Fully Responsive
(Note: output from the optional dsIDXpress plugin is not reaponsive)
This theme looks great on all size devices ranging from small phones to
large monitors. Scan these QR codes on your mobile phone to see:
About OpenDoor
OpenDoor is the long awaited followup on the hugely successful
OpenHouse/Automotiv theme bundle (over 6,900 sales!) We have retained
all of the best Openhouse features, and built on them, plus added lots
of new features. OpenDoor combines both real estate and car sales into a
single theme, where you can switch between the two in Theme Options.
(step 1 of setup is to choose which mode: Real Estate, or Car Sales.)
Differences between OpenDoor and Openhouse/Automotiv
Pretty much all of the best features of Openhouse/Automotiv (now
discontinued from Themeforest) have been ported over to OpenDoor. But
there are some notable differences. The following are features OpenDoor
has that OpenHouse/Automotiv doesn’t.
- OpenDoor is Responsive. (view on a mobile device to see it change layout)
- Has more layout and appearance options. (independent control over
header, footer, background colors/images), change header height, etc.
- Has more homepage widget areas, and option for latest blog posts
- Allows you to easily add your own image-less banner types in Theme Options. Even define a color tip for each banner type.
- Has option to choose between row or grid layout for search results,
browse by results, and latest listings. (the one setting applies to all 3
places)
- Has option for full width homepage slideshow OR smaller slideshow next to search.
- Has more search parameters. And each search parameter can be included or excluded in Theme Options.
- ‘Browse by’ feature is now grouped along with the search, instead of in the menu bar
- Secondary small header menu bar at top right of header
- More advanced homepage slideshow. Slideshow expands to full width of site.
- Both real estate mode (standard and dsIDXpress version) and car
dealer mode, are built into this single theme. No more separate versions
for me to maintain.
- Mark a listing as ‘Sold’, and then have site filter out all sold
listings from the site without you needing to Delete the listing.
- Have a page of all ‘Sold’ listings.
- Better translation support. Now no more .po and .mo requirement. Do
all your language translations in Theme Options, in the same section you
would customize text in a single language. See documentation to explain
how this is done. (documentation is in demo secondary menu bar)
- Documentation is now a public Google Docs document, where you can
post comments if you find something is inclear or missing. To post
comments, you must be logged into your Google account. But you don’t
need a Google account to view the documentation.
Notable Features (For both Real Estate and Car Dealership mode)
New in v1.4: Listing detail pages can now have comments
New in v1.4: Option to hide search
New in v1.4: Option for either full width homepage slideshow OR smaller slideshow next to the Search/Browse by accordions. Sample for Real Estate, Sample for car dealership
New in v1.3: re-designed gallery view in listing detail page
New in v1.3: Option to have blog/news items displayed in rows rather than in a grid
New in v1.3: Embeded video in widgets now responsive
New in v1.3: better multilanguage support (many things previously not translatable now are)
Compatible with OpenHouse/Automotiv. If you
are coming from OpenHouse or Automotiv, then changing to OpenDoor is a
breeze. All your current Openhouse listings will easily carry over to
this theme, so you will not need to re-post them. The only little thing
is that all “banners” will need to be re-chosen in each listing, as the
architecture for banners is totally different.
Fully responsive. (But not if you use the dsIDXpress plugin)
Looks great on all screen sizes ranging from small phone to large
monitor. Scan QR Code above with your phone to see. (Note: if you use
the dsIDXpress plugin, then pages generated by it are not responsive.
Not my fault!)
Robust Theme Options and Posting backend (for listings).See video.
Advanced search. Each search dropdown can shown or hidden
Search results, recent listings, etc. can display in 2 ways: blocks of 3 per row, or 1 per row.
Compare listings. Check the boxes next to each
search result and compare them all side by side. Maximum of 5. (Not in
dsIDXpress plugin search results)
Easily customizable. Customize header height, header color/image, background color/image, footer color/image, and more.
Homepage can include one or all 3 of these areas: Latest Listings,
Latest blog posts, and widgetized block (up to 3 widgetized areas). The
order of these areas can be set in Theme Options.
Call To Action section. Under slideshow on homepage
are optional Call to Action buttons. Customizable in Theme Options.
Note: each call to action block is an image, so it is not translatable.
Translation-ready (qTranslate plugin required) No
.po or .mo files necessary! Only things NOT translation-ready is the
banner text, and Loan Calculator (in Real Estate mode).
Mark a listing as ‘Sold’ and have the ability to filter out all Sold listings from all places in site.
Page Template to show all ‘Sold’ listings.
Social networking: Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, LinkedIn,
YouTube, Flickr, and Pinterest. Include/exclude any of them from Theme
Options.
Order search results page interactively
Enter a custom text to replace the price. For example: “Call for
Price”, or “As low as $250,000”. Text is set on a post-by-post basis.
Enter a “price reduced by” amount for each listing. If done, then a
green down arrow will appear next to the price, with a tool tip showing
how much the price is reduced by.
Unlimited Color Scheme choices, in Theme Options.
Optional Login form for people to post their own listings
Lots of great slideshow transitions. Simple fade is the default but you can get as crazy as you like!
Video support in the listing detail page (opens in lightbox when thumbnail is clicked)
Define unlimited types of banners in Theme Options. Each banner can even have a custom color tip.
Loan Calculator (can be removed in Theme Options)
Custom Shortcodes (Accordion, responsive columns, buttons, and more)
Lots of widgetized areas. 4 on homepage, one on each sub page side bar, and 4 in footer.
Custom page templates
Customize the wording of any section title, label, static text, etc.
in Theme Options. Even in multiple languages without the need for .po
and .mo files.
Live and always up to date documentation in the form of a Google
Docs public document. Ability to “comment” inside the documentation if
you thing something needs clarification, or if there is an error.
HTML 5, CSS3 enhancements
Upload only one large image, and theme will take care of
resizing/cropping for display throughout site in different sizes. (No
dependency on problematic timthumb.php script for this to work)
Top notch support via Themeforest comments, email, and support forum. (Forum is highly encouraged so others will benefit)
Notable Features (Specific to Real Estate mode)
- New in v1.3: Option for “VAT” (value added tax) after price
- Search by the following parameters: location, buy/rent, beds, baths,
min price, max price, property type, commercial/residential, openhouse,
year built, size, lot size, garage spaces, and MLS number. All of these
can be included or excluded in the search form. So it can be as simple
or detailed as you require.
- Search results Google Map. Shows pins for the
current pages results right on map. Click map to see infowindow with
details and click to see full detail page. (Option to disable this
feature)
- Google Map option in slideshow area. In the homepage slideshow area,
you now have the option to show all your listings on a Google Map.
(This is an alternative to showing latest listings or plain images)
- Dual agent support. Listings can have up to 2
agents attached to it. Add Agents via the Agent post type. Agent ‘Page
Template’ will display all Agents on a page. Click on an Agent to see
more info, like bio, and listings.
- Compatible with dsIDXpress plugin (sold separately. Monthly fee
required. This is the only IDX/MLS plugin that this theme is
specifically written to support. Use other plugins at your own risk!
- Related listings section on detail page (related by Property Type)
- “Open House” date and time. Self manages itself… does not display once Open House date expires
- Google Map and Street View on listing detail page.
- Optional MLS listings support, with dsIDXpress
(www.diversesolutions.com). Replace the standard listings search with
the dsIDXpress search widget. Or include BOTH standard listings search
AND dsIDXpress search widget.
- Browse listings instead of searching by using the “Browse By”
feature. Browse By Location, Features, Property Type, Location, Price
Range, or Rent/Buy.
- Option to have a second level of location search. See demo for an
example. Select a State from the list and see a secondary location
appear under it. With a little easy coding, you can extend it to
unlimited levels of locations.
- Optional secondary logo in top right (for example, the broker’s logo)
- Upload your own map marker image in Theme Options
- Contact form on each listing page. Optionally have form sent to specific Agent. (if Agent is specified for a listing)
Notable Features (Specific to Car Dealership mode)
- Search by the following parameters: manufacturer, model, min price,
max price, body type, model year, mileage, transmission, engine size,
fuel type, and dealer location. All of these can be included or excluded
in the search form. So it can be as simple or detailed as you require.
- Optional Autotrader.com and/or Cars.com support. Have your listings
automatically get posted to Autotrader.com and/or Cars.com. This is not a
“feature” of the theme, but rather I have partnered with a third party
developer who can set this up for you for a fee. Please email mattwsutherland@gmail.com for details.
- Related listings section on detail page (related by Body Type)
- Browse listings instead of searching by using the “Browse By”
feature. Browse By Manufacturer, Body Type, Model Year, Engine Size, and
more.
- Option to have a “model” search dropdown appear when you choose a Manufacturer. See demo for an example.
- Contact form on each listing page.
- VIN detail output (optional) Output data on detail
page from a VIN number (Vehicle Identification Number). See a listing
detail page for an example. Note: An account at VINquery.com is
required. VIN numbers are for passenger cars and light trucks
manufacturered for North American markets 1981 to present.
- Sales Staff “Custom Post Type” and Page template. See demo for an example.
