IDX Plugin for WordPress

Have a simple WordPress site and want it to do more? With IDX Broker and the IDX Plugin you can add live MLS listings, smart search forms, modern property cards and lead capture to the site you already have.

About 2 min read Updated Aug 2026

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How it works Where the code goes in your builder The part most people forget Pick the guide that matches your setup Common questions

In short

Any WordPress site can show live MLS listings.
Nothing to install, you just paste a small code.
Works with Gutenberg, Elementor and every builder.
Your IDX setup moves with you if you switch.

A live MLS search form running on a WordPress page

A site with tens of thousands of 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 instead of looking like a bolted-on tool.

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
WPBakery	Raw HTML element
Beaver Builder	HTML module
Brizy, SiteOrigin, Thrive Architect, Oxygen, Themify	Their custom code or HTML element

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 and keep the same IDX layout, structure and SEO.

The part most people forget

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, and they come with a default layout that has nothing to do with your design. A wrapper page puts your header and footer around them, which helps, but the content between stays generic.

That is the last step of a complete setup, and the quickest one. Our own templates are published into your IDX Broker account and 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 on Squarespace, Wix, Webflow and most other platforms, 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 → Free with your IDX Broker account.