters like this for num results per page: $config['per_page'] = 9;

Before you start with custom coding you should know that I always building something additional and currently have many modules:

You can found it in Admin->Settings->Addons

You can also found addons on this link: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?cat=167

Also take a look in my codecanyon portfolio:
http://codecanyon.net/user/sanljiljan/portfolio

Or my services list:

http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?page_id=1870

Customization's

Knowledge of the CodeIgniter PHP Framework is required.

CodeIgniter is a very simple framework with the best documentation ever seen, so you can easy learn it.

Look at http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide

You can also change local path in index.php, line 24 to select ENVIRONMENT configuration.

Don't forget to check our rich knowledge base: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/

We have special website made for support, frequency questions for customizations, guides for basic CSS/HTML, tips & tricks etc.: http://iwinter.com.hr/support

Regarding hosting providers, we testing on:

I've used the following files and services as listed:

1. PHP
2. CodeIgniter
3. jQuery
4. Bootstrap
5. jQuery File Upload
6. Stock.XCHNG (Example images)
7. The Documenter
8. http://simplemaps.com

Thank you so much for purchasing this application. I'd be glad to help you if you have any questions relating to this app. No guarantees, but I will do my best to help.