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#1 2008-07-01 11:26:34
- edbarton
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Using textpattern for estate agent (real estate) sites
Hi, I’m a web designer currently evaluating a project for an estate agent in the UK. Nothing big, small business operating in a small area so no huge budget. This drew me to solutions like textpattern. I’m aware I could probably work things out by reading around and I already have spent a good few hours doing that but I thought it’d help to write up my thoughts here, to not only help myself but gauge your opinions on whether it’s suited or not.
As said, the site itself isn’t advanced however they specifically requested one feature that plots houses on a google maps type page within the site. Is this possible within textpattern? Possibly custom fields on each of the houses that then links into the maps. Doesn’t sound hard to me, hoping it isn’t.
Other features I’d like to include
- Galleries for the houses, so page assignable galleries I guess?
- On the note above, if anybody knows any resource for maps esque plugins and such, could you point me to them
- Assignable pdfs, emails etc. to individual homes
- Lightbox plugins? If these aren’t available, not a problem, I’ll make one myself
Now after writing that out, doesn’t sound too strenuous or hard to me but as I said, my experience is limited. Would be good to hear your input.
Thanks in advance,
Ed
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#2 2008-07-01 12:27:19
- uli
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Re: Using textpattern for estate agent (real estate) sites
Hi Ed,
for maps there is a plugin.
A gallery that employs almost any -box script is smd_gallery.
Downloads and email links can be copied and pasted into articles as tags like <txp:email email="you(a)example.com" linktext="Mail me!" /> or, built in a tagbuilder, <a href="http://domain.com/filename.pdf" title="Description">Your PDF is here.</a>
Welcome :)
Last edited by uli (2008-07-01 12:39:54)
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Re: Using textpattern for estate agent (real estate) sites
edbarton wrote:
- Assignable pdfs, emails etc. to individual homes
Further to what uli suggested — if we assume each article = one house for sale — you could set up a custom field to hold either the id or name of a PDF you have uploaded into the Files tab. Then, if you are using the latest development copy of TXP you should be able to do:
<txp:file_download_link id='<txp:custom_field name="property_pdf" />'>
<txp:file_download_name />
</txp:file_download_link>Which will make a link to the associated PDF.
With TXP 4.0.6 you can do a similar thing, but you must wrap the tags in the <txp:asy_wondertag> plugin to facilitate tags-in-tags.
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