FW Real Estate – Documentation

Understanding the Dashboard

The FW Real Estate admin panel is accessible from the FW Real Estate menu added to your Joomla administrator interface. It organises all property management tools into clearly labelled sections in the sidebar. Some sections require a specific add-on to be installed before they become functional.

Properties

Properties is the main listing manager. From here you can add, edit, delete, publish, and unpublish properties. Each property record includes standard fields such as title, status, type, price, address, gallery images, map coordinates, and agent assignment.

Agents

The Agents section is always visible in the sidebar, regardless of whether the Agents plugin is installed. If the plugin is not installed, opening the section displays a red warning banner: "FWRE Agents Plugin must be installed and enabled for this section to function. Check Add-ons section for more info." The same pattern applies to any other section that depends on a specific add-on.

Dictionaries

Dictionaries manage all dropdown values used throughout the component — property types, categories, statuses, amenities, locations (countries, regions, cities), measurement units, and more. The list of available dictionary types is dynamic: when certain add-ons are installed, they register their own dictionaries here automatically.

You do not need to pre-populate every dictionary before you start adding properties. Dictionary values can be added on the fly directly from the property edit form without leaving it, so you can create new types, categories, or statuses as you go.

Fields

The Fields section controls all built-in property fields. Any built-in field can be unpublished to hide it from the edit form and the frontend, or you can change its access level — for example, making a field visible to registered users only.

When the Custom Fields plugin is installed and enabled, this section expands to allow you to create custom field groups, tabs, and fields of any supported type, place them within those groups and tabs, and delete custom fields you no longer need.

Leads

Leads stores all messages and enquiries sent by visitors from any property listing. This section requires the Contact Form plugin to be installed and enabled. Without it, the section will display the standard plugin-required warning banner.

Settings

Settings contains the global component configuration, covering localisation, display options, image handling, and system preferences. Add-on settings appear under the Addons tab within Settings once the relevant plugins are active.

Data Management

The Data Management section contains three tabs:

• MLS/IDX/XML — displays information about the custom integration service along with an Order a free quote from Fastw3b button. Once a custom integration is configured, its details appear here.
• Backup — exports all property data as a backup file, useful for migrating to another site or keeping a local copy of your data.
• Restore — imports a backup file previously created using the Backup tab.