FW Real Estate – Documentation

The FWRE Custom Fields addon extends FW Real Estate with a field builder, letting you add property fields beyond the built-in set. Fields appear in the property edit form and on the frontend property detail page.

Use Cases

• Commercial real estate — add fields like "Annual NOI", "Cap Rate", "Lease Type", or "Zoning".
• Holiday rentals — add "Sleeps", "Pet-friendly" (checkbox), or "WiFi speed".
• Luxury properties — add "Pool type" (dropdown), "Concierge services" (multi-select), or "Parking spaces" (number).

Managing Custom Fields

This addon has no global settings panel. All field management is done in FW Real Estate → Fields in the admin panel. Click New to create a field.

Each field has the following properties:

• Title — the label shown in the property form and on the frontend.
• Alias — a URL-friendly identifier, auto-generated from the title.
• Type — the input type (see supported types below).
• Group — a logical grouping that organises fields into subsections on the property form.
• Default value — a pre-filled value for new properties.
• Required — whether the field must be filled before a property can be saved.
• Published — whether the field is visible in the form and on the frontend.
• Ordering — the 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 on the single property page in the Details section. Depending on the active design template, fields organised into groups may display as collapsible sections or tabs. The Group and Ordering settings control where each field appears.

Important Notes

• Deleting a custom field does not delete its stored values — they remain in the database but are no longer displayed. Remove field values before deleting the field if you want a clean removal.
• Custom field values are searchable through the search module when the Search Layouts addon 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.