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This past year has brought us to an interesting point in time. Open Realty 2.5.6 is out with lots of new features, The VOW policy is adopted by MLS's across the country and RETS servers are provided by most MLS' per NAR mandates. ...
Carl Johnson, Real Estate Consultant

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Thanks again for your amazing support! ...
Chris F.

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In general, we are very impressed with your software and hope to use it for other clients in the future. ...
Hall and Pete Stuart-Lovell Dungeness Communications, Inc.

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I already have this idea of doing a multiple Realtor web sites with the capability to pool MLS database. ...
Stanley Tan, HSN Website Designer Pte Ltd, Singapore

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Just wanted to take a moment and thank all of the folks at Transparent Technologies. ...
Michael

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This script is a great script.. an excellent one. I was about to write one on my own, but thanks god my time was saved that one is already made.....Thumbs up! ...
Hotscript User

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I have to say that transparent has always been very speedy and helpful with my problems also. ...
jabezus

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Thank you, and thank you for all the help, your service is exemplary and should be a standard to be met for others in the IT industry! ...
Doug W.

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I cannot thank you enough for the good work Transparent does. It is rare to find a company that gives great service any more. ...
Mark B.

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Transparent Maps is a fantastic add on. It works exactly as described and was easy to integrate into my site. ...
Jesse Johnstone, Brockville, Ontario, Canada

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We have been developing websites for clients for a number of years. We often have to deal with support departments and over the years we have found that many of these (probably the majority) have a poor or not so great support service. ...
David. T.

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You guys have excellent service ...
Scott K.

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You all are wonderful. You have been so helpful in the past and I truly enjoy working with this system. ...
James S.

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I have been successfully using IDXManager for years now, thank you for the great product. ...
Tyson K.

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I have been using IDXManager for 3 years now and just started launching a new site this week. ...
Lee F.

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I really wish I had found your real estate software before wasting 6 months trying to get something else working for my customer that required almost a dozen plug-ins. ...
Randy S., San Diego

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I have to say that Open Realty has really grown into an extremely versatile product. ...
Jerry O.

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Open Realty is a gift. We used it to develop a highly customized website with an automated IDX feed, and were impressed with the results. ...
Sarah D.

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Thank you this was a great piece of software when I first started using it and it has kept up to date with change and is still fantastic. ...
YellxPV

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It's hands down the best *free* product for real estate. If you've configured any other script, this should be fairly easy. ...
Hotscript User

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Open Realty is a gift. We used it to develop a highly customized website with an automated IDX feed, and were impressed with the results. ...
Sarah

Testimonial

Thank you, and thank you for all the help, your service is exemplary and should be a standard to be met for others in the IT industry! ...
Doug W.
TransparentRETS
This past year has brought us to an interesting point in time. Open Realty 2.5.6 is out with lots of new features, The VOW policy is adopted by MLS's across the country and RETS servers are provided by most MLS' per NAR mandates.
With so many new technologies and business rules available it was time to upgrade my site to all of the latest software. I especially wanted to upgrade from my custom coded IDX importer to a RETS feed. I tried some of the open source RETS clients that are available. Especially the ones that are supposed to work with Open Realty. I then contacted Transparent Technologies about Transparent RETS.
You all were very helpful and took the time to assess my MLS’s server, finding some RETS standards compliance issues. ( this was a great help in getting the corrections made) As you know, I eventually bought the product and was elated to find that it was extremely easy to install and set up. The user interface is much better than other RETS Clients I tried and within minutes was connected to the RETS server and pulling data.
The TRETS client queried the server and displayed all of the property fields available. I simply went down the list and checked the fields I wanted to import and hit "Auto Map". The system automatically created all of the fields in my OR database! Brilliant! Setting up the queries to only import the data I wanted was also extremely easy and intuitive.
Literally, in 10 minutes I was pulling data into my site. It automatically cleaned up the database by removing old properties and it works with OR’s new property notification system. Something I was missing from my custom coded solution. The best part is that it is so easy to use that I do not worry about the MLS making data changes in the future. This is going to make my site much easier to maintain. I also feel the site is on a much better platform on which to add future capabilities.
Considering the many hours I spent with other products to get any data imported, and all the tinkering required for making changes to the import, I feel the cost of Transparent RETS was a bargain. The fact that you were there to help with identifying issues on my MLS’s server was also a huge benefit and something I would never have been able to do on my own.
I am looking forward to completing the implementation of my new site using this product. It truly is a huge improvement to my site.
I would recommend this product to anyone who is setting up an OR site and has a RETS server available. It is the way to go.
Thanks so much for this product.
Carl Johnson, Real Estate Consultant
Open-Realty
Thanks again for your amazing support!
Chris F.
Open-Realty
In general, we are very impressed with your software and hope to use it for other clients in the future. If you run across people needing help with installation and theming, please feel free to give them our names.
Hall and Pete Stuart-Lovell Dungeness Communications, Inc.
Open-Realty
I already have this idea of doing a multiple Realtor web sites with the capability to pool MLS database. Then, I found Open-Realty and that is! By tweaking of php scripts. I had done it! Without great help from Transparent Technologies, I wouldn't be able to do up Multiple linked Property Portal Web Sites. The flexibility to be able to configure access to hosting MySql is very important, only Transparent Technologies provide this feature.
Stanley Tan, HSN Website Designer Pte Ltd, Singapore
Open-Realty
Just wanted to take a moment and thank all of the folks at Transparent Technologies.
Found myself stuck when it came to my last host and upgrading to vs 3.x, you really did come to my rescue with the hosting and top notch support.
My client and myself are very satisfied and it's no doubt due to your continued support!
Michael
Open-Realty
This script is a great script.. an excellent one. I was about to write one on my own, but thanks god my time was saved that one is already made.....Thumbs up!
Hotscript User
Open-Realty
I have to say that transparent has always been very speedy and helpful with my problems also. So a big thank you!
jabezus
Open-Realty
Thank you, and thank you for all the help, your service is exemplary and should be a standard to be met for others in the IT industry!
Doug W.
Open-Realty
I cannot thank you enough for the good work Transparent does. It is rare to find a company that gives great service any more.
Mark B.
Open-Realty & TransparentMaps
Transparent Maps is a fantastic add on. It works exactly as described and was easy to integrate into my site. Thank you Transparent Tech!
Jesse Johnstone, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Open-Realty
We have been developing websites for clients for a number of years. We often have to deal with support departments and over the years we have found that many of these (probably the majority) have a poor or not so great support service. Often we have been of the thought that "we got their money now - so they can wait for the support" kind of attitude. "Transparent Technologies" have surpassed our best hopes for support. Not only is Open Realty a truly established and excellent product but the level of support, the turn around time, the amount of patience and commitment to quality service Transparent Technologies have given us - is simply astonishing. If there is anyone out there who has not made their minds up about purchasing the professional services from TT then we urge you to go with them. What price do you pay for true peace of mind in today's market of IT?
Thank you once again Transparent Technologies for your ongoing commitment to customer satisfaction. Simple Superb.
David. T.
Open-Realty
You guys have excellent service
Scott K.
Open-Realty
You all are wonderful. You have been so helpful in the past and I truly enjoy working with this system. Its complexity combined with its simplicity is elegant.
James S.
IDXManager
I have been successfully using IDXManager for years now, thank you for the great product.
Tyson K.
TransparentRETS
I have been using IDXManager for 3 years now and just started launching a new site this week. Only 6 hours after install and BAM, awsome site with instant super content. Smooth product ya got there boys...
Lee F.
Open-Realty
I really wish I had found your real estate software before wasting 6 months trying to get something else working for my customer that required almost a dozen plug-ins. Your knowledge and support has been top-notch, you guys really saved me from losing a long time customer.
Randy S., San Diego
Open-Realty
I have to say that Open Realty has really grown into an extremely versatile product. I am truly impressed and can't wait to see what you guys have in store for the future.
Jerry O.
Open-Realty & IDXManager
Open Realty is a gift. We used it to develop a highly customized website with an automated IDX feed, and were impressed with the results. This software program is flexible and stable with an active community forum for peer support. It laid a solid foundation for our unique customization needs.
With our high-profile client, we also needed some other services tailored to our specific needs. In addition to purchasing the IDX Manager add-on from Transparent Technologies, we also signed up for their hosting and technical support packages. This was probably the best decision we made in our website development process. The team at Transparent Technologies was exceptionally helpful, responding to each of our development requests within a day -- even on weekends and holidays (do they ever rest?). They not only provided useful technical solutions to problems we didn't even expect them to solve, but they also came loaded with important knowledge about MLS listing rules. Their advice was invaluable, and we couldn't have done it without them.
Sarah D.
Open-Realty
Thank you this was a great piece of software when I first started using it and it has kept up to date with change and is still fantastic.
would and do recommend it.
YellxPV
Open-Realty
It's hands down the best *free* product for real estate. If you've configured any other script, this should be fairly easy. Not for a total novice, but I figured it out, and I'm no programmer! Kudos!
Hotscript User
Open-Realty & IDXManager
Open Realty is a gift. We used it to develop a highly customized website with an automated IDX feed, and were impressed with the results. This open-source software program is flexible and stable with an active community forum for peer support. It laid a solid foundation for our unique customization needs -- and best of all, it was free.
With our high-profile client, we also needed some other services tailored to our specific needs. In addition to purchasing the IDX Manager add-on from Transparent Technologies, we also signed up for their hosting and technical support packages. This was probably the best decision we made in our website development process. The team at Transparent Technologies was exceptionally helpful, responding to each of our development requests within a day -- even on weekends and holidays (do they ever rest?). They not only provided useful technical solutions to problems we didn't even expect them to solve, but they also came loaded with important knowledge about MLS listing laws. Their advice was invaluable, and we couldn't have done it without them.
Sarah
Open-Realty
Thank you, and thank you for all the help, your service is exemplary and should be a standard to be met for others in the IT industry!
Doug W.
Category: Open-Realty® Updates
Open-Realty® update announcements

Open-Realty® 3.1.14 Released
04/03/2012 04:19 PM
Article By: Ryan Bonham

We are pleased to announce the release of Open-Realty® v3.1.14. This release fixes a number of issues that were discovered shortly after v3.1.13 was released.

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Open-Realty® 3.1.13 Released
03/26/2012 12:57 PM
Article By: Ryan Bonham

We are pleased to announce the release of Open-Realty® v3.1.13. This release contains an important security patch, as well as a number of bug fixes, and some new features that users have been requesting such as the ability to drag and drop images/files to upload, and the ability to manually enter leads from the Lead Manager (Pro Edition feature).

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Open-Realty® 3.1.12 Released
02/02/2012 04:51 PM
Article By: Ryan Bonham

We are happy to announce the release of Open-Realty® 3.1.12. This release contains a number of bug fixes, as well as some features that users have been asking for such as the ability to override the mobile browser detection and overriding the default Title, Keywords, and MetaData for any page generated through Open-Realty®.

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Open-Realty® 3.1.11
12/28/2011 02:10 PM
Article By: Ryan Bonham

Open-Realty® v3.1.11 has been released. This update has a number of bug fixes, and a very important update to help combat spam bot abuse of the email a friend form. All users are strongly encouraged to upgrade.

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Open-Realty® v3.1.10 released!
10/17/2011 01:20 PM
Article By: Ryan Bonham

Open-Realty® v3.1.10 has been released. This release has added a number of enhancements mostly targeted at add-on developers, to allow add-ons to interact with OR in more ways.

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Open-Realty® v3.1.9 released!
10/10/2011 12:11 PM
Article By: Ryan Bonham

Open-Realty v3.1.9 has been released.

Detailed Changelog

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed broken jQuery Tools calls for tabs that used the history plugin.
  • PHP Safe Mode Enabled Warning Message was not being displayed during installation.
  • Securimage - improved visibility of text colors in these captchas. .
  • Changed hard-coded in-line styles for the captcha to CSS classes in the default stylesheet. Refined the Securimage captcha layout to remove items such as hard-coded tags that prevent full customization.
  • Make Blog RSS Post and Comments feed sort by date, as not all RSS readers will sort by the pubDate correctly.
  • Fixed jQuery validation of checkbox fields that are required.
  • Fix behavior of {link_add_favorites_url}tag on search results page.
  • Fix php error when deleting pdf files via ckeditor filemanager.

New Features:

  • Updated jQuery Tools library to v1.2.6
  • Updated CKEditor to v3.6.2
  • Add {!listing_field_FIELDNAME_block}which allows the display data when a field is not filled-in or or does not exist for a particular listing.
  • New Tag: {listings_custom_search_result_block}allows you to perform a search and return listing results, to main.html and any Blog or Page Editor page.
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Open-Realty® 3.1.8 Release
08/10/2011 12:00 PM
Article By: Ryan Bonham

Open-Realty v3.1.8 has been released. This is strictly a bug-fix release to address issues found in OR v3.1.7 introduced by the recent update of jQuery which prevented IE browser users from using certain functions in the administration area.

Detailed Changelog

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed broken jQuery ajax call on blog publisher page, which was breaking tabs and add post functionality.
  • Fixed jQuery issue in IE which prevented use of certain administration functions in Site Config.
  • Remove compatibility mode from OR_Small admin template that was forcing IE8 standards mode.
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Open-Realty® 3.1.7 Released
08/07/2011 09:28 PM
Article By: Ryan Bonham

Open-Realty v3.1.7 has been released. This release addresses recently reported bugs, updates to several jQuery libs, and provides a few enhancements.

Detailed Changelog

Bug Fixes:

  • Patched the Blog Keywords for metadata
  • Fixed bug in listing status detection in listing__read command that affected sites using listing expiration.
  • Member signups initited from the contact Agent form, now correctly trigger email verification if enabled in Site Config.
  • Skip referrer check on send email when accessed via verify email address link. [OR-3]
  • Fix link in new user notifications that are sent to the Admin [OR-1]
  • Fix bug in listing__update API that allowed the use of duplicate seotitles.
  • Fix Page URL Parsing when the SEO link is only set to seo_title.
  • Twitter Disconnect link now works properly [OR-6]
  • Fix URL parsing when using the 'select_users_template' GET variable. [OR-8]
  • Fix max length validation for textarea fields. [OR-7]
  • Fix the ability to save 'no' values for checkbox fields.
  • Fix the ability for Agents to change their password.
  • Fix "permission denied" message if an Agent attempted to edit a different user account.
  • Fix RSS Item Title in Blog Post RSS feed. [OR-9]
  • Improve SEO parsing for listing pages when using the {listing_id} tag.
  • Fix link to tooltip image for Edit User page.
  • Added missing vtour image to the html5 demonstration template.
  • Fix modified date for listing pages in the sitemap.

Language Changes:

  • Fixed link at admin_challenge_phrase lang variable (original.inc.php)
  • Updating pt-br language file (3_0_0.inc.php)
  • Added "Your feedback has been sent to:" (your_feedback_has_been_sent) message LANG variable  [OR-4]

Enhancements:

  • Update to wordpress-inject feature to support wordpress export files v1.1 as well as v1.0
  • Enabled the 'selected_language_template' variable to be passed via a GET or a POST variable.
  • Added support for 'listingview_main.html' templte file which can be optionally loaded for listing detail pages that need to bypass (replace) the content normally displayed via 'main.html'.
  • Added {is_mobile} and {!is_mobile} permission tags.  *Note these tags act independently of the mobile template, if  a user is using a mobile device, regardless of if they are viewing the regular or mobile template, the tags will correctly detect if the visitor is using a mobile device and allow/deny content accordingly. [OR-12]

Javascript Changes:

  • jQuery to v1.6.1
  • jQueryUI to v1.8.13
  • jQuery datatables to v1.8.0
  • jQuery fullcalendar to v1.5.1
  • jQuery colorbox to v1.3.17.2
  • jQuery validate to v1.8.1
  • jQuery Tools to v1.2.5
  • jQuery weekcalendar to v2.0 https://github.com/themouette/jquery-week-calendar
  • ckEditor to v3.6.1
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Open-Realty® 3.1.6 Released
06/22/2011 02:06 PM
Article By: Ryan Bonham

Open-Realty v3.1.6 has been released. This release contains an important security patch, as well as some bug fixes and minor enhancements. We highly recommend all users upgrade to this latest release.

Detailed Changelog

Security Fix:

  • Fix potential XSS vulnerabilites, and a possible admin-side SQL injection vulnerability.

Bug Fixes:

  • Fix the maintenance mode page display.
  • Fixed a notice error caused by uninitialized variable in listing api
  • Fixed a permission check on listing__read API command that could potentially be used to allow non Agents to read expired listings.
  • Fixed the after_user_login developer's hook, which was being triggered incorrectly.

Enhancements:

  • Only users with Admin privileges can delete other users with Admin privileges.
  • Set PHP Session Garbage collection to enforce 100% cleanup for development installs when using the 'devignoreinstall' option.
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Open-Realty® 3.1.5 Release
05/18/2011 01:56 PM
Article By: Ryan Bonham

Open-Realty v3.1.5 has been released. This is a bug fix release only, which addresses two issues we discovered shortly after yesterday's v3.1.4 release..

Detailed Changelog

Bug Fixes:

  • Fix search page layout for FF and IE browsers
  • Fix rendering of agent/member price fields
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