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


Welcome! This tutorial will guide you through the Website Admin Settings for Search Restrictions.These settings allow you to restrict and limit search results based on preferred criteria you’ve set, ensuring unwanted results are excluded and ensuring your users only see listings that matter most.

Under the Website Admin side menu you’ll find Settings, clicking settings will expand to show Search Restrictions. Click Search Restrictions. Once under Search Restrictions, the first section is ‘Only Show Listings in These Locations’. 

1. Only Show Listings in These Locations

  • By default All IDX (Internet Data Exchange) searches will be displayed. An entry in these fields will restrict results to show only listings WITH that criteria. Its a way of saying "ONLY show me listings WITH this criteria" 

  • This can be set at the State, City, or County Level.

    • Example: If you want results only from California, enter "California" in the respective State field to Limit results to only those Included.

2. Listing Status Restrictions

  • You can also choose to have your clients NOT see listings with certain Listing Status values. Select any that you do NOT want them to see here. If this box is empty, listings with all status values will be available to your clients..

3. Exclude Listings

  • Exclude Listings by Listing Type or Property Type

  • Similar to Listing Status Restrictions, this section allows you to  Exclude specific Listing Types or Property Types from appearing in search results.

    • Example: If your target audience is only interested in residential properties and it would not make sense to include commercial results, you can use this section to exclude commercial results.

4. Exclude Pending Listings

  • Enabling this option will Exclude Pending Listings from Search Results and Search Result Options.

    • Example: By enabling this feature, you can prevent listings that are in the process of closing from appearing in search results, ensuring users only see fully available properties if desired.


That’s it! You’ve now learned how to configure Search Restrictions within Website Admin Settings to optimize your users’ search experience.

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