FW Real Estate – Documentation

The FWRE Custom Fields plugin adds a field builder to FW Real Estate, letting you create property fields beyond the built-in set. Fields appear in the property edit form in the admin panel and on the frontend property detail page.

What You Can Build

Custom fields suit any property type with data requirements the standard form does not cover. Typical uses include:

• Commercial real estate — Cap Rate, Annual NOI, Lease Type, Zoning
• Holiday rentals — Sleeps, Pet-friendly, WiFi speed
• Luxury properties — Pool type, Concierge services, Parking spaces

Managing Fields

Go to FW Real Estate → Fields in the Joomla admin panel to view all custom fields. From here you can create, edit, reorder, publish, or delete fields.

Click New to create a field. Each field has the following properties:

• Title — Label shown in the property form and on the frontend.
• Alias — URL-friendly identifier, auto-generated from the title.
• Type — Input type (see the full list below).
• Group — Logical grouping; fields in the same group appear together as a subsection or tab on the property form.
• Default value — Pre-filled value when a new property is created.
• Required — Makes the field mandatory before a property can be saved.
• Published — Controls visibility in the form and on the frontend.
• Ordering — Display position relative to other custom fields.

Supported Field Types

• Text — Single-line text input
• Textarea — Multi-line text block
• Number — Numeric value
• Select — Single-choice dropdown
• Multiselect — Multiple-choice list
• Checkbox — Boolean yes/no toggle
• Radio — Single choice from radio buttons
• Date — Date picker

Frontend Display

Custom fields appear in the Details section of the single property page. Fields assigned to the same group are displayed together, either as collapsible sections or tabs depending on the active design template. The Ordering setting controls the sequence within each group.

Additional Capabilities

• CSV Export — Custom field values are included as additional columns when exporting properties via the CSV Import/Export plugin. Column headers match the field titles.
• Saved Search Criteria — When a custom field is exposed as a search filter via the Search Layouts plugin, its value is included in a visitor's saved search criteria.
• Merge Tags — Field values are available as merge tags (e.g. {field_alias}) in PDF Brochure templates and Contact Form email notification templates.
• Conditional Fields — A field can be configured to show or hide based on the value of another field. Rules are set per field inside the Custom Fields editor.
• Field Preset Bundles — Predefined groups of fields (e.g. "Vacation Rental", "Commercial Office") can be applied to a property in one click. Bundles are managed in FW Real Estate → Fields → Presets.

Important Notes

• Deleting a custom field does not delete stored values from the database — they will simply no longer display. Remove field values before deleting the field if you want a clean removal.
• Custom field values are searchable via the search module when the Search Layouts plugin is active.

To install this addon, open the Add-ons panel inside FW Real Estate. See Getting Started → Add-ons for details on free addons, paid addons, and site verification.