PropertyWebBuilder

Please help support this project by making a contribution to PropertyWebBuilder here: https://opencollective.com/property_web_builder

Feb 2020 update!

Over the last year or so I have made several improvements to PWB for various paying clients. I have not however had the time to merge those improvements back into the open source repo. If you have some specific requirements that you are willing to pay for, reach out to me (LinkedIn) I might be able to help.

Here is an example of a site that I have built using PWB as a base:

https://www.buenavistahomes.eu/

Contact me if you would like a site like the above

Motivation

This project has been created to address a glaring gap in the rails ecosystem: the lack of an open source project for real estate websites.

The result is that WordPress has become the dominant tool for creating real estate websites. This is far from ideal and PropertyWebBuilder seeks to address this.

Read more about this here: http://propertywebbuilder.com

Demo

You can try out a demo at https://propertywebbuilder.herokuapp.com

To see the admin panel, login as user admin@example.com with a password of "pwb123456".

You can see an example of a production site created with PropertyWebBuilder here:

Create your own real estate website with no technical knowledge

The simplest way to create a website with PropertyWebBuilder is to use Heroku, a trusted service provider which has a free plan that you can use.

Just sign up for Heroku, click the button below and in a few minutes your site will be ready

You may be asked for credit card details when you create an account but you will not be charged for creating and trying the website. You will only need to pay if you upgrade the service. Here is a video about how to deploy to heroku:

Install as a standalone site

PWB has been designed to be included as an engine in an existing Ruby on Rails app. In this repo I have a Ruby on Rails app that includes PWB.

https://github.com/etewiah/pwb-for-heroku

As the name suggests, the project can be deployed to heroku but it can also be installed locally as follows:

git clone https://github.com/etewiah/pwb-for-heroku.git
cd pwb-for-heroku
rails db:create
rails db:migrate
rails pwb:db:seed
rails pwb:db:seed_pages

Installation within an existing Rails app

Install into an existing Rails project by adding these lines in your applications's Gemfile:

gem 'pwb', git: 'https://github.com/etewiah/property_web_builder', branch: 'master'
gem 'globalize', git: 'https://github.com/globalize/globalize'
gem 'paloma', github: 'fredngo/paloma'

Also, be sure to use Postgres as your database (by having the "pg" gem and Postgres installed locally - version 9.5 or above) And then execute:

$ bundle

Mount the PropertyWebBuilder by adding the following to your routes.rb file:

mount Pwb::Engine => '/'

and run the ff commands from the console:

rails pwb:install:migrations
rails db:create
rails db:migrate
rails pwb:db:seed
rails pwb:db:seed_pages

Rails Version

PropertyWebBuilder runs with Rails '>= 5.1.0'

Ruby Version

PropertyWebBuilder runs with Ruby >= 2.0.0.

Features

Multilingual
Multi-currency
Powerful search component
Fully featured admin panel
Google maps integration
Customisable look and feel
Easily extendable
Search engine friendly
Mobile friendly responsive layout
Fully open source

Coming soon

These are some features I plan to add over the coming months. If there is something you need which is not on the list, please let me know. I am also interested in knowing which of these features I should prioritize.

More languages
More themes
Mobile app (iOS and android)
RETS support (to allow synchronizing MLS content)
Integration with third party apps such as Insightly and Basecamp
Full calendering functionality for rental properties
Ability to import WordPress blogs
Neighbourhood information from Zillow API
Instant price conversions into other currencies

Contribute and spread the love

We encourage you to contribute to this project and file issues for any problems you encounter.

If you like it, please star it and spread the word on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. You can also subscribe to github notifications on this project.

Please consider making a contribution to the development of PropertyWebBuilder. If you wish to pay for specific enhancements, please email me directly (opensource at propertywebbuilder.com).

I would like PropertyWebBuilder to be available in as many languages as possible so any help with translations will be much appreciated. A basic Spanish version of this document can be found here: https://github.com/etewiah/property_web_builder/blob/master/README_es.md

For instructions on how to add a new language, please see: https://github.com/etewiah/property_web_builder/wiki/Adding-translations-for-a-new-language