To edit the sidebar widgets:
Go to Appearance > Widgets > Primary Sidebar OR under Appearance > Customize > Widgets > Primary Sidebar.
The Primary Sidebar contains the following widgets:
- IMPress Omnibar Search (or optional AgentPress - Listing Search)
- Genesis eNews Extended
- IMPress Property Showcase (or optional AgentPress - Featured Listings)
- Categories widget
(The other Text widgets can be removed, once you have connected your IDX Broker account.)
IMPress Omnibar Search
Use the following settings:
- Title: Property Search
- Default Styling?: Check
- Extra Fields?: Check
- Include Min Price?: Check
Genesis eNews Extended
The settings will depend on which newsletter service you use, usually Mailchimp.
Mailchimp
This will show you how to get the Mailchimp Form code in detail. You can choose "Unstyled"
This post shows how to add Mailchimp form code to the Genesis eNews Extended widget.
IMPress Property Showcase
This widget cannot be added until your IDX Broker account is connected to WordPress.
Find and add the IMPress Property Showcase to Primary Sidebar.
Use the following settings:
- Title: Featured Listings
- Properties to Display: Use a Saved Link (if you have a number of active listings, you can choose Featured)
- Choose a saved link: Use the saved link that you created
- Show image?: Check
- Use rows?: Uncheck
- Listings per row: 3
- Max number of listings to show: 3
- Default Styling?: Check
Categories Widget
Note that categories will only appear once you have created them (under Posts > Categories) AND you have assigned the category to at least one post.
Use the following settings:
Title: Categories
You may also want to add a Search widget to the Primary Sidebar.