Customizations

How to setup default theme color style?

In script version >= 1.5.4 color can be selected in admin->settings->design template
Logout is required after that

For older script versions:

If you want to specify color, in ‘application/config/cms_config.php’ add line

$config['color'] = 'red';

If you need customization of specific color theme, css file is:

templates\bootstrap2-responsive\assets\css\styles_red.css

you can also add your own color like:

templates\bootstrap2-responsive\assets\css\styles_mycolor.css

Then you should also create marker folder, example:

/assets/img/markers/mycolor/

can be also empty, then default markers will be used

Pre-sale questions

What are the differences between user and agent?

Live demo is available here: http://real-estate.iwinter.com.hr/index.php/frontend/login/en

Agent can be registered here (not public visible link): http://real-estate.iwinter.com.hr/index.php/admin/user/register

AGENT account is Backend agent, because using Backend part of design and security check.

USER account is also Frontend agent, because using Frontend part of design and security check.

AGENT username: agent
AGENT password: agent

USER username: user
USER password: user

Main differences:

AGENT is person of trust from company, login to backend, they don’t need wait to approve submission, and can set all options/fields of property, for example also badget (new, hot, top etc…)

USER is person not of trust, login only to frontend, need wait to approve submission from admin, and can’t set all propertiy options/fields, for example badget is not available.
Agents outside your company also should have that rule.

You want selection user/agent on frontend on registration (only available in real estate agency portal)?

This is not suggested, but if you really want, in cms_config.php add:

$config['dropdown_register_enabled'] = FALSE;

 

FAQ

I skipped one update, what is the procedure now?

First of all please make a backup (zip all files and database export in phpMyAdmin)!

If you don’t want to risk or not familiar with tools like phpMyAdmin, I can also do this for additional price, just send me support ticket.

Please check out you script version, open file index.php and there you should find something like this:

define('APP_VERSION_REAL_ESTATE', '1.5.2 beta');

For script version >= 1.5.3:

Update instructions from version to version is available on item page, bottom:

http://codecanyon.net/item/real-estate-agency-portal/6539169

Usually it works this way:

Extract all files except ”/files” folder and ”/application/config” folder and update database by running updater script: index.php/updater

If you skipped updates then you should run updater few times to update database.

For older scipt version <1.5.3:

If you want to do it yourself:

Extract all files except:

  • ”/files” folder
  • “/application/config/production/database.php”
  • “/application/config/cms_config.php”

If you configure something additionaly, please then reconfigure this again in new files…

And update database, in phpmyadmin select database and import, for example if your version is 1.4.4 then you should update database by order starting from next version sql file (All files are available when you download new version from codecanyon):

update-1.4.5.sql
update-1.4.6.sql
update-1.4.7.sql
...
DON't RUN update-1.5.3.sql, there is different update instructions (easier), check out on item description page

There can be additional configuration betwen version, please check item description page bottom for details about update for each version…

If you receive any SQL error please don’t run same script again or skip version because you can have troubles in future. Error can be because of your new custom fields and something like that, then you should remove this fields…

In error situation, please send me your cpanel login details to check out what happens…

FAQ

How to add Watermark / Stamp to images?

In file ‘application\libraries\UploadHandler.php’, line around 106, change from:

'watermark' => false

to

'watermark' => true

Watermark / Stamp image file is available: admin-assets\img\stamp.png

Watermark / Stamp will be added to new uploaded images.

Customizations, FAQ, Issues

How to move the portal script to another host / server?

First you should buy another hosting package for your website, my suggestion where everything is tested and works nice:

a2_hosting_logo

  1. Copy all files and export-import database via phpMyAdmin
  2. Manually configure database details in file application\config\production\database.php
  3. Check configuration file application\config\config.php, specially line 29 and line 41, sometimes you need change .htaccess file because of removing index.php or customizations
  4. Change codecanyon_username and purchase_code in file: application\config\cms_config.php with new one (one purchase code is for one installation only)

Possible ssues after move (blank screen or similar):

  • Hard-coded website domain in application\config\config.php : http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?p=64
  • Wrong quotes in application\config\production\database.php or other config file
  • Different PHP version on new server (Best will be 5.6)
  • mysql db driver not supported, you should try with mysqli, just replace in database config file or select when installing

Quote issue example:

quote_issue

You can’t login after moving issues:

Script using advanced hashing methods to protect passwords saved in database, if your server doesn’t support same as localhost, then login will not work on any account.

In that case you should register new account, and manually define it as admin to login as admin, for this you should:

Login to your Cpanel->PHPMyAdmin->Open database table users and change type of added user to ADMIN:

user_login_issue

 

FAQ

How to add / edit or delete the menu tabs on map ? i.e Sale , Rent and both ?

Login to administration->Real Estates->Fields->Edit ‘Purpose’->On all langauges remove wanted values, for example “sale” and “rent and sale” but one should stay or you can expect issues!

If you want just hide it, this can be done via css file templates\bootstrap2-responsive\assets\css\styles.css, add:

ul#search_option_4 li{
    display:none;
}

ul#search_option_4 li.list-property-button
{
    display:inline;
}

If you want to hide “All” in standard real estate bootstrap2-responsive template:

Screenshot_1

Customizations

SEO, How to change URL / URI from ‘property’->’listing’?

Add

$config['listing_uri'] = 'listing';

to cms_config.php

If you want something else like ‘property’->’firma’, then you need additional:

In ‘application\config\routes.php’

After:

$route['listing/(:num)/(:any)/(:any)'] = "property/$1/$2/$3";
$route['listing/(:num)/(:any)'] = "property/$1/$2";

Add also:

$route['firma/(:num)/(:any)/(:any)'] = "property/$1/$2/$3";
$route['firma/(:num)/(:any)'] = "property/$1/$2";
FAQ

How to add new badget, for example ‘hot’ or new icon?

Probably when you translating badget, you translate also this field values, but this field values is related to filenames of badget icons so you should also add new badget icon image or leave english version.

To leave english version:

Login to admin->Estates->Fields or Options->Edit badget->Change values of each language to:  empty,new,sold,action

To add new version for your language:
Add option value for option ‘icon’ for example ‘hot’ (please use only english lowercase characters without spaces/dots etc. for this value) to all languages and add image in badgets folder ‘templates\bootstrap2-responsive\assets\img\badgets’, hot.png

To add icon for specific option like amenities etc.:

Or for icons ‘templates\bootstrap2-responsive\assets\img\icons\option_id’ folder, for example 23.png where 23 is option_id

Google map marker icons can be found in: ‘templates\bootstrap2-responsive\assets\img\markers’

 

Issues

I translate everything, but search doesn’t work, parameters like {option_1} is displayed etc…

PDF file with screenshots: http://map-kiosk.com/codecanyon/translate_instructions.pdf

Looks that you forget to translate something, please check in that order:

  1. Login to admin
  2. Pages->Edit every page->click on tab “your_language” and translate all values
  3. Real Estates->Fields->Edit every Field->click on tab “your_language” and translate all values
    *hint: After changes you should edit->save again all your properties, specially for purpose field!
    Don’t translate marker and badget values, just copy-paste
  4. Real Estates->Manage->Edit every property->click on tab “your_language” and translate all values

Additionaly if some base translation missing on frontend:

You should translate this via administration for your language:

Admin->Settings->Languages->Translate files for wanted language->frontend_template_lang.php->translate missing fields

Example video: http://geniuscript.com/support-videos/change-text.mp4

If some words are missing, you can add it in file:
templates\{template_name}\language\english\frontend_template_lang.php

* {template_name} is your template, usually bootstrap2-responsive, realocation, …

*Hint: You can also use auto translation feature (button on top) using Google or MyMemory API
* Marker and badget field should not be translated, detailed guide: http://iwinter.com.hr/support/?p=52
* “Rent” word translation should be same in purpose field and frontend_template_lang.php to work properly, in other case you will not see fromdate-todate on property preview page.

Also can be translated manually via file:
templates\{template_name}\language\{wanted_language}\frontend_template_lang.php

If you want to translate Admin interface:

Admin->Settings->Languages->Translate files->Translate min. all fields in backend_base_lang.php

*Hint: You can also use auto translation feature (button on top) using Google or MyMemory API

Also can be translated manually via file:
application\language\{wanted_language}\backend_base_lang.php

Admin login page:

On admin login page, we don’t know which language to show, because of that it showing default defined in config file “english”, if you want to change this just change langauge in:
application\config\config.php

Issues

Writing permission errors on configuration or after, or file uploading/deleting, files translation doesn’t work from admin?

Looks like your server don’t give permission to PHP script for write/delete files on server. Solution is to chmod 755 in following files/folders:

/templates/{your-template}/assets/cache and all files inside
/files/thumbnail and all files inside
/files/captcha and all files inside
/files and all files inside
/application/config/cms_config.php
/application/config/production/database.php
/application/language and all files/folders inside
/system/language and all files/folders inside
/templates/bootstrap2-responsive/language and all files/folders inside
/templates/bootstrap2/language and all files/folders inside
/application/logs and all files/folders inside
/sitemap.xml

If doesn’t help, you can try with chmod 777