If you use Wordpress for your website the Dynamic Wrapper will eliminate the need to regularly update your IDX wrapper whenever you make a change to your website. The Dynamic Wrapper always keeps your IDX pages up-to-date so that your they always match the rest of your website design. This is especially useful if you make frequent changes your site, or if you have a "Recent Posts" widget in the sidebar, or a date on the website that needs to always reflect today's date.

(NOTE: Any other platform that also uses absolute links in the source code can also use the Dynamic Wrapper.)

Your Wrapper settings are stored in your IDX account under Designs in the main menu, and Wrappers in the submenu.

Step 1

Create a new Page in Wordpress. Title the page with something that will be appropriate for all your IDX pages. Do NOT add this new page to your nagivation menu.

Step 2

Paste the following code into the body of this new page (make sure you're using the "Text" (HTML) view and not "Visual" view):

    <div id="idxStart"></div>
    <div id="idxStop"></div>

    Save and publish your changes. View your new page in a browser. If no changes are needed, copy the URL of your new page from the address bar.

Step 3

Log into your IDX account and go to Designs --> Wrappers. Select the radio button for Dynamic.
Paste your URL into the Dynamic URL field. Make sure not to duplicate the http://. Press Save Changes.

Step 4

Refresh one of your IDX pages - it should now mimic the design of the page you created.

If your wrapper still doesn't display correctly, check the following:

•     The URL you've pasted in the Control Panel exactly matches the URL for the page as shown in the address bar when looking at it in a browser. If your page uses a trailing slash at the end of the URL, then the URL pasted into your IDX account should include the slash as well.
•     View the source code of the page you're using for the dynamic wrapper to verify that the start and stop tags display.
•     Make sure your host allows the cURL function. Some may disallow this function as a security precaution.