IDX Plugin for WordPress

Add live MLS listings, search and lead capture to the WordPress site you already have, whatever theme or builder it uses.

About 2 min read Updated Aug 2026

Written by IDX Plugin, an independent IDX Broker Developer Partner, not affiliated with IDX Broker.

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How it works Where the code goes in your builder Put your own layout on the IDX pages Pick the guide that matches your setup Common questions

In short

Live listings and search on your WordPress site, no plugin needed.
Any WordPress page can carry a search form or listing cards.
Redesign or switch builders later, the IDX setup keeps working.
IDX Broker serves the data, so the weight stays off your site.

A live MLS search form running on a WordPress page

A site with live listings, fast search, large images and lead capture sounds like a custom build. On WordPress it is not. Two accounts and a few blocks of code are enough.

How it works

The IDX Plugin does not install anything inside WordPress. You build a widget in your IDX Plugin dashboard, copy the code it gives you and paste it into any page or sidebar. Everything renders from your IDX Broker account, so there is no syncing and no manual updating.

The IDX Plugin dashboard, where you build and preview a widget — The widget is built here, in your dashboard, not in WordPress

Colors, fonts and spacing come from your Global Styles, so search forms and property cards match the rest of your site.

The Global Styles panel with colors, typography and spacing — One panel decides how everything looks on your pages

About Gutenberg

There is no dedicated IDX block to look for. You add the code with the Custom HTML block that ships with WordPress, which is all you need.

Where the code goes in your builder

Builder	Element you use
Gutenberg	Custom HTML block
Elementor	HTML widget
Divi	Code module
Beaver Builder	HTML module
WPBakery	An element that renders custom HTML code
Brizy, SiteOrigin, Thrive Architect, Oxygen, Themify	An element that renders custom HTML code

If your builder can add custom code, it works. Nothing here is tied to a single theme or plugin, so you can redesign the site, switch builders or move to another platform later. The IDX page URLs survive that move, because those pages come from your IDX Broker account and we only style them.

Put your own layout on the IDX pages

Widgets cover your own pages. The search itself, the results list and every single property page are generated by IDX Broker from your MLS access. A wrapper page puts your header and footer around them, and for the layout between them we publish our own templates into your IDX Broker account.

That is the last step of a complete setup, and the quickest one. You activate them page by page in a few minutes, after which everything, widgets and IDX pages alike, follows one design. See How Our IDX Broker Templates Work.

A search results page on the IDX Plugin Results template — Where the search sends visitors, once our template is active

Pick the guide that matches your setup

Step-by-step guides cover the common paths. Start with the one that matches the editor you use. Building a new WordPress site from scratch? Consider the MyHome IDX Theme, which ships with IDX already wired in.

Setup guides

IDX Plugin for Gutenberg, Step by Step IDX Plugin for Elementor, Step by Step MyHome IDX Theme, Install and Overview

Common questions

No. Despite the name, nothing is installed inside WordPress. You paste code into a page, the same way you would embed a map or a video.

The code you paste is small and the listing data is served by IDX Broker, so the weight stays off your own site.

Your widgets keep working. They are not tied to a theme, so a redesign does not mean setting up IDX again.

Yes. The same code works anywhere your platform offers an element that renders this kind of code, so moving does not cost you your IDX work.

Yes. Tell us where the search and listings should go and we place them for you, styled to your brand. Write to support@idxplugin.com.

Want it done for you?

Create a free IDX Plugin account and we will connect it to your WordPress site, styled to your colors and fonts. You only pay IDX Broker.

Get Started You only pay IDX Broker. The $100 setup fee is waived through us.