Getting Started
Classic
Logging into your Placester Account [Classic]
Requesting an IDX Integration [Classic]
Editing Your Contact Details [Classic]
Changing Themes and Colors [Classic]
Adding Images to your Home Slideshow [Classic]
Adding a Favicon [Classic]
Linking Social Networks [Classic]
Adding Certification Logos to the Footer of your Site [Classic]
Changing your Global filter settings [Classic]
Using Basic Lead Capture [Classic]
Creating a Blog Post [Classic]
Creating Advanced Area Pages and an Area Page Index [Classic]
Creating a Page [Classic]
Adding a Logo [Classic]
Codeless
Getting Started Checklist
Requesting an IDX Integration [Codeless]
Logging into your Placester Codeless Account [Codeless]
Image Dimension Guide [Codeless]
Changing your Global filter settings [Codeless]
Editing Your Codeless Contact Details [Codeless]
Adding Images to your Home Slideshow [Codeless]
Featuring Listings on your Home Page [Codeless]
Adding Certification Logos to the Footer of your Codeless Website [Codeless]
Adding a Favicon [Codeless]
What is Codeless?
Updating Classic to Codeless Website
Non IDX Website
Social Feed ( Codeless )
Notification System in the Admin Panel
How to add JS Code to your Placester Website ( Codeless )
The Codeless Design Library and Design Switching
Placester's Web App
All Things IDX
Classic
TREC Requirements [Classic]
RightSignature Cheat Sheet
Adding Your License Number to Your Site [Classic]
Adding Multiple IDX feeds to your site [Classic]
Map Search [Classic]
Natural Language Search [Classic]
Selecting Search Forms [Classic]
Featuring Listings on your Home Page [Classic]
Basic Areas and Creating an Areas Index Page [Classic]
How Placester Handles 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 Baths [Classic]
Codeless
How to fill out your IDX Documents on RightSignature.com
IDX Process: FAQ's
TREC Requirements [Codeless]
MLS Recommendations/ Updates
IDX Manager [Codeless]
Adding Multiple IDX feeds to your site [Codeless]
IDX Support Fee
IDX Integration Removal
Setting Priority on Listings
Account, Subscription & Billing
How to Capture Leads
Customizing your Website
Classic
Custom Domain
How and Where to Purchase a Custom Domain
Pointing your Custom Domain to your Placester Site [Classic]
Editing your Placester Subdomain [Classic]
Forwarding Additional Domains to Your Website [Classic]
Mapping Your GoDaddy Domain to Placester (New User Interface) [Classic]
Mapping your Network Solutions domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping your Register.com domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping your Wix Domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping your iPage Domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping your Domain.com domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping your Bluehost Domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping your Name.com Domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping your HostGator domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping Your Domain vs. Forwarding With Masking [Classic]
Mapping your .REALTOR Domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping your eNom domain to Placester [Classic]
Common Domain Mapping Issues & How to Resolve Them [Classic]
Mapping your DreamHost domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping your Google Domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping your Hover domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping your Namecheap domain to Placester [Classic]
Mapping a Subdomain to your Placester Site [Classic]
Pages, Menus & Posts
Using the Featured Listings Page Template [Classic]
Editing an Existing Blog Post [Classic]
Adding Photos to Pages and Posts [Classic]
Editing Your Menu [Classic]
Adding Featured Content Tiles [Classic]
Adding a blog post to a category [Classic]
Scheduling Blog Posts [Classic]
Choosing Testimonial Featured images [Classic]
Page Templates [Classic]
Editing an Existing Page [Classic]
Using Formatting Options on Pages and Posts [Classic]
Adding Videos to Pages and Posts [Classic]
Advanced Page Editing [Classic]
Creating a coming soon page [Classic]
Adding HTML to a Page [Classic]
Adding a Menu Item that links to a Custom URL [Classic]
What to Include in your About page [Classic]
Home Valuation Page [Classic]
Creating a Custom Landing Page [Classic]
Creating a Testimonials Page [Classic]
Theme Guides
Sedona Theme Guide [Classic]
Chicago Image Dimension Guide [Classic]
Franklin Theme Guide [Classic]
Toronto Theme Guide [Classic]
Phoenix Theme Guide [Classic]
Beacon: Image Dimension Guide [Classic]
Wilshire: Image Dimension Guide [Classic]
Plymouth Image Dimensions Guide [Classic]
How Many Featured Listings and Blog Posts Are Displayed on Each Theme's Home Page? [Classic]
Fremont Theme Guide [Classic]
Highland Image Dimensions Guide [Classic]
Newbury: Image Dimension Guide [Classic]
Recommended Logo Sizes for Each Theme
Lexington: Image Dimension Guide [Classic]
Best Practices
What Should My Slideshow Captions and Links Be? [Classic]
What's Important To Feature In Your Menu [Classic]
Adding your Google Analytics Tracking Code [Classic]
Adding your Google AdWords Conversion Label and ID [Classic]
Adding a Video Link to Your Home Slideshow [Classic]
What To Do After Your Site Is Live [Classic]
How and Why to Add Excerpts to Pages [Classic]
Adding a Facebook Pixel to your Placester Site [Classic]
Submitting your Sitemap to Google
Site Verification for Google, Pinterest, and Bing [Classic]
Adding a Meta Description & Meta Title to your Home Page [Classic]
Adding a Meta Title & Meta Description to Pages and Posts [Classic]
Pro Tips
Writing Your First Blog Post [Classic]
How to Embed a Google Calendar onto your Placester Site [Classic]
Selecting Great Slideshow Images and Where to Find Them [Classic]
How To Create a "Join our Team" Page [Classic]
How to Use Social Networks for Real Estate [Classic]
Adding Social Networks ( Classic)
Which Lead Capture Setting is Best For You? [Classic]
How to optimize SEO on your Placester Site
Removing "For Rent" From Your Search Bar [Classic]
Tips and Resources for Cropping and Resizing Images [Classic]
Sharing Blog Posts on Social Media [Classic]
How to Clear Your Cache [Classic]
How Can I Drive Traffic To My Site?
Account
Codeless
Pages, Menu and Posts
Creating a Testimonials Page [Codeless]
Managing Property Details Page
Integrating Your Real Satisfied Account [Codeless]
Creating new testimonial [Codeless]
Accessibility Widget [Codeless]
Open Houses- Module, Widget and Page Template
Adding a Menu Item that links to a Custom URL [Codeless]
Scheduling Blog Posts [Codeless]
Home Valuation Page [Codeless]
How to create an About Page [Codeless]
Adding Modules to Pages, Areas, Agents, Blog post, Offices and Testimonials
Create and Manage Agent Groups in your Agent Index page
Custom pages for recent sales/open houses (Codeless)
Market Data on Area Pages
Sold Listings
How To Hyperlink Text And Images
Adding a Blog Post to a Category [Codeless]
Using Featured Listings Page Template [Codeless]
Advanced Page Editing [Codeless]
Map Search ( Codeless)
Codeless Coming Soon Listing Page [Codeless]
Creating Advanced Area Pages and an Area Page Index [Codeless]
Creating a Custom Landing Page [Codeless]
Choosing Testimonial Featured images [Codeless]
Editing an Existing Blog Post [Codeless]
Adding a Button to a Page [Codeless]
Creating a Contact Page ( Codeless )
Property Landing Page
Editing Your Navigation Bar [Codeless]
Using Formatting Options on Pages and Posts [Codeless]
Adding Your Facebook App ID [Codeless]
Switching Website Design [Codeless]
Adding Featured Content Tiles [Codeless]
Page Templates [Codeless]
Tips and Resources for Cropping and Resizing Images [Codeless]
Custom Domain
How and Where to Purchase a Custom Domains [Codeless]
Common Domain Mapping Issues & How to Resolve Them [Codeless]
Pointing your Custom Domain to your Placester Site [Codeless]
Forwarding Additional Domains to Your Website [Codeless]
Mapping Your Domain vs. Forwarding With Masking [Codeless]
Editing your Placester Subdomain [Codeless]
Nameservers vs DNS Settings
Mapping your HostGator domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your Register.com domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your DreamHost domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your iPage Domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your Domain.com domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your Hover domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your Google Domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your Network Solutions domain to Placester
Mapping your Wix Domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping a Subdomain to your Placester Site [Codeless]
Mapping your Name.com Domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your .REALTOR Domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your Namecheap domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your eNom domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your Bluehost Domain to Placester [Codeless]
Mapping your CloudFlare domain to Placester [Codeless]
Font Style and Size
Leveraging Placester's Simple CRM
Classic
Viewing and Editing Leads
Manually Adding a Lead [Classic]
Removing a Lead [Classic]
Editing your Leads individually and through Bulk Actions [Classic]
Viewing Your Leads [Classic]
Lead Management
Exporting Leads [Classic]
Managing Duplicate Leads [Classic]
What Can Site Visitors Do With an Account? [Classic]
CRM: Managing Custom Views [Classic]
Creating Saved Searches for your Leads [Classic]
Routing Leads From Other Sources to Your Placester Account
Importing Leads [Classic]
How to Add Tags to Leads and Contacts [Classic]
Creating Groups
Adding a Note to a Lead [Classic]
Creating / Managing Tasks (In Leads) [Classic]
How Leads Can Create Saved Searches [Classic]
Using Plans
Creating a Custom Signature [Classic]
Editing a Plan Email Template [Classic]
Creating and Managing Your Email Blasts [Classic]
Editing a Plan [Classic]
Adding single or multiple leads to a plan [Classic]
Creating a New Email Template [Classic]
Creating a New Drip Campaign [Classic]
Broker Features
Codeless
Viewing Your Leads [Codeless]
4.0 Editing your Leads individually and through Bulk Actions [Codeless]
Manually Adding a Lead [Codeless]
4.0 Removing a Lead [Codeless]
Importing Leads [Codeless]
Managing Duplicate Leads [Codeless]
Exporting Leads [Codeless]
4.0 Adding a Note to a Lead [Codeless]
How to Add Tags to Leads and Contacts [Codeless]
Creating Saved Searches for your Leads [Codeless]
How Leads Can Create Saved Searches [Codeless]
Editing a Plan [Codeless]
Creating a New Email Template [Codeless]
Adding single or multiple leads to a plan [Codeless]
Autoresponders
Creating and Managing Your Email Blasts [Codeless]
Creating a New Drip Campaign [Codeless]
What Can Site Visitors Do With an Account? [Codeless]
CRM: Managing Custom Views [Codeless]
New Placester CRM
SEO Capabilities
Codeless: Manual assigning of Leads to Agents
Setting up Integrations
Classic
Codeless
Accessing RealSatisfied Account
Linking Social Networks [Codeless]
What is Zapier?
How to Integrate Your Placester Account With Zapier
Follow Up Boss - Placester Integration
Integration: Custom API
TotalBrokerage - Placester Integration
Advanced Website Customization
Classic
Lead Text Notifications Using Gmail [Classic]
Embedding A PDF or File To A Page [Classic]
Custom pages for recent sales/open houses [Classic]
Adding a GIF To Your Home Slideshow [Classic]
Tricks for Speeding up a Slow Website [Classic]
Adding Facebook Messenger to your site [Classic]
Adding a Chat Widget to Your Site [Classic]
Adding a Google Maps location to your Contact page [Classic]
Adding a Logo to Your Site's Footer [Classic]
Adding Google Tag Manager [Classic]
Codeless
Search: Autosuggest Results
Placester Live Chat Feature
Embedding A PDF or File To A Page [Codeless]
Adding Google Tag Manager (Codeless)
Site Verification for Google, Pinterest, and Bing [Codeless]
Lead Text Notifications Using Gmail [Codeless]
Adding Animations to Your Design Modules in Codeless
Overlay management
Custom Property Page Banner
How to Resize and Crop Headshots [Codeless]
Custom Banner
Sign In/ Sign Up Forms
Cookie Banner
Advanced Broker Customization
Classic
Creating an Agents Page [Classic]
Creating an Agents Roster Page on Your Office Site [Classic]
How To Order Agents within your Agent Index Page [Classic]
Creating an Office Page using Customizer [Classic]
Codeless
NAR Edition
General
NAR Edition: Editing the About page
NAR Edition: Global filters
NAR Edition: Adding a Testimonials Page
NAR Edition: Blog Posts
NAR Edition: Pointing Your Custom Domain To Your Placester Site
NAR Edition: Adding Certification Logos to the Footer of Your Site
NAR Edition: Chicago vs. Highland
NAR Edition: Viewing Your Slideshow
Highland Theme
NAR Edition's Highland Theme: Editing Contact Details
NAR Edition's Highland Theme: Featured Listings
NAR Edition's Highland Theme: Editing An Area Page
Chicago Theme
Other Topics
Compliance
Customizer
Customizer: Creating a Blog Post [Codeless]
Adding a Facebook Pixel to your Placester Site (Codeless)
Customizer: Adding your Google Analytics Tracking ID, AdWords Conversion Label and ID [Codeless]
Customizer: Using Custom Lead Capture[Codeless]
Customizer: Adding a Chat Widget to Your Site [Codeless]
Customizer: Editing an Existing Page [Codeless]
Customizer: Mapping your GoDaddy Domain to Placester [Codeless]
Leveraging Video Modules on Your Codeless Website
How to add your Logo to the Header & Footer [Codeless]
Customizer: Adding HTML to a Page [Codeless]
Customizer: Creating a New Page [Codeless]
Customizer: Adding a Meta Description & Meta Title to your Home Page [Codeless]
Defining Modules and Widgets in Codeless
How to Setup Modules, Manage their Options, and Build Module Presets [Codeless]
Customizer: Adding Photos to Pages and Blog Posts [Codeless]
Customizer: Adding Videos to Pages and Posts [Codeless]
Agent Manager (Office Builder)
New Agent Manager Features
Assigning Leads from your Brokerage site to your Agents using Agent Manager
Removing an Agent from your Office Builder Account
Adding/ Creating New Agent using Agent Manager
Resolving Conflicts
Deactivating an Agent Website using Agent Manager
Assigning/ Unassign & Changing Agent Site Feature using Agent Manager
How to check an Agent Website Status on Agent Manager
Offices Feature using Agent Manager
Office Builder Plan - Features
Bulk Agent Invitation via .CSV
Providing Admin Access for Broker Agent using Agent Manager
Launching Agent Site Feature using Agent Manager
Publish feature for Agents using Agent Manager
Duplicating an Agent Website using Agent Manager
DIFM
Agent Manager Feature - DIY/ DIFM Subscription
Active Agent Pricing -DIY/ DIFM Subscription
Requesting for a DIFM task and getting in touch with your Creative Assistant
IDX Support Fee- DIY/DIFM Subscription
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- Mapping Your GoDaddy Domain to Placester (New User Interface) [Classic]
Mapping Your GoDaddy Domain to Placester (New User Interface) [Classic]
Updated by Katherine Ramirez
This article will walk you through how to Map your GoDaddy Domain to Placester.
Mapping is the process of replacing your existing Placester domain with a custom one you have purchased from a third party provider. Placester always recommends that you map your domain rather than forward it. To find out more about the difference between mapping and forwarding click here.
In order to take care of mapping your GoDaddy domain to your Placester site, you will need to change both your A-Record (IP address) and CNAME (hosting platform) to Placester specific settings.
Having GoDaddy map your domain
GoDaddy does not map domains for you, but they can certainly assist with any questions you might have about the process. You can reach out to them at (408)505-8877.
Mapping your GoDaddy domain on your own
First, go to GoDaddy and log in to your account. The username is typically your Customer Number unless you've changed it to something custom.
If you're having trouble logging in and think you might need to reset your password, click Forgot your password? or contact GoDaddy at (480) 505-8877.
Manage Domains
Once logged in, you'll be redirected to your GoDaddy dashboard. Next to your domain, Click DNS.
Domain Settings
This will bring you to the DNS Management portal (see below)
Before making edits here, though, scroll down to the bottom and make sure that the nameservers and all forwarding settings are set as shown below.
Nameservers
The nameservers must be set to to the GoDaddy default settings. This will look similar to:
NSx.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NSy.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
(the NS number may vary, but they always end in domaincontrol.com)
If you see something different, follow the instructions below for changing the nameservers.
Resetting Your Nameservers
If you were previously using a different website provider with the same domain, they might have mapped your domain to that website using nameservers. If you didn't set up an email address through that website provider, click "Change" under the Nameservers section.
Within this screen, select the Default option to reset the nameservers to the GoDaddy defaults.
Email: Nameservers vs. MX Records
If you had email set up through your previous website provider, resetting the nameservers might interrupt your email service. If that is the case, please get in touch with your email provider to determine how to move forward with the GoDaddy default nameservers and mapping your email through MX records rather than nameservers.
Forwarding
Make sure forwarding is turned OFF for the domain and subdomains.
If all of these settings are correct for you, you can move on to editing the domain records at the top on the DNS management portal
Step 1: Change the A-Record
By default, the A-Record is usually pointing to a different IP address than Placester's with the host @
Click the pen button to edit the A-Record.
Make sure the following settings are entered:
- Host: @
- Points To: 184.169.141.142
- TTL: 1 Hour
Click Save when you're done.
Step 2: Change the CNAME
By default, the CName with the host www is usually pointing to @. This is the CName that you'll need to change. There might be a few other CNames with different names that you can leave alone.
Click the pen button to edit the CName with the name www.
Make sure the following settings are entered:
- Host: www
- Points To: domains.myrealestateplatform.com
- TTL: 1 Hour
Click Save when you're done.
Once you’ve completed these settings, log in at placester.com to access the back end of your site and complete the final step for domain mapping.
Dashboard> Manage Domain
On your Dashboard click the three dots next to Upgrade your Site. This will bring you to the Custom Domain slide out.
Custom Domain Slide Out
When you first click on the Custom Domain slide out you will see that the default domain that was provided when you site was created is selected. You’ll want to select Custom Domain to add your Custom Domain.
Within the custom domain section, add the custom domain that you're looking to use. Use only lowercase letters, and be sure to include “www” when adding in your URL. Example: www.placester.com
Then click Save.
Troubleshooting
If you've made all of these changes and are finding that your site still isn't loading, here are some potential causes:
1. Caching: You have a cached copy of the site on your browser. Try clearing your cache, using a new browser or testing the site on a mobile device.
2. Propagation: DNS adjustments take longer to propagate with certain domain registrars. We like to test and make sure everything has propagated using www.WhatsMyDNS.com.
3. Errors in Site Settings > Custom Domain: make sure that you included the www before the custom domain and you didn't use any capital letters. Otherwise, the site will not load.
Pro Tip: DNS Tools
Here are some DNS tools that we recommend:
- Use WhoIs.com to find out where a domain is registered and the status of a domain
- Use WhatsMyDNS.net to check the current DNS records of a domain
Need More Help?
For questions, concerns, or feedback, please chat with our team: https://app.placester.com/chat
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