Joomla Extensions

Key features:

• unlimited number of properties
• social share features: Share via Twitter/Facebook
• Send to a friend option
• customizable address fields: countries/regions/cities
• customizable property types/categories/currency
• front-end management
• SEO: meta description and meta key words
• unlimited property pictures gallery with a slider
• property inquiry form
• native Joomla SEF links
• Google Maps integration

Joomla support

Real Estate Light supports only 2.5.x and Joomla 3.0 versions. Please note that the component doesn't support Joomla 1.5.x version!

Updates

Once you downloaded Real Estate Light Component you can get free updates without any time limitations.

Support Coverage

Please check out Fastw3b Support Coverage terms and conditions to learn about what is covered and what is not covered by support.

FW Real Estate Light Demo can be viewed here >>

Version 1.5.0 (March 22, 2013)

• Joomla 3.0 support added
• new add-ons support added: Slideshow Module, Map Module, Search, Latest Modules
  
  

Version 1.4.0 (November 5, 2012)

• new fields for property description added: type, category, lot size, bedrooms, bathrooms
• Map Module support added
• Light Search Module 1.2.0 support
• front-end property management added
• feature to edit, remove and change new values for categories (Dictionaries support) added
• option to assign listing to a menu by Category and Property type added
• custom contact e-mail field added
• properties listing pagination limit added
• Yes/No hide Property title option added
• property ID output added
• properties ordering added
• currency settings section added
• send to a friend option added
• share via Twitter, Facebook option added
• language files improved
• others bugs fixes
  
  

Version 1.3.2 (March 16, 2012)

Version 1.3.1 (February 23, 2012)

Version 1.3.0 (January 3, 2012)

• Joomla 1.7 support added
• minor fixes
  
  

Version 1.2.3.1 (July 7, 2011)

Version 1.2.3 (April 5, 2011)

Version 1.2.2 (March 11, 2011)

Version 1.2.1 (February 15, 2011)

Version 1.2 (August 10, 2010)

Version 1.1 (August 4, 2010)

Version 1.0 (23 July, 2010)

Step-by-step Documentation

Below you will find step-by-step guide 'How to install and configure FW Real Estate Light'.

Part 1. How to Install

Please log in to your site's back-end and go to Extensions >> Extension Manager.

Click 'Overview' button and choose a zip-file with FW Real Estate Light. Then please click on 'Upload & Install'.

Verify if the installation was successful.

Part 2. How to Use

Please go to Components >> FW Real Estate Light  >> Properties.

To create new property please click on button 'New' on the pannel above.

In the tab 'Common information' fill all necessary fields that are marked with '*' and add other details about property if you need.

In the tab 'Description' add property description.

In the tab 'Media' you are welcome to upload property photos. Please press 'Save and Close' after uploading your photos.

If you need to delete some pictures, please tick them. Also tick off in radio box an appropriate for you picture to set it as default for front end. Click on 'Save & Close' above.

If you need to change some property's description, please tick it in general listing and click on 'Edit'.

To change FW Real Estate Light settings please open the tab 'Configuration' and click on 'Edit' above.

To create menu in FW Real Estate Light please go to Menu Manager >> Main Menu >> Add new menu item.

FW Real Estate Light has three types of menu items: 'One Property Layout', 'Properties listing layout' and 'Properties management console'.

You are welcome to view properties listing on the front-end. To get more information about a property, please click 'View details'.

Please find out what fields are available in 'Request form'.

In FW Real Estate Light it is also possible to view the property location at Google Maps. The pop-up window appears after clicking on link 'Map it'.

The convenient gallery with property photos is also available in FW Real Estate Light.

Part 3. How to Upgrade

The important remark: please don't reinstall FW Real Estate Light if you modified coded files, otherwise you will lose all changes.

To reinstall the component please go to Extension Manager >> Extensions and with the help of 'overview' button browse the latest version of FW Real Estate Light which you have downloaded from My Downloads section earlier.

Or it's possible to update FW Real Estate Light through FW Premium Support component. To do it please go to Components >> FW Premium Support >> Extensions. Fill in the 'Extension name' field with the 'FW Real Estate Light' and press 'Filter' button.

Hope these instructions were helpful for you. You can always contact us to get more details if some instructions are not completely clear for you.