Step-by-Step Tutorial: Search Defaults in Website Admin Settings


Welcome! These settings will set the defaults when making a search and viewing search result pages. This ranges from listing sort order, how the results are viewed, map display defaults, and more.


Under the Website Admin side menu you’ll find Settings, clicking settings will expand to show Search Defaults. Click Search Defaults. Once under Search Defaults, the first section is ‘Default Listing Sort Order’. 


1. Default Listing Sort Order

  • This sets the default order that listings will display when viewing a search result 

  • Options include:

    • Days on site

    • Bedroom count

    • Acreage

    • Price

    • Square feet

    • Sold date

    • Sold price 


  • By setting this, you ensure that the default search result order matches the known priority for your users. This can still be changed manually by users during their search if desired- this just sets the default listing sort order.


2. Default Results View

  • This sets the default type of view that listings will display in when making a search

  •  Options include:

    • Show a map and listing cards (both views simultaneously)

    • Only show listing cards (ideal for more listings per display)

    • Only show a Map (great for geographic context)


  • Note: This can be adjusted per page as well! If a Saved Search Location page you’ve created is more suited to one view versus another, that specific page can be set as desired when editing it. 


3. Default Map Settings

  • This sets the Default map type as well as a Default map angle if desired.

  • The Default map types are: 

    • Roadmap

    • Satellite

  • Default map angle allows you to tilt the default map perspective slightly.

    • The angle options range from 0 to 60

  • The Map itself and its zoom level does impact website defaults. The zoom level set here will be used as a default when the centerpoint/zoom are unknown or not provided.


4. Listing and Property Type Options

  • Listing and Property Type Options will set the Defaults for newly created pages.

  • ‘Define pending as any listing under contract’ will set the Default as such.

  • Default Listing Type when creating new pages can be set as

    • Homes for Sale

    • Homes for Rent

    • Homes Sold

    • Business Opportunities 

    • Homes Rented

    • Commercial Leased

    • Business Opportunities Sold

  • Default Property Types when creating new pages can be set as

    • House

    • Condo

    • Multi

    • Mobile

    • Land

    • Farm

    • Other

  • Note: If your site has legacy search pages or widgets without explicitly saved types, the above default type settings will also be used for them.


5. Recommended Location Options

  • Clicking the Search Bar on your website (but before typing) will display recommended locations. This section lets you adjust those recommended locations that display. 

    • ‘List simple zips before zip, city combinations in search recommendations.’ can be enabled here.

    • The fields after this set the locations that will appear as recommended locations. These can be adjusted to what you’d like, an example would be your preferred areas of expertise or specialization.  


6. Market Report Options

  • Market Reports can be found at the bottom of location searches, here you can set the defaults for various Market Report Options.

  • You can set the default report type as either: 

    • Zip 

    • Neighborhood

  • ‘Use simple zips rather than zip, city combos for Market Reports’  will display the shorter ‘654321’ format rather than the full ‘654321, Sacramento, CA’

  • Alternatively, you have the option to hide nearby market sections entirely for a cleaner interface.


7. Price Options

  • ‘Start price options at $1 million (and $3k/mo.)’ will set a special pricing condition to suit specific market segments if desired. 


That’s it for configuring search defaults! These features make it easy for you to tailor searches to user preferences, enhancing your website's value and functionality.

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