How To Create A Custom Property Listing Page Using The Merge Post Feature

To create a custom property listing page, that automatically displays property listings as your properties move into the ‘Complete Ready To Sell‘ status you first need to create a custom blog page. Here’s how…

Step 1- Create A Custom Blog Page

• Go to ‘Customize> Custom Pages and Posts‘
• Click the ‘Create Custom Page‘ button
• Under ‘Page Type‘ select “Blog Page”
• Under ‘Page Status’ select “Public”
• Give your custom page a name under the ‘Page Title‘ field
• Under ‘Page Menu‘ select “Selling Site Menu”
• Under the ‘Page Content‘ section click the ‘Source’ button so it is highlighted in a dark grey color and then enter in the following text:

  [php]
  [popup]<h1>JOIN FOR DISCOUNTS…</h1>[optin-form][/popup]
  <h1>35% OFF ALL LOTS!</h1>
  <hr>
  [/php]

• Under the ‘Page Tracking Code‘ section enter in:

  [php]
  <style>
  h1{
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 3.2vw;
  }
  .listing{
  float:left !important;
  width: 33.3%;
  clear: none !important;
  padding: 0px 0px 15px !important;
  }
  .listing h2{
  padding: 15px;
  font-size: 1.2vw;
  }
  .page-popup-open-button{
  color: #333 !important;
  }
  .page-popup-open-button:hover{
  text-decoration: none !important;
  }
  .pager{
  clear: left !important;
  }
  .content:after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
  }
  .listing img{
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  }
  .abutton{
  margin: 0px 15px !important;
  }
  .listing.abutton:after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
  }
  @media only screen and (max-width: 480px) {
  .listing{
  width: 100%;
  }
  .listing h2{
  font-size: 4vw;
  }
  }
  </style>
  [/php]

• Select the ‘Selling Site Logo‘ option under the ‘Logo‘ option
• Select the ‘Selling Site Banner‘ under the ‘Banner‘ option
• Select ‘Yes‘ under ‘Show Banner Text‘
• Enter in some text under the ‘Banner Text‘ field
• Click the blue ‘Add‘ button to save the custom page.

Step 2- Create A Custom Merge Post And Attach It To Your Custom Blog Page

• Go to ‘Customize> Custom Pages and Posts’
• Click the ‘Create Custom Post’ button
• Under ‘Post Type‘ select “Merge Post”
• Under ‘Post Status‘ select ‘Public’
• Give your post a name under the ‘Post Title‘ field
• Under the ‘Add To Page‘ option select the page that you created in Step 1
• Under the ‘Merge List‘ option select ‘Land Deals‘
• Under the ‘Record Status‘ option select both ‘Open Escrow – Detailed Research‘ and ‘Complete/ Ready To Sell‘
• Under the ‘Post Content‘ section click the ‘Source‘ button so it is highlighted in a dark grey color and
  enter in:

  [php]
  [popup-link]<h2>[property-headline]</h2>[property-featured-image]<div class="abutton">VIEW DEAL</div>[/popup-link]
  [/php]

• Click the blue ‘Add‘ button to save the custom merge post

To review your new page click on the link under the ‘Page URL‘ column…