HomeQuest

Tyler on Tuesday, April 21, 2009

HomeQuest hosted IDX sites are based off of the WordPress platform which provides a very clean, elegant way to manage a blog and a website.  HomeQuest adds onto WordPress to include the special mapping features as well as the contact management and drip email integration features.  Follow along below to see the different pieces of a WordPress page and how they work together to form your HomeQuest hosted IDX agent website.

1) The Header: Your site header is automatically created by the template and will always appear at the top of every page.  The header includes information pulled from your HomeQuest contact information (Click here to see how to change your Contact Info).  If you change your HomeQuest contact information, your websites will reflect the new information automatically.  The header color and background color are determined by your “Theme” (Click here to see how to change your  site theme).  The header is not customizable unless a Custom Header is ordered.

2) The Navigation Bar: The navigation bar is the horizontal list of links that appears below the header of each page.  The navigation bar lists each page in your HomeQuest IDX system (unless the page has been hidden).  The links in the navigation bar are used by your website visitors to get to the different pages in your site.

3) The page content: The page content is where the bulk of your information will be displayed.  Ultimately, the header, sidebar, and navigation bar are only supporting actors to this star role.  The page content is the star of the show because this is where the relevent information exists, while the header is only for aesthetics and contact information, and the sidebar contains only widgets.

4) The Sidebar: The sidebar of your site is where the widgets will appear.  Widgets are great for displaying little “accessory information” tidbits.  This can include things like your agent profile, logo, agency information and logo, as well as other useful items like a mortgage calculator or a list of your recent blog posts.  Click here to see all articles on widgets.

Note: The widget sidebar does not appear at all on pages with a map.  This includes the Search Listings map, the Blog Posts map, and the Daily Email signup map.  The special mapping functionality requires the use of the entire page, so the sidebar is not shown.