IDX for WordPress

Modern IDX Search for WordPress Websites

If you're trying to keep your list of WordPress plugins under control, property search doesn't have to add to it. Copy and paste a single piece of code, called an embed code, into a page on your existing site, and Listify IDX adds MLS property search.

Leave the IDX plugin out of your upkeep

Before adding another plugin (an add-on you install in WordPress), think about what you need from it. If the goal is to help buyers find homes on the site you already have, Listify IDX adds MLS property search with an embed code pasted into a custom HTML block, a WordPress block that holds code you paste in.

It's built for agents and real estate offices, whether you run the site yourself or a web designer looks after it for you. You keep your theme and keep publishing pages the way you do today.

A search page you can edit in WordPress

Create a page for the search and add the embed code where it should appear. When buyers visit, they can browse listings or use the map to explore an area. Each property opens with its own link on your website.

The search sits right on the page, instead of inside a frame with its own scroll bar. Every listing gets its own page on your website that Google can find. Your listing pages can help your site show up in search, alongside the content you publish in WordPress.

How to add Listify IDX to WordPress

Self-hosted WordPress (WordPress.org)

  1. Once your account is approved, copy your embed code from your Listify dashboard.
  2. In WordPress, open the page where the search should appear, or create one such as "Search Homes".
  3. Click the + button to add a block and choose Custom HTML.
  4. Paste your whole embed code into the block.
  5. Update or publish the page, then view it on the live site.

Your embed code looks like this, with your own ID in it:

<script
  src="https://embed.listify.dev"
  type="module"
  data-embed-id="your-embed-id"
></script>
<listify-search></listify-search>

Use a full-width page template if your theme has one, so the map and listings have room.

A lighter option for busy sites. WordPress sites tend to collect add-ons over time, and each one can slow your pages down. Listify IDX supports an advanced loading setup by adjusting how parts of the embed code are installed on your site, a standard approach for sites with lots of added features, so your content appears first and the search fills in right after. Many IDX plugins instead load a script that often makes the page wait until it's done. Contact support for more info or help installing it.

WordPress.com

The steps are the same, but WordPress.com removes the first line of the embed code from custom HTML blocks unless your site is on "a paid plan with hosting features activated". WordPress.com says installing at least one plugin turns those features on for plans that allow it. Without them, only the second line stays, and the search doesn't load.

What you need

You need self-hosted WordPress with the block editor, or a WordPress.com site on a paid plan with hosting features turned on. You'll also need a Listify IDX account.

Listings come from the data sources you connect: listing platforms we already integrate with, MLS feeds (including standard RESO Web API feeds), or your own custom API. Contact support with specific questions about data sources and integration.

What replaces the plugin's search page?

Buyers get a map and a list with filters to narrow the results. Map pins group listings in the same building, and property pages include photo galleries and virtual tours where available. The search adjusts to fit your theme's page width.

Listify IDX Plus and higher plans add your own branding and highlighted new and featured listings. Compare the features you use today with what's included before replacing an existing IDX search.

If WordPress isn't your next website

Listify IDX also works on Webflow, Squarespace and Wix, and on custom-built sites too. If you redesign on a different website builder, the same embed code comes with you.

Your hosting and CRM stay the same

Listify IDX doesn't host websites or include a CRM (contact management) tool. WordPress and your hosting company keep running your website. Visitor inquiries come to you, and you handle contacts and follow-up with the tools you already use.

Try before switching

Try Listify IDX free on your WordPress site and compare plans and pricing before choosing a monthly plan.

Based on public information reviewed November 2026.

FAQ

Replacing an IDX plugin? Start here.

No. On self-hosted WordPress, you or your web team paste your embed code into a custom HTML block on a page. There's no Listify IDX plugin to keep updated. On WordPress.com, your site needs a paid plan with hosting features turned on.

Yes, on a paid WordPress.com plan with hosting features turned on. On free and lower plans, WordPress.com removes the first line of the embed code from custom HTML blocks, so the search can't load. WordPress.com says installing at least one plugin turns on hosting features on plans that allow it.

Make sure your listing data source is supported, then try the search on your own site. Check the features your buyers use and look at the page on a phone. If you need help deciding whether it covers what you have today, contact support.

Yes, keep using it. Just make sure the page with the search is set to show up in search engines, so Google can find the listings on your website.

Yes, if your web designer edits your theme files. They put the first line of the embed code near the bottom of the theme and the second line where the search should appear. For most sites, a custom HTML block on a page is simpler and keeps working when the theme updates.

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