Getting
started.
Install, press Turn on my site, done. No key, no login, no card.
Requirements
- WordPress 6.0 and PHP 7.4 or newer.
- For live listings, you or your brokerage must be an MLS participant.
Install
- Plugins, Add New, Upload Plugin, choose idx-bloom.zip, Install Now, Activate. Nothing public changes.
- A pop-up opens, filled in from your site. Back up first if you like.
- Press Turn on my site. It matches your design, plants listings, builds the search page and adds Property Search to your menu.
Already have a key? Use "I already have a key": we email a 6-digit code.
Preview mode
Until you press Turn on my site, IDX Bloom runs on one private page that only logged-in editors and admins can open. Visitors and Google see nothing. Sample listings are never indexed. New sites start with sample listings, private to you. Live listings are not automatic yet: they need approval first. Live listings cover South Florida for now. Outside South Florida a site shows sample listings only, so please wait before you install.
Match my site
It reads your colors, fonts and buttons. Changed your theme? Press Re-match my site in Settings, Look. Property Search joins your menu once, when you go live. If it finds an old search, it asks first (the box starts unchecked), and Restore my old search puts it back.
Trial and plan
The 7-day free trial starts when your broker says Yes and your site goes live, one per site, no card. Until then you see sample listings, private to you. It includes listings, IDX and AI search, Match my site, the menu link, the contact form and a view-only dashboard. Listing lead forms, the XML/IDX sitemap and SEO + GEO unlock at $49 a month.
If the trial ends unpaid, public blocks hide and you see Keep IDX Bloom, which opens checkout. Trial vs $49 a month →
Clean exit
Deactivate: its menu item goes (or your old search returns), the pages it made go to draft and its blocks disappear. Delete: what it added goes too, and your leads are offered as a CSV first.
Questions, answered
Will visitors or Google see anything while I test?
No. In Preview mode IDX Bloom only runs on one private page that only logged-in editors and admins can open. It adds nothing to robots.txt, your sitemap or any other page.
What do I need before I install IDX Bloom, and how do I install it?
You need WordPress 6.0 and PHP 7.4 or newer. Live listings also need you or your brokerage to be an MLS participant. To install, upload the idx-bloom.zip file from Plugins, Add New, then press Install Now and Activate. Nothing public changes, and no key, login or card is asked for.
What if I already have a key?
Under Turn on my site, choose I already have a key. IDX Bloom then emails you a 6-digit code. A new install does not need a key, so use this option only if you already have one. This step asks for no login and no card either.
What happens when I press Turn on my site?
It matches your design, plants sample listings (live MLS listings come after approval), builds the search page and puts Property Search in your menu, once only. If it finds an old search, it asks first with the box unchecked, and Restore my old search puts it back.
When does the 7-day trial start, and what is locked until I pay?
The clock starts once your broker has said Yes and the site is live. You get one trial per site, and no card is needed. Until then you only see private sample listings. Leads, the XML/IDX sitemap and SEO + GEO stay locked until you pay. If the trial ends unpaid, public blocks hide and a Keep IDX Bloom screen opens checkout.
See listings on your website in 3 steps.
7 days free. No card. Then $49/mo.