This project has been created to address a glaring gap in the rails ecosystem: the lack of an open source project for real estate websites.
The result is that WordPress has become the dominant tool for creating real estate websites. This is far from ideal and PropertyWebBuilder seeks to address this.
Read more about this here: https://etewiah.github.io/property_web_builder
PropertyWebBuilder runs with Rails >= 5.0
PropertyWebBuilder runs with Ruby >= 2.0.0.
Install into an existing Rails project by adding this line in your applications's Gemfile:
gem 'pwb', git: 'https://github.com/etewiah/property_web_builder', branch: 'master'And then execute:
$ bundlePropertyWebBuilder can be deployed to heroku in a few minutes.
You can use this sample project with full instructions on deploying to heroku:
https://github.com/etewiah/pwb-for-heroku
If you are too lazy to read about deploying, you can simply sign up for Heroku and click the button below:
You can see an example of a site created with PropertyWebBuilder here:
http://re-renting.propertywebbuilder.com
These are some features I plan to add over the coming months. If there is something you need which is not on the list, please let me know. I am also interested in knowing which of these features I should prioritize.
- More languages
- More themes
- Mobile app (iOS and android)
- RETS support (to allow synchronizing MLS content)
- Integration with third party apps such as Insightly and Basecamp
- Full calendering functionality for rental properties
- Ability to import WordPress blogs
- Neighbourhood information from Zillow API
- Instant price conversions into other currencies
We encourage you to contribute to this project and file issues for any problems you encounter.
If you like it, please star it and spread the word on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. You can also subscribe to github notifications on this project.
Please consider making a contribution to the development of PropertyWebBuilder. If you wish to pay for specific enhancements or to be listed as a sponsor for this project, please email me directly (opensource at propertywebbuilder.com).
I would like PropertyWebBuilder to be available in as many languages as possible so any help with translations will be much appreciated. A basic Spanish version of this document can be found here: https://github.com/etewiah/property_web_builder/blob/master/README_es.md
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.
NB: The creator of PropertyWebBuilder is opposed to the racist statements made by Donald Trump during his presidential campaign of 2016 and would prefer that supporters of Donald Trump do not use this project ;)