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      How Do I Create A Predefined Search With The Wordpress Plugin?

      This article will summarize how to create a predefined search and add it to your WordPress website.

      You can only generate codes for predefined searches one at a time. To add multiple predefined searches to your Wordpress post or page, you will have to generate separate codes for each search.

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      1 - On the page/post you want to add listings to, click on the "+" icon to add a block:

      2 - Add the "myRealPage - Shortcode" block to your post/page:

      3 - Click on "Retrieve myRealPage Shortcode" button on the newly added block:

      4 - In the popup login window, login to your myRealPage account:

      5 - In the same popup window, select  the "Searches" tab under the Choose what SET of LISTINGS to generate the code for title:

      6 - Click on the "+ New Search" button under the Searches tab:

      7 - In the pop up window, set up your search parameters:

       

      For more information regarding how to set up searches, please check out the following articles:

      8 - Once your search criteria is ready, click the "Next >" button in the bottom right corner:

      9 - Finish setting up your new search with a Name and other optional information:

      • A. Search Name: Give your search a name for internal use (This name will show up in your list of searches when selecting previously made searches)
      • B. Title: Give your search a Title, which will show up on your webpage, above the search results
      • C. Description (Optional): Give your search a description, which will be used for META Page Description (SEO)
      • D. Introduction Text (Optional): Write a brief introduction which will display under the Title on your webpage, above the search results
        Treat introduction as HTML - Select option to use HTML code in the text area
        Show introduction text on the first page only - Select option to only display introduction text on the results page, and not on the details pages once you select a listing
      • E. Other Options (Optional): Choose wheatear or not to enable Reciprocity or VOW search results, or to hide your search from showing up in the Pull Down menu on listings pages

      10 - Click on the "save" button in the bottom right corner:

      11 - In the previous window, select the newly created search from the list of available searches:

      12 - Fine Tune your settings:

      • A. Use Version: select between the Standard or Responsive (Recommended) version of listings
      • B. Custom Sort: Select how your listings will be sorted by default
      • C. Items Per Page: Select how many listing results will display per page
      • D. Show Slider Filters: Show slider filter controls for listing results
      • E. Initially Collapse Filters: Show slider filter controls in a collapsed/hidden mode
      • F. Open Details in (Advanced): Here you can specify under what page listing details will be shown when a listing item is clicked. Please ensure the page has a listing weblet (or shortcode in WordPress) capable of displaying listing details. For example recip.html or /listings/ in WordPress.

      13 - Click on the "Generate Shortcode" at the bottom of the window:

      14 - Click on "Send to WordPress" in the following window:

      15 - Save/Update/Publish your changes: