Along with releasing new themes we like to be busy and surprise our existing members with upgrades for their favorite themes. In the past few months we released upgrades for DailyDeal, Hotel Booking, Real Estate and all our eCommerce themes. Also let’s not forget the big launch of GeoPlaces v4 back in February.
Today we are announcing updates for a number of themes, four to be precise. The themes are:
Upgrades for these themes will roll out in the same order as they are listed above with Job Board being first and Automobile last. To leave suggestions and feature requests please click on each of the themes in the list. You’ll be taken to a forum thread where you can leave your suggestion.
All of these upgrades will be completely free for all existing theme users!
Some of the features you’ll see in these themes are already included in our recently released themes. These are features like custom fields, custom user profile fields and price packages. To learn more about this functionality watch the overview video for our Realtr theme.
Which one out of these 4 themes are you looking forward to the most?
This April has been all about real estate themes. Two weeks ago we released Realtr, a fresh new take on the real estate market with awesome looks and even better features. Today we’re releasing a big upgrade for Real Estate, our first real estate theme.
People that liked original Real Estate design will be extremely happy to know that design has stayed pretty much the same in Real Estate 2. Our development team focused exclusively on the back-end. This enabled them to include awesome features like…
Category listings with a twist
Category listing pages have a nifty little switcher that when pressed changes the listing view. The best part here is that it contains a Map view so your visitors can easily see where are those properties located. Real Estate 2 also comes with an all-new page template for showing your properties on a Google Map. There is a special section in theme options for managing this map. You can choose whether to show all listings or set a fixed scaling factor (zoom), among other things.
Custom fields | Custom search
With custom fields you’re given the tools to quickly and painlessly populate your property submission form with new input fields. What’s more, every custom field you create can be auto-magically included in the homepage search form. Existing fields inside the form are also listed in the back-end so you can disable or edit them at any time. To see how easy it is to change an existing field watch the overview video below.
Price packages
Unlike the original Real Estate theme that allowed you to create only two different payment plans now you can create as many as the heart desires. On top of that price packages enable you to create category-specific and even recurring payment options.
Other improvements/features inside Real Estate 2:
Custom post type for properties
Five unique skins
Bulk Upload and Export for both posts and properties
Few weeks ago we teased a new real estate theme with a completely revamped design and functionality. That mythical theme is completed and ready for you to dive in. This new gem is called Realtr and it is THE best real estate WordPress theme out there.
Members using our RealEstate theme will be delighted to hear that virtually every RealEstate feature has seen an improvement with Realtr. How does this translate to the real world? Read on…
Get rich using price packages
With the new price packages feature you now have complete control over the services you offer to visitors. Unlike in RealEstate where you could only setup two different price types now you’re not only given an option to create an unlimited number of price packages, but also the freedom to set them up how you want it. Category-specific price package? Recurring price package? All that is now possible!
Custom fields at their finest
Creating custom fields before meant editing the code but that won’t be the case with Realtr! Realtr comes with an advanced custom fields management system that will enable anyone to create a new field within seconds. Custom fields in Realtr provide you with tools to create your own search! Every custom field you create can be included in the search widget on the homepage. You can see a glimpse of this in the video overview below.
Show all properties using Google Maps
Category listing pages have a nifty little switcher that when pressed changes the listing view. The best part here is that it contains a Map view so your visitors can easily see where are those properties located. Realtr also comes with an all-new page template for showing your properties on a Google Map. There is a special section in theme options for managing this map. You can choose whether to show all listings or set a fixed scaling factor (zoom), among other things.
Better content management
With Realtr we are continuing the trend of implementing custom taxonomies and post types when appropriate. In Realtr you’ll have a special post type for your blog post and properties. This will also enable you to create better custom menus since you can easily include property categories and even individual properties in your custom menu.
Property tags that make all the difference
In order to further differentiate one listing from another Realtr introduces property tags. These tags can be created in theme back-end and work in different ways. You can use the tags to mark the most popular listings or you can use them to highlight listings that you believe deserve the most attention. They are also a great tool to emphasize specific discounts or promotions.
Yes, it’s responsive
Realtr is our first responsive real estate theme and we’re extremely proud of it. You might be thinking, what about maps? Maps are responsive as well! Open the demo site on your tablet or mobile phone and see how the theme looks on other browser and devices.
Plethora of other features
Get unique information from your users with user profile fields
Customize all emails and messages that are sent or displayed by the theme
Set prices for each of your categories as well as category icons (for the Google Map)
Number of built-in payment gateways including PayPal, Google Checkout and 2CO
Track all purchases using transaction reports available from the theme back-end
Create promotions and various offers using the built-in coupon module
IDX/MLS integration
Already have a lot of content in csv format? Upload it using the Bulk Upload feature!
Tweet about the theme by clicking on the “Tweet” button or Like/Share the theme on Facebook in the next 2 weeks and be among 2 winners who will get a copy of this theme absolutely FREE! Twitter users will be notified with a direct message. You must follow @templatic in order to participate!
Is this the real estate theme you were hoping to see? Let us know in the comments below.
The winners of Realtr theme are Facebook user Paul Hoff and twitter user @mustafaisildak. Big thank you to everyone who participated and congrats to the winners!
The title says it all. Two years back we released Real Estate – one of the best real estate themes for WordPress. As part of our upgrade process of existing themes, Real Estate theme is getting a face lift this month. That means custom fields, custom post type for properties, custom user fields – the whole shabang!
But this post isn’t about Real Estate theme, oh no, we’re working on another real estate gem! Above is the teaser to what’s coming but the real beauty is in the back end. Plus, there are lots of new things which is not previewed here at all.
Watch out this blog for further announcement on this. For even more info about these two themes make sure you’re following us on Facebook and Twitter. This is going to be interesting :)
Just like last month, here’s an tips overview in case you missed some.
Templatic Tips of the Day for March 2012
March 1 Use Quick Notice Bar to display a sticky message to your visitors -> http://bit.ly/xAy17X
March 2 Did you know you can limit IP addresses that can access your WP login page? Here’s how http://bit.ly/x74246
March 3 Help other GeoPlaces v4 users and share your .po language file with them -> http://bit.ly/yokDX2
March 5 Using RealEstate and struggling to add new fields? Read this tutorial and add them in minutes! http://bit.ly/weKPeC
March 6 To stop bulk uploading from shorting out add one simple function to your function.php file. More information in this thread -> http://bit.ly/yJoKwh
March 10 Don’t miss this (ultimate) list of social plugins for WordPress by Smashing Magazine http://bit.ly/wsA3wj
March 11 Here are some reasons why you shouldn’t skimp on your hosting service bit.ly/zfIiSx. While we’re on that topic, who’s your current hosting provider?
March 12 All standard licence owners can upgrade to developer/club membership at any time by paying the difference amount
March 13 We’ve been updating GeoPlaces v4 regularly since it was released. Head over to member area to download it http://bit.ly/z8tUzU
March 14 Did you know you can import Facebook comments into your WP database? See how it’s done here -> http://bit.ly/wtSlLI
March 15 Need to track your server performance regularly, try WP Really Simple Health plugin -> http://bit.ly/zGNJ2X
March 16 Using Pinterest? Install a simple plugin to add a “Pin it” button to your site http://bit.ly/yoTCyG
March 17 Read the following article to learn everything there is to know about email newsletters -> http://bit.ly/ybUpJc
March 18 Check out the following article to see what can you do to protect your site from malware http://bit.ly/FPq2iA
March 20 8 things you need to know before launching a WP blog -> http://bit.ly/GELTpo
March 21 Don’t forget, each theme in our forums has a “Theme tips & customizations” thread which you can use to easily customize your site!
March 22 Want to make your Contact Us pages send emails to two different email addresses?Check out this thread -> http://bit.ly/GRKb3e (members only)
March 24 Not sure what color palette to chose for your (customized) theme? Check out this great site -> http://kuler.adobe.com
March 25 If you receive an email about free Templatic Themes available on Dropbox please do not download them. Those themes are not being distributed by Templatic and can contain malicious code. If you’re an existing member you can download your themes in the member area http://templatic.com/members/member.php
March 26 If you’re reporting a problem or you need help customizing something try to include a link to your site. It can only help!
March 27 Don’t know whether to post your question in the forums or Helpdesk? If all you need is help with a simple customization or you want to ask about a theme feature then post your question in the forum. If you found a bug in the theme or you’re experiencing serious problems with your site post your query in Helpdesk and make sure to include your wp-admin info.
March 28 Proud of your customized Templatic theme? Submit it in our Showcase for the whole world to see! http://templatic.com/showcase
March 29 Custom Stylesheet (custom.css) is an awesome tool for customizing your theme. Makes updating a breeze http://bit.ly/H0WN9F
March 30 Located a string that is not in the .po translation file? Use Agent Ransack to translate it in no time! http://bit.ly/HoWJNT
